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Kirksville (Mo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 59 Collections and/or Records:

Kirksville Retail Merchants' Association Documents

 Collection
Identifier: MS R3
Scope and Contents

Book with minutes, loose minutes, and documents from the Kirksville Retail Merchants' Association.

Dates: 1932-1950
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Kirksville Rotary Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS K11
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a variety of materials related to the Kirksville Chapter of the Rotary Club. The bulk of the materials pertain to years 1989 – 2018 and include district directories, event planning materials, and chapter newsletters.

Dates: 1918–2018
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Kirksville Rotary Club (Kirksville, MO)

 Organization

Kirksville & Surrounding Communities Funeral Notices & Obituaries Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: MS K10
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook with funeral notices for Kirksville and surrounding communities from about 1876-1899 and newspaper clippings of obituaries (along with some marriage and birthday notices) from about 1917-1919. Also includes handwritten notes of local deaths. In a folder in the back of the scrapbook, there are a few memorial cards from local funeral homes in from 1943-1945.In some cases, there are handwritten notes about age and cemetery plots.

Dates: 1866-1919, 1943-1945
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Leon Karel Business Forms Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS K2
Scope and Contents Late 19th and early 20th century illustrated letterheads and business forms for Missouri firms, and 1913-1915 display ads clipped from The Kirksville Journal. The bulk of the collection dates from 1868 to 1926. The focus of the collection is on the printed form itself, with emphasis on the illustrations. However, information about the transaction completed or the subject of the letter is provided for those who might have interest in the people involved or in the economic or other historical...
Dates: 1868-1981
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Linder Family Manuscript Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS L3
Scope and Contents Diaries and ledgers dating from 1902 through 1992, which are significant to the history of rural Adair County, Missouri, and the Linder family. The collection also contains letters dating from 1968 through 1974 written by Christa Linder to family in Germany, and letters dating from 1964 through 1981 from Merle and Oran H. Linder to Harold Linder. Oran (Hubert) Linder wrote all but one diary that is included, with the other written by O. R. (Bob) Linder, as well as the farm ledgers....
Dates: 1902-1992
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Margaret Lee Hoffman Rhea Photo Album

 Collection
Identifier: MS R1
Scope and Contents A photo album containing 125 black and white photographs (most from the 1910-1920s; although some are later) of Margaret Lee Hoffman's (later Rhea) family, school friends from the Normal School, vacations and early teaching assignments in North Dakota. Most of the photos are captioned, but the individuals in them are not always identified. Some of the family members not named in the captions were identified by Peggy's cousin, Ruth (Hoffman) Smiser, at the time the album was donated to...
Dates: approximately 1910-1960s
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Mildred Brown Willows Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS W5
Scope and Contents

This collection contains documents, photos, and artifacts from the life of Mildred (Brown) Willows. From 1943-1970, Willows owned and operated "Mildred's Beauty Shop", a local business in Kirksville, Mo.

Dates: 1922-1998
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Northeast Missouri Local History Vertical Files

 Collection
Identifier: MS VF
Scope and Contents

The vertical files consist of subject folders on people, places, and events related to Missouri history in Adair County, Kirksville and Northeast Missouri. Materials include articles, newspaper clippings, press releases, biographical information, fliers, and other ephemeral materials.

Dates: To present
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Paul Owen Selby Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS S1
Scope and Contents

This collection includes P. O. Selby's personal papers, research notes and writings and includes the files and records he gave during his lifetime as well as those found in his campus office after his death. The majority are concerned with Kirksville and Adair County history, genealogies of Adair County families, and Mark Twain.

Dates: 1890-approximately 1995
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

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