Kirksville (Mo.)
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
DeWitt Family Archive
Collection of letters, photographs, and educational materials from the lives of the DeWitt family from Kirksville, Missouri, from the 1890s to 1960s. The archive provides a snapshot of life in Kirksville in the early twentieth century. Most importantly, Dale DeWitt's 1922 correspondence to his mother gives an outsider's perspective of the turmoil in Europe after World War I.
E. M. Violette Collection of World War I Soldiers' Letters
E. M. Violette Museum Documents of Unknown Origin
Letters, military records, receipts, slave and land sales, political memorabilia and other documents received as individual pieces or in small groups into the E. M. Violette Museum collection.
E. Sanborn Smith House Architectural Records
Original architectural plans and specifications for this brick and stucco Colonial Revival style residence in Kirksville, Missouri, designed and built 1924-1925. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009, the nomination includes a detailed description of the structure and history of the house, its owners and architect.
Effie Kribs Class Materials
Class notes from architecture and art classes, as well as related illustrations from classes taken by Effie Kribs, a former student of Kirksville State Normal School (now Truman State University), from her time of attendance.
Emma Funk Rieger Photo Album
A 32-page photo album with a carved ivory cover which contains 58 photos, most of which are unidentified. The album was originally owned and filled by Emma Funk in the late 1890s, before she was married in 1902.
Flossie (Florence) Tinsman Diary
Diary written by Flossie (Florence) Tinsman during the years of 1893 to 1894. In the diary, Tinsman gives accounts of her day-to-day life. Tinsman shares details ranging from short accounts of what she did on a given day to longer stories detailing the interpersonal drama and relationships happening in her friend group. The diary provides a snapshot of what life was like for teenagers living in Kirksville during the 1890s.
Forest Cemetery Association Records
Records for Forest-Llewellyn Cemetery and the "Old" City Cemetery. These records include: (1) the Forest Cemetery Association Minute Book, 1940-1962, 1964, 1974; (2) the Forest Cemetery Association Payment Records, 1926-1951; (3) the Cemetery Records of Kirksville Cemetery, 1880-1895, 1904-05, 1932-52; (4) and the Llewellyn Cemetery Register, 1832 (1880s-1910s), 1950.
Gladys E. Tull Scrapbook
A 189-page scrapbook containing programs, photos and other memorabilia kept by Gladys Tull during her high school and college years at Kirksville Jr. and Sr. High Schools and Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University), along with a few childhood photos. Her photo album consists of 100 pages of photographs, most of which seem to be of her extended family.
Grim-Smith Hospital Collection
Financial records and board meeting minutes from the hospital in Kirksville, Missouri, from 1930-1945, as well as employee newsletters from 1985-1987 and 1989-1993.