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Kirksville (Mo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:

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

Princess Theatre/Sieren's Palace Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS P5
Scope and Contents

Artifacts and movie posters from the Princess Theater, and a guest book from Sieren's Palace, both of which were located in Kirksville, Missouri.

Dates: 1944-1977
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Ross C. Allen and Family Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS A3
Scope and Contents Letters from Corporal Ross C. Allen, Squadron A, United States Army, Herington Army Airfield, Kansas, to his parents Dr. and Mrs. Ross C. Allen in Kirksville, Missouri. The letters were written as the base was being deactivated at the close of World War II. They are all "staying in touch" letters, written on a daily, sometimes twice daily, basis. Ross chats about things he is doing at work and leisure, places he goes on his weekends away from base, popular radio shows, the latest movies, his...
Dates: 1945
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Ruth Warner Towne Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS T1
Scope and Contents

Ruth Towne's papers consist of both her home and campus office files and include family records dating from as early as the 1820s, her own personal and professional papers and correspondence, and some of the research for her dissertation on Congressman William Joel Stone, as well as books and articles she wrote over her long teaching career.

Dates: approximately 1800-1999
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Samuel Washington "Wat" Arnold Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS A4
Scope and Contents Letters, memos, telegrams, newspaper clippings, and photographs accumulated during Wat Arnold's terms as Representative in the House of Representatives, United State Congress (1943-1949). during which time he represented the interests of his constituents in the First District of Missouri (Adair, Clark, Daviess, Grundy, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Marion, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, and Sullivan Counties). Subjects include radio station KIRX, flood control, the...
Dates: 1943-1949
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Sims Songs Slides Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS S12
Scope and Contents

Two hundred twenty-six glass lantern slides to project sheet music to a group of people. The slides feature music for a variety of genres, including folk and classical songs, school cheers, holiday music, and popular songs of the time. The collection also include copy of a newspaper article from The Index, the newspaper of what is now Truman State University, about the slides.

Dates: 1830s-1924.
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

United States Army Kirksville (Missouri) Recruiting Station Enlistment Records

 Collection
Identifier: Musdp U1
Scope and Contents Enlistment forms completed by the United States Army Recruiting Officer from information provided by prospective soldiers who enrolled at the Kirksville Recruiting Station during World War I. There are two types of forms included in this collection, an enlistment record and what appears to be the record of the recruit's physical exam; neither form is labeled and there are different versions of each. None of the versions asks for exactly the same set of personal information, but common to all...
Dates: 1916-1918
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

White Sisters School Records and Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: MS W2
Scope and Contents

Academic records for Mildred Genevieve (White) McKim (Class of 1922) and Marian Kathleen White (Class of 1928) graduates of Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (NMSTC, now Truman State University); collection also includes Mildred's album of school and family photos.

Dates: bulk 1918-1928.
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

Willard Family Diary, Scrapbooks and Photo Album

 Collection
Identifier: MS W6
Scope and Contents Civil War diary of Lewis A. Willard, who settled in Kirksville, Missouri, and scrapbooks about his son Arthur Lee Willard, a Vice Admiral in the U.S. Navy. Lewis' daughter and Arthur's half sister, Louise Willard, was married to P.O. Selby, who curated six scrapbooks with ephemera from Vice Admiral Willard's life, including his graduation certificates, articles about his military success, and letters between him and his father, along with other family and friends. Lewis A. Willard fought...
Dates: 1861-1935
Found in: Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts

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