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Published by Robin Carnahan, Secretary of Statein partnership with the Friends of the Missouri State Archives

where history begins

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NAGARA ConferencePAGE 5

Archives Receives ThirdAward of Merit

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Supreme Court HistoricalSociety Interns and Fellow

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Archives Website Named Oneof the Best

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Archives Afield!The Polk County CircuitCourt Project

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The Reverend David K. Fly (wearing sunglasses) during the Kansas City Riot of 1968– His reflections on that event are now part of an online video.Kansas City Star photo, courtesy Illus Davis Papers, Western Historical ManuscriptCollection, University of Missouri-Kansas City

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Series of History Programs Now AvailableOnline

or several years, the Friends of the Missouri State Archives have under-written a series of monthly programs at the Missouri State Archives.These programs, which feature professional historians, genealogists,musicians and folk artists, have provided an opportunity for mid-

Missourians to learn more about their state’s heritage. Now, the series ofhistory-based educational programs is being placed online so that citizensthroughout the state, and the nation, may enjoy the presentations from thecomfort of their homes, while teachers can use the videos in their classrooms.

Already, videos of five programs are available:

•The Meaning of the Mark:Advertising Symbols from theMissouri State Archives –Jennifer McKnight demon-strates how logos from thelate 19th to the late 20th cen-tury can teach us more aboutour culture and history.

•Reflections of the Kansas CityRiot of 1968 – The ReverendDavid K. Fly, who was CanonPastor of Grace and HolyTrinity Episcopal Cathedral inKansas City, discusses hisimpressions of the riot thaterupted there during 1968.

•Missouri Courthouses: BuildingMemories on the Square – Dennis Weiser’s pictorial review of many ofMissouri’s courthouses reveals their changes over time, from those thathave already been removed from the landscape to those with unique ele-ments of design that have changed along with architectural style andevolving public needs.

•In the Spirit of Yellow Eyes: A Cultural Legacy – This informative discussionon traditional Sioux history, Lakota culture and Native American spirituali-ty is presented by Dorothy Eiken, the great, great granddaughter ofYellow Eyes, who was with Sitting Bull at the Battle of Little Bighorn andhis later surrender in 1881.

•Listening to the Still Small Voice: The Story of George Washington Carver, anInterview with Paxton J. Williams – Paxton Williams discusses his develop-ment of a one-person play telling the story of George Washington Carverand what it has meant to him to impersonate the inventor who revolution-ized southern agrarian economy by freeing it from continued dependenceon cotton.

In coming months, history enthusiasts of all ages will be able to view onlinevideo presentations on topics like Arrow Rock, the state’s oldest historic site;

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Jasper County Courthouse – One of many courthouses featuredby Dennis Weiser in an online presentation.

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Missouri State Archives...where history begins

The purpose of the Friends ofthe Missouri State Archives is torender support and assistance tothe Missouri State Archives. As anot-for-profit corporation, theFriends is supported by mem-berships and gifts. Please addresscorrespondence to Friends ofthe Missouri State Archives, POBox 242, Jefferson City,Missouri 65102-0242, or youcan visit the Friends on the Webat: www.friendsofmsa.org.

Friends of the MissouriState Archives Board ofDirectors

Robert M. Sandfort, Ph.D.,PresidentSandra Walls, SecretaryThomas Holloway, Treasurer

Roseann BentleyAnn Carter FlemingLouis Gerteis, Ph.D.Wayne GoodeGary Kremer, Ph.D.Hon. Stephen LimbaughSean MurrayVicki MyersWade NashCharles PalmerBob PriddySally SpragueFrank B. Thacher IIEx-officio:Robin Carnahan,Secretary of State

StaffAlana Murray, Archives StaffLiaison to the FriendsNewsletter Editore-mail: alana.murray@sos.mo.govPhone: (573) 526-1981FAX: (573) 526-7333

Krista MyerDirector of Publications

Michael L. Douglas-LlyrGraphic Design & Layout

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The unprocessed, tri-folded 19th century circuitcourt case files are currently housed in the attic ofthe Polk CountyCourthouse. Thecase files are beingremoved from tilldrawers, boxedand transportedacross the street tothe GenealogicalSociety Librarywhere LocalRecords staff andvolunteers unfoldthe documents,clean, repair andprepare them formicrofilming.Once processed, the records will be microfilmedby the Missouri State Archives in Jefferson City,and the master film will be available for futuredigitization. Field archivists are also creating asearchable database of the processed case files.When completed, the database will be availableonline on the Missouri State Archives website.

With the project in its fourth year, a total of 44cubic feet of records have been processed. PaulBarker, volunteer for the project and long-timesupporter of family history throughout southernMissouri, has contributed over 780 hours of serv-ice to the project. Over the years, Barker hasdeveloped a special expertise in judicial recordsthat is helpful to all researchers.

The Polk County Circuit Court case files housea wealth of significant historical and genealogicalinformation. Within the collection are casesstemming from Civil War actions within PolkCounty and surrounding areas, such as the 1867case of Barton County v. Thomas Anderson, et al.,concerning the burning of the Barton CountyCourthouse and records. Other types of actionsinclude partitions of land and divorces, which arevaluable sources for family history. Some of thevery best historical information is found in depo-sitions within the files; these documents bring theera to life, providing details and local color,

Archives Afield!The Polk County CircuitCourt Project

n April 2003, the Missouri State ArchivesLocal Records Program, in cooperationwith the Polk County Circuit Clerk and

the Polk County Genealogical Society, began aproject in Bolivar to process 19th century PolkCounty Circuit Court case files. The genealogicalsociety, located across the street from the court-house, generously offered work and storage spacefor the project in their newly renovated facility,the former Carnegie public library building. Thecooperation between the circuit clerk’s office, thePolk County Genealogical Society, the LocalRecords Program and volunteers has proven ben-eficial to all parties, enabling the court to reclaimrecords space, the genealogical society to gainaccess to the records and the archivists to preparethe documents for long-term preservation.

Vesta Seiner, Polk County Circuit Clerk, appre-ciates the work of the Local Records staff and itsvolunteers and the cooperation of the PolkCounty Genealogical Society. “The arrangementhas been wonderful. The records are getting thecare that they need before being microfilmed andthe genealogical society has made the recordsaccessible to patrons wanting to view the olderrecords,” said Seiner.

“We are more than happy to provide space forthe Local Records project and to also providereference services for patrons to the case filescurrently processed,” said Susan Sparks, currentpresident of the Polk County GenealogicalSociety.

I Local Records Archivist Leslie Jamesremoves documents from the attic of the PolkCounty Courthouse.

the establishment of Missouri’s first mental asy-lum; the use of World War II posters to rally pub-lic support; and the creation of sculptures thatdepict famous Missourians.

These programs can be seen at www.sos.mo.gov/archives/about/presentations.asp.

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including references to locations, businesses andfamily relations.

The Polk County Circuit Court case files are,and will continue to be, a great source for geneal-ogists and local historians. As the project movestowards completion, researchers from Missouriand around the nation will benefit from thewealth of information contained in these files.The continued cooperation between the circuitclerk’s office and the Polk County GenealogicalSociety will assure public access to this invaluableresource well into the future.

The Friends Hold AnnualMeeting at the Archives

he annual meeting of the Friends of theMissouri State Archives was held onJune 9, 2007 at the Missouri StateArchives. Designed around the theme

of Little House on the Prairie, the meeting fea-tured music from the books of Laura IngallsWilder and a luncheon befitting America’s pio-neers, including buffalo, deer jerky and home-made preserves. Staff in period costume helped toserve the luncheon and welcome guests to theevent.

TheFriends andtheArchivescontinuetheir suc-cessfulpartnershipto advancethe preser-vation andstudy ofMissouri’sheritage.Because ofincreased membership, the Friends have been ableto underwrite the inaugural year of the William E.Foley Research Fellowship; ensure that ArchivesAlive!, a history-based theatrical performance for

school children,completed itsthird season; andsupport the cre-ation of a newdocent programto provide toursof the Archives.One of the mostsignificant con-tributions by theFriends in thepast year was thecontinuation ofits expedited death certificate copy service. Thefees generated from this service allow the Archivesto make original images of all death certificatesfrom 1910-1956 available online, a project thatwill now be completed almost a year and a halfahead of schedule.

Two new board members were elected to helplead the Friends in the coming year, Charles F.Palmer of Jefferson City and Frank B. Thacher IIof Boonville. Palmer and Thacher, along with theother members of the Board of Directors, will beworking to expand the docent program and otheroutreach efforts at the Archives.

The 2007 Volunteer Award was presented toJohn and Katy Duckett, who have volunteered atthe Archives for over a decade. John is the resi-dent expert on research requests in the Archives’military records collections, and Katy is invaluablein ensuring that patrons receive a response to theirrequests for copies and other information that aresubmitted through the mail. Together, Mr. andMrs. Duckett have generously given over 4,000hours of service to the Archives, its staff, and itspatrons.

The board awarded the 2007 Jonas Viles Awardto the Columbia, Missouri Stake of the Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In September2006, the Church and Archives co-sponsored TheMissouri Mormon Experience: A Conference ofHistory and Commemoration, which providedMissourians with a chance to learn more about alittle known facet of the state’s history – the con-

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Jeanne Martin serves deer jerky to guests at theannual meeting.

Friends Secretary Sandra Walls (r) presentsthe Volunteer Award to John and KatyDuckett.

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flict between early Missourians and Mormon set-tlers in the 1830s that came to be known as theMormon War. In addition to the conference, agroup of over 20volunteers fromthe Church hasworked over4,500 hours ontwo of theArchives’ latestonline resources,the MissouriDeath CertificateDatabase and theMormon Warwebsite.

Keynote speakerJohn E. Millerconcluded themeeting with a discussion of his biography ofLaura Ingalls Wilder. His book, Becoming LauraIngalls Wilder, focuses on the 63 years Wilderspent in Mansfield, Missouri. Miller received theWILLA award from Women Writing the West forthe biography, which explores the personal devel-opment that led to Wilder’s authorship of theLittle House books.

For more information on the activities of theFriends during the past year or to read the 2006-2007 annual report, please visit www.friendsofmsa.org/about/FriendsAnnualReport.pdf.

National Conference Hostedby the State Archivesrom July 18-21, 2007 the MissouriState Archives, the Harry S. TrumanPresidential Museum and Library, and

the Kansas State Historical Society co-sponsoredthe annual meeting of the National Association ofGovernment Archives and Records Administrators(NAGARA). The annual NAGARA conferencegives professionals charged with the preservationof America’s documentary heritage an opportuni-ty to share ideas, develop strategies to solve com-

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mon problems, and learn more about how tomake history available to the community.

Almost 250 archivists and records managersfrom around the country gathered in Kansas Cityto learn more about topics such as making histori-cal documents available online, collaborating withteachers to engage students in the study of histo-ry, and preparing for emergencies like the 2005hurricane season, which resulted in the wide-spread destruction of critical government recordsthroughout the Gulf states. Attendees had anopportunity to become familiar with Missouri his-tory and culture through guided tours of the areaand receptions at important local landmarks,including the Truman Presidential Library andthe Liberty Memorial Museum.

The NAGARA conference is held each year incoordination with the Council of State Archivists(CoSA), which is comprised of the directors ofeach state’s archival agency, along with directorsfrom the District of Columbia and the territories.CoSA is instrumental in advocating for state andlocal records programs at the national level. Atthe meeting, CoSA discussed plans to increasefederal funding for historical records programs inthe states and to develop measures that willensure the preservation and availability of localgovernment records throughout the nation.

The Columbia, Missouri Stake of the MormonChurch receives the Jonas Viles Award.Pictured from left are Friends officers SandraWalls and Robert Sandfort, Stake PresidentMichael Reall and volunteer Shela Reall.

The Missouri State Archives’ mission is tofoster an appreciation of Missouri history

and illuminate contemporary public issues bypreserving and making available the state’spermanent records to its citizens and theirgovernment.

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Students Spend the Summerat the Archives

ach summer, high school, undergraduateand graduate students are chosen towork at the Missouri State Archives onspecial

projects. Thesestudents providean invaluable serv-ice to the staff ofthe Archives andthe citizens whoutilize its services.This year, stu-dents wereresponsible forseveral significantprojects, includ-ing, among otherthings, creating adetailed index tothe Missouri StateArchivesTrademarkCollection,preparing findingaids for theArchives’ various records series for placementonline, ensuring that the collection of legal refer-ence books is complete and available, and organiz-ing several small collections of photographs forpublic access.

Archives Receives ThirdAward of Merit from NationalHistory Association

he Missouri State Archives recentlyreceived an Award of Merit from theAmerican Association for State andLocal History (AASLH) for the creation

of the Missouri Death Certificate Database. TheAward of Merit, given by the AASLH’sLeadership in History Awards Program, is the

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nation’s most presti-gious award for recog-nition of achievementin state and local his-tory.

The AASLH awardsprogram was initiatedin 1945 to encouragestandards of excellencein the collection,preservation and inter-pretation of state andlocal history. Awardsnot only honor signifi-cant achievement in the field of history, but alsospotlight institutions that make innovative contri-butions to the greater humanities community.

The Missouri Death Certificate Database is themost ambitious online project ever undertaken bythe Archives. The database contains over two mil-lion death certificates from 1910-1956 that aresearchable by name, county, month and year. Inaddition, digital images of the original certificatesfrom 1910-1936 and 1945-1956 are available,with remaining years to follow. Since the databasewas released in April 2006, it has received anunprecedented 8.5 million searches and has result-ed in over 57,000 requests for copies from acrossthe nation.

The award for this database marks the third timethe Archives has received recognition from theAASLH for being a national leader. The Archivesreceived a 2004 Award of Merit for its partnershipwith the University of Missouri-Columbia’sGeographic Resources Center to create a repro-duction of the Missouri River as it would havebeen seen by Lewis and Clark. Then, in 2006,the Archives received an Award of Merit for theSt. Louis Circuit Court Historical RecordsProject, which is making over four million pagesof previously unknown circuit court records from1804-1875 available to the public.

The Missouri Death Certificate Database is avail-able at www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates.

Death Certificate of Ragtime ComposerBlind BooneMissouri State Archives

plicated roleMissouri playedduring the firstyear of the CivilWar, key politicaland military figuresinvolved, militaryoperations carriedon throughout thestate and the effectsof the war on

Missourians during the early part of the conflict.Bradbury and Denny tell the story of the tragicand violent part Missouri played in the beginningof the struggle that tore the nation apart.

Mobilizing the Masses: WorldWar II Home Front PostersDecember 13, 2007, 7:00 p.m.Jay Antle, assistant professor in the Departmentof History at Johnson County CommunityCollege in Overland Park, Kansas, will speak onthe use of posters to rally public support duringWorld War II. In the name of patriotism, color-ful posters were produced by the U.S. govern-ment encouraging all Americans to do their part

in winning the war.Promoting ideas ofconservation, womenworkers, and warbonds, these posterswere commonplace onthe home front. Eachone was carefullydesigned to conveysocial, economic, andpolitical ideas throughimagery. By featuringthe middle class home,

traditional families, and free enterprise, postersattempted to convey a sense of urgency aimed atmaintaining the idealized American way of life.Posters brought the war to the home front andmade the war personal, serving as a visual call toarms for all Americans.

Evolution of a Missouri Asylum:Fulton State Hospital, 1851-2006October 18, 2007, 7:00 p.m.Over one and a half centuries ago, at a time whenmental health was barely understood, Fulton State

Hospital was establishedas Missouri’s first statemental asylum. As thefirst such institutionwest of the Mississippi,the hospital’s historytraces not only the his-tory of the state, butalso the evolution ofmental health care in thenation. Created as the“State Lunatic Asylum”in 1851 and designed tobe a treatment facility,the hospital quicklychanged into a self-suffi-

cient custodial institution dependent on patient labor.Richard Lael, Barbara Brazos and Margot FordMcMillen, co-authors of Evolution of a Missouri Asy-lum, will address the institution’s problems of over-crowding, financial mismanagement, racism, andwrongful confinement, along with its successes in newtreatments involving psychotherapy and drugs. Theirbook offers an insightful exploration of the difficultiesthe state institution faced as it transformed to meetthe demands of Missouri’s mentally ill..

Where the Civil War Began:Missouri Prior to and Through 1861November 8, 2007, 7:00 p.m.During the 1850s, as arguments over states’rights and slavery escalated, Missouri became oneof the most highly volatile regions in the nation.Friends, families and neighbors often found them-selves on opposite sides because of the strong tiesMissouri had with both the North and the South.Where the Civil War Began explains the politicalatmosphere in Missouri prior to the Civil War andthe divided loyalties of its citizens. Authors JohnBradbury and James Denny will discuss the com-

Fulton State HospitalAdministration Building —Missouri State Archives

Death of Union General NathanielLyon at the Battle of Wilson’s Creekin 1861

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the contribution of the Supreme Court ofMissouri Historical Society, please visit www.sos.mo.gov/archives/judiciary/supremecourt/.

Picture This: Come As YouAre, Worship in Your Car

eginning in the summer of 1958, travel-ers to the Lake of the Ozarks couldenjoy church without the worry ofSunday clothes or where to leave the

family pet. Lutheran services were held at 7:30a.m. at the Glaize Drive-In Theater on Highway54, where churchgoers did not have to leave theircars. This idea stemmed from the desire of threemen to offer vacationers the opportunity to attendchurch. Karl Witt, owner of the drive-in, andGrant Scott and Ray Behrens of Bethany LutheranChurch in Eldon, formed a committee in 1957 toaddress this need. The result was a new missionchurch named Hope Lutheran Chapel, located inOsage Beach, that came to be known as theGlaize Drive-In Church.

Hope Lutheran Chapel originally began as a sisterparish to Bethany Lutheran under the LutheranChurch Missouri Synod. The Reverend HerbertMuhl, pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church andGrace Lutheran Church at Versailles, presidedover thefirst servic-es. Manyof the cler-gy weredrawnfrom theConcordiaSeminaryin St.Louis andguestchoirs par-ticipatedfromneighboring churches. Although the drive-inchurch service was Lutheran, people from alldenominations were made welcome by a staff of

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The Supreme Court ofMissouri Historical SocietyFunds Interns and Fellow

ince 1999, the Supreme Court ofMissouri Historical Society has spon-sored two summer internships and theRobert Eldridge Seiler Fellowship at the

Missouri State Archives. Through the Society’sgenerosity, the interns have been able to preserveover 10,000 Supreme Court case files from 1783to 1883, and index those cases for an online data-base. This summer, Christina M. Thompson, anundergraduate history student at CentralMethodist University, and Eoghan (Owen) Miller,a master’s candidate at the University of Missouri-Columbia, served as interns.

The Robert Eldridge Seiler Fellowship providesscholars with an opportunity to increase knowl-edge of Missouri history through the study of itslegal records. Diane Mutti Burke was selected asthe 2007 Seiler Fellow. Burke is an assistant pro-fessor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.She is currently completing a scholarly mono-graph entitled On Slavery’s Borders: SmallSlaveholding in Antebellum Missouri, which

addresses howthe dominanceof small slave-holders inMissouri creat-ed a culturemuch differentthan that inother areas ofthe South.Burke has usedcases to inves-

tigate marriage and kinship ties between slaves,along with the nature of inter-farm slave commu-nities. She is utilizing the records of the MissouriState Archives to more deeply explore the disinte-gration of slavery during the Civil War.

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Supreme Court of Missouri Historical SocietyInterns Christina Thompson (l) and Eoghan Miller

Glaize Drive-In Church, 1961Missouri State Archives, Commerce and IndustrialDevelopment Collection

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ushers and guest speakers. By 1963, in its peak year, the drive-in accommodated as many as 200 visi-tors.

The Glaize Drive-In Theater eventually folded like many drive-ins, and Hope Lutheran Chapel becamea self-supporting parish in 1979. Although the church would change buildings and locations between1965 and 1988, it never abandoned the drive-in concept. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, visi-tors to the Lake area can still participate in “A Unique Worship Experience” at the Hope LutheranChapel in Osage Beach, complete with worship materials, music and communion. And, they can eventake their dogs.

Minister greeting parishioners at the Glaize Drive-InChurchMissouri State Archives, Commerce and IndustrialDevelopment Collection

Choir performance at the Glaize Drive-In Church, 1961Missouri State Archives, Commerce and IndustrialDevelopment Collection

Archives Website Named Oneof the Nation’s Best

or the fifth year in a row, the website ofthe Missouri State Archives has beennamed one of the nation’s finestresources for family history research.

The annual list of the top 101 websites is com-piled by Family Tree Magazine, America’s largest-circulation genealogy magazine. Since 2003, themagazine has consistently recognized the Archivesas being an invaluable state and regional resource,with readers of the magazine even naming thewebsite one of the top 25 in 2005.

Databases available on the website that are ofparticular interest to family historians include: theSoldiers Database, with individual service cardsfrom the War of 1812 to World War I; theNaturalization Records Index, 1816-1955; and

the Missouri Death Certificate Database, whichhas a searchable index of death records from1910-1956, along with images of many of theoriginal documents. These databases, along withothers placed online, were searched almost 28.5million times in the past year.

The list of the 101 best family history websitescan be found at www.familytreemagazine.com/101sites/2007. The award-winning website ofthe Missouri State Archives is located atwww.sos.mo.gov/archives.

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Institutional DonorsAllen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN

Individual ContributionsJim Metz, Eugene, OR

Russell and Joy Sublette, Jefferson City

Thomas Hart Benton Associates($100+)

Rebecca Eisenman, Las Vegas, NVNancy Grant and Michael Rodemeyer, Hartsburg

Joseph S. Kenton, Kansas CityPatricia Mitchell-Fitzgerald, Webster Groves

Mallory Newton, West Lafayette, INCharles F. Palmer, Jefferson CityThelma S. Peters, Coolidge, AZ

Clement J. Piotrowski, Brookport, ILAlice Robinson, Jefferson City

Russell and Joy Sublette, Jefferson CityAdele Tahi, Tujunga, CA

Frank B. Thacher II, BoonvilleRichard and Donna Zeilmann, Bonnots Mill

Daniel Boone Supporters($75+)

Shelley Freisinger, Franklin, TNDavid andMary Kay Linsenbardt, Jefferson City

Pat Walters, Monroe, OH

Mark Twain Contributors($50+)

Charles R. Almstedt, Houston, TXWilliam R. Anthony, Jefferson CityRev. Michael Coleman, Kansas City

Warren Dreyer, Sparks, NVSteve Ehlmann, St. CharlesSusan Howe, Strafford, PA

Jonathan Kemper, Kansas CityAlberto and Judith Lambayan, Jefferson CityEldon E. Lawson, Bay Village, OHRay and Susan Price, Jefferson City

Mike Pyle, Rapid City, SDPatricia Waugh, Blairstown, MO

Lewis and Clark Friends($25+)

Kathleen Ailor, Jefferson CityDeborra Allen, Bridgeport, IL

Ruth L. Anderson, Jefferson CityRay Baker, Guernsey, WY

Lois A. Barber, Kingston, WALee Bowman, Jefferson CityOpal Boyett, Haltom City, TX

Jonathan Bradshaw, North Vernon, INBev Brickey, St. Louis

Barbara L. Brown, Yuma, AZByron Buhr, Jefferson CityDonna Burre, Tebbetts

Earl and Ruby Cannon, Jefferson CityDominic J. Capeci, Jr., Springfield

Jim and Barbara Chilcutt, Jefferson CityDorothy Christopher, Wichita, KSJanice G. Cloud, Santa Barbara, CA

Loree Davis, Pocatello, IDNancy A. Dietrich, Columbia, IL

Bob Fields, NeoshoJerome Forck, Jefferson City

John J. Forti, St. LouisRosemary Gamblin, Pembroke Pines, FLDorothy H. Glassner, Jefferson CityMyrtle Hergemueller, Dayton, TXDr. Antonio F. Holland, Columbia

Jeannette Hurley, St. LouisWilliam and Bernadine Knittig, WildwoodCharles and Gail Kulp, State College, PA

Sally Lake, Patterson, NYBarbara Larson, St. Louis

Rosemary Laufer, Millcreek, UTEarle F. McBride, Austin, TX

Laqueda Mahoney, Tillamook, ORSally Mills, BrookfieldVirginia Mills, Archie

Laura Morris, Jefferson CityRick and Vickie Muldoon, Jefferson City

Terry L. Ramsey, NevadaGladys Schmidt, St. Louis

Brent Schondelmeyer, IndependenceDiane R. Schroeder, Long Beach, CA

Edwin F. Schwartz, St. LouisEileen Foster Sieger, Allison Park, PA

Jack Stafford, MaldenSandra J. Sullivan, Los Angeles, CA

Bob and Barbara Van Ark, Jefferson CityJulie Winch, Medford, MA

Karol R. Witthar, Blue Springs

Donations to Friends of theMissouri State Archives as of July 31, 2007

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Recent Accessions May – July 2007The Missouri State Archives provides this listing to advise the research community of recent accessionsof state and local government records. The reference staff at the Archives facility can provide furtherinformation on Missouri State Archives holdings.

Accessions are listed by the amount received in cubic feet or microfilm reels, with each cubic footequaling approximately 2,750 pages of documents, and each microfilm reel containing between 1,500and 2,500 images per reel.

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Records

General Assembly.House of Representatives. Records from 93rd General Assembly, 2nd Session. 2006. . . .9 cubic ft.Legislative Papers. Senator Jerry T. Howard. 1997-1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 cubic ft.

General Assembly.Session Laws. 2007. Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed, 94th General Assembly, 1st session 2007;House Bills 1 – 1055; House Joint Resolution 7; and Senate Bills 3 – 613. . . . . . . . . .1.2 cubic ft.

Department of Natural Resources.National Register of Historic Places Nominations. 1970 – 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 cubic ft.

Department of Public Safety.State Emergency Management Agency. 1950 – 1989. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.5 cubic ft.

Secretary of State.Business Services Division. Commissions Records. 2000 – 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 cubic ft.Elections Division. Election Returns. November 7, 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 cubic ft.

Supreme Court of Missouri.Case Files (Case Numbers #81479 - 87639). January 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 cubic ft.Daily Minutes of the Supreme Court of Missouri. 1999 – 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 cubic ft.

County and Municipal Records

Adair County.Circuit Court. Case Files. 1879 – 1887. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 reels

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Bates County.Recorder of Deeds. Records. June 2006 – January 2007; Index to Deeds(Grantor/Grantee). 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 reels

Callaway County.Probate Court. Case Files. 1847 – 1936. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 reels

Cedar County.Circuit Court. Records and Index. 1845 – 1959; Papers and Index (Group B). 1845 – 1970; CircuitCourt Records 1897 – 1949 (El Dorado Springs); Circuit Court Index. 1897– 1910 (El Dorado Springs).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 reelsRecorder of Deeds. Records. Deeds (Miscellaneous). September 2006 – March 2007. . . .5 reels

Christian County.County Court. Records. 1865 – 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 reels

DeKalb County.Probate Court. Case Files. 1878 – 1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 reels

Harrison County.Recorder of Deeds. Records. Deeds. September 2006 – December 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . .2 reels

Hickory County.Recorder of Deeds. Records. Deeds. September 2006 – March 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 reels

Jackson County.Circuit Court. Case Files. 1959 – 1960 and 1963. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 reels

Johnson County.Circuit Court. Case Files (Civil). 1831 – 1954.Recorder of Deeds. Records. Deeds. 1983 – 1991. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 reels

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Laclede County.Recorder of Deeds. Records. Deeds. August 2006 – February 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 reels

Lawrence County.Recorder of Deeds. Records. Deeds (Trust). August 2006 – April 2007;Deeds (Miscellaneous). August 2006 – March 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 cubic ft.

Macon County.Recorder of Deeds. Recorder. Deeds. July 2006 – January 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 reels

Marion County.Recorder of Deeds. Records. Deeds. September 2003 – November 2005. . . . . . . . . . . .52 reels

Monroe County.Recorder of Deeds. Records. Deeds. October 2005 – March 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 reelsRecorder of Deeds. Records. Discharge Records. November 1941 – August 1986. . . . . . .2 reels

Montgomery County.Circuit Court. Case Files (Civil). 1990 – 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 reels

Morgan County.Circuit Court. Case Files and Index. 1834 – 1962. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 reelsCollector of Revenue. Records. Real Estate. 2000 – 2005;Personal Property. 2003 – 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 reels

Randolph County.Recorder of Deeds. Records. Deeds. July 2006 – March 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 reels

St. Charles County.Circuit Court. Case Files and Index (Civil and Criminal). 1805 – 1830. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 reelsCity of St. Charles. City Clerk Records. Minutes of Board of Adjustments.July 1969 – December 1991. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 reels

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St. Louis County.County Clerk. County Court Records. February – August 1930 andMay 1934 – December 1950. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 reelsProbate Court. Records (Indexed). January 1821 – March 1866;Wills. May 1831 – April 1866. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 reels

Ste. Genevieve County.Recorder of Deeds. Records. Deeds. December 2006 – March 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 reels

Stone County.County Clerk. Records. 1847 – 1947. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 reels

Taney County.City of Branson. City Clerk. Records. Blueprints and Drawings. n.d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 reels

Warren County.Recorder of Deeds. Records. Deeds. December 2006 – April 2007;Marriages, Tax Liens, and U.C.C.s. 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 reels

Manuscripts and Miscellaneous

Missouri Remembers: The Death of Governor Mel Carnahan. Two Scrapbooks (18" X 24"). October 17– December 5, 2000. Copies of newspaper clippings covering the death of Missouri’s fifty-first governorcopied on acid neutral paper and assembled into scrapbooks by Missouri State Archives staff.2 volumes

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