Official Manual of the State of Missouri - The Blue Book

Contributed by: Missouri State Archives

The Official Manual of the State of Missouri, more commonly known as the "Blue Book," is a biennial publication of the Missouri Secretary of State's Office. First published in 1878, the series of volumes serves as a historical resource, providing information about Missouri's government, culture, and history. This collection consists of sixty-two volumes of Official Manuals dating from 1878 to 2000.

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Old Grubstake Days in Joplin

Contributed by: Joplin Public Library

This story is a semi-factual ramble through the rags-to-riches saga of Joplin's mining industry.

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Old Stagecoach Stop

Contributed by: Old Stagecoach Stop Foundation

Images of Pulaski County and the historic structure in Waynesville, Missouri known as the "Old Stage Coach Stop"

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O'Reilly General Hospital of Springfield, Missouri

Contributed by: Evangel University; Springfield Greene County Library

Collection of 194 photographs, a map, and history of this wartime facility at Springfield, Missouri.

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Origins and History of the Washington University School of Medicine

Contributed by: Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University

A digitized version of an exhibit mounted at the Bernard Becker Medical Library in 1991 celebrating the Centennial of the Washington University School of Medicine. The exhibit contains maps, illustrations, photographs, ephemera, and includes numerous faculty profiles.

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Otomi Cutout Figurines

Contributed by: University of Missouri Museum of Anthropology

Exhibit of different varieties of Otomi cutout figurines dated to the late 1970s.

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Otto Bowles Collection

Contributed by: Missouri State University

Papers of Otto Bowles, which focus on the Western Missouri and Kansas District Laborers' Council, as well as memorabilia related to Bowles, who served on the Council for many years. This collection was scanned in its entirety. See the finding aid for more information.

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Out of This World: The Golden Age of the Celestial Atlas

Contributed by: Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology

Collection of Star Atlases encompasses atlases and maps from 1482 to the 19th century ranging from the rudimentary, to some of the most beautiful and accurate scientific books ever published, finshed with later pictorial atlases for the general public.

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Ozarks Digital Library - Black Families of the Ozarks, Volumes 1 and 2

Contributed by: Springfield-Greene County Library District

Digital copy of Greene County Archives Bulletin Number 45: Black Families of the Ozarks with information missing for some pages.

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Ozarks Digital Library - Greene County Missouri, History

Contributed by: Springfield-Greene County Library District

Collection of full text resources about histories of Greene County, Missouri.

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Ozarks Digital Library - Greene County Missouri, Records

Contributed by: Springfield-Greene County Library District

Collection of full text indexes and abstracts to records including circuit court record books, coroner's records, alms house records, justice of the peace records and others.

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Ozarks Digital Library - Regional Periodicals - Bittersweet

Contributed by: Springfield-Greene County Library District

Digital copies of Bittersweet volume 1-10 (1973-1983).

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Ozarks Digital Library - Regional Periodicals - OzarksWatch

Contributed by: Springfield-Greene County Library District

Digital copies of OzarksWatch volume 1-9 (1987-1996) with some issues missing.

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Ozarks Digital Library - Regional Periodicals - White River Valley Historical Quarterly

Contributed by: Springfield-Greene County Library District

Digital copies of White River Valley Historical Quarterly volume 1-37 (1961-1998) with some issues missing.

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Ozarks Digital Library - The Turnbo Manuscripts

Contributed by: Springfield-Greene County Library District

Collection of approximately eight hundred short tales, stories and vignettes by Silas Claiborne Turnbo that reflect life along the White River Valley in northwest Arkansas and southwest Missouri during the latter half of the 19th century.

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