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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Kansas City Contributed by: Kansas City Public Library The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps were created to assist fire insurance companies in assessing the risk of insuring properties. The maps show footprints of buildings, identify construction materials, and provide names for commercial and community institutions. The first three volumes of the Kansas City Sanborn maps, 1895 and 1896 updated to 1907, are online here. |
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Missouri Contributed by: University of Missouri-Columbia Special Collections The Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Company, established in 1867, compiled and published maps of U.S. cities and towns for the fire insurance industry to assess the risk of insuring a particular property. The maps are large scale plans of a city or town drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch. This collection contains 6,798 of the maps for Missouri cities from 1880 to 1922. |
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Savitar - The University of Missouri Yearbook (1895-1903, 1905-2005) Contributed by: University of Missouri - Columbia The Savitar is the University of Missouri yearbook, which began publication in 1894 and continues to the present. |
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Shannon County Film Project Contributed by: Missouri State University Forty-five streaming video files focusing on the rural Ozarks, specifically Shannon County, Missouri, and covering politics, education, lost skills, the role and importance of kinship, timberwork, hunting, religion, isolation, journalism, law, health, and the significance of "place." |
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South Central Business Association Contributed by: Kansas City Public Library The South Central Business Association, organized in 1919, was a business group located in the area of 31st and Troost in Kansas City. This digital collection of 900 photographs includes portraits of local business, civic, educational, and church leaders as well as famous entertainers. |
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Southern Presbyterian Review Project Contributed by: Archives of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) Table of contents of The Southern Presbyterian Review, volume 1 through volume 36, 1847 - 1885 with name/ title and subject indexes. |
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Spiritual Journeys: Books Illustrating the First Two Centuries of Contemplation and Action in the Society of Jesus Contributed by: St. Louis University Featuring early Jesuit works from Pius Library's rare book collection, this exhibit explores the evolution of Jesuit identity over the first two centuries of the Society's existence. |
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Sprague Funeral Home Ledgers Contributed by: Marion County Library Subdistrict #1 The Sprague Funeral Home operated in Palmyra, Missouri, from 1922-1974; the ledgers span most of this time. Funeral record entries include detailed biographical information about the deceased, names and places of birth of the father and mother, and information about funeral arrangements. |
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Springfield Transportation Photos Contributed by: Missouri State University; The History Museum for Springfield-Greene County Selection of digitized images, dated 1910-1952, from black and white negatives held by The History Museum for Springfield-Greene County. The images document public transportation in Springfield from streetcars to city buses and show progress and changes within the Springfield community. |
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Springfield, Missouri, and Surroundings 1889 Contributed by: Springfield-Greene County Library District 35-page illustrated booklet containing numerous engraved prints of Springfield scenes and notable individuals as they appeared at the time of publication. |
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St. Charles Car Company Contributed by: St. Charles City-County Library District, Kathryn Linnemann Branch Layouts, interior views, and exterior views of railway cars. The railway cars include baggage, passenger, and mail cars. |
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St. Charles County Historical Society Archives and Photo Gallery Contributed by: St. Charles County Historical Society Photographs, objects and archives documenting people, wars, African-American culture, agriculture and many other subjects from St. Charles County history. Also includes genealogical indexes. |
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St. Charles County in the World War Contributed by: St. Charles City-County Library District, Kathryn Linnemann Branch Materials documenting men in military and naval service, war activities at home, and a brief chronology of the Great War. |
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St. Charles Rugby Owl Contributed by: St. Charles City-County Library District, Kathryn Linnemann Branch The Rugby Owl was a quarterly publication by the Cadets of Rugby School of Technology, St. Charles, Missouri. This is the first issue, dated 1906. |
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St. Charles Rugby School of Technology Contributed by: St. Charles City-County Library District, Kathryn Linnemann Branch The 1906 Calendar for the Rugby School of Technology, St. Charles, Missouri. The directory provides an introduction to the military preparatory school, its class structure, faculty, dorm facilities, and a register of students for the 1905-1906 school year. |
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St. Joseph City Hall, The Edmund Eckel/Otto Brunner Architectural Collection Contributed by: St. Joseph Museums, Inc. Sixty photographs and architectural drawings illustrating the construction of St. Joseph City Hall. The project was completed by the Eckel and Aldrich architectural firm in 1927. The photographs illustrate each step in the construction process as well as interior and exterior details and decoration. |
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St. Louis Area Civil War Digitization Project Contributed by: Missouri History Museum Gathered from the Civil War collections of twenty-five historical and archival institutions across Missouri and the U.S., this database contains many unique documents that tell the story of St. Louis during the Civil War. |
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St. Louis Christian Advocate Contributed by: Central Methodist University The St. Louis Christian Advocate Newspaper was published weekly by a committee of ministers for the Methodist Episcopal Church South in St. Louis. This collection covers August 22, 1857 through October 22, 1879. |
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St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project Contributed by: Missouri State Archives; St. Louis Circuit Court; Washington University This project features digitized collections of court files relating to Lewis & Clark, Native Americans, the fur trade, and slave freedom suits. Includes a database of all court cases processed, beginning in 1804. |
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St. Louis County Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Policy Ledger Contributed by: St. Louis County Library Ledger kept by the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company of St. Louis County, Missouri. The ledger, dated 1875-1880, contains policies for St. Louis area residents and businesses. |
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St. Louis Daily Missouri Republican, 1861-1869 Contributed by: Missouri History Museum, University of Missouri - St. Louis, St. Louis Public Library, State Historical Society of Missouri, Missouri State Library The Daily Missouri Republican was one of the few daily Missouri newspapers publishing continuously through the Civil War. A leading urban newspaper, it covered developments in St. Louis as well as major state news items and national politics. |
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St. Louis Globe Democrat Images Contributed by: St. Louis Mercantile Library, University of Missouri - St. Louis This vast collection covers the history, culture and life of the St. Louis region and the state of Missouri. The newspapers which eventually merged to form the St. Louis Globe-Democrat were staunch advocates of freedom and anti-slavery in Missouri. The Globe-Democrat eventually became the most widely-read morning paper in St. Louis. |
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St. Louis Mayors Contributed by: St. Louis Public Library Between 1823 and the present, citizens of the City of St. Louis have elected 45 men to serve as mayor. The "St. Louis Mayors" exhibit provides a brief biography and photograph of these men highlighting the contributions they made to the City's growth and development. |
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St. Louis Mechanics Liens Contributed by: Missouri State Archives; St. Louis Circuit Court Mechanics Liens The St. Louis Mechanic's Liens collection consists of 5,129 liens filed in the St. Louis court system between April 21, 1824, and December 31, 1875. The documents provide a snapshot of the people living and working in the St. Louis area, as well as the costs of materials and the growth of the city over time. |
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St. Louis Mercantile Library Special Collections Contributed by: St. Louis Mercantile Library, University of Missouri - St. Louis List of special collections at St. Louis Mercantile Library. |
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St. Louis Palladium Contributed by: Lincoln University Issues from this African-American newspaper document St. Louis in 1904. |
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St. Louis Probate Court Digitization Project 1802-1900 (now a part of Missouri's Judicial Records) Contributed by: Missouri State Archives Digitized collection of St. Louis probate files, 1804-1900 |
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St. Louis Views Contributed by: St. Louis Mercantile Library, University of Missouri - St. Louis The history of St. Louis though various printed media--photographs, lithographs, engravings, maps, postcards, advertisements, broadsides, and posters, as well as some original drawings. The materials are from the 1760s to the 1970s, with the bulk from the nineteenth century. |
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St. Louis Walk of Fame Contributed by: St. Louis Walk of Fame A website to provide a showcase for the cultural heritage of St. Louis and to advance the knowledge, awareness and appreciation of great St. Louisans and their accomplishments. Each star features the name of an honoree; an accompanying plaque contains a brief biographical summary. |
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Star Atlases Contributed by: Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology The collection of Star Atlases encompasses atlases and maps from 1482 to the 19th century. The materials range from the rudimentary, to some of the most beautiful and accurate scientific books ever published, finishing with late pictorial atlases for the general public. |
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State Historical Society - The Civil War in Missouri Contributed by: State Historical Society of Missouri This collection contains various documents related to the Civil War in Missouri. |
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State Historical Society of Missouri - Civil War Manuscripts Contributed by: State Historical Society of Missouri A selection of Civil War era documents from various collections at the State Historical Society of Missouri. |
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State Historical Society of Missouri Art Collection Contributed by: State Historical Society of Missouri The Art collection focuses on images of Missouri, works by Missouri artists, and works related to Westward expansion. Of particular importance are over fifty paintings, drawings, and prints by George Caleb Bingham and the collection of over 300 Thomas Hart Bentons. |
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State Historical Society of Missouri Editorial Cartoon Collection Contributed by: State Historical Society of Missouri The Editorial Cartoon Collection graphically reflects the attitudes and opinions of the artists and the citizens of Missouri from the early days of the twentieth century through World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, and later events that saw the United States develop into a world leader. |
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State Historical Society of Missouri Images of Missouri Collection Contributed by: State Historical Society of Missouri The Photograph Collection consists of thousands of images of Missouri's people, urban and rural communities, transportation, and industry digitized from collections of print, negative, and glass plates. |
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Steedman Architectural Collection Contributed by: St. Louis Public Library Images selected from architecture-related books in the George Fox Steedman Architectural Collection. |
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Stephensophia Contributed by: Stephens College The Stephensophia, the yearbook of Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, highlights life and community at one of the state’s preeminent women’s colleges. |
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Stillwell Murder or A Society Crime by Minnie T. Dawson Contributed by: Hannibal Free Public Library Digital copy of the book's 2000 reprint with biographical notes. |
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Swekosky-Notre Dame College Collection Contributed by: Missouri History Museum Department of Photographs and Prints Collection of photographs documenting some of the changes the automobile made in the nineteenth century St. Louis city infrastructure and the way people moved about. |
