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Title
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SC15-4 Myers Family Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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It is believed that the three Myers brothers connected with this collection settled in Kansas. Luther Myers lived in Jackson County, Kansas, and was engaged in the banking business in Whiting. Louis Myers was an attorney in Valley Falls, Jefferson County, Kansas, and served in the Kansas State Legislature. Ireneus Myers appears to have lived in Grasshopper Falls, Kansas. Collection contains primarily correspondence between members of the Myers family written between the years 1858 to 1864. Writers and recipients include Martin Myers and his wife, sons Louis A. Myers, Luther M. Myers and wife Anna, and Ireneus Myers. The majority of the letters were written during the Civil War by both Louis and Ireneus who served in the Union Army. Both brothers as soldiers comment on participation in battles and skirmishes in West Virginia, Arkansas, and Missouri. These include the Battle of Bull Run, Cane Hill, White Sulpher Springs, etc. The life of a soldier is described including camp experiences and battle engagements.
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Date
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1854/1864
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC15-7 Republication Extra: The Great Battle at Springfield
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Description
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This collection consists of a bound volume containing maps, portraits, text, and illustrations clipped from unknown sources, and a fabric-backed copy of the St. Louis Daily Missouri Republican extra edition dated August 14, 1861, all related to fighting at Springfield, Missouri.
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Date
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1861
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC15-8 Mrs. J. O. Williams Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection has information relating to Richard Yeager (also known as Dick Yeager) and his activities in the Civil War and on the Santa Fe Trail. Yeager, noted guerrilla who rode with Quantrill, was also a wagon master between Westport and Santa Fe and a friend and compatriot of Upton Hays, noted resident of Westport, prominent in several early local battles and skirmishes in the Civil War.
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Date
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1861/1865
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC36 Robinson Family Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains correspondence, court records, maps, deeds, bills, etc., and has been arranged by date order with most items relating to Montgomery and Buchanan County, Missouri. It contains maps of state roads for St. Joseph and the Gallatin area. A series of letters were written during the Civil War, some from Vicksburg, others written from the ship the U.S.S. Constitution off Newport, Rhode Island. Folder 23 includes mention of Jim Lane of Kansas, "I fell in with a congressman from Platte County and (also one of Jim Lane's Colonels) I saw Jim Lane in Washington and heard him speak...."
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Date
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1820/1893
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC209 Emancipation Proclamation Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains the printed text of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation issued September 22, 1862, and the final proclamation signed into effect on January 1, 1863.
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC38 John A. Bushnell Family Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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John A. Bushnell was a businessman who came to Missouri and settled in Calhoun, Henry County. Collection contains correspondence and legal documents. Most of the material relates to Henry County, Missouri, and most of the correspondence is between Bushnell and Eugenia Bronaugh, whom he married. Includes miscellaneous items relating to the Confederate Home Association of Missouri and mentions of the Civil War.
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Date
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1842/1914
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC15-5 John N. Thomas Diary Preliminary Inventory
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Description
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Handwritten partial [10p.] diary belonging to John N. Thomas. Diary entries start in 1861 and go to the middle of 1863. The author of the diary states that he enlisted in the rebel army on July 8, 1861 and served in Company A, the 8th regiment under command of W. K. Paterson. Also included in the diary is some genealogical information concerning the Thomas family as well as a couple of pages of accounts.
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Date
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1861/1868
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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SC15-2 Grand Army of the Republic, A. D. McCook Post No. 34 (Lamar, Mo.), Record Book Finding Aid
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Description
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A one volume membership book for a Lamar/Barton County, Missouri post of the GAR. It contains 346 numbered entries. Information provided in the book includes: name of soldier, age, birthplace, residence, occupation, entry into the service including date, rank, company, and regiment, final discharge, date of muster in the GAR, nature of wounds received and in what engagement, and remarks which often include a handwritten death date.
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Date
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1882/1923
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC15-9 Dixon and Jordan Family Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection contains close to 40 Civil War letters written between the Dixon family with some related Jordan family letters. Most were written by men in the family who were soldiers in the Union Army primarily in Company K, 47th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers as well as a few letters from Company E, 112th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers. The Lemuel Dixon family was residing in Stark County, Illinois, during this war-time period. Letters contain news pertaining to the soldier's health as well as other soldiers from the same community back home, camp conditions, troop movements, hospital conditions, politics, and the Rebels.
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Date
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1840/1898~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC15-1 James J. Akard Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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James J. Akard was born July 7, 1838, in Polk County, Missouri. He was captain of Company A, Eighth Missouri State Militia Cavalry during the Civil War. After the war he was elected to the state legislature and held other important Polk County positions including sheriff, collector and clerk of the county court. He died in 1919.The collection includes official reports, general orders, court martial proceedings, photographs, correspondence, pension claims, and miscellaneous items. Much of the material in the collection relates to Company A, 8th Cavalry Regiment, Missouri State Militia.
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Date
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1861/1917
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC15-6 Abiel Leonard and Odon Guitar Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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Abiel Leonard (1797-1863) was a schoolteacher, lawyer, landowner, and politician who lived in Missouri during the early years of statehood. He served in the Missouri state legislature in 1834 and was appointed to a seat on the Missouri Supreme Court in 1855. Odon Guitar (1825-1908) came to Missouri in 1827 and lived in Boone County. He was a lawyer, politician, and a brigadier general in the Civil War serving for the Union forces in Missouri. The collection covers a large span of years and includes a variety of material including correspondence, legal documents, copies of 19th-century newspapers, photographs mostly relating to the Guitar family, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, manuscripts, certificates, invitations, and other items. Of special interest are family letters, a duel contract between Abiel Leonard and Taylor Berry, Guitar's letters concerning his California gold rush venture, Guitar's Civil War dealings, and genealogy information with some written in French.
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Date
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1809/1959
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC15-3 Cyrus F. Boyd Diary Finding Aid
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Description
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Boyd's three-volume diary details his Civil War experiences, with the last volume continuing for some years after the war. The first diary (July 2, 1862, to February 15, 1863) is of the 15th Iowa Infantry and references the Army of the Tennessee, Battle of Corinth, as well as other action in Tennessee and Mississippi. The second diary dates from February 16, 1863, to July 30, 1863, when Boyd was a first lieutenant in the 34th Iowa Infantry, Company B. Locations include Missouri, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The third diary dates from August 24, 1864, with October 1883 as the last entry date. Boyd is still a member of the 34th Iowa Infantry. Locations include Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Iowa. Items after the war entries include accounts of his life, mentioning his marriage, children, work, etc.
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Date
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1862/1883
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC115 The Kents Comic Book Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection consists of a complete 12-issue comic book series, "The Kents," published by DC Comics from 1997-1998. The story follows members of the fictional Kent family (Superman's adoptive ancestors) in Kansas between 1854 and the 1870s, as they encounter significant individuals and events of the time period.
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Date
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1997-08/1998-07
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC232 George F. Havens Collection Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection consists of diaries, correspondence, military papers, autobiography, and cloth bosom of George F. Havens. The collection also contains typed transcripts and information provided by the donor, a great-granddaughter of George F. Havens. The diaries, dated 1862-1865, cover his time enlisted in the army during the Civil War. One letter from Havens’ mother, dated 1858, reminisced on the Battle of Black Jack two years earlier and the killing of Gaius Jenkins by General James Henry Lee. A few items in the collection also have additional typed information included with them, added by the donor.
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Date
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1840~/2002
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC230 William M. Morton Family Papers Transcription and Index
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Description
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This collection contains documents and records created by and related to the William Monroe Morton (1801-1870) Family. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between relatives, friends, and acquaintances, written between 1839 and 1905. These letters contain information on family members, financial matters, and life before, during, and after the Civil War. Sent from various locations around the country, most were written in Missouri, Arkansas, California, Illinois, and Virginia. Additional items include genealogical information, copies of Civil War records, and ephemera. A unique feature of the collection is the research aids created by donor and Morton Family descendant, Ronald E. Holland, DMin, DD. In 1997, Mr. Holland transcribed and indexed 55 pieces of correspondence written between 1850 and 1865. While a physical copy of this transcription and index resides with the collection, it has also been uploaded here for researcher use. View the entire collection inventory at: https://kchistory.org/document/sc230-william-m-morton-family-papers?solr_nav%5Bid%5D=09e899a21f272616c51d&solr_nav%5Bpage%5D=0&solr_nav%5Boffset%5D=0&search=sc230
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Date
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1837/2017
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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SC230 William M. Morton Family Papers Finding Aid
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Description
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This collection consists of correspondence, ephemera, and research materials related to the William Monroe Morton family that were collected, arranged, and donated by a descendant of the family. This collection documents the lives of a group of family and friends through their correspondence with each other about family members, everyday life, and financial matters through the years before, during, and after the Civil War. The correspondents found in this collection were writing from many areas of the country, but primarily Missouri, Arkansas, California, Illinois, and Virginia. This series consists of the transcriptions of 55 letters contained in the collection, along with additional research materials. The transcriptions were done by the donor of the collection, and a copy has been digitized and made available on our website at, https://kchistory.org/document/sc230-william-m-morton-family-papers-transcription-and-index.
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Date
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1830/2017
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
