Finding Aids

Title: SC37 William C. Connett, Jr. Papers Finding Aid
Description: The Connett family is noted in the history of the St. Joseph and Sparta, Missouri, area. They had connections at one time with the meat-packing industry in St. Joseph, Missouri. Leonard L. Solomon was a circuit court judge. This small collection is of primarily letters relating to William C. Connett, Jr., and his father-in-law Solomon L. Leonard. They pertain to the northwest area of Missouri and include geographic names as Sparta, Hempland, Platte City, and St. Joseph.
Date: 1851/1883
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC36 Robinson Family Papers Finding Aid
Description: 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...."
Date: 1820/1893
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC147 Hannibal Correspondence Collection
Description: This collection contains a letter written by a man named Will from Hannibal, Missouri in 1875. Printed on the back of the letter is a map showing the railroad lines that passed through Hannibal.
Date: 1875
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC38 John A. Bushnell Family Papers Finding Aid
Description: 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.
Date: 1842/1914
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC15-1 James J. Akard Papers Finding Aid
Description: 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.
Date: 1861/1917
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC156 Jack London Papers Finding Aid
Description: The Jack London Papers collection consists of a facsimile letter London wrote to Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company in 1900. The letter describes London's childhood, education, and early travels.
Date: 1900
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC35-1 Joseph Henry Crooker Autograph/Letter Collection Finding Aid
Description: Joseph Henry Crooker was a Unitarian minister who died May 29, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri. He held pastorates in various locations and was a noted author of nearly a dozen books on religious subjects. This collection consists of autographed letters written to Rev. Crooker and has been arranged alphabetically by sender. Includes autographs of Booker T. Washington, Carl Schurz, and many others.
Date: 1880/1916
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC140 Martha Alday Papers
Description: The Martha Alday Papers consist of three letters written by Alday to her mother and Rosanah Dixon. The letters describe events, the activities of relatives and neighbors, and Alday's family's financial situation.
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC148 Burrier Correspondence Collection
Description: This collection consists of a letter written by W. Burrier to John M. Burrier from Grass Valley, California in 1851. It notes the average wages and costs of living in town, as well as some of the challenges of mining in the area.
Date: 1851
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC150 W. H. Holmes Papers Finding Aid
Description: This collection consists of a letter written by W. H. Holmes to John Bill on February 5, 1849. The author thanks Bill for sending him a book, and discusses recent events and Bill's new plantation.
Date: 1849
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC151 C. Clements Papers Finding Aid
Description: This collection consists of a letter written by C. Clements to her brother John Hatcher, Esq., on May 12, 1852. She discusses her current financial situation, the desire for her son to go to college, and requests to see her brother again soon.
Date: 1852
Object Type: Finding Aid

Title: SC138 Leo A. Moore Papers
Description: The Leo A. Moore Papers consists of a letter sent by Moore from Gentry, Arkansas to his cousins. The letter describes a cattle drive in 1858 and the first time he saw Kansas City.
Date: 1904
Object Type: Finding Aid

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