Sub-Series 7: Miscellaneous, undated

Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Correspondence, newspapers, photographs, and legislative materials pertaining to Wayne and Sandy Cryts, a Puxico, Missouri couple who made national headlines in 1981 when they defied federal law and reclaimed their soybeans stored at the Ristine Grain Elevator in New Madrid, Missouri, after a federal bankruptcy court confiscated their beans to pay-off the debts of the grain elevator’s owners. Materials are organized into series by record type or function. Series include One Man with Courage: The Wayne Cryts Story by Wayne Cryts and Jerry Hobbs, correspondence, appointment planners, the American Agriculture Movement, the Ristine Grain Elevator, the 1986 and 1988 8th Congressional District campaigns, scrapbooks, photographs, ephemera, cassette tapes, videos, and digital media and oversized materials.

Dates

Creation: undated

Extent

From the Collection: 26.8 Linear Feet

From the Collection: 13 map folders

From the Collection: 4 Object

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Materials include the Ristine Key, used during the Ristine Grain Elevator struggle, and a shovel that was “Nebraska’s Gift to Missouri at Ristine.” Also included is the bumper of the Blue Ford Cryts drove while supporting the American Agriculture Movement. Photos of these items may be seen in Appendices A-C.