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Scivally Family Bible and the papers on family history that had been stored in the bible. The Majority of the material is on Dennis Scivally, a Cape Girardeau civil engineer.

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Materials collected and compiled by Derek Coller relate to Jess Stacy (1904-1995), a jazz pianist with roots in Southeast Missouri. Stacy played with the Benny Goodman Band and several other ensembles during his career. The collection includes correspondence between Coller and Stacy and other musicians, photographs, news clippings, and publications.

Abstract Materials collected by Donald and Rubye Kraft. Includes ephemera from Donald B. Kraft’s days as a student at Southeast Missouri State Teachers College (1938-1939), V-Mail correspondence from World War II, Armed Forces editions of Newsweek and the Boston Herald, and late 19th century Cape Girardeau ephemera. Also includes a typed manuscript by Don Kraft (34p) entitled “Der Amerikanish Traum (The American Dream): A Profile of a Hessian Immigrant in Cape Girardeau, 1855-1888,” regarding the...

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Articles covering the political battle for the position of Missouri Governor between Hon. Lawrence McDaniel and Gov. Forrest C. Donnell.

Abstract Correspondence, newspapers, photocopies, and journal articles pertaining to Douglas Wixson’s research on Harold Harwell Lewis (1901-1985), a Missouri farmhand poet and Communist essayist, for an article in the William Carlos Williams Review titled: “In Search of the Low-Down Americano: H.H. Lewis, William Carlos Williams and the Politics of Literary Reception, 1930-1950.” Wixson was Associate Professor of English at the then-University of Missouri-Rolla. He edited The Weed King and Other...

Abstract Recording of speech “What’s it All About,” a description of the role of an historian and the process of research, by Bergeron given on behalf of Phi Alpha Theta, Southeast Missouri State University chapter. This was part of an all-day event of the Missouri chapters of Phi Alpha Theta. Dr. Bergeron obtained his Ph.D. in History from Vanderbilt University in 1965. At the time of this lecture, he was a professor at the University of Tennessee, Memphis. Running time: 00:50:43. *Also listed as...

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Recording of presentation by Unruh to students from the education program at Southeast Missouri State University as they are about to embark on their student teaching assignments. Lecture focuses on teacher accountability. Dr. Unruh was a professor from St. Louis University’s School of Education. This on-campus program was given on April 2, 1972, and introduced by Dr. Mayberry. 00:44:31.

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A compilation of materials related to Dr. Duncan Wilkie’s archaeological work in southeastern Missouri. Includes contract and academic work with Southeast Missouri State University, photographs, slides, maps, reports, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

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Ledger containing the records of the Dunkard Church (later known as the Universalist Order), organized in Cape Girardeau County in the early 19th century in the Whitewater community; and records of the Millersville [Mo] Spiritualist Society, formed in 1902. Also contains typed transcript of the ledger with historical overview prepared by J. C. “Jack” Miller.

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Carbon typescript (7p) of first annual report submitted by librarian concerning financial expenditures and library usage.