RH. Regional History Collections

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A copy of Cape Girardeau Plat Map from 1854, illustrated by Hippolyte Dupouey with a document explainging the city details.

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Sunday Republic Feature article prepared by Tom L. Gibson on the revitalization of the iron industry in St. Louis and the surrounding region and how it would effect the region.

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Two distinct pamphlets, each describing the history, landmark buildings, and parks of the Cape Girardeau area. Includes a birds eye view of the historic city and a street map.

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Collection includes historic regional newspapers from Cape Girardeau, Jefferson City, Jackson, Wayne County, and Bollinger County. Also included are newspapers from North Carolina and Michigan. Dates range from 1827-1917.

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Pamphlet providing cultural and geological history of the Southeastern Missouri region. Includes a map of "The Old Settlement Trail" and a map of regional mines and quarries.

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Correspondence, maps, business and railroad papers, court records, artifacts and ephemera, from the various business ventures of Houck, Southeast Missouri railroad entrepreneur and opponent of the Little River Drainage project.

Abstract The Lueders Studio Collection spans seventy years of commercial photographic work by Herbert Lueders and his sons, Paul and John. Lueders Studio, located at 427 Broadway, began operations in the 1920s. Paul Lueders earned national fame as a Master Retoucher, turning photographs into fine art. The Lueders Collection is a "who's who" of Southeast Missouri, containing images of local people, families, politicians, businesses and events. People from all walks of life came from the surrounding...

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Programs for the Spring Concert Tours of 1908 and 1909. Information includes lists of band members and set lists for the concerts.

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St. Louis Dispatch newspaper article written by Charles Menees on the restoration of "Old Mingo Swamp." Article is accompanied by color images of the wildlife refuge.

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The Sikeston Herald newspaper article written by Philip A. DuMont on the proposal to restore the Mingo Swamp land.