Materials collected by Colonel Henry Lee Kinnison of Charleston, Missouri, a veteran of the Spanish-American War. Includes newspapers from the United States and abroad, international political cartoons clipped from newspapers from 1898-1904, and a book, Memories of the Campaign of Santiago, June 6, 1898- August 18, 1898, on experiences during the Spanish-American War.

List of Christian churches in Cape Girardeau, Mo. by denomination. Includes map and service times. *oversized

Transcripts (3) of broadcast “Salute to Cape Girardeau,” primarily a historical tribute to significant figures of the city’s past.

Correspondence, work orders, and financial documents from the engineering consulting firms ran by Otto Kochtitzky and John E. Warner; includes records from Warner & Poe Cr., Kochtitzky & Warner Drainage Contractors.

Audio tapes (3) and interview transcripts from an oral history project on Missouri Veterans and their experiences in World War II. Also included are the biographies and a report by Kyle Mabuce as part of his independent study.

Music books (7p) entitled “Pioneer Music of the Ozarks” with 28 musical scores without lyrics, attributed to L. J. Fink of Union, [Mo].

Programs (16p) from the city picnic held at Fairground Park, the proceeds from which benefited the Community Band. Lists events and sponsors.

Research materials from Drum’s graduate thesis project at Southeast Missouri State University, an historic site survey of Cape Girardeau County, which excluded Cape Girardeau and Jackson, with the exception of the Oliver House in Jackson. Includes drafts of the survey, photographs, newspaper clippings, maps, and other research materials.

Workbook showing study of Laura A. Cramer, a student at the Missouri State Normal School—Third District, preparing to become a kindergarten teacher. Cramer taught at the Old Lorimier School in Cape Girardeau and later in St. Louis. Also includes letter from Cramer to Kent Library recounting her years as a student at Old Normal. *also listed as University Archives Collection

Scrapbook of news clippings about prominent men and businesses in 1920s Cape Girardeau, Mo.