RH. Regional History Collections

Newspaper articles concerning events in Cape Girardeau and postcards of Ste. Genevieve.

Collection of photos and articles written by Kenneth Evans primarily concerning economics in Southeast Missouri and Cape Girardeau.

Microfilm copy of the Missouri Cash Book, a newspaper published in Jackson [MO].

Articles and photographs regarding the construction, maintenance, and use of the Cape Girardeau Traffic Bridge. Also includes a bridge dedication program.

Article written by Lila Maxine Pine relating the history of Cape Girardeau County. Topics include early history, the County court, the budget, and personnel.

Articles and photographs relating to Cape Girardeau public school teachers and college faculty/staff retirements, deaths, and tributes. Also includes general articles regarding special events in Cape Girardeau.

Articles regarding a two-day celebration in Cape Girardeau and two photographs of the parade.

Illustrated maps of southeastern Missouri and surrounding areas during the US Civil War. Some maps depict Union and Confederate positions in Belmont, [Mo] and New Madrid, [Mo].

The Johnson Family Collection contains materials relating to the Big Hill farmstead as well as to the ancestors of the Williams and Johnson families. Materials regarding the Big Hill farmstead include a National Register nomination and certificate. The collection also contains correspondence and transcriptions of documents and letters to and from George F. Bollinger and Ralph Daugherty. McGuire family photographs and unidentified photographs are also contained in the collection.

Photograph of the Judiciary committee of the 42nd Missouri General Assembly, the state legislature of the state of Missouri, composed of both a house of representatives and a senate.