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This collection contains an examination of the Martin Buchheit House in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri by Richard A. Young. The house was partly constructed with a French-Colonial style and adds to the rich architectural history of the region. The analysis includes inofrmation on early Ste. Genevieve history as it relates to the house. There is also a photograph log corresponding to photos taken of the house and landscape.

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This collection contains a letter written by Prospect K. Robbins (1788-1847) of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri to Benjamin S. Brown Esq. (1805-1838) of Mount Vernon, Ohio. P.K. Robbins was a surveyor of the Louisiana Purchase, specifically the modern day counties of Audraine, Boone, and Callaway. The collection also has a textbook entitled "A Treatise on Surveying." The book contains information and techniques that are similar to what Robbins would have used in his profession.

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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 Ristine’s owners.

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Series of newspaper clippings from the Southeast Missourian by Kenneth Evans on Cape Girardeau businesses and the surrounding area. Includes news clippings on the Depression and relief efforts. Articles and photographs of previously published news stories along with the full anniversary edition.

Abstract The Cape Girardeau Jaycees Collection consists of its members’ information such as newsletters that are sent to current and former members. The collection also includes paperwork about the personnel involved with the Jaycees. Also included is information about the programs that the Jaycees have been involved in. Some of the programs mentioned are the Christmas Toybox, the Air Show, the yearly golf tournament, Riverfest, and the Fabulous Follies, an annual musical production that the Jaycees...

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The Paul Frederick Collection contains newspaper scrapbooks, published materials, poetry, and other materials related to the career of Paul Frederick, the first city manager of Cape Girardeau, MO.

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Organizational histories, newspaper clippings, meeting materials, scrapbooks and scrapbook materials, photographs, a book, and other materials documenting the history of Church Women United in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the local branch of a nationwide religious organization. Documents the organization’s history, its regular business, and planning for its four annual events.

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Correspondence, color slides, military documents, publications, a scrapbook, and biographical material pertaining to the military service of Charles L. Duncan, a Southeast Missouri State University alumnus, during his service as an officer in both World War II and the Korean War.

Abstract Poems and plays written by Myrtle Bronson Sheppard of Cape Girardeau, MO. Sheppard was an African American school teacher who taught in rural Southeast Missouri from 1915 to 1933. Sheppard was also a regional author who published works related to her life experiences.The Myrtle Bronson Sheppard Collection consists of newspaper clippings written about Sheppard, 5 loose poems, one book titled “Souvenirs and Other Selected Poems by Helen Welshimer,” and three booklets written by...

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Collection includes issues of regional magazines. Flourish, dated Spring 2015 through Spring 2019, is a women's magazine that focuses on local women and issues that relate to them. 573, dated January 2015 through November 2018, includes slice of life stories taking place in eastern Missouri. Cape Living, dated June through September 2019, details local organizations and community ties.