Published articles and papers on the forced migration of the Cherokee people, specifically the Cherokees time in Cape Girardeau County Mo in the winter of 1838-1839, as well as materials concerning the Trail of Tears State Park in Cape Girardeau County, Mo.

Broadsheet announcing matinee concert by the United States Navy Band at Houck Field Stadium, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, November 2, 1930, listing program. With advertisements for local eateries and elections. *also listed as University Archives Collection

Newspaper clippings, photographs, typed manuscripts and ephemera pertaining to the history of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Cape Girardeau Chapter #629, 1891-1949.

Biographies of James B. Gantt, a Confederate Veteran and Missouri Supreme Court Judge, and chapter members Sarah Elizabeth Ledbetter-Tucker, Nannie Tucker-Lotz, Ermine M. Massie-Young, and two unnamed women, a handwritten document, history of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, notes from a serviceman of the Confederate Army, a scrapbook consisting of news clippings on the American Civil War and pro-southern articles.

Scrapbook consisting primarily of news clippings about the American Civil War and postwar activities, such as veteran reunions, memorials, and tributes, photographs (10) and postcards (2), as well as news clippings about activities throughout the years.

Microfilmed records of the U.S. Army post at Cape Girardeau, filmed from the National Archives records.

This United States flag was donated by Dr. George Ann Huck on August 9, 2018. The flag was created circa 1848 prior to the addition of Wisconsin into the Union. The flag is extremely delicate and should be handled with caution. Digital images are available for viewing.

U.S. Geological Survey Map of Cape Girardeau Quadrangle. *oversized.

Microfilmed reports of U.S. Forts in Cape Girardeau during the American Civil War.

Personal and political papers of Vernon Bruckerhoff, a graduate of Southeast Missouri State College, who served as a representative in the Missouri state legislature from 1970-1983. Materials date from Bruckerhoff’s time as a student at Southeast, his teaching career, and his time as a state legislator.