RH. Regional History Collections

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Newspaper articles of transcriptions of speeches delivered at the Constitutional Convention in Jefferson City, Missouri, 1875.

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Transcript of the oral history completed by the history division of the Marine Corps University (Interviewers Dr. Fred H. Allison and Dr. Charles P. Neimeyer) on General James T. Conway of the U.S. Marine Corps. Conway, an Arkansas native, graduated from Southeast Missouri State University before joining the marines in 1970. Before retiring in 2012, Conway served with distinguish.

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Ledger (1889) from the Department of the Interior, stamped “D.L. Hawkins” on the front, in which someone [possibly Margaret Williams] has handwritten recipes and pasted-in clipped recipes from newspapers and magazines.

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Holograph document (1p) discharging Private Cooper from the service of the 7th Arkansas Regiment, Confederate States of America.

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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

Abstract Materials collected by Donald and Rubye Kraft. Includes ephemera from Donald B. Kraft’s days as a student at Southeast Missouri State Teachers College (1938-1939), V-Mail correspondence from World War II, Armed Forces editions of Newsweek and the Boston Herald, and late 19th century Cape Girardeau ephemera. Also includes a typed manuscript by Don Kraft (34p) entitled “Der Amerikanish Traum (The American Dream): A Profile of a Hessian Immigrant in Cape Girardeau, 1855-1888,” regarding the...

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Hand-drawn political cartoons (12) by James, who worked for the St. Louis Star from 1920-1929, photocopies of additional cartoons by James (2), a comedic article, and a short story. Biographical information on James, a Southeast Missouri native who was a cartoonist, writer, actor, and agent, including letters and news clippings.

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Volume 2, Issue 39 (May 19, 1887) of the Jefferson County, [Mo] newspaper based out of Hillsboro, [Mo].

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Illmo, [Mo] newspaper for November 18, 1937, devoted to history of St. Joseph Parish (Illmo-Fornfelt) on Silver Jubilee anniversary.

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Articles, photographs, and booklets relating to general history of Cape Girardeau including churches, residences, transportation, commercial buildings, and city organizations.