Program from lecture by Salvation Army founder Booth, at the Community Arena [A. C. Brase Arena Building], Cape Girardeau, May 14, 1940. Provides information on new community building.

Typed reminiscences of Vandivort regarding the Common Pleas Courthouse at Cape Girardeau, and its various renovations, beginning in 1885.

Typed manuscript (4p) prepared under supervision of L. A. Perret concerning the history of telephone service in Southeast Missouri; and typed manuscript (1p) with statistics concerning Southwestern Bell Telephone Company employment and service in Cape Girardeau, May 1956.

Printed broadside announcing Home and Garden tour of Thilenius home, “Longview,” distributed by the Allied Garden Clubs of Cape Girardeau; photocopied typed notes on the home (2p) compiled by Jess E. Thilenius; floor plan of home; and National Register Nomination for home, submitted in 1980.

Typed manuscript (7p) entitled “The Remarkable Missouri Flag Lady,” by Thilenius concerning the making of the Missouri State Flag and Marie Watkins Oliver’s role in its creation.

Musical score and lyrics (3p) to “It was but now it Ain’t no more: A Centennial Song,” by Thilenius,” with partial lyrics for “A Rose for Cape Girardeau,” and musical score and lyrics (4p) to “A Rose for Cape Girardeau,” the city’s official song.

Bound typescript (50p) entitled “The Geology and Geography of the Lowlands of Southeast Missouri,” by Magill, Head of the Science Department at Southeast Missouri State Teachers College for 28 years.

Printed and bound poem (20p) entitled “Story in Rhyme of Cape Girardeau, Missouri and its People,” by Smith, printed as a “Twentieth Century Souvenir” celebrating the business people of the community.

Bound carbon typescript (10p) of poems by Snider, a resident of Campbell, [Mo], including one poem dedicated to the Southeast Missouri State Teachers College; and holograph letter from Snider to Sadie Kent, October 20, 1948, regarding donation of poetry.

Fund-raising brochures (1928), services brochure, illustrated booklet, 50th anniversary report (1978), and annual report (1987-1988) providing a history of the hospital with information about former administrators and trustees.