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Photocopied typescript (14p) by Gaines entitled “South Spanish Street: I Remember it Well,” about his boyhood growing up on this Cape Girardeau street, in which he recounts the home and businesses located along Spanish between Independence and Morgan Oak Streets. Accompanied by photocopied newspaper clipping from Southeast Missourian pertaining to Gaines’ remembrances, which were printed in the newspaper.

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Sunday Republic Feature article prepared by Tom L. Gibson on the revitalization of the iron industry in St. Louis and the surrounding region and how it would effect the region.

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Correspondence between the Southeast Missouri State College Alumni Association and Hattie Eicholtz, former Director of Placement and Alumni Affairs at the college, regarding her receipt of the Alumni Association Award, including presentation speech, clippings, biographical information on Eicholtz, programs from commencement, during which the award was presented, and personal photographs of Eicholtz, her family, and friends.

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Ephemeral items primarily relating to Hazel Huhn Harrison’s years as a student at Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, particularly her reign as the first “Sagamore Queen”.

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Records of Heath-Hubbard Farm, a family farm in New Madrid County Missouri. Records include abstracts, inventories, and expense reports for upkeep of the farm.

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Scrapbook containing letters (136), typed and handwritten, to Bedford, art instructor at Southeast Missouri State College (1925-1970) upon her retirement. *also listed as a University Archives Collection.

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Biographical materials relating to the life of Dr. Helen Kinney, who established and ran an innovative two-year nursing degree program at Southeast Missouri State University. Includes Awards, news clippings, and photographs are the primary materials.

Abstract Correspondence and documents received by Captain Flad, Company B, Engineer Regiment of the West, during the American Civil War, who was responsible for building the fortifications (Forts A, B, C, and D) around Cape Girardeau and concerning his pension. Includes letters, maps, musters, orders, promotions, reports and photographs of Flad. Flad also served as the chief assistant engineer on the Eads Bridge in St. Louis, and laid out Forest Park in St. Louis as the chief engineer of the Forest...

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Photograph (damaged) of Herman Loeffel, and a newspaper article (2 copies) on the life of Loeffel, a German stone mason who immigrated to Southeast Missouri in the late 19th century and built many stone structures in Cape Girardeau.

Abstract Ten oral histories from six residents of Hermann, Missouri discussing their experiences growing up in the community, including: education, agriculture, community development, transportation, family life, World War I, Prohibition, the Depression, and World War II. The oral histories were conducted by Dr. Arthur Mattingly, Professor of History at Southeast Missouri State University, between September and December, 1979, as part of “Hermann: The Rhine City on the Missouri River,” a project...