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

Holograph pages (7p) by Jeffery Limbaugh dated December 13, 1875, comprising possibly two essays entitled “Normal Locals” and “Southeast Normal” with information about the Southeast Missouri State Normal School. Documents are incomplete.

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.

A sketch of Jeptha Riggs, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College Professor of English, from 1905-1950. Riggs also served as head of the English Department. *oversized

Pamphlet (12p) entitled “The Truth About Mississippi County Told with Fancy’s Aid,” reprinting the report by Abernathy, a business efficiency expert from New York, distributed by the Southeast Missouri Agricultural Bureau, promoting the improvement and development of the region’s farmland.

Photographs, sheet music, ephemera, publications, clippings, phonographic and tape records of Stacy, a jazz pianist with roots in Southeast Missouri.

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.

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

Materials related to Jo Ann Emerson’s service in the United States Representatives as a congresswoman from Missouri’s 8th congressional district from 1996 to 2013. Includes subject files; press releases; periodicals and clippings; articles; hearing booklets; correspondence; speeches; campaign materials; and thousands of photographs along with other audiovisual material; books; and artifacts. Some materials relate to Jo Ann Emerson’s husband Bill Emerson, who preceded her in Congress.