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Commencement regalia (cap, gown, and hood) belonging to M.G. Lorberg, the chairman of the speech, communication and theatre departments at Southeast Missouri State University from 1967 until the time of his death in 1983. He graduated in 1942 as the first student majoring in speech.

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Collection of hand written papers on the history of Cape Girardeau [Mo] and the surrounding area.

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Eighteen b/w 7” x 9” photographs showing construction of the U. S. Post Office and Courthouse at Cape Girardeau between 1908 and 1910; and sixteen b/w 8” x 10” photographs showing teams of men and mules in the early phases of construction on the Cape Girardeau Waterworks between May 1 and June 15, 1931.

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Newspaper clippings from The Madison County Historian, by Mrs. J.W. Andrews and Henry C. Thompson, pertaining to settlement, Native Americans, family history and other local history topics concerning Madison County [Mo] history

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Autograph book containing signatures and inscriptions of classmates, friends and professors of Maggie Hamilton, a student at the Missouri State Normal School—Third District.

Abstract Recording of dedication ceremony of the new Magill Hall science building on the campus of Southeast Missouri State College on October 12, 1961.The building was named for Dr. Arthur C. Magill, Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, and took place on his 80th birthday. In this recording, the invocation is given by Reverend Donald G. Pelsue, and the welcome address is by President Mark F. Scully. Dr. Magill presents a speech entitled “From My Viewpoint.”Dr. E. U. Condon, Chairman of the Department...

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Correspondence, color slides, military documents, publications, a scrapbook, and biographical material pertaining to the military service of Charles L. Duncan, a Southeast Missouri State University alumnus, during his service as an officer in both World War II and the Korean War.

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Newspaper clippings documenting the construction of the dam, including the abandonment of the town of Linn Creek, [Mo], establishment of Camdenton, [Mo], and the controversy over the alleged damage to nearby Hahatonka Lake.

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Transcript (41 pages, 2 copies) of legal and personal papers of Bradford, a Southern businessman from Baton Rouge [ La] who owned property in Cape Girardeau, including an interest in the Johnson House.

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Typed letter (3p) from Wilson, Geologist, State of Missouri, Bureau of Geology and Mines, Rolla, [Mo], to Professor J. C. Logan, Missouri State Normal School, offering an explanation for the development of the Southeast Missouri lowlands.