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Holograph letter (2p) from R. C. Norton, president of the Missouri State Normal School—Third District, to Hon. R. B. Oliver, state representative in Jefferson City, justifying the school’s position in accepting non-resident students and listing the residencies of students from outside the state of Missouri, with envelope.

A Cape Girardeau [Southeast Missouri State College] Athletic Sweater, and athletic letter, and eleven Basketball programs, dating between 1946-1948.

Three 11" x 14" and one 10" x 11 mounted photographs of students and faculty of the Missouri State Normal School--Third District. The photographs belonged to Ralph E. Bailey of Bloomfield, Missouri, who was a member of the 1901 Senior Class, and show the students, faculty, Webster Society, and interior of "Old Normal," the main academic building on campus.

Three large photographs of the Ramin Family, including one photograph of Friederich Wilhelm Ramin (1844-1904) and his wife Milda Weller Ramin (b. 1862) and two photographs of their youngest daughter, Alma Ella Rachel Ramin Iffert also known as Rachel (1893-1980). Friederich and Milda emigrated from Germany to Missouri. Rachel was born in Illmo, MO. The Ramin family moved to outside of Advance, MO and lived on 180 acres of land.

Primarily personal correspondence to and from members of a Cape Girardeau pioneer family, the most notable member of whom was Honorable William C. Ranney, who served on the Common Pleas Circuit Court from 1851 to circa 1861 and was elected State Senator in 1871.

Contains a wide variety of materials relating to Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) work and men that worked for the CCC, specifically CCC Company #3729, based in New Madrid, Mo. Includes materials on CCC reunions from 1973-2008, photographs, artifacts, and other records.

Correspondence, principally between R.B. Oliver and John A. Hope, a fellow attorney in St Louis. The correspondence primarily focuses on the formation of the Cape Girardeau County Historical Society, the history of Cape Girardeau County, and genealogical research.

Ten handwritten recipes for (primarily desserts) from Cape Girardeau women, including Alma Schrader and Irene Pierce. Recipes include date pudding, crumb cake, fruitcake, and corn bread.

Bachelor of Pedagogy from Missouri State Normal School—Third District.

Collection includes issues of regional magazines. Flourish, dated Spring 2015 through Spring 2019, is a women's magazine that focuses on local women and issues that relate to them. 573, dated January 2015 through November 2018, includes slice of life stories taking place in eastern Missouri. Cape Living, dated June through September 2019, details local organizations and community ties.