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Editorial Cartoons Syndicate Proofs Collection, 1970-1998.

Currently includes works from Cartoonists & Writers’ Syndicate, North America Syndicate, Inc., and United Feature Syndicate.
Syndication is the…

James D. Gossage Photographs and Material of Lanford Wilson and His Plays.

Scope and Contents The Collection contains photographs, negatives, and positive proof sheets taken by photographer James D. Gossage of playwright…

Research Files on Fragmenta Manuscripta.

The Research Files on the Fragmenta Manuscripta Collection consist of research material describing fragments of manuscripts that make up the…

George Fett Original Cartoons.

Biographical SketchGeorge Fett was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the only child of Hungarian immigrants Frank J. and Elizabeth Horvath Fett. He graduated…

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Legacy Bookbindery Collection

This collection contains bookbinding models created by James Downey, a bookbinder and conservator who used to run the Legacy Bookbindery in Columbia,…

Kenneth W. Leish Theatre Reviews, 1961-68

Biographical Note Kenneth W. Leish (Kenn.) was a freelance drama critic in New York City from 1961-1966 for Variety Magazine. Variety’s policy did…

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Samir Husni Magazine Collection.

Biographical Sketch Samir "Mr. Magazine™" Husni, Ph.D., is a leading expert on print journalism and magazine industry consultant. Husni received his…

Underground newspaper collection (Archival collection).

Scope and Content Note The Underground Newspaper collection contains independent publications produced by community and student associations…

Betty Winfield Newspaper Collection.

Biographical Note Betty Houchin Winfield, PhD, is a specialist in political communication and mass media history. She completed her doctoral studies…

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Limited Editions Club Collection.

Historical Note The Limited Editions Club was founded by George Macy in 1929 to publish finely printed, illustrated, and bound editions of literary…

Anthony C. DeBellis Collection of Humanistic Literature.

Biographical Sketch Anthony C. DeBellis taught Italian language and literature at the University of Missouri from 1966 to 1981. Most of his rare…

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Special Collections

The University of Missouri Special Collections is primarily focused on the history and development of the written word, printing, publishing, and…

Confederate Currency Collection.

Historical Note In 1912, the United States Treasury department gifted the University of Missouri Libraries a collection of bills from the Confederate…

Miss Mizzou Collection.

Biographical note New York cartoonist Milton Caniff was inspired to create the character of Miss Mizzou, a blond bombshell wearing only a trenchcoat,…

Ralph Barton Collection.

Biographical Note Ralph Emerson Barton (1891-1931) was a caricaturist and illustrator. Barton’s first caricature was of Thomas Hart Benton, his last…

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Missouri Creators Comic Collection.

The Missouri Creators Comics Collection includes graphic novels, zines, mini-comics, and comic books created by Missouri residents.

Underground Comics Syndicate Proofs Collection.

Scope and Content Note The collection consists of a sample of underground comics published by Rip Off Press, and includes the work of comic artists…

Bonnet-Brown Comic Art Syndicate Collection.

Scope and Content Note Published strips, cartoons, and features by various comic strip artists of the 1930s, including Burne Hogarth, V.T. Hamlin,…

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University of Missouri Archives

University Archives is the depository of official records of the University of Missouri as well as of the administrative records of the University of…

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Private Collection of Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts.

The University Libraries and a private collector are partnering to make an extensive collection of medieval and early modern materials available to…

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Fine Press Materials in Special Collections.

Scope and Content A fine press is a printing establishment that adheres to particularly high standards in terms of the skill of the workers, the…

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William Peden Short Story Collection.

Scope and Contents The Peden Collection includes volumes of short story collections and anthologies. Included are review copies as well as works by…