PHELPS COUNTY, MISSOURI
Phelps County, named for congressman John S. Phelps, was organized in
1857. The county seat is Rolla. Listed below are collections at the
Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Rolla that deal in some manner
with Phelps County. Follow the hypertext links for additional
information about each collection.
- American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Company, records, 1901-1965
- George Clinton Arthur papers, ca. 1914-1939
- Atlasta Service Station (Saint James, Mo.), road map/calendar, 1934-1935
- Clarence E. Bardsley, road surveys, 1928-1932
- Franklin Hoke Barnitz papers, 1860-1894
- Beaver
Creek United Baptist Church, records, 1866-1888
- Mary Alice Beemer, photograph collection, ca. 1885-1955
- Lyman G. Bennett collection, 1857-1865
- Blooming Rose School (Phelps County, Mo.), photograph, 1916
- Leonard Valentine Bolon papers, 1865-1866
- Charles E. Boulson papers, 1928-1990
- Bourbois Baptist Association, annual report, 1877
- Louise Bradford collection, 1919-1985
- Moses
Jasper Bradford papers, 1861-1865
- Bradford family papers, 1722-1998
- George Bradley letter, 1863
- Bristol Shoe Company, stock certificate, 1928
- Joseph
Brown, records of marriages, 1886-1920
- Douglas Ritchie Bushnell, letters, 1861-1866
- Robert Huston Carnahan, letter, 1861
- Christ
Church Episcopal (Rolla, Mo.), records, 1899-1985
- Church Baseball League (Rolla, Mo.), rule book, 1909
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.), Company 1732 (Blooming Rose, Mo.), newsletters, 1935
- Elizabeth C. Coleman, Coleman family correspondence, 1862-1865
- Deleta Condray, letter, 1933
- James
Napoleon Cox, records, 1887-1926
- Alfred B. Cree letters, 1862-1863
- Daughters of Rebekah, Cuba Lodge No. 739 (Cuba, Mo.), records, 1888-1984
- Daughters of Rebekah, Damaris Lodge No. 20 (Rolla, Mo.), records, 1888-2003
- Daughters of the American Revolution (Phelps County, Mo.), records, 1909-1984
- Sarah Ann Reed Sturgeon De Forest, scrapbook, ca. 1920-1950
- Bruce Debo, collection, ca. 1930s-1950s
- Franklin Spilman Denny papers, 1853-1917
- Dixon
Baptist Association, annual report, 1884
- Doolittle (Mo.), home movie, 1946
- Dry Fork Regular Baptist Church (Lake Spring, Mo.), records, 1834-1903
- J. J.
H. Duncan, letter, 1864
- Walter W. Dyer, letters, 1918
- Robert L. Elgin, collector, travel and tourism collection, ca. 1930s-1960s
- Robert L. Elgin, photograph collection, ca. 1950s-1990s
- First Baptist Church of Edgar Springs (Phelps County, Mo.), record book, 1886-1954
- First
Baptist Church (Rolla, Mo.), collection, 1938-1974
- First
Christian Church (Rolla, Mo.), collection, 1954-ca. 1960s
- First
Presbyterian Church of Rolla (Mo.), records, 1864-1997
- First
United Methodist Church (Rolla, Mo.), records, 1899-1969
- Henry
Beeson Flanner, collection, 1856-ca. 1936
- Freemasons, Arlington Lodge No. 346 (Dixon, Mo.), booklet, 1948
- Freemasons, Rolla Lodge No. 213 (Rolla, Mo.), register and bylaws, 1905
- Frisco Travelers, souvenir programs, 1915-1921
- Harold Q. Fuller, papers, 1950-1987
- Gasconade Writers' Guild, anthology, 1941-1942
- Lizzie C. Gilmore correspondence, 1861-1865
- Happy
Hatters Club (Rolla, Mo.), records, 1960-1970
- Samuel A. Harrison, genealogical records, n.d.
- Harrison family history, 1980
- Mary
Adalaide Henninger, poems, 1935
- John
Calvin Hughes papers, 1862-1863
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Frisco Lodge No. 871 (Newburg, Mo.), officers roll book, 1923-1929
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Rolla Lodge No. 416 (Rolla, Mo.), records, 1928-1958
- Allen
Bolles Johnson papers, 1860-1861
- Johnson-Stephens & Shinkle Co., scrapbook, 1938-1939
- Kentucky-Tennessee Light and Power Company, industrial survey of Rolla, 1931
- Lucy
Russell Knapp, letter, 1903
- Knights of Columbus, Rolla Council 2627 (Rolla, Mo.), collection, 1936-2000
- Frederick A. Kullman papers, 1855-1980
- Lake
Spring Mercantile, records, 1866-1941
- Samuel Ledgerwood, memoranda book, ca. 1851-1853
- Little Piney Baptist Association, minutes, 1837-1935
- William Henry Lynch papers, 1859-1905
- Esther Maggi, collection, ca. 1910
- Maries County (Mo.), photograph collection, ca. 1880s-1930s
- Mark Twain National Forest, historical photographs, ca. 1900-1985
- Mark Twain National Forest, local history collection, 1930s-1980s
- George McPherson, "History of Friends' Meeting of Rolla," 1997
- Meramec Regional Planning Commission, historic site surveys, 1980-1989
- Mid-Missouri Angus Association, booklet, 1967
- A. M. Millard, letter, 1886
- Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs, Sixth District, secretary's record book, 1932-1943
- Missouri Women's Progressive Farmers' Association, Friendly Neighbors Club (Phelps County, Mo.), minute book, 1952-1955
- Modern Woodmen of America, Camp No. 6670 (Norman, Mo.), record book,
1907-1930
- Thomas Murray, correspondence, 1862-1867
- Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, Alhambra Grotto, booklet, 1933
- National Congress of Parents and Teachers, Rolla Circle (Rolla, Mo.), minute book, 1927-1930
- Newburg (Mo.), photographs, ca. 1870s-1910s
- Newburg (Mo.), school photographs, 1928-1937
- Newburg High School (Newburg, Mo.), collection, 1921-1939
- Oak
Grove Congregation of the Church of Christ (Phelps County, Mo.), record
book, 1888-1926
- Mayme
Hanrahan Ousley papers, 1889-1967
- Peace
Lutheran Church, records, ca. 1884-1984
- Pennington-Gilbert Shoe Company, papers, 1925-1930
- Phelps County (Mo.), booklet, 1925
- Phelps
County (Mo.), financial statement, 1901
- Phelps County (Mo.), financial statement, 1913
- Phelps County (Mo.), hospital bond campaign leaflet, 1946
- Phelps
County (Mo.), ledger, 1869-1923
- Phelps County (Mo.), School District No. 2, Big Bridge School, record book, 1894-1908
- Phelps County (Mo.), School District No. 2, Bridge School, record book,
1895-1910
- Phelps County (Mo.), School District No. 3, Harrison School, records,
1909-1939
- Phelps County (Mo.), School District No. 44, Fairview School, records,
1901-1966
- Phelps County (Mo.), School District No. 62, Colon School, booklet, 1911
- L. N.
Phillips, letter, 1871
- Benjamin Franklin Pratt letters, 1861-1862
- Pyle's
International Transcontinental Foot Race, programs, 1928-1929
- Walter V. Reeder letters, 1861
- Rhea
Church, records, 1844-1900
- James S. Rogers papers, 1862-1863
- Rolla
(Mo.), photographs, ca. 1885-1945
- Rolla
(Mo.), photographs, ca. 1910s
- Rolla (Mo.), photographs, 1950
- Rolla
(Mo.), photographs, ca. 1950s
- Rolla
(Mo.), promotional recording, 1980
- Rolla, Missouri Local Council of Girl Scouts, records, 1936-1975
- Rolla Chamber of Commerce (Rolla, Mo.), booklet, ca. 1931
- Rolla
Civics Club (Rolla, Mo.), yearbooks, 1938-1937
- Rolla
Friendship Homemakers Club (Rolla, Mo.), records, 1946-1994
- Rolla
Saturday Club, records, 1904-2002
- Rolla
USO Council (Rolla, Mo.), papers, 1970-1974
- Rosati
(Mo.), collection, 1918-1983
- Rosati (Mo.), labels, ca. 1930s-1940s
- Saint
James Civics Club, scrapbooks, 1928-1972
- Saint
James Public School (Saint James, Mo.), photograph, ca. 1905
- Scott
family papers, 1874-1957
- Jesse
N. Self, letters, 1860-1863
- Edward Martin Shepard, lantern slides, n.d.
- Skyway Airlines, timetable, 1977
- Edward W. Sowers papers, 1942-1980
- James Andrew Spilman, photograph collection, ca. 1880s-1920s
- Spring Creek Baptist Church, records, 1880-1991
- St.
James Grade School (Saint James, Mo.), papers, 1935
- St.
Louis-San Francisco Railway Co., records, 1859-1980
- St. Patrick Church (Rolla, Mo.), records, 1918-1921
- St.
Patrick Church (Rolla, Mo.), Seventy-Five Years in Rolla, 1862-1937
- Reba
Staggs, comp., scrapbook, ca. 1928-1933
- John
Jacob Sutter, collection, 1865-1871
- United Service Organizations (U.S.), USO Club (Rolla, Mo.), booklet, 1943
- United States. Army. Missouri Infantry Reg't, Phelps's, account book, 1862
- United States. Army Air Forces. Observation Squadron, 14th, photographs, 1942
- United States. Post Office (Rolla, Mo.), letterbook, 1913-1915
- Charles P. Walker, Daily Express (Rolla, Mo.), 1861
- James
Blaine Walker, "The Unmuffled Voice in the Ozark Tourist Region,"
1950
- John J. Watts collection, 1874-1912
- Edwin
D. Wheelock, papers, 1862-1901
- Jacob
P. Williamson, letter, 1862
- Paul A. Wobus papers, 1918-1989
- Clark
Wright papers, 1861-1863
- Young
Americans for Freedom, Rolla High School Chapter (Rolla, Mo.), papers,
1964-1966
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