POLK COUNTY, MISSOURI
Polk County was organized in 1835. The county seat is Bolivar
(pronounced BALL-uh-ver). Listed below are collections at the Western
Historical Manuscript Collection-Rolla that deal in some manner with Polk County. Follow the hypertext links for additional information about each collection.
- Bolivar Board of Trade (Bolivar, Mo.), membership certificate, 1887
- Bolivar Creamery Company, record book, 1889-1892
- Bolivar Ministerial Alliance, Polk County Churches: An Historical
Perspective, 1985
- Douglas Ritchie Bushnell, letters, 1861-1866
- Farmers and Merchants Bank (Humansville, Mo.), minute books, 1901-1932
- Freemasons, Bolivar Lodge No. 195 (Bolivar, Mo.), collection, 1889-1957
- Hunter family letters, 1864-1880
- Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis Railroad Company, booklet, ca. 1890s
- Lawrence County Historical Society (Mo.), Baptist association minutes,
1882-1933
- Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs, Sixth District, secretary's record book, 1932-1943
- Old
Path Association of Baptist Churches (Mo.), minutes of annual meetings,
1896-1949
- Osage
River Regular Baptist Association, minutes, 1847
- Ozark
Association of Primitive Baptists (Mo.), minutes, 1904-1941
- Pleasant Hope Community Fair, booklet, 1936
- William A. Ruyle, letter, ca. 1864
- St.
Louis-San Francisco Railway Co., records, 1859-1980
- Simón Bolívar Memorial Foundation, commemorative program, 1949
- Samuel Spencer Vinton, collection, 1864-1939
- Paul A. Wobus papers, 1918-1989
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