Finding aids provide further information for each of MGC’s archival collections. Each will include the following elements:
Collection Summary
Collection Inventory
Rights and Access to each archival collection
Name and folder indexes are available for some of MGC’s archival collections. Name indexes display first, maiden, middle, and last names as well as any notes that may help identify individuals. Folder indexes display the folder title and additional information.
This collection consists of church records for the Central Christian Church, including: pastoral record, marriage records, funeral records, and additions to the church records.
This collection consists of correspondence and ephemera for Dorothy Clair (Edwards) and Evelyn Collins including: opera program, report card, certificate of standing, letters, obituary, yearbook, programs, calling cards, follies invitations, envelope, photographs, memorial book, Catholic Girl’s Guide, Christmas card, and prayer book. There are significant gaps from 1904-1913, 1922-1931, 1935-1961, and 1961-1981.
This archival collection contains genealogical charts, forms, family histories, genealogical research, photographs, audio, video, and computer files related to the Goddard family in America. The records were submitted by members to the Goddard Association. Among the charts and forms are “Ancestral Records” that provided biographical information about the applicant as well as their Goddard lineage traced back to an immigrant ancestor. Several of the immigrant ancestors were identified and information about their descendants were grouped together when possible. The organization collected other information such as obituaries and newspaper articles written about Goddard family members. Copies of articles from genealogical periodicals and pages from books relating to the Goddard family provide connections between the family and the history of the areas where they lived. Other documents in the collection include copies of Census records, vital records, wills, and transcribed documents. Photographs detail the Society gatherings and events held throughout the country.
This collection contains genealogical and historical information for Yelverton Peyton and his descendants. Information on the Hume families can also be found within this collection. The genealogical information consists of lineage charts, newspaper articles and clippings, and book excerpts. The collection also contains correspondence between Charles E. Ross and various individuals and organizations. The correspondence is in regards to Ross’ genealogy research. A family history on the Peytons is also included.
This collection contains one scrapbook that was compiled with newspaper articles relating to World War II. Due to the poor condition of the scrapbook and the acidic nature of the newspapers, the scrapbook was digitized and the original scrapbook was not kept.
This collection contains digital images of death registers, burial registers, and lot sales from the early cemetery sections of Woodlawn Cemetery known as City Cemetery and Saint Mary Cemetery in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
The register of deaths is a chronological list of deaths recorded by the city clerk from June 1897 to August 1911. Information provided on the registers is particularly helpful for genealogists because Missouri did not begin statewide registration of deaths until 1910. The register lists the name of deceased, race, nativity, place of death, age, marital status, sex, cause of death, name of physician, and burial location. Death information is recorded for those that died in Independence and are buried in City Cemetery as well as those that died in Independence and are buried in another location. Deaths of those who died in another city and are buried in City Cemetery are also recorded.
The burial register is a chronological list of those buried in City Cemetery between June 1897 and May 1918. The register records information about the deceased and the location of their burial within the cemetery. The register includes name, age (years, months, and days), race, date of burial, sex, undertaker, lot and block number, and any remarks. Additionally a few other pages of burial registers are included. The miscellaneous pages include two transcribed pages for records from 1897 and 1898, two pages from 1898, and an index (the letter D only) from 1899 to 1908.
Records included with the lot sales include various types of documents showing sale and ownership of the plots from 1865 to 1951. Although various records detail sale and payments on lots, it is not a complete list for that period. In 1900, the city compiled an alphabetical listing of lot sales using the information from the old book. At another time, a typed list of lots by deed number was also created. Many miscellaneous records provide additional information about lot ownership in the cemetery. Order of Publications from 1865 and 1866 provides estate information, correspondence during the 1930s attempts to clarify ownership of lots, and a list of lots under perpetual maintenance gives names and lot numbers.
This collection contains Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) and Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) applications with their accompanying documentation for patriots. Included in the collection are copies of birth, death and marriage certificates, wills, census records, and other documentation related to filing the applications. The applications are arranged alphabetically by patriot. Several applications were done by Charles Rainwater Wollard or his relatives. Many of the descendants of the patriots were from Missouri, particularly Ray County. The collection also includes correspondence to Charles Rainwater Wollard regarding his genealogical research. The correspondence is arranged chronologically. Additionally, a few family histories, association newsletters, and society minutes and notices from various genealogical groups are included in this collection.
This collection contains photographs and other items related to the Westport Bank in Kansas City, Missouri. Black and white photographs from the Christmas parties in the 1940s and 1950s show bank employees. Other photographs from that time show the exterior and interior of the bank building. Color photographs include a ribbon cutting after the renovation of the bank in 1978 as well as well as another social event.
Many notes, photos, computer printouts of service information from the Wall website, and other paper memorials were left at The Wall. The majority of the items had names but a few of the memorials were not labeled or were intended as a thank you to all. Other items left at the wall include wreaths, M.I.A. bracelets, medals, pins, flowers, and even personal items such as a teddy bear. When fresh flowers were left at The Wall, the flower cards were removed, the location noted, and only the cards were kept. The flower cards have been grouped either by cards that were unsigned to unknown soldiers, ones that were signed to unknown soldiers, and those that were given to a specific soldier. Some cards to soldiers only list their first name. The numbers (section and line) and letters (E=east, W=west) following an entry indicate the location of the individual on The Wall or the location where an item was left. The collection has been arranged by item type and then alphabetical by soldiers’ name when known.
This collection consists of three Bibles belonging to Andrew Jackson Walker’s family. One bible contains an inscription stating Andrew Jackson Walker as the original owner, gifted to him by his sister Lucy Ann Franklin. Another bible belonged to Andrew Jackson Walker’s son Andrew J. Walker, gifted to him by his sister Emma E. Walker, the donor’s great-grandmother. Birth dates for a few family members are written in the Bible as well. Also included within the collection is a family unit chart of the Walker family.
