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Title
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Finding Aid for the Lula Durham Collection
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Type
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Collection
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Date
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1932-2012
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Format
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PDF
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Extent
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7 boxes
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Identifier
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MGC1262
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Lula Durham Collection
Descriptive Summary
Creator: Lula Durham Collection
Dates: 1932-2012
Identification: MGC1262
Extent: 5.1 linear feet (7 boxes)
Language: Materials in the collection are in English.
Repository: Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence, Missouri
Scope and Content
This collection contains genealogical research held on index cards and in files,
including the following families: Allison, Ballinger, Boulware, Bowen, Browning,
Broughton, Buchanan, Bullitt, Burbridge, Bushnell, Butler, Courtney, Crawford, Davis,
Dawson, Durham, Duncan, Edwards, Garner, Gosnold, Harrison, Hawkins, Horn,
Hornbeck, Hughes, Keene, Lindsey, Maupin, McIlhaney, McIlwain, Nichols, Norman,
O'Bannon, Patrick, Phillipps, Pitts, Prescott, Pulley, Rawley, Reece (Rhys), Reid, Stallard,
Thorley, Watts, Wigginton, Williams, Yearty, Yokum. There are also index cards on
specific locations and general research information, including Alabama, Georgia,
Missouri, Clay County (MO), Platte County (MO), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Mississippi, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The
collection also contains more general research files on military service, passenger lists,
and census records, as well some correspondence files with other researchers and
family that Lula Durham kept during her genealogical research.
Restrictions
Access: This collection is open for research.
Conditions governing reproduction and use: Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce
must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Administrative Information
Immediate source of acquisition: This collection was donated by the Lula Durham
Estate, 2021-2022.
Citation: The Lula Durham Collection (MGC1262), Midwest Genealogy Center,
Independence, Missouri
Processing Information: This collection was processed by John Mason, 2025.
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Container List
Series 1: Genealogy Research
Sub-Series Name
Allison Family
Ballinger Family
Boulware Family
Bowen Family
Browning Family
Broughton Family
Buchanan Family
Bullitt Family
Burbridge Family
Bushnell Family
Butler Family
Courtney Family
Crawford Family
Davis Family
Dawson Family
Durham Family
Duncan Family
Edwards Family
Garner Family
Gosnold Family
Harrison Family
Hawkins Family
Horn Family
Hornbeck Family
Hughes Family
Keene Family
Lindsey Family
Martini
Maupin Family
McIlhaney Family
McIlwain Family
Nichols Family
Norman Family
Box Location
1
1
1
1, 6
1
1
1
1,6
1
1
2, 6
2, 6
2
2
2
2
2
3, 6
3, 6
3
4, 6
4
4
4, 6
4
4, 6
4
6
4
4
4, 6
4
4, 6
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O'Bannon Family
Patrick Family
Phillipps Family
Pitts Family
Prescott Family
Pulley Family
Rawley Family
Reece (Rhys) Family
Reid Family
Stallard Family
Thorley Family
Watts Family
Wigginton Family
Williams Family
Yearty Family
Yokum Family
4, 6
4
4, 6
4
4
4, 6
4
4
4, 6
5, 6
5
5
5
5, 6
5, 6
5
Series 2: Location-Based Research
Sub-Series Name
Kentucky
Alabama
Georgia
Missouri
Louisiana
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
South Carolina
Maryland
Tennessee
Virginia
Box Location
5, 7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5, 7
5, 7
5, 7
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Series 3: Misc. Research
Sub-Series Name
National Genealogical Society
(NGS)
Passenger and Immigration Lists
Military Service
Census Records
Scotch-Irish
Sources
Box Location
7
7
7
7
5
5
Series 4: Correspondence
Sub-Series Name
Butler Correspondence
Garner Correspondence
Hornback Correspondence
Marilyn Pearce Correspondence
Mary Ann Dobson Correspondence
Mary Lee Newman
Correspondence
Norman Correspondence
Stallard Correspondence
Willard Duncan Correspondence
Unanswered Correspondence
Miscellaneous Correspondence
Box Location
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
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