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Located within SHSMO's Center for Missouri Studies, the Columbia Research Center connects students, researchers, patrons, and genealogists with the collections that the State Historical Society of Missouri holds on their behalf.

06/08/2023

Here's another peek into the John C. Danforth Collection (C4532)!
Water rights and development are historically contentious. During the 1970's, one of the many projects worked on by the Mississippi Valley Division (US Army Corps of Engineers) and St. Louis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was the Meramec Park Lake Project.
Here is a response from The United States Department of Justice to John Danforth's letter hoping to prevent legal filings of condemnation actions against Missouri land owners in the project area.

06/01/2023

It's not quite a fireside chat, but you can hear native John Danforth's polished speaking voice on his recurring segment, "Keeping in Touch." Typically several minutes long, here is a clip from the beginning of the program.

This episode, from June 18th, 1990, touches on the $169B national debt and the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings proposal for balancing the federal budget.

Well, President Pro Tempore Strom Thurmond thinks John Danforth is Great!See the John C. Danforth Collection (C4532) f...
05/25/2023

Well, President Pro Tempore Strom Thurmond thinks John Danforth is Great!
See the John C. Danforth Collection (C4532) for more memos, records and drafts from Danforth's time on the Finance, Governmental Affairs, Intelligence, and Commerce Science and Transportation Committees.

A in a Congressional Collection? Lampooning a 1984 Trade Act, the editorial cartoon reads, "Fortress America Trade Act...
05/18/2023

A in a Congressional Collection? Lampooning a 1984 Trade Act, the editorial cartoon reads, "Fortress America Trade Act of 1984 (FAT Act)"
Does this comic still work? What about with some updating?

We are wrapping up celebrations of our 125th anniversary, and couldn't close it out without mentioning the longest runni...
05/15/2023

We are wrapping up celebrations of our 125th anniversary, and couldn't close it out without mentioning the longest running head of the society!

Floyd Calvin Shoemaker was appointed head of the State Historical Society of Missouri in 1915 and retired as secretary, librarian, and editor of publications in 1960. Responsible for the Missouri Historical Review, he also edited 4 Ozark Folksongs volumes, and wrote extensively about the history of Missouri politics, statehood and people.

This mid-century photo by Cliff Edom, entitled “Historian,” was recently found in the Floyd C. Shoemaker Collection (C4570), during processing. Floyd was searching bound newspaper volumes in the basement of Ellis Library. You can see he pushed up his glasses, just now!

Read more online, at the Missouri Encyclopedia: https://missouriencyclopedia.org/people/shoemaker-floyd-calvin

Danforth was committed to his drive to eliminate excessive bureaucracy and but even he had to fill out a form to let h...
05/11/2023

Danforth was committed to his drive to eliminate excessive bureaucracy and but even he had to fill out a form to let his onto the Floor during his sponsored bills

05/08/2023

This form letter from the Danforth Collection (C4532) is pure , inviting members of to lunch with the 1985 World Series Champions who had just finished wrapping up the season against the Athletics (formerly of ) earlier that month. We weren't expecting to learn so much sports history in a congressional collection, but this folder even had mention of "George Brett for President"!

Happy !Here's a photo of John and Sally Danforth at Ponderosa Ranch in the 1970's. Can you place the buildings behind t...
05/01/2023

Happy !
Here's a photo of John and Sally Danforth at Ponderosa Ranch in the 1970's. Can you place the buildings behind them?

Did you know that most periodicals have very acidic paper? Such paper will eventually turn yellow and brittle when expos...
04/26/2023

Did you know that most periodicals have very acidic paper? Such paper will eventually turn yellow and brittle when exposed to the air. The acidic paper will also damage whatever else is around it, leaving a stain the exact shape of the newspaper clipping, for example.
Here is one such item from the Danforth collection, where newspaper clippings abound. The binder clip which was between the statement and the newspaper left what looks like a reverse shadow.

04/19/2023

There's nothing quite like a signed presidential picture!
Unless, of course, it's a presidential goofing around picture!
John C. Danforth and Ronald Reagan pictured with 2 others in the Oval Office of the White House

to that time AG Danforth got into a public back-and-forth with Governor Hearnes.We don't just have the newspaper clipp...
04/13/2023

to that time AG Danforth got into a public back-and-forth with Governor Hearnes.
We don't just have the newspaper clippings either. Here is one of the original letters sent to Danforth from the governor's office. We will let you come to your own decisions on this one!

There's a lot of documents in the John C. Danforth Collection (C4532). And this is almost too much.1970 was quite a ye...
04/07/2023

There's a lot of documents in the John C. Danforth Collection (C4532). And this is almost too much.
1970 was quite a year for "Jack" Danforth. Serving as Attorney General at the time, he got into a heated and public exchange with alum Governor Warren E. Hearnes.
The newspaper articles are a sight to see!

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Columbia, MO
65201

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Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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