Local History

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DIGITAL ARCHIVE

FAIRGROUNDS & BEYOND

A HISTORY OF OZARKS' AUTO RACING

THE LINCOLN SCHOOL COLLECTION

THE TWO LINCOLN SCHOOLS AND ITS STUDENTS

ENDURING COVID-19 IN THE OZARKS

PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING LIFE DURING THE PANDEMIC

BARNARD FAMILY COLLECTION

A SERIES OF LETTERS AND DOCUMENTS (1844-1865)

OZARKS OBITUARY COLLECTION

OBITUARIES FROM SOUTHWEST MISSOURI NEWSPAPERS

FROM THE DARKROOM

SPRINGFIELD'S HISTORIC NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHS

MISSOURI OVER THERE

MISSOURI'S ROLE IN WORLD WAR I

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Local History

Teacher's College vaccination

Published May 7, 2021

Two students at State Teachers College, now Missouri State University, developed smallpox and the decision was made to vaccinate 200 students by the city health commissioner, Lon Sharp.

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In 1958, an unknown waterway was found during the building of the municipal parking lot at Campbell and McDaniel. The channel was covered with structural steel to insure that it would support the weight of cars.

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Carrie Nation speaks at Drury

Published April 2, 2021

Saloons and spiritualism were spoken about by Carrie Nation on the campus of Drury College in 1901.

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First female editor

Published March 13, 2021

Dorothy Davis of Carthage is elected as the first female editor of the Southwest Standard, the Springfield Teachers College publication.

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Jackie Robinson and the Kansas City Monarchs

Published March 2, 2021

Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers International League, the Montreal Royals, in 1945. This surprised the owners of the Kansas City Monarchs, who Robinson played for the previous year.