Violette-McClure Missouriana

The first official designated collection to be donated to Pickler Memorial Library, this collection contains books, manuscripts, and other materials that were written by a Missourian, are about Missouri or were published in Missouri. The majority of materials are representative of the 19th and 20th centuries in Missouri, although current publications providing historically significant information are actively sought for acquisition. The collection includes materials from organizations, schools, churches, cities, and more.

Recent Acquisitions

Andrews, Gregg. Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis, 1875-1930. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2023.

Corbett, Suzanne. A Culinary History of Missouri: Foodways and Iconic Dishes from the Show-Me State. Charleston, American Palate, 2021.

DeWitt, Petra. The Missouri Home Guard: Protecting the Home Front During the Great War. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2022.

Hansen, Peter A., et al. Crossroads of a Continent: Missouri Railroads, 1851-1921. Bloomington, IN: University of Indiana Press, 2022.

Nelson, Sara Jane. Ballad Hunting with Max Hunter: Stories of an Ozark Folksong Collector. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2023.

Norton, Sydney J., ed. Fighting for a Free Missouri: German Immigrants, African Americans, and the Issue of Slavery. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2023.

Olson, Greg. Indigenous Missourians: Ancient Societies to the Present. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2023.

Parson, Michael L. No Turnin’ Back G57. Brookfield: Donning Company Publishers, 2024.

Scharnhorst, Gary. The Life of Mark Twain, 3 volume set. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2018-2019.