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"Robert Evans Collection"

 

AGI-004-07 Robert Evans Collection 3A-3-6
This collection contains photos, letters, newspaper clippings, bibles, funeral books, and other miscellaneous items donated to the library by Robert Evans. These items are from the Evans and Moore families of Polk County. Robert worked for many years for the Dunnegan family at Polk County Bank.
 

Folder/Item

Contents

1

Newspaper clippings found in Bible given to Mark Evans by Dr. O. G. Teegarden in 1958. No dates or sources are given.
  1. "Donna Evans on Dean’s List"
  2. "Donna Evans makes list at S of O"
  3. "Donna Evans receives award"
  4. "Tappin’ ‘n clappin’" photo from Country Days on square
  5. "Open House set for Winfred Agees"
  6. "Cookseys to mark 50th anniversary"
  7. Obituaries as follows
  8. Mrs. Charles (Jessie M.) Hebbert
  9. Mrs. Ona Covey 2 copies
  10. Mark L. Evans 2 copies
  11. Mollie L. Moore
  12. In Memory of George T. Moore
  13. George Thomas Moore
  14. Miss Susie Moore
  15. Miss Edna Beatrice Yates 2 copies
  16. Mrs. Bess Walker 2 copies
  17. Lela Lunderman
  18. Mrs. Nancy Angeline Graves
  19. Dorothy Ballinger
  20. Edward W. Stokes
  21. Mrs. Sallie Moore
  22. Joe W. Moore
  23. Funeral card of Mark Lee Evans
  24. Funeral card of Mrs. Ines Beatrice Agee 3 cards
  25. Request for statement of earnings from Social Security Administration for Katie Evans dated 18 Dec 1963 and 2 Mar 1966
  26. Profit sharing certificate from Stan’s Good Drug Store

2

Zona Mae Evans
  1. Funeral Memorial Book
  2. Envelope w/ floral cards
  3. Quarter sheet paper with words to "In the Garden" handwritten

3

Mark L. Evans
  1. Funeral Memorial Book
  2. Obituary
  3. Envelope containing floral cards
  4. Funeral card 11 copies
  5. Photo of Mr. Evans in coffin

4

Mollie Moore
  1. Funeral Memorial Book
  2. Obituary 4 obits/death notices in 3 sleeves
  3. "Sheet of ice covers entire Ozarks Region" weather conditions when Mrs. Moore died
  4. Tombstone pictures Susie E. & Mollie R. Moore 3 photos
  5. Funeral card 15 copies

5

Funeral cards
  1. Mary Maas Jones
  2. Charles R. Barrett
  3. John Dunnegan
  4. T. H. B. Dunnegan
  5. Helen J. Stokes
  6. Obituaries
  7. Thaddus S. Evans/Zona May Evans
  8. Mary Maas Jones
  9. Judith A. Barker
  10. Pearl Tina Cook
  11. John Dunnegan
  12. Miscellaneous
  13. Thank you from Mr. John, Wanda & Chester
  14. Thank you from family of John Dunnegan—Wanda & Chester
  15. Thank you from Bill Hooper
  16. "Closed for Funeral" sign funeral of T. H. B. Dunnegan

6

Photos
  1. Robert Evans & ---
  2. Robert Evans & ---
  3. Grandmother, her sister, Aunt Jessie Evans
  4. Aunt Jessie Evans & ---
  5. Aunt Jessie Evans * ---
  6. Unidentified
  7. Bouquet of roses
  8. Unidentified
  9. Unidentified
  10. Unidentified
  11. Unidentified
  12. Tin types—7 pictures all unidentified

7

Photos
  1. Don Wollard, Robert Evans & Jim Sterling 13 June 1998
  2. Roberts Evans—graduation
  3. Dallas and Minnie Nickels July 1979
  4. Albert Engelbrecht 2001
  5. Ellen Bell
  6. "Home place"
  7. Freddy (dog)
  8. Dan Evans—Murel Wing & her dog
  9. John Banes
  10. Dan Evans
  11. George & Pearl Hayden
  12. George Heydon

8

Three menus from Bolivar restaurants

Two do not contain the name of the restaurant, the other one is Reed’s Café

A note on them say about 1950

9

City map of Bolivar mid 1960’s

Sponsored by Chamber of Commerce

Has pictures of various businesses, schools, churches, etc.

10

Newspaper clippings/articles from Bolivar Herald-Free Press
  1. "A piece of history" machine gun purchased in 1933 "Machine gun marksman"
  2. "Bolivar Historian dies at 97" George Hooper, obituary of George F. Hooper
  3. "Father’s Day, 1983" Dave Strader
  4. "Halfway’s quiet pride" Springfield News-Leader 28 Dec 1982
  5. "G. D. Smith, MD" 25 Jan 1995 obit Dr. Gervais D. Smith

11

Miscellaneous flyers/brochures
  1. Haskell Holman—Missouri State Auditor
  2. Roy Rogers, Dales Evans Museum Branson
  3. Cobblestone Lodge, Steelville, MO
  4. White House Dinner Theatre, Branson
  5. A Date with Diana, Precious Moments Chapel, Carthage, MO
  6. Truman Presidential Museum & Library
  7. Fantastic Caverns
  8. Independence, Missouri
  9. Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockets, Grand Palace, Branson
  10. Fantastic Caverns (16 page booklet)
  11. Bolivar Area Community Concert Association 2000-2002
  12. Program for performance Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales, Community Concert Series 2000-02
  13. Annual Adoration Scene Program 4 Dec 1960 w/postcard
  14. St. John’s Hospital c. 1969 (15 pages w/postcard)
  15. Driving Tour of Bolivar’s Historic Homes 4 July 1976
  16. Southwest Baptist College (20 pages) 1962
  17. Campus Tour Route (Southwest Baptist College) suggestions for Guide

12

Kansas City Trip for Intermediate VBS—First Baptist Church, Bolivar
  1. Itenery of trip 12 June 19?? (Saturday)
  2. Note card Holy Ark, Kehilath Israel Synagogue
  3. Post cards—Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral (3 different cards, 3 different scenes)
  4. Post card—First Baptist Church—Bolivar
  5. Post card—Baptist Memorial Hospital—Kansas City, MO
  6. Post card—J. C. Nichols Memorial Fountain—Kansas City, MO
  7. Post cards—Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary—Kansas City (5 cards each with a different scene)
  8. Brochure about student housing at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  9. Guide to Library at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 1964
  10. Placemat and napkin from The Gold Buffet in Kansas City

13

Newspaper article
  1. The Bridges of Polk County Bolivar Herald-Free Press 4 October 1995 2 copies
  2. Picture of the Francka Bridge north of Bolivar (from calendar or poster)

14

Church bulletins
  1. Services of Dedication Southern Hills Baptist Church 24 April 1966
  2. Southern Hills 18 September 1966
  3. Southern Hills 22 January 1967
  4. First Baptist Church 22 December 1985
  5. First Baptist Church 30 March 1986
  6. First Baptist Church—Evening service—Lord’s Supper—no date

15

Bolivar Area Living Guides published by Bolivar Herald-Free Press
  1. 2004
  2. 1984

16

Newspaper articles clipped from Bolivar Herald-Free Press
  1. Country doctor mural unveiled Saturday—no date
  2. "Country Doctor" mural unveiling set for Saturday—front page, 10 March 1983
  3. 1982 Highlights (Polk County)
  4. CMH thank you with pictures—January 1983
  5. Baptist history goes back 125 years in Bolivar by George Hooper 6 September 1984

17

Newspaper clippings about Dunnegan Brothers and Polk County Bank

All the articles are from Bolivar Herald-Free Press, publication date not always available.

  1. In loving memory…T. H. B. Dunnegan—obituary on back of article
  2. John Dunnegan dead at 90
  3. (John) Dunnegan’s death marks an end of an era
  4. Longtime banker, T. H. B. Dunnegan, dies at 91
  5. T. H. B. Dunnegan…Polk County gentleman
  6. Full page ad for Polk County Bank featuring pictures of buildings that housed bank 24 April 1996
  7. Full page ad for Polk County Bank 1977 Bolivar Area Living Guide

18

24 Hours in the life of Polk County

Bolivar Herald-Free Press Special Edition 30 May 2001

34 pages in 3 sections

19

College papers
  1. Commencement program School of the Ozarks 26 May 1985 (Donna Evans)
  2. SBU Life—alumni news July 2001
  3. SBU Life—alumni news July 2002
  4. SBU Life—alumni news September 2002
  5. Newsletter Southwest Baptist University Summer 1973
  6. Newsletter Southwest Baptist University Spring 1993
  7. Newsletter Southwest Baptist University Spring 1994
  8. Southwest Baptist University Viewbook 1985
  9. Program SBU vv. William Jewell 12 September 1987 football program
  10. The Notebook welcome week at SBU 1992

20

Hand fans (cardboard) advertising
  1. Heritage Cafeterias/Evans Drug Centers in Springfield
  2. 25th anniversary of Missouri Conservation Commission

21

Advertisement

Famous George W. Cole Wild Animal Circus

Old airport, Bolivar Thursday, September 27 ????

22

Special Section Bolivar Herald-Free Press 9 August 1995 24 pages

"Turning back time by 50 years"

WW II comes to an end

Features Polk County people who served for the cause of freedom

23

Southwest Baptist (College) University
  1. Founder’s Day program 18 march 1976
  2. New Pike Auditorium Campaign
  3. Photo of Administration Building
  4. Information booklet 16 pages 1978

24

People, Pride & Progress supplement to Bolivar Herald-Free Press 30 June 1999

"As the century turns…" town histories 2 sections 28 pages

25

Invitation to Old Settler’s Reunion in conjunction with the Reunion of the 8th Regiment

M. S. M. Cavalry at Bolivar, Mo., August 30, 31, September 1, 2, 3 & 4, 1909

26

Cards/correspondence
  1. Message of cheer from Juanita & Allen
  2. Easter card to mother from Robert Evans
  3. Happy Birthday to Katie Evans from Bill & Hillary Clinton 1995
  4. Ninetieth Birthday to Mother from Robert
  5. Visitor’s card Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City 1965
  6. Letter to Robert from Zvi Ettinger, Executive Director Kehilath Israel Synagogue, Kansas City 1965
  7. Christmas card from Rod Oglesby

27

Career Class outing to Silver Dollar City
  1. Invitation to October outing 11 October 1969
  2. Shepherd of the Hills Brochure 1971 season
  3. Silver Dollar City photographs (bound)
  4. Marvel Cave Park photographs (bound)
  5. Wilderness Church
  6. Silver Dollar City Complete Picture and Tour Book 26 pages

28

Miscellaneous
  1. Program for "He Ain’t Done Right by Nell" 17 June 1972 Polk County Bank Centennial Celebration
  2. Family History Book flyer—Polk County Genealogical Society
  3. Rotary Hallowe’en Fiesta—Bolivar Square—no date
  4. The Cherokee Strip with Dick Foran—Warner Brothers picture ad
  5. Flyer—Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  6. Baptist Memorial Hospital (Kansas City) Heartbeat—Vol. VI, No. 2 February 1965
  7. Baptist Memorial Hospital Auxiliary information for patients
  8. History of Baptist Memorial Hospital 4 pages
  9. Picture of Lisa Childress 1986 autographed "To Don & Betty"
  10. Newspaper clipping (no date, 1986) Lisa Childress leaves Thursday (for CMA awards show)
  11. "Notice to Everyone Visiting the Park" Rules and regulations—Dunnegan Memorial Park
  12. Napkin—100th Anniversary Polk County Bank (2)
  13. Napkin—Donna and Albert June 8, 1985 (wedding)

29

Box containing the following
  1. Laminated funeral card for Katie Alma Evans
  2. Envelope containing book Come Unto Me in memory of Katie A. Evans with family information and picture of Mrs. Evans
  3. Funeral memorial book for Katie Evans
  4. Twenty one photos taken at Mrs. Evans’ funeral, the cemetery and in her room at nursing home
The following items are individual books.

30

Abbot’s Selected Webster ‘s Dictionary c. 1923

31

Dictionary belonging to Guy Moore—no copyright date found

32

New Testament

33

Bible with inscription To Mark From Mother

34

Bible presented to Mark Evans by Dr. O. G. Teegarden 23 Nov. 1958 Grace Bible Church an I.F.e.a. Fellowship located in Bolivar

35

New Testament c. 1886 belonging to A. G. Moore dated 30 April 1894
   
  Also included in this collection are two scrapbooks
  1. Contains Sunday School information from 1960 only a few pages are filled
  2. "Friendship Book" contains fact sheets on several children in Sunday School circa 1970

 

 


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