Miscellaneous Archival Collection Subjects at the Powers Museum
Subjects below are represent primary materials yet to be processed or previously processed but not entered into Past Perfect or Skyfiler collection management software from which contents can be searched on a limited basis. Anyone desiring to work with any of these subjects must contact the museum for an advance appointment in order to use the resources and/or have a staff member present to assist and retrieve files/documents. Please remember not all Powers Museum resources are available to the general public on a "walk-in" basis.
Carthage History & Organizations
Annie Baxter
Emily Newell Blair
Caffee Family
Carthage Collegiate Insitute
Carthage High School; early 20th Century
Carthage High School; in 1890s
Carthage Square; Development of & Buildings around
Carthage Sportsmen Protective League & Kellogg Lake
Carthage Stone Company
Chautauqua
Churches
Christian Endeavor Society
Church of Christ, Scientist
Grace Episcopal Church
1st Presbyterian Church
1st Methodist Episcopal Church (now 1st United Methodist Church)
Women's Societies & Church Circles
Construction Trades & Businesses/Architectural Styles
Depression Era in Carthage (1929-1930s)
Hall-Ketchum Family
Ella Harrison
Hawthorne School
Lakeside Park
Musicians of Carthage & Musical Clubs
Powers Family
Ozark Wesleyan College
Ragtime and James Scott
Social Agencies Council
Sunshine Society
Women's Clubs in Carthage (general topic & specific groups given here)
Cosmos
Junior Shakespeare Society
NDAR (Daughers of the American Revolution)
NNC
PEO
World War I Home Front in Carthage
Influenza Epidemic
Growing Up during World War I
World War II Home Front in Carthage
Big Smith/Smith Brothers Manufacturing
Camp Crowder & Effects on Carthage
Carthage Chapter of the American Red Cross
Carthage USO Center
Missouri/Ozark Regional History
Harold Bell Wright
Highway 66 (aka Route 66)
Highway 71 (Jefferson Trail/Jefferson Highway)
Development of Tourism in the Ozarks
Ozark Playgrounds Association
Saint Louis World's Fair
Southwestern Slate Manufacturing Co, Mena AR
National History & Arts
Civil War; Service of Curtis Wright
Holiday Customs & Celebrations
Medical Profession & Literature, c.1840-1940s
Musical Performance, c.1890-1920s
Photography; Development of
San Francisco Earthquake
Woman's Suffrage (& interaction with state/local figures)
Women Composers; American
Women Musical Performers (largely operatic or musical theater)
Prior appointment necessary for use of all archival collections. This material is not available for walk-in, on-demand use. Consultation by phone or email prior to your visit, will result in a more successful research visit and allow museum staff to prepare materials and also a work space for your use on site.