C Meador, Lewis E. ( ), Constitutional Convention Papers, linear feet

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1 C Meador, Lewis E. ( ), Constitutional Convention Papers, linear feet This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri. If you would like more information, please contact us at INTRODUCTION Personal files of a professor of economics at Drury College who was a delegateat-large to the convention. Meador served on the committees of education, taxation, schedule, and executive. Composed primarily of correspondence, the collection also contains drafts of articles, minutes of committees, and proposals considered by the convention. DONOR INFORMATION The papers were donated to the University of Missouri by Leeson Cook Meador on 14 October 1974 (Accession No. 3952). Additions were made by Doris Crump Bradshaw on 15 September 1976 (Accession No. 4012) and A.G. Taubert on 21 November 1977 (Accession No. 4124). Additional material was transferred from Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Rolla on 5 November 1985 (Accession No. 4681). BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Lewis Elbern Meador was born on 9 September 1881 and grew up on a farm near Cassville, Missouri, received his bachelor's degree at Warrensburg State Teachers College, and did graduate work at the University of Chicago and Columbia University in New York. Meador served as professor of economics and political science at Drury College, Springfield, Missouri, In addition to serving as a delegate-at-large at the Missouri Constitutional Convention of , Meador chaired the committee on Home Rule for Springfield and was active in the development of the Wilson's Creek Battlefield Foundation. Meador was both a trustee and first vice president of the State Historical Society of Missouri at the time of his death on 14 November 1975 in Springfield. As a delegate, Meador, while a staunch Republican, sought political reforms cabinet system of government, salaries for all public officials, and the nonpartisan court plan which were opposed by some party leaders, notably the St. Louis Republican Committee. At the same time, he was a traditional conservative on certain issues such as opposition to organized labor. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE While most of the material pertains to Meador's constitutional interests merit system, education, free public libraries, reorganized executive department, and taxation the collection does have correspondence relating to most of the major articles of the proposed constitution. Some personal correspondence is also included, but neither the convention material nor the private papers are complete. The correspondence is indicative of those issues which created the most public furor throughout the state; as a delegate-at-large Meador represented the entire state. The Conservation Commission, abolition of the fee system for public officials, free public libraries, and the short ballot

2 C895 Meador, Lewis E. ( ), Constitutional Convention Papers, Page 2 were some of the topics which attracted a great deal of attention. Due to the incomplete nature of official convention materials and minutes, the collection is less informative about the daily business and activities of the convention. While retaining the original arrangement where possible, this collection is organized alphabetically. Miscellaneous files contain general correspondence; subject files correspond roughly to the various standing committees of the convention with the exception of topics of special interest to Meador, such as libraries, which have individual subject folders. Some overlap occurs with regard to issues which were the concern of more than one committee; similarly, certain articles of the constitution represent the work of multiple committees. FOLDER LIST f. 1 A, Miscellaneous f. 2 Agriculture [and Conservation] f. 3 B, Miscellaneous f. 4 Bill of Rights f. 5 C, Miscellaneous f. 6 Clippings f. 7 Columbia University, New York, 1909 f. 8-9 Conservation f. 10 Convention Library f. 11 Convention Organization f. 12 Corporations f. 13 D, Miscellaneous f. 14 E, Miscellaneous f Education, October 1943-March 1945, n.d. f Executive Department, October 1943-July 1944, n.d. f. 25 F, Miscellaneous f. 26 Federal Relations f. 27 G, Miscellaneous f. 28 Governmental Research Bureau f. 29 H, Miscellaneous f Health and Welfare, March 1943-August 1944, n.d. f. 34 Highways f. 35 I-J, Miscellaneous f Information, November 1932-January 1945, n.d. f. 38 Judiciary f. 39 K, Miscellaneous f Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, November 1943-July 1944, n.d. f. 42 L, Miscellaneous f. 43 Labor f League of Women Voters, July 1943-August 1944 f Legislative Department, October 1943-December 1944 f. 48 Libraries, Free Public

3 C895 Meador, Lewis E. ( ), Constitutional Convention Papers, Page 3 f Loans, August 1939-August 1944, n.d. f Local Government, November 1943-March 1945, n.d. f. 55 M, Miscellaneous f Missouri Public Expenditure Survey, September 1943-November 1943, n.d. f. 60 N, Miscellaneous f. 61 O, Miscellaneous f. 62 P, Miscellaneous f. 63 R, Miscellaneous f. 64 Redistricting f. 65 S, Miscellaneous f. 66 St. Louis Chamber of Commerce f. 67 St. Louis County and City f. 68 Schedule f. 69 Sigma Nu Fraternity f. 70 Social Security f. 71 Special Road Districts f. 72 Speeches f. 73 T, Miscellaneous f Taxation, September 1943-March 1945, n.d. f. 82 U-Y, Miscellaneous INDEX TERMS Benecke, Ruby W. ( ) 3,64 Blacks--Education 14,15,17,19,79 Blake, Robert E. ( ) 3,68 Bradshaw, William L. ( ) 3,22,65,68 Bryant, Mary Osborne 44,45 Burke, William W. 31,32 Chamber of Commerce, Kansas City, Missouri 17,40 Clark, John T. 16,17 Colleges and universities--buildings, 1900s 7 y Columbia University, New York, y Committee for Economic Development, Springfield, Missouri 3,14,63 Conservation 2,8,9 Conservation Federation of Missouri 8,9 Crader, E. Earl Diemer, G. W. ( ) 15,16 Discrimination in education 14,15,17,19 Education 5, 14-20, 28, 40, 44, 45, 48, 53, 58, 66, 74, 77, 78

4 C895 Meador, Lewis E. ( ), Constitutional Convention Papers, Page 4 Ellis, Roy (1888- ) 16, 22 English, William Francis ( ) 3, 30, 53 Ford, Marshall Elijah ( ) Goslin, Willard E. (1899- ) Governmental Research Institute, St. Louis, Missouri 28, 36, 74 Hennings, Thomas C., Sr. ( ) 12, 38 Intangible Tax Interest (Economics) Irion, Theophil William Henry, ( ) 15-17, 35 Lamkin, Uel W. ( ) 15-18, 42 Lien, Arnold J. ( ) 21, 42, 47 Lindsay, Alva F. ( ) 16-18, 20 Local Government 28, McCluer, Franc L. ( ) 21, 66 McReynolds, Allen ( ) 22, 23, 50, 51, 70, 71 Meador, Lewis E. ( ) 1-82 Merit System 3, 5, 22, 23, 66 Missouri Farmers Association 9, 21, 22, 34 Missouri League of Women Voters 44, 45 Missouri Public Expenditure Survey 54, 56-59, 70, 79 Missouri State Association of Negro Teachers 15, 16 Missouri State Teachers Association 15, 17, 48, 74 Missouri. Board of Health 30, 32, 33 Missouri. Conservation Commission 2, 8, 13 Missouri. Constitution, Missouri. Constitutional Convention, y Amending the Constitution 37 Bill of Rights 4, 43, 45, 57 Executive Department Executive Department Legislative Department Local Government Manual on the Legislative Article Organizational Information Personnel Information 3, 5, 13, 21-24, 30-34, 37, 42, 57, 59, 72 3, 5, 13, 21-24, 30-34, 37, 42, 57, 59, 72 42, 46, 47, 56 6, 36, 52-54, , 36 11, 36

5 C895 Meador, Lewis E. ( ), Constitutional Convention Papers, Page 5 Social Security 70 Suffrage and Elections 59 Taxation 6, 26, 52-54, 58, Committee on Agriculture and Conservation 2, 9, Committee on Congressional, State Senatorial and Representative Districts 10 Committee on Convention Library, Information and Research Committee on Corporations and Industry 40, 66 Committee on Education Committee on Executive Department Committee on Highways Committee on Information, Submission and Address to the People Committee on Initiative and Referendum, Revision and Amendments Committee on Judicial Department Committee on Labor Committee on Legislative Department Committee on Local Government Committee on Local Government (City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, and Jackson County) Committee on Miscellaneous Provisions Committee on Phraseology, Arrangement and Engrossment Committee on Preamble, Boundaries, Bill of Rights and Distribution of Powers 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 44, 45, 48, 53, 66, 74, 77, 78 21, 23, 24, 40-42, 44, 45, 66, 72, 83 34, 71, 76 3, 36-38, , 45, 66 40, 43, 45, 66 46, 47, 66 40, 41, 52-54, 65, 66, 71, 78 66, , 59, 65 32, 77 26, 30-33, 40, 44, 45, 53 4

6 C895 Meador, Lewis E. ( ), Constitutional Convention Papers, Page 6 Committee on Public Health and Public Welfare and Federal Relations with Respect thereto Committee on Rules and Order of Business 11 Committee on Schedule (Special Committee) 68 Committee on Taxation-Levy, Assessment and Collection Corporations Distribution of Powers 40, 41, 44, 45, 48, 52, 61, 66, 71, , 59 4, 57 Missouri. Department of Corrections 22, 23, 33 Missouri. Nonpartisan Court Plan 38, 63 Mitchell, Ewing Y., Jr. ( ) 1, 55 Morton, Stratford Lee ( ) 10, 47, 55 Parker, W. W. ( ) 15, 16 Phillips, Alroy S. ( ) 4, 23, 32, 62, 77 Phillips, Vivian E. ( ) 47, 74, 76, 77 Public Libraries 48, 78 Public utilities Righter, Richard S. (1894- ) 26, 38, 73 Ryle, Walter H. 15, 16, 18, 19 Shepley, Ethan A. H. ( ) 38, 61, 65, 74-77, 80, 81 Sigma Nu Fraternity 69 Smith, Israel A. ( ) 30, 31 Tax Exemptions Taxation 6, 28, 36, 40, 41, 44, 45, 48, 52-54, 58, 61, 66, 71, Urban League, St. Louis 16, 17