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Special Collections, SC#32, Merrell Junkins Collection. Donated by former MSSU Psychology professor, Dr. Merrell Junkins, this collection includes economic statistics and a poverty analyses of the southwest Missouri area by Merrell Junkins.

Collection Information

Collection Number: SC#32

Title: 
Merrell Junkins Collection

Dates: 
1966-1972


Collection Size: 
1 Box

Scope and Content

This collection includes copies of reports from the Community Profile Project by the Office of Economic Opportunity in the 1960s, covering various counties in Missouri, including Jasper County, McDonald County, Newton County and Barton County. This collection also includes economic statistics for the area from 1959 through 1966, a poverty analyses for various counties in Missouri, including Bates County, Henry County, Cedar County, Vernon County, and St. Clair County, by Merrell Junkins.

Creator(s)

Merrell Junkins
Office of Economic Opportunity

Acquisition Information

Donated by Merrell Junkins in 1985. Merrell Junkins was a Missouri Southern Psychology professor.

Preview the Collection

Collection Inventory

Folder 1

  • “Introduction” paper (14 pages)

Folder 2

  • March 10, 1972 - “Instructions for Completing Regional Plan For Developmental Disabilities Regions” booklets (84 pages)

Folder 3

  • “Median Family Income in Missouri, 1959 and 1966” statistic papers

Folder 4

  • 1966 – “Office of Economic Opportunity – Information Center: Community Profile Project, Barton County” report
  • 1966 – “Office of Economic Opportunity – Information Center: Community Profile Project, Newton County” report
  • “Office of Economic Opportunity – Information Center: Community Profile Project, McDonald” report
  • “Office of Economic Opportunity – Information Center: Community Profile Project, Jasper County” report

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