Saint Charles

"Some Spanish Land Grants in the St. Charles District," Lillian H. Oliver, 1965 (C2904)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Brief biographies of some of the earliest holders of Spanish land grants in the St. Charles District. Included are the Boone, Callaway, Howell, Zumwalt, Hays, and Darst families. Also a general highway map of St. Charles County, 1965, showing locations of land grants.

Noelle Louis Soren Papers, 1904-2008 (K0525)
3.84 c.f.

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Robert Spencer and Pierre Pallardie Papers, 1840 (C1792)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Copies of testimony in the case of Hugh H. Wardlow vs. George Gaty heirs, regarding land in St. Charles, MO.

St. Charles Borromeo Church Records, 1792-1934 (S0138)
3 rolls microfilm

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St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church was dedicated November 7, 1791, by Manuel Perez, the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. Located off Main Street in the town of Les Petites Cotes, Perez officially changed the town's name to San Carlos (St. Charles) the same day he dedicated the church. Daniel Boone's oldest son, Daniel Morgan Boone, was married to Sarah Griffen Lewis at the church on March 2, 1800. The records include baptisms, marriages, and deaths, in Spanish, French, Latin, and English.

St. Charles College Term Report, 1836 (C0623)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Report prepared by John Hunter Fielding upon completion of the school's first year.

St. Charles Countians Against Hazardous Waste/Weldon Springs (SCCAHW) Records, 1946-1996 (S0677)
5 cubic feet, 148 folders, 79 photographs

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The St. Charles Countians Against Hazardous Waste Records contain correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and reports documenting the group’s effort to halt nuclear dumping at, and eventual decontamination of, the Weldon Spring Ordnance Works site.

St. Charles County Historical Society Scrapbook, 1958-1959 (C1384)
0.03 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Articles and news releases of THE DAILY BANNER-NEWS, St. Charles, MO, on the Nathan Boone home, general history of St. Charles, and activities of the Historical Society. Prepared as a contest entry for American Association for State and Local History.

"St. Charles County in the Agricultural Limestone Contest," R.A. Langenbacher, 1928 (C2678)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains an entry prepared by a St. Charles County extension agent.

St. Charles County, Missouri, Photograph Collection, 1887-1968 (P1149)

An artificial collection of photographs of St. Charles County, Missouri.

St. Charles County, Missouri, Portage des Sioux Township Public Road Work List, 1817 (C1693)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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List of persons under overseer Asa Griffith subject to work on the public roads.

St. Charles County, Missouri, Road Commissioners' Report, 1829 (C1689)
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Oath of office and report to the St. Charles County court from road commissioners Osborn Knott, William Eckert, and Benjamin Emmons, appointed to view and mark out a public highway from St. Charles to Elm Point.

St. Charles County, Missouri, Road Commissioners' Report, 1828 (C1690)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Report to the St. Charles County court by road commissioners Benjamin Emmons and Osborn Knott, appointed to view and mark out a road from St. Charles to the Maumelles, 11 March 1828.

St. Charles County, Missouri, Survey Notes, 1825 (C1691)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Field notes of T.P. Robbins' survey of the prison bounds for St. Charles County, May 1825.

St. Charles, Missouri, Circuit Court Seal, 1840 (C1683)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Impression of the seal of the St. Charles circuit court.

St. Charles, Missouri Collection, 1952-1976 (S0055)
0.08 cubic foot, 15 folders

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The St. Charles, Missouri, Collection is an artificial collection consisting of reports, budgets, maps, histories, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the history of St. Charles, Missouri.  

St. Charles, Missouri, Certificate of Purchase, 1852 (C1698)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To S.W. Rice from Robert McClarin, St. Charles marshal and ex-officio collector, 5 January 1852, for the purchase of a city lot owned by Elias Flint's Reps and sold for taxes.

St. Charles, Missouri, Citizens' Petition, 1820 (C1692)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Petition to the judge of the St. Charles circuit court from the inhabitants of St. Charles recommending the appointment of Daniel Howland as constable, March 1820.

St. Charles, Missouri, Election Certificates, 1822 (C1682)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Certification of the election of Antoine Durocher, Benjamin Emmons, Nathaniel Simonds, Joseph Evans, and John Jacoby as trustees of St. Charles.

St. Charles, Missouri, Leases, 1831-1835 (C1688)
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Leases to lots in the city commons to Sarah Ann Cole, 1831, and John Lilly, Jr., 1835.

St. Charles, Missouri, Licenses, 1849 (C1696)
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List of merchant, dray and cart, circus menagerie, inn and tavern, beer house, ten pin alley, insurance company, and ferry licenses granted. Names, occupations, dates of issuance, capital, and amounts.

St. Charles, Missouri, Papers, 1801-1831 (C1566)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Typed copies of auction and requirements of ferrying privileges across the Missouri River by Charles Dehault Delassus, 24 September 1801; records of the auction 27 September 1801; records of the auction 27 September-11 October 1801; letter from J[ean] B. Belland to Auguste Chouteau, 30 October 1801, about ferrying bill; and receipt from J[ean] B. Belland to Mr. Prieur, 7 August 1804. Original and typed copy of public roads report by Robert Spencer to St. Charles County Court, 28 November 1831.

St. Charles, Missouri, Receipt, 1844 (C1699)
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Receipt to William G. Pettus from Benj[amin] Emmons, Jr., St. Charles treasurer, for interest on warrants issued to George Collier.

St. Charles, Missouri, Receipts, 1821 (C1694)
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Receipts to Nath[aniel] Simons and Timothy Flint from John Jacoby, treasurer, St. Charles Corporation, for interest paid on city lot purchase loans, 1821.

St. Louis Post Dispatch, St. Charles Bureau Records, 1981-1994 (S0567)
4 cubic feet, 168 folders

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The collection consists of subject files of the St. Charles bureau of the Post-Dispatch. Topics of interest include airports, ambulances, animal control, blight, City Council and it's charter, FEMA, fireworks, halfway houses, the Katy Trail, Lindenwood University, solid waste, and Weldon Springs.

St. Louis Regional Library Network Records, 1978-1987 (S0975)
1.5 cubic foot, 59 folders

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The State of Missouri incorporated the St. Louis Regional Library Network (SLRLN) in 1977 as a not-for-profit dedicated to providing access to educational opportunities and shared resources for libraries and librarians in the greater St. Louis area, including St. Louis City and County, St. Charles, Franklin, Warren and Lincoln counties. The records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and workshop materials related to SLRLN's administration, finances and networking activities from 1978 to 1987.

St. Louis Science Fiction Society Collection , 1977-2019 (S0340)
1.45 cubic feet

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The collection contains issues of the Insider, the official publication of the St. Louis Science Fiction Society, a local science fiction club that provides a forum for members to discuss Science Fiction literature and media. Also included in the collection are issues of the St. Charles Science Fiction and Fantasy Society's newsletter, The View from the Circle.

Mrs. Joseph Stanwood Papers, 1830 (C1827)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Letter to Mrs. Stanwood in Hopkinton, NH, from her cousin Hamilton P. in St. Charles, MO, describes fashion and society in St. Charles and discusses family and friends.

STARFLEET, the International Star Trek Fan Association, USS Discovery Chapter, St. Louis, Missouri, Records, 1985-2017 (S0310)
3.25 cubic feet

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The collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, reports, and starship schematics documenting the USS Discovery's activities as a chapter of Starfleet: the International Star Trek Fan Association, devoted to the Star Trek Franchise and making creator Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future a reality.

The State of Missouri: An Account with Special Reference to Immigration, translation by Elsa Nagel, no date (C2662)
0.4 cubic feet (54 folders)

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The papers consist of two translated copies of the book, The State of Missouri; An Account with Special References to German Immigration, 1859, written by Friedrich Muench, an influential German writer and later Missouri politician. The translations were done by Elsa Nagel from the original German, and include one handwritten and one typed copy.

Ryne T. Stiegemeier Photographs, 1900, 1951-1961 (P0801)
23 photographs

Photos by Stiegemeier of St. Charles County historic sites and buildings, ca. 1957

Cashers Stoddard Receipt, 1821 (C1648)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a receipt for interest paid on a lot purchased in St. Charles, MO.

J.G. Tannor Letter, 1844 (C2005)
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To Julia G. Tannor, Dinwiddie County, VA, from St. Charles County, MO, Sept. 9, 1844. Writes his sister about plans to practice medicine in St. Charles County.

Trinity Episcopal Church (St. Charles, Mo.) Records, no date (C1338)
0.06 cubic feet (1 volume)

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Brief historical sketch of the church and lists of baptisms, confirmations, and marriages performed by its ministers.

Zenon Trudeau Decree, 1796 (C1653)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a decree in French to the inhabitants of St. Charles, MO, settling a land and boundary line dispute as recommended by the arbitrators.

U.S. Olympic Festival-'94 Collection, 1990-1994 (S1226)
1 cubic foot

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The U.S. Olympic Festival-’94 Collection contains press releases, advertising summaries, fact sheets, news clippings, and videos pertaining to the U.S. Olympic Festival-’94, held in St. Louis, Missouri, from July 1 to July 10, 1994. The United States Olympic Committee held the festival annually during non-Olympic years, to showcase young athletes who had the potential to participate in the World Olympics. Janet Kelley-Harmon, vice president of public relations and advertising for the 1994 festival, collected these materials. The materials in this collection date from 1990 to 1994.

U.S. Work Projects Administration, Historical Records Survey of Missouri, 1935-1942 (C3551)
302 cubic feet (24,282 folders); also available on 817 rolls of microfilm

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Correspondence, records, and working files. Originally designed to survey and inventory all county government records, the survey finally included inventories of church records, manuscript collections, vital statistics, American imprints, and federal archives. Incorporates records of the Federal Writers Project for Missouri.

Univeristy of Missouri-St. Louis Public Policy Library on St. Louis Collection, 1940-1990 (S0999)
4.8 cubic feet

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The University of Missouri-St. Louis Public Policy Library on St. Louis Collection consists of studies and reports regarding the formation and growth of Missouri state and local governments, including the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. 

Charles Van Ravenswaay Papers, 1841-1990 (C3873)
21.8 cubic feet (1,359 folders), 1 audio cassette

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Correspondence, research notes, photographs, and literary manuscripts of historian and author Charles van Ravenswaay, former director of the Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis; Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts; and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum and Gardens, Wilmington, Delaware.

Ernst F. Voss Receipt, 1854 (C1697)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Receipt for railroad tax.

Wessel/Donnan Papers, 1956-2005 (S0787)
2 cubic feet, 30 folders, 72 photographs

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This collection primarily consists of business ledgers, financial statements, and photographs relating to Wessel Stables while under the management of Dwight and Gloria Donnan. This collection also contains artifacts of the Donnans' participation with the Mariner Gam, a civic club affiliated with the United Church of Christ of Lockwood in Webster Groves, MO. The club was similar to the Girl Scouts but offered only water-based sporting activities. The couple was involved with Mariner Gam for approximately 20 years, ending in the mid-1980s.

Russel Wilbur Papers, 1856-1919 (C4283)
0.25 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The papers of Russel Wilbur contain minute books and correspondence from St. Louis organizations attended by Reverend Russel Wilbur. Other volumes include personal diaries and poetry books that belonged to Wilbur's mother, Charlotte Wilbur.

Henry Zumwalt Papers, 1804 (C1671)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Bill of sale, inventory and settlement of the Henry Zumwalt, Sr., estate St. Charles, MO, March-August 1804.