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National Women's Political Caucus, St. Louis Chapter Records, 1971-1986 (S0221)
0.2 cubic foot, 6 folders
The National Women’s Political Caucus, St. Louis Chapter Records contain correspondence, newsletters, student papers, and testimonies documenting the chapter’s efforts toward encouraging women to seek elective and appointive positions in all levels of government. The chapter also supports all political candidates sympathetic to women’s issues and works for the repeal of laws which discriminate against women.
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Neef Family St. Louis World's Fair Negative Album, 1904 (CA6582)
74 negatives
Negatives taken by the Neef family during a visit to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis.
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Earl F. Nelson Papers, 1862-1945 (C0148)
0.2 cubic feet
Two Civil War letters; World War II letters; miscellaneous correspondence of Nelson family; speeches by Nelson on U.S. Constitution, history of Sullivan County, and proposal of new Missouri constitution; University of Missouri Law School Foundation bulletin; notes; and other miscellaneous material.
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New Age Federal Savings and Loan Association Records, 1915-1967 (S0053)
4 cubic feet, 14 ledgers, 3 rolls microfilm
The New Age Federal Savings and Loan Association records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, ledgers, newsletters, and programs documenting the organization's mission to provide African-American St. Louisans with loans to buy homes.
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New Democratic Coalition Records, 1968-1977 (S0068)
3 cubic feet, 77 folders, 8 audio cassettes, 4 reel-to-reel audio tapes
The New Democratic Coalition Records contains newsletters, correspondence, bylaws, and press releases regarding the New Democratic Coalition, a Democratic party reform group founded in response to the 1968 Democratic Convention. The objectives of the New Democratic Coalition included reform of campaign spending, tax assessment, and the widening of the delegate selection process.
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New England Society of St. Louis Program, 1923 (C0629)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Program of the 38th annual reunion of the New England Society of St. Louis, held at Hotel Chase in St. Louis, Missouri.
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New Life Evangelistic Center Records, 1949-2022 (S1236)
64.58 cubic feet
The New Life Evangelistic Center (NLEC) Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting NLEC’s mission to provide Christian hospitality to the poor through social service programs and spiritual care. The collection is divided into five series: Administration; Larry Rice; Penny Rice; Chronological Files; Publications; Jim Barnes; Photographs; and Scrapbooks. The Chronological Files series consists of materials Larry Rice and his son, Chris Rice, gathered during their research for their five-volume history of NLEC. This series contains Rice’s handwritten drafts of the book, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, and photographs, arranged chronologically by year. Other series of interest include the publications series, which consists of issues of the ZOA Free Paper, which NLEC published from 1972 to 2005. The materials in this collection date from 1949 to 2019.
New Music Circle Records, 1959-2008 (S0483)
12 cubic feet, 8 photographs, 1 audio tape, 2 cassettes, 1 grooved single
Founded in 1951, the New Music Circle (NMC) provides a forum for area composers and musicians. NMC is interested mainly in contemporary and avant-garde music. These records include correspondence, flyers, programs, meeting minutes, one LP recording, one 45 RPM recording, two cassettes, one reel-to-reel, and photographs of the group's activities and concerts.
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George Nathan Newman Stereograph Collection, 1870-1915 (P0017)
35 stereographs
Stereoscopic views of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904, plus several other views of St. Louis and agricultural scenes.
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Judge Ann Quill Niederlander Papers, 1978-2001 (S0950)
4 cubic feet
The Judge Ann Quill Niederlander Papers contains correspondence, photographs, legal materials, and rewards documenting Quill's service as a magistrate and associate circuit judge for the 21st Judicial Circuit in St. Louis County from 1978 to 1985.
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Rev. Frederic Niedner Photograph Collection, 1880 (P0917)
3 photographs
Wedding portraits of Richard Bartholdt and Eugenia Niedner, photo of Immanuel Lutheran Church in St. Louis
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Nine Network of Public Media Records, 1952-2015 (S0043)
42 cubic feet, 3396 photographs
The Nine Network of Public Media records contains correspondence, meeting minutes, press releases, photographs, newsletters, and newspaper clippings regarding the organization's mission to provide community-supported educational television to the St. Louis area.
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Gregory Nooney Papers, 1909-1984 (S0168)
1.5 cubic foot, 44 folders, 60 photographs
The Gregory Nooney papers document his life as a St. Louis Real Estate Developer. In the 1930s and 1940s, Nooney worked as an executive for Stix, Baer, and Fuller and Lesser-Goldman. He also served on the City Plan Commission and the Missouri Retailers' Association. In 1945 he founded the Nooney Company, which developed St. Louis' first shopping center and Clayton's first high-rise building. The collection includes correspondence, employment contracts, memoranda, newspaper clippings, photographs, and a scrapbook.
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John Andrew Nooney Papers, 1882-1939 (S0166)
0.02 cubic feet, 3 folders, 2 daybooks, 1 scrapbook, and 16 photographs
The collection contains correspondence, daybooks, photographs, and photographs documenting John Nooney’s career as a patrolman for the St. Louis Police Department.
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Normandy Area Historical Association Records, 1877-2008 (S0420)
2 cubic feet, 1 microfilm roll, 1 scrapbook
The records of the Normandy Area Historical Association contain photographs, correspondence, programs, yearbooks, and histories relating to the organization's mission to help resolve common or area-wide problems, including those of stabilizing communities, as well as increase historical awareness among Normandy residents.
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Normandy School District Collection, 1960-1961, 1994-2019 (S0326)
0.5 cubic foot
The collection contains issues of the Alumni Courier, a Normandy High School Alumni Association publication. The newspaper features stories about Normandy area businesses, neighborhoods, schools, and Normandy High School alumni profiles.
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Normandy School District-UMSL Founding Collection, 1957-1968 (S0533)
2 cubic feet, 177 folders, 96 photographs
This collection documents the founding of the University of Missouri-Saint Louis in Normandy. The materials include correspondence, committee reports, committee resolutions, meeting minutes, surveys and reports, press releases, newspaper clippings, publications, yearbooks, scrapbooks, and photographs related to UMSL (est.1963) and its predecessor, the Normandy Residence Center (est. 1960).
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Normandy Seniors (NOR-SEN) Collection, 1995-2004 (S0951)
0.25 cubic feet
This collection contains Issues of the newsletter from the group Normandy Seniors.
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North Side Preservation Commission Records, 1980-2010 (S0952)
16 cubic feet
The Northside Preservation Commission Records contain reports, photographs, and audio cassettes and videotapes pertaining to the group's mission to preserve North St. Louis, Missouri's historic properties, as well as help low-income families buy property in the area.
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North St. Louis County NOW Records, 1974-1989 (S0183)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection consists of "Keepin' The Thing Goin'," the monthly newsletter of the North St. Louis County chapter of the National Organization for Women.
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North Webster Neighborhood Coalition Records, 2012-2013 (S1124)
0.25 cubic foot
Meeting minutes, newsclippings and proclamation. 2012-2013
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Northeast Missouri State University Collection, no date (P0695)
22 photographs
Photos of bandstands, pavilions, and similar park structures in Ironton, St. Louis, Lewiston, and Hermann.
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Northrop Family Papers, 1852-1998 (R1489)
4 cubic feet (68 folders)
The Northrop Family Papers contain correspondence between members of the Northrop family, family genealogy, and personal papers related to the family farm near Simcoe, Missouri.
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Northwoods, Missouri Records, 1939-1980 (S0424)
0 .8 cubic foot, 21 folders
This collection contains meeting minutes, ordinances, budgets, reports, and a map of a North St. Louis County municipality incorporated in 1939.
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Chester M. Nunn Collection, 1906-1923 (P0100)
38 photographs
20 leather postcards, ca. 1907, with 8 picture postcards of Louisiana MO and environs; Tintypes of W and Sarah McLoed; eight photos of international Air Races at St. Louis, 1923
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O'Neil Family Collection, 2016 (S0262)
0.25 cubic foot
Doris' Story, Some Remembrances of Ellen Doris O'Neil Gelfus Dorhman, 1901-1989, book and CD. 2016
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Edmund C. Oakes Papers, 1943-1987 (S0593)
0.25 cubic foot, 11 folders
This collection consists of correspondence and military papers of Illinois native Edmund C. Oakes (1916-1986) who served in the US Army at the Battle of the Bulge, where he received disabling wounds. He later became Illinois state commander of Disabled American Veterans. The papers include an emergency war-time teaching certificate of his wife Catherine Oakes and correspondence with political figures Otto Kerner and John F. Kennedy.
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Thomas R. Oates Papers, 1940-2006 (CA6212)
7.2 cubic feet
A collection of photographs, slides, and negatives of Dr. Thomas R. Oates, a nationally known documentary photographer and Saint Louis University alumnus. He did extensive research on rural Missouri and farming, as well as the inner city environment of St. Louis.
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Rita Oberbeck Papers, 1939-1979 (S0198)
0.4 cubic feet, 26 folders, 2 photographs
The Rita Oberbeck Papers contain correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and writings relating to her career as Dramatics Director of the Southwest Region of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. In this position, Oberbeck produced plays, skits, and pageants for the union in St. Louis and the Southwest Region. Materials of interest include an unfinished biography about Meyer Perlstein, entitled Shortsnooping with Meyer.
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Ofenstein Family Photographs, c. 1880s-1890s (C4588)
0.05 cubic feet (1 folder)
Photographs of members of the Ofenstein family from St. Louis County, Missouri. Also, a photocopy of Adam and Walhburga Ofenstein's golden anniversary announcement and an advertisement for Ofenstein's Grove.
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Ofenstein Family Photographs, 1880s-1890s (C4588)
0.05 cubic feet (1 folder)
Photographs of members of the Ofenstein family from St. Louis County, Missouri. Also, a photocopy of Adam and Walhburga Ofenstein's golden anniversary announcement and an advertisement for Ofenstein's Grove.
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Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Records, 1933-1982 (S0479)
14 cubic feet, 3 microfilm rolls, 341 photographs, 3 oversize volumes
The Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, financial records, contracts and negotiations, grievances, and membership enrollments records documenting the union's day-to-day business activities, including contract negotiations with gas companies, union conventions, and labor strikes.
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Older Women's League Records, 1981-2009 (S0674)
25 cubic feet, 9 photographs
The Older Women's League (OWL), founded in 1981, is a national membership organization with more than 30,000 members and 1000 chapters. The St. Louis Gateway Chapter, one of the largest with 350 members, was founded in 1985. OWL's mission is to improve the image and status of mid-life and older women through grassroots advocacy, mutual support, and education. The collection includes correspondence newsletters, meeting minutes, reports, and photographs.
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Charles and Marian O'Fallon Oldham Papers, 1913-2004 (S1112)
2 cubic feet, 38 folders, 179 photographs, 10 oversize items, 2 cassette tapes
This collection contains correspondence, photographs, court transcripts, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the lives of Civil Rights activists Charles and Marian Oldham. Charles Oldham was instrumental in organizing picket lines and demonstrations that helped open college admission for African Americans at Washington University in St. Louis in 1948. The Oldhams were also active members of the St. Louis chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and participated in the Jefferson Bank protests in 1963. Other subjects of interest include Marian O’Fallon Oldham’s tenure as a member of the University of Missouri’s Board of Curators and Charles Oldham’s time as the National Chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality. The materials in this collection date from 1913 to 2004.
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Open Space Council Collection, 1988-2005 (S0302)
1 cubic feet
This collection contains photographs of events sponsored by the Open Space Council of St. Louis, including Operation Clean Stream, which seeks to protect and restore the Meramec River and its tributaries.
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Opera Theatre of St. Louis Records, 1939-2023 (S0062)
51 cubic feet
The Opera Theatre of St. Louis Records contains correspondence, programs, and financial materials relating to the history of opera in St. Louis from 1939, including the opera productions, metropolitan opera auditions, and the efforts to raise the public's interest in opera.
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Oral Histories of the Japanese American Community in St. Louis Collection, 1906-1988 (S0682)
7 cubic feet, 68 folders, 1134 photographs, 21 cassette tapes, 8 books, 6 scrapbooks
The Oral Histories of the Japanese American Community in St. Louis Collection documents the experience of Japanese Americans relocation into internment camps and to what life was like for Japanese Americans post-relocation. It includes tapes and transcripts of the oral history interviews conducted as part of Herm Smith's documentation project, which began in 1984. Also included in the collection are the records of the St. Louis Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen League (JACL), which Smith collected during the project. The JACL materials date from the 1950s to the 1970s, and consist of newsletters, newspaper clippings, financial ledgers, meeting minutes, and correspondence, which document the group’s efforts to protect the civil rights of Japanese Americans.
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Oral History Collection, 1971-1995 (S0829)
11 cubic feet
The Oral History Collection consists of reel-to-reel tapes, cassettes, and transcripts of oral histories conducted by Western Historical Manuscript Collection staff and the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) students. Topics of interest include African-American community leaders, labor leaders, immigrants, the Great Depression in St. Louis, and Jazz musicians.
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Organization for Black Struggle Records, 1970-2016 (S1240)
3 cubic foot, 72 folders, 905 photographs, 35 video cassettes
The Organization for Black Struggle Records (OBS) contains correspondence, press releases, flyers, and newsletters pertaining to the group's mission to address the needs and issues of the Black working class in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. Topics of interest include housing and job discrimination cases, criminal justice reform, and apartheid in South Africa.
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Organization History of Ferrier Harris Nursing Home Manuscript, 1979-1980 (S0411)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains a brief history of the Ferrier Harris Nursing Home written by Harriet (Lamb) Williams, a former board member of the nursing home and daughter of Ferrier Harris, the organization’s namesake.
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Organization of Chinese Americans Newsletters, 1975-1978 (S0021)
0.1 cubic foot
Originally founded in 1972 as the League of Chinese Americans, Organization of Chinese Americans – Asian Pacific American Advocates promotes the cultural heritage and social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The collection consists of newsletters from the organization from the mid-1970s.
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Out of the Ghetto Manuscript, 1900-1930 (S0314)
0.01 cubic foot
Unpublished manuscript on St. Louis ethnic neighborhoods, 1900-1930.
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Outlook St. Louis, Collection, 1994-1995 (S1046)
0.04 cubic foot, 7 videotapes
This collection contains Videotapes of Outlook St. Louis, a WHSL-TV and cable access television program for the LGBTQ community. The program featured episodes that focused on political and cultural events relevant to LGBTQ community.
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Dennis Owsley Papers, 1978-1999 (S1238)
44.0 GB
The Dennis Owlsey Papers contains filmed lectures, essays, oral history interviews, playlists, and photographs pertaining to his work as a Jazz scholar and critic. Owsley is the long-time host of KWMU's Jazz Unlimited (1983-present), and has written several books on St. Louis Jazz history, including City of Gabriels: The History of Jazz in St. Louis, 1895-1973. Materials of interest in this collection include oral histories Owsley conducted with notable St. Louis Jazz musicians, including Clark Terry, Larry Bowie, and Willie Atkins. Other items of interest include photographs Owsley took of Jazz performances in St. Louis, including the St. Louis Jazz Fest in 1988 and the Mid-America Fest in 1983. The materials in this collection are entirely digital and date from 1978 to 2019.
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Pageant and Masque of St. Louis Collection, 1914; 1975 (S0294)
0.01 cubic foot
The Pageant and Masque of St. Louis Collection contains an official program of a May 28-31, 1914, performance, including a description of the Pageant, a large dramatic production of the history of St. Louis, and the Masque, a poetic and musical interpretation of the pageant’s history.
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Emile Paillou Letters, 1929-1931 (C2050)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To Margie [Mrs. Ralph Tennal], Sabetha, KS, from St. Louis concerning Francesca Paillou.
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Lucille Papendick Collection, 1912-1967 (S0015)
0.25 cubic foot, 8 folders
The Lucille Papendick promoted art and cultural education programs throughout her life and after her death through a fund she set up to support cultural, arts, and education organizations and the community. The collection contains programs from concerts, plays, recitals, and dance programs in St. Louis by visiting performers at theatres throughout the St. Louis area.
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Paraquad Records, 1981-2002 (S0956)
17 cubic feet
The Paraquad Records contain correspondence, grant files, legislative materials, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the organization's mission to help people with disabilities to live independently in the St. Louis area.
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Parks Air College Collection, 1932 (R1412)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Parks Air College Collection contains an admission packet for Parks Air College sent to Harold S. Macreading II, in 1932. The packet includes a brief history of the school, description of school facilities, detailed flight course descriptions, and information on the ground, executive, and mechanics' schools.
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William E. Parmenter Papers, 1944-1946 (R1334)
(1 folder)
The photocopied journal is the writings of William ""Ted"" E. Parmenter from May 1944 to January 1946 during his tour of duty in the United States Navy.