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W.C. Gilman & Co., St. Louis Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, 1959 (S0405)
0.01 cubic foot

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The St. Louis Metropolitan Area Population, Land Use, and Employment Study contains population, land, and employment estimates for the St. Louis area in 1957 and provided projections for 1970 and 1980. Dr. Ernest Jurkart of Marketers Research Services, Inc. authored the study.

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Herb Waerckle Papers, 1942-2000 (S1008)
1 cubic foot, 6 photographs

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The papers of Herb Waerckle contain family histories and a scrapbook pertaining to Waeckerle's career as a journalist for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat and as well as his career in public relations working for the Schnucks and Monsanto.

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Lisa Wagaman Papers, 1974-1992 (S0542)
6.4 cubic feet, 112 folders

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The Lisa Wagaman papers contain meeting minutes, publications, buttons, posters, flyers, t-shirts, and newspapers relating to her activism in St. Louis's LGBTQ community. Also included in this collection are early records of the Mid-Continent Life Services, Inc.

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Wainright Building Photographs, 1890-1891, 1982 (P0817)
4 photographs

Photos of the Wainwright Building, St. Louis, in 1982, and one photo of its construction.

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Mark Waldemer Labor Collection, 1920-1997 (S1193)
2 cubic feet

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This collection contains labor agreements, correspondence, news articles, and photographs documenting Mark Waldemer's labor activism.

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Wallace Family Papers, 1929-1983 (S0725)
0.25 cubic feet, 5 folders, 33 photographs

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The Wallace Family Papers contain the papers of Lester James Wallace (1902-1985) and his wife Eleanor Wallace (1903-1986), a Catholic family who lived at 4852 Tiemann Street in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Wallace worked as a truck driver for ice cream and wholesale dairy operations in the 1940s and 1950s. Their papers include correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, a volume of Wallace Family History, an identification card, and a WWII draft card.

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Richard R. Wallin St. Louis Streetcars Photo Collection, 1958 (S1137)
0.01 cubic foot

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This collection contains thirty 35mm slides of St. Louis and Illinois streetcars, photographed by Richard R. Wallin for Blackhawk Films and published in 1958. The slides also include images of stations such as Wellston Loop Depot.

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E.P. Walsh Letter, 1885 (C2682)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To [N.B.] Allen, Jefferson City, MO, from St. Louis, MO, Feb. 25, 1885.

Request for the support of Allen, a member of the Missouri legislature, for a bill providing for collection of historical documents. Walsh was secretary for the Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis.

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J. and E. Walsh Invoice, 1831 (C2458)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Invoice for a quantity of goods sent to Campbell and Company, Desmoin Rappids, by J. and E. Walsh, St. Louis, MO, July 30, 1831. Signed by Thos. O. Flaherty.

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Virginia Walton Postcard Collection, no date (P0142)
1 folder

A collection of Missouri postcards, including many from the St. Louis and Kansas City areas.

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Warehouse Employees Local 667 Strike Bulletins, 1935-1936 (S0217)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder

Warehouse employees called a strike against Kroger Grocery and Baking Company on November 7, 1935. The union demanded an increase in wages, seniority rights, a closed shop, and an end to work speedup programs. In March 1936, the International Executive Board revoked Local 667's charter for failure to comply with the International's negotiated settlement. The bulletins detail the strike activity, negotiations, support from other unions, and the use of scab labor.

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Washington University Photographs, 1936-1956 (P0194)

Photographs of Washington University, ca. 1936 and 1952.

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Washington University School of Medicine, Class of 1943, Photograph, 1943 (P0581)
1 photograph

Class photograph from the Washington University School of Medicine, December 1943.

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Washington University Ugly Club Poster, 1871 (C2841)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Caricatures of Harry H. Cabot, W.R. Schuyler, E.M. Bowman, Emile R. Abadie, Lyne S. Metcalfe, Jr., Stephen H. Jecko, Freddy Cline, W.J.S. Bryan, and Elliot C. Jewett. OVERSIZE.

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Arthur Washington Papers, 1929-1995 (S1113)
1 cubic foot, 72 folders, 52 photographs

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The Arthur Washington Papers contains student handbooks, school programs, memos, certificates, and photographs pertaining to Washington's involvement in Sumner High School's academic and athletic programs. The collection also documents Washington's involvement with Alpha Phi Alpha, the Archdiocesan Development Appeal, and the campaign to revitalize the Ville neighborhood.

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WBDA LP Records Collection, 1920-1930 (S1089)
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This collection contains two LP records recorded at WBPA Sound Systems in Webster Groves, MO. Included in the recordings is a Jewish wedding and music.

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Weaver Family Papers, 1941-1943 (S1168)
1 cubic foot, 28 folders

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This collection consists of correspondence between Jack Weaver and Ruth Riddick, a St. Louis-area couple, during World War II. In Weaver's letters to Riddick, he describes his service in the United States Army, providing insight into his daily life and the training he underwent in the Army's Officer Candidate School. Riddick's letters to Weaver include descriptions of life in St. Louis during the war, as well as her activities in church functions and work at United Motors as a secretary. Weaver and Riddick married in June 1943.

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Webster Groves High School Memorabilia Collection, 1960-2015 (S1203)
0.25 cubic feet

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This collection consists of Webster High School yearbooks, newspaper clippings, obituaries, and a photograph.

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Webster Groves Nature Study Society Bulletins, 1996-1998 (S1010)
1 cubic foot

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This collection consists of Issues of Nature Notes, the Bulletin of the Webster Groves Nature Society, Vol. 68, No. 6-Vol. 70, December 1998.

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Webster Review Records, 1973-1982 (C4508)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)

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The records of the Webster Review, an international literary journal that was published by Webster College (now Webster University) from 1974-1994, including promotional materials, financial documents, and manuscript submissions.

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Lisa Weinmann, "Awakening and Angst" Thesis and Tapes, 1992 (S1011)
0.8 cubic feet

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This collection contains a thesis written by Lisa Weinmann on mainstream feminism in St. Louis during the 1970s, as well as fifteen oral history tapes she used as research for her thesis.

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Austin H. Welch Papers, 1908-1927 (R0824)
(1 folder)

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These are business papers of Austin H. Welch of St. Louis, Missouri, regarding investments in Missouri and Arkansas lands through the Dorsey Corporation of Moline, Illinois. Among the papers are reports on a coal property near Bourbon in Crawford County, Missouri, and agricultural land near Texarkana in Miller County, Arkansas.

Roy Wenzlick Papers, 1882-1981 (S0574)
23 cubic feet, 28 films, 13 audio tapes, 299 microfilm rolls, 66 books

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Roy Wenzlick was a prominent real estate analyst, appraiser, author, and publisher. His 1936 book, "The Coming Boom in Real Estate," appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. The collection includes correspondence, research files, photographs, and a complete run Wenzlick's newsletter, "The Real Estate Analyst."

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Leonard Matthews Werner Papers, 1917-1981 (S0206)
0.04 cubic feet, 7 folders, 45 photographs, 1 microfilm roll

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The Leonard Matthews Werner Papers contain correspondence, newsletters, manuals, and newspaper clippings documenting his work establishing the Sebago Club, Camp Ironwood in Maine, and the Sebago School for Disturbed Children.

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Wesley House Association Records, 1929-2002 (S0675)
2 cubic feet, 52 folders, 399 photographs

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The Wesley House Association was founded in 1903 by a lay group affiliated with the Methodist Church. Its purpose is to provide social services for the 21st Ward in St. Louis City. Included in the collection are bylaws, meeting minutes, correspondence, budgets, , newsletters, and photographs.

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Wessel and Schaefer Family Papers, 1907-1974 (S0522)
2.5 cubic feet, 48 folders, 43 photographs

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The Wessel and Schaefer Family Papers contain correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting the lives of Lillian Schaefer and Emil Wessel. The collection contains material both prior to and during their marriage, including family correspondence from 1954. The complete date range of the collection is 1907 to 1975, with bulk dates from 1917 to 1923.

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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.

West County Democrats Records, 2001-2017 (S1218)
2 cubic feet

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The records of the West County Democrats contain agendas, board and general meeting minutes, bylaws, correspondence, directories, and reports collected and maintained by previous co-chairs of the organization. Former Senator Harriet Woods and Jo Ann Fox Hughes were among the founding members of the West County Democrats and held the club’s first meetings in the summer of 2001. Since its founding, the West County Democrats have grown to a membership of nearly 170 individuals, who continue to meet monthly and invite guest speakers to lecture on a variety of political issues affecting Missouri and the United States.  

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Western Historical Manuscript Collection, St. Louis, Vertical File Collection, 1834-2012 (S0694)
4.25 cubic feet, 265 folders

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The Western Historical Manuscript Collection (WHMC)-St. Louis’s vertical file was begun in 1968 as part of WHMC’s collecting mission under the direction of Irene Cortinovis and Ina Watson. The collection chronicles numerous St. Louis-related topics, including African Americans, Anheuser-Busch, the Congress of Racial Equality, and the Shaw neighborhood.

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Western Historical Manuscript Collection-St. Louis Records, 1968-2011 (S1230)
6.5 cubic feet

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The records of the Western Historical Manuscript Collection (WHMC)-St. Louis contains administrative correspondence, meeting minutes, and monthly and annual reports pertaining to the founding and operation of the office. Subjects of interest include the controversy between the State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO) and the University of Missouri–Saint Louis (UMSL) regarding WHMC-St. Louis’s desire to remain independent from WHMC, the creation of UMSL’s University Archives, and the development of WHMC-St. Louis’s oral history program. The materials in this collection date from 1967 to 2011.

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John G. Westover Collection, 1910-1946 (C3733)
1.1 cubic feet (56 folders)

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Correspondence between members of a Missouri family, including three sons in the service, during World War II. The letters deal largely with family matters, but also include descriptions of military bases, a soldier's daily routine and training, and people, cities, and countries in Africa and Europe. Also included are letters from an uncle who was in the service during World War I and in the 1920s.

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William Wetherhold Photographs, 1895 (P0369)
4 photographs

Photographs taken by William Wetherhold in 1895 in St. Louis, MO and Piedmont, MO. At the time, Wetherhold was a salesman from Macomb, IL.

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Walter William Wharton Papers, c. 1912-1995 (C3772)
2.5 cubic feet (114 folders)

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Papers of a Missouri poet and writer, trade magazine editor, book reviewer, and lecturer. Includes correspondence, books, newspaper clippings, poetry, sketches, and plays.

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James Parker Wheatley Papers, 1945-1982 (S0205)
1 cubic foot, 4 folders, 16 volumes

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The James Parker Wheatley Papers document the daily activities of a pioneer in educational television programming. Born in 1906, Wheatley served as a broadcaster on the Armed Forces Network, general manager of WGBH in Boston, and the first public affairs director of KMOX in St. Louis. Materials of interest include Wheatley's diaries, reflecting his appointments with potential interviewees for programs on WGBH and KMOX, and an undated telephone directory of his professional contacts.

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Amos Wheeler Commission, 1822 (C1677)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains an image of a commission for Amos Wheeler as a notary public for St. Louis and St. Louis County, MO, 21 May 1822. The commission is signed by William G. Pettus, secretary of state, and Alexander McNair, governor. The commission has an impression of the state seal.

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Henry Winfield Wheeler Papers, 1953-1980 (S0122)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder

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The papers of Henry Winfield Wheeler contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, awards, and articles of a prominent African-American St. Louis civil rights leader. In 1953, Mr. Wheeler was elected president of the St. Louis chapter of the NAACP. He was elected state representative in 1958, 1960, and 1962 from the 17th district in St. Louis.

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Mae Wheeler Papers, 1975-2004 (S1013)
3 cubic feet

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The Mae Wheeler Papers contains autograph and address books, contracts, newspaper clippings, flyers, and correspondence relating to Wheeler's career as a Jazz singer. Also included in the collection are photographs of Wheeler's performances. 

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Maurice and Doris Wheeler Papers, 1906-1989 (S0599)
16 cubic feet, 469 folders, 32 photographs

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The Maurice and Doris Wheeler Papers contain correspondence, newsletters, publications, and reports documenting the Wheeler’s social activism and involvement in groups such as the American Federation of Technical Engineers, Eighth Ward Independent Democrats, New Democratic Coalition, Reform Organization of Welfare (ROWEL), and Socialist Party.

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Barbara Endicott Wheelhouse Oral History Collection, 2019-2021 (C4602)
38.7 MB of digital files (1 pdf, 2 wmas)

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The collection contains two oral history interviews of Barbara Ann Endicott Wheelhouse conducted by her son Paul Wheelhouse concerning growing up in St. Louis during World War II and becoming a psychic counselor, as well as the Endicott, Kobel, and Tuschhoff families of Missouri. Includes audio files and a list of questions and topics covered in the interviews.

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Edwin D. Wheelock Papers, 1862-1901 (R0654)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The Edwin D. Wheelock Papers contain photocopied Civil War correspondence written by Edwin D. Wheelock, a soldier in Company G of the 17th Illinois Cavalry. The letters were written from camps at Alton, Illinois; St. Louis, Rolla, and Pilot Knob, Missouri; and Fort Scott, Kansas. There is also a letter written by a friend, Emery F. Farnsworth, who was a soldier in the 37th Illinois Infantry, a photographic copy of Wheelock in uniform, postwar information on veterans of the unit printed by the Nunda Herald, and a brief family record.

Whig Ticket (St. Louis County, Mo.), 1844 (C2809)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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A broadside listing the Whig ticket "regular nominations, except for Sheriff, St. Louis County." The broadside also lists candidates for St. Louis township justices of the peace and constable and independent candidates for state-wide offices.

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Park Jerauld White Papers, 1911-1982 (S0461)
1 cubic foot, 64 folders

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The Park Jerauld White Papers contain correspondence, articles, poems, and reports documenting Dr. Park Jerauld White, a pediatric physician, poet, and civic reformer. An early advocate of integration to improve public health, Dr. White opened one of St. Louis’ first integrated pediatric practices in 1924 and championed efforts to stop lead paint poisoning and nuclear bomb tests.

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Pearl Schwartz White Papers, 1911-1981 (S0133)
0.15 cubic foot, 6 folders

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The papers of Peral Schwartz White contain correspondence, scrapbooks, programs, newspaper clippings of a St. Louis African-American educator. Items of interest include material on the Missouri State Association of Negro Teachers, as well as statistics on negro teachers in Missouri in the 1930s.

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Otto Widmann Collection, 1898-1965 (C4001)
0.2 cubic feet (7 folders)

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The collection contains correspondence, notes, publications, and miscellaneous material compiled by Daniel McKinley for a biography of Otto Widmann, an ornithologist from St. Louis, Missouri.

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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.

Endangered Wolf Center Records, 1946-1992 (S0535)
15 cubic feet, 463 photographs, 5 audio tapes, 9 videotapes

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The records of the Endangered Wolf Center (formerly the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center), chronicle its establishment, growth, and administration. Founded by Carol and Marlin Perkins in 1971, WSRC bred wolves for reintroduction into the wild and fought for other conservation issues. The collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, articles, publications, legal documents, wolf studies, veterinary reports, conference proceedings, and government legislation.

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Hershel Wileman Papers, 1945-1952 (S0736)
0.25 cubic foot, 9 folders

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During the late 1940s, Hershel Wileman served as the President of United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers of America-Local #476. He worked for the Mercury Record Corporation in St. Louis, MO. The collection includes labor agreements, Congress of Industrial Organization's newspapers, union literature, correspondence, wage measures, and job classifications.

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Wilkins Family Papers, 1931-2006 (S0273)
0.8 cubic foot

The Wilkins Family Papers contain correspondence, photographs, meeting minutes, programs, hymnals, and recipe books pertaining to the Wilkins family of Webster Groves. The materials in this collection primarily reflect the lives of Mattie Hunt Wilkins and her descendants. Items of interest include the meeting minutes of Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 4. Mattie Wilkins was the Worthy Matron (WM) of the lodge.

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Alice May Williams Diaries, 1863-1867 (S0178)
1 roll of microfilm

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This collection consists of the diary of a young St. Louis woman, documenting her daily life, as well as her voyage to Venezuela with her father in 1867.

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Robert C. Williams Collection, 1968-1999 (S0191)
0.2 cubic foot, 5 folders

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The collection contains photocopies of letters, photos, newsletters, and newspaper articles reflecting the ministry of Robert C. Williams and the history and evolution of the Church of God in Christ.

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