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Webster Review Records, 1973-1982 (C4508)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
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
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)
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.
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Roy Wenzlick Papers, 1882-1981 (S0574)
23 cubic feet, 28 films, 13 audio tapes, 299 microfilm rolls, 66 books
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
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
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
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
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.
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West County Democrats Records, 2001-2017 (S1218)
2 cubic feet
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
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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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Wheelhouse Family Papers, 1911-1958 (S0703)
0.1 cubic foot
The Wheelhouse Family Papers contain vital records, marriage certificates, obituaries, and newspaper clippings regarding the Wheelhouse and Endicott families.
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Barbara Endicott Wheelhouse Oral History Collection, 2019-2021 (C4602)
38.7 MB of digital files (1 pdf, 2 wmas)
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)
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.
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Whig Ticket (St. Louis County, Mo.), 1844 (C2809)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
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
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
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)
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)
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.
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Endangered Wolf Center Records, 1946-1992 (S0535)
15 cubic feet, 463 photographs, 5 audio tapes, 9 videotapes
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
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
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
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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Sarah Cornelia Williams Diaries, 1845-1889 (S0177)
1 microfilm roll
This collection consists of the diaries of a St. Louis wife and mother with references to daily life, servant problems, Civil War, Lincoln's assassination, and the Chicago fire of 1871.
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John Wilson Diary, 1904-1909 (S0078)
5 folders, 0.15 cubic foot
This collection contains a diary written by John Wilson, an English immigrant. In the diary, Wilson chronicles his daily life in the first decade of the twentieth century, discussing the social and political life of St. Louis and Jennings, Missouri, and the St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904.
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Arthur Witman Color Photograph Collection, 1932-1984 (S0665)
135 photographs
The collection consists of color photographs Witman took of various St. Louis scenes and events, including Busch Stadium during the 1967 World Series, the Veiled Prophet, the St. Louis Zoo, and Powell Hall.
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Arthur Witman 120mm Photograph Collection, 1932-1984 (S0732)
749 photographs
This addenda to the Arthur Witman papers contain photographs he took as a photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. They include images of labor unions, women in World War II, sharecroppers, children, and schools.
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Arthur Witman 35mm Photograph Collection, 1932-1984 (S0733)
1,750 photographs
This addenda to the Arthur Witman papers contain 35mm photographs he took as a photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. They include images of labor unions, women in World War II, sharecroppers, children, and schools.
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Arthur Witman 35mm Photographs, 1932-1984 (S0549)
547 photographs
This collection consists of 35mm photographs taken by Arthur Witman during his career as a photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Arthur Witman Arch Construction Photographs, 1963-1967 (S0702)
2522 photographs
This collection consists of photographs took of the construction of the Gateway Arch from 1963 to 1967 for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He was the only news photographer on permanent assignment at the construction and had complete access at the site, enabling him to take photographs from all heights and angles. He primarily worked with slide film, but also used a Panox camera, the only one of its kind in St. Louis, to create photographs covering 140 degrees horizontally.
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Arthur Witman Papers, 1934-1978 (S0455)
1 cubic foot, 38 folders
Arthur Witman was St. Louis Post-Dispatch news photographer (1932-1969), who pioneered the use of 35mm in news photographs and organized the St. Louis Press Photographer's Association in 1945. The papers contain correspondence, articles, speeches, and newspaper clippings.
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Arthur Witman Papers Addenda, 1954-1987 (S0794)
.4 cubic feet, 54 photographs, 12 audiotapes
This addenda to the Arthur Witman Papers include photographs, newspaper clippings, letters of congratulations, and audiotapes, pertaining to Witman's freelance work and lectures he gave on photojournalism. Also included in this addenda is a mock-up of a book on the Gateway Arch that Witman had written but was never published.
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Arthur Witman Photograph Addenda, 1932-1984 (S0717)
13516 photographs
This addenda to the Arthur Witman Papers contain photographs Witman took as a photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Subjects of interest include Busch Stadium, Cahokia Mounds, women in World War II, and fundamentalist religious gatherings.
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Arthur Witman Photograph Collection, 1932-1984 (S0541)
1695 photographs
Arthur Witman was St. Louis Post-Dispatch news photographer (1932-1969), who pioneered the use of 35mm in news photographs and Organized the St. Louis Press Photographer's Association in 1945. This collection consists of photographs Witman took for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Arthur Witman Photographic Prints Collection, 1936-1956 (S0836)
2 cubic feet, 94 folders, 1971 photographs
This collection contains photographic prints of images Witman took as a photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The photographs include images of women working in factories during World War II, the St. Louis Zoo, Carl Sandburg, and the March on Washington Movement (MOWM) Rally in St. Louis.
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Woermann Construction, Architectural Drawings Collection, 1916-1979 (S0681)
195 cubic feet
This collection contains blueprints, building specifications, and contracts for St. Louis area buildings built by Woermann Construction from 1916 to 1979. Materials of interest include plans for Optimist International Headquarters in St. Louis.
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Duane and Judith Woltjen Meramec Dam Collection, 1952-1984 (S0210)
0.4 cubic feet
The collection contains correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and bumper stickers documenting Duane and Judith Woltjen's involvement with the Sierra Club, Ozark Chapter's efforts to prevent the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ plan to dam the Meramec River near Sullivan, Missouri, in Franklin County.
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Woman Gathering II Collection, 1984 (S0208)
0.1 cubic foot, 2 cassette tapes, 1 16mm film
The Second National Woman’s Gathering met in St. Louis at Fontbonne College on August 17-20, 1984. The Gathering was intended to empower women and reject the powerless and inferior gender roles placed upon them by society. The materials in this collection include a registration sheet, Off The Wall II, two cassette tapes documenting the Gathering, and a 16mm film entitled Women’s Voices: The Gender Gap Movie.
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Women as Change Agents Collection, 2015-2018 (S1207)
7.5 cubic feet
The Women as Change Agents Oral History Collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by Dr. Blanche Touhill with St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents who have established themselves as leaders during periods of great change such as the civil rights and women’s movements and Vietnam War demonstrations. The collection documents the interviewee’s personal and professional lives and how they established themselves as successful, enterprising women leaders in the St. Louis region. These materials include DVD recordings of the interviews, as well as accompanying transcripts. The interviews date from 2015 to the present.
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Women in Communications, Inc., St. Louis Chapter Records, 1926-1998 (S0009)
4.75 cubic feet, 1 oversize folder, 208 photographs, 1 microfilm reel
This collection contains the records of the St. Louis Chapter of Women in Communications, Inc., formerly called Theta Sigma Phi. Women in Communications sponsored various programs to educate, encourage, and reward women in the field of communications. They also sponsored an annual “Ladies of the Press” luncheon. The materials in this collection include correspondence, minutes, reports, bylaws, constitution, directories, brochures, newsletters, photographs, and scrapbooks.
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Women in World War II Oral Histories, 2014 (S1149)
0.2 cubic foot, 3 folders
The World War II Oral Histories collection contains three interviews conducted by Marie Morgan with women who lived during the conflict. Each interview tells the story about each woman during the conflict, their wartime experiences and life afterward in Europe and the United States.