Saint Louis

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Young Men's Christian Association, Pine Street Branch Newsletters, 1924-1948 (S0697)
0.8 cubic feet, 3 microfilm rolls

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The newsletters give a good account of the early years of this important YMCA branch as well as a glimpse of the African-American community of the time. Each issue has been assigned a folder number to enhance indexing. The newsletters were separated from the rest of the addenda because of their fragile condition.

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Young Socialist Alliance Collection, 1974-1975 (S0096)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folders

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The Young Socialist Alliance Collection contains flyers, posters, newspaper clippings, court briefs, and issues of the Young Socialist from the St. Louis chapter of the Young Socialist Alliance from 1974-1975. The Young Socialist Alliance was the youth group within the Socialist Workers Party from 1960-1992 and promoted causes and candidates representing the Socialist Workers Party.

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Young Women's Christian Association Metro St. Louis Records, 1914-1993 (S0343)
61 cubic feet, 1485 folders, 4994 photographs, 13 microfilm rolls

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The YWCA collection covers the organization's activities from its inception in 1904 to the late 1970s. The constitution and bylaws, along with revisions and complete financial records are included. The St. Louis YWCA was divided into several branches, including a segregated club for black girls, and each of these groups is represented in the records, which include documentation on programs, summer camps, and clubs maintained by the various branches. The collection also includes a record of programs for which the YWCA shared responsibility with similar organizations, such as the USO, American Red Cross, and the YMCA.

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Mary Ann Younk Photograph Collection, 1927 (P0008)
15 photographs

 Digitized Materials

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15 original photos showing damage to houses and buildings after F4 tornado hit St. Louis, September 29, 1927.

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YouthBridge Community Foundation Records, 1876-2003 (S0243)
7.5 cubic feet

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The YouthBridge Community Foundation Records (formerly the German General Protestant Orphan’s Home and General Protestant Children’s Home) contain meeting minutes, ledgers, and scrapbooks relating to its history as a home for impoverished orphans. Materials of interest include intake record books, documenting the child’s name, birth date, the reasons for their admittance and dismal from the orphanage, as well as the names of their parents. Also included in the collection are photographs depicting the cornerstone laying of YouthBridge’s former campus at 12685 Olive Street Road and an essay on the history of YouthBridge, titled Still Caring: the Evolution of a St. Louis Orphanage, by Glenn J. Sartori. The materials in this collection date from 1877 to 2003.

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YWCA Triangle Club Records, 1963-1989 (S1026)
0.8 cubic feet

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This colletion contains calendars, rosters, membership lists, and mailings of a group founded by the spouses of the directors and staff associates of the Young Men's Christian Association Metro St. Louis

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Zeigler, McCurdy and Company Letter, 1867 (C2004)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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To H.G. Lewelling, from Chicago, IL, May 6, 1867. Letter offering Lewelling an agency for sale of "The American Farmer's Horse Book."

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Zepf Family Papers, 1900-1920 (S1229)
0.4 cubic foot

This collection contains a photocopied family history of the Zepf, Wieben, Roething families in St. Louis, Missouri.

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