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Carpenters' Local 1596 Records, 1871-1975 (S0163)
8 micofilm rolls
Twenty-two carpenters met on December 8, 1871, to form the St. Louis Cabinet Makers' Protective Union. The following year they affiliated with the International Cabinet Makers' Union of America, becoming Local 12. In 1903 the local became part of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America as Local 1596. The collection includes records of other unions that joined Local 1596. Early volumes are in German.
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Carpenters' Local No. 5 Financial Books, 1885-1888, 1904-1913 (S0160)
1 roll microfilm, 2 volumes
The Carpenters’ Local No. 5’s Financial Books contain meeting minutes, financial ledgers, and rosters documenting weekly meetings of Carpenters’ Local No. 5 from 1885 to 1888 and 1904 to 1913.
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Carpenters' Local No. 5 Records, 1886-1948 (S0161)
4 microfilm rolls
The Carpenters’ Local No. 5 Records contains meeting minutes, rosters, treasurer reports, and ledgers documenting Carpenters Local No. 5’s effort to improve working conditions and increase wages for carpenters in St. Louis from 1886 to 1948.
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Carper Casket Company History, 1975 (S0027)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
This collection contains a handwritten history of the Carper Casket Company, an African American-owned casket firm founded by George A. Carper in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1932.
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Edna Carroll Papers, 1932-1969 (S0807)
0.25 cubic foot, 5 folders
The Edna Carroll papers include schoolwork and news clippings from her time at Webster College in the 1930s. Also included in the collection are issues of Transit News, a newspaper she worked for in the 1940s.
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Nellie M. Castle Collection, 1907-1910, no date (P0650)
1 folder
Postcards and photos of Howell County, mainly Willow Springs, and St. Louis County.
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William L. Catherwood Papers, 1859-1873 (C3799)
0.2 cubic feet (14 folders)
Papers pertaining to the 8th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia, which Catherwood commanded during the Civil War. Incorporation papers, deeds, and correspondence of the Lander Hill Tunnel and Silver Mining Company of New York and Nevada. Detailed report and drawing for a New York City rapid transit system, 1873.
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Henry S. Caulfield Papers, 1878-1966 (C2409)
2.1 cubic feet
The papers of Henry S. Caulfield contain correspondence, diaries, photographs, reports, speeches, and miscellaneous material. Caulfield was a Republican governor of Missouri (1929-1933) and St. Louis official.
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Central Plank Road Company Collection, 1855 (R0991)
(1 folder)
This is a cancelled six-month promissory note due on September 1, 1855 and issued by the Central Plank Road Company of St. Louis County, Missouri. The note was signed by Treasurer, Charles L. Hunt and endorsed by George R. Harrington.
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Central Trades and Labor Union of St. Louis Minutes, 1945-1946 (C0919)
1 volume
Printed minutes of bi-monthly meetings.
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Chain of Rocks Bridge Collection , 1997-1998 (S0283)
0.3 cubic foot
The Chain of Rocks Bridge Collection consists of magazines, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and a scrapbook compiled by Karlene McAllister, former promotions director for Trailnet Inc.'s Old Chain of Rocks Bridge restoration project. The collection documents Trailnet Inc's early efforts to restore the bridge as a pedestrian walkway. The items in the scrapbook consist of photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, newsletters, and promotional flyers that chronicle several Trailnet Inc.-sponsored activities on the Chain of Rocks bridge, including Halloween events, birdwatching, and a marriage ceremony held on the bridge.
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Corinne Gould Chamberlain Poems, circa 1950-1963 (C3178)
0.06 cubic feet (3 folders)
Missouri-themed poems written by Corinne Gould Chamberlain.
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Dail Chambers Papers, 2001-2023 (S0518)
0.3 cu. ft.
This collection contains exhibition gallery cards, zines, handmade buttons, art, articles, art curricula, books, family photographs, and art pamphlets documenting Dail Chambers' involvement in teaching and producing art.
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J. D. Champlin Papers, 1867 (R0952)
(1 folder)
This is a letter dated September 15, 1867 from J. D. Champlin of Champlin, Balch and Company, railroad contractors, in St. Louis, Missouri, to his son, John. The letter concerns construction of the Iowa Central Railroad and some family matters.
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Charless Home Collection, 1931-1973 (S0125)
0.01 cubic foot
The collection primarily consists of annual reports of the trustees of the Charles Home (formerly Home of the Friendless), a long-term care facility for elderly women in St. Louis, established and governed by women.
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Henry Martyn Cheavens Papers, 1846-1848 (S0690)
0.5 cubic feet
The Henry Martyn Cheavens Papers contain three diaries written by Cheavens while he lived in St. Louis and Boone County, Missouri, in the 1840s.
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Ruth Cherrick Class Book, 1926-1930 (S0650)
0.25 cubic foot, 1 volume
Ruth Cherrick kept the class book during her four years at Soldan High School. The book contains invitations to parties, notes, and artwork by friends, classmates and teachers, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, photographs, and diary entries. Also included in the book is one issue of Soldan High School Scribbage.
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company Promotional Booklet Collection, 1916 (R0815)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is "A Good Dairy Country: Central Missouri, Along Rock Island Lines, a booklet published by the "Rock Island" railroad to promote dairy farming and other agricultural pursuits along its route between Kansas City and St. Louis in Missouri.
Chippewa Bridge Drawing, 1943 (C2070)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Drawing of proposed bridge across the Mississippi River at St. Louis.
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Choose Environmental Excellence Gateway Region Records, 1999-2005 (S0860)
6 cubic feet
The records of Choose Environmental Excellence, Gateway Region contain correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and proposals, relating to the group's mission to organize a partnership of business, government, and private citizens to improve environmental awareness and actions in the daily choices that individuals and institutions in the Gateway Region make.
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Chouteau Family Bible Excerpt, no date (C3137)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Copy of page from the Chouteau Family Bible. Names listed are Francois Chouteau, Therese Birenica Chouteau, Edmund Francois H. Chouteau, Pierre Menard Chouteau, Louis Sylvestre Chouteau, Benjamin Chouteau, Frederick D. Chouteau, Benedict Pharamon Chouteau, and Mary Brigite Chouteau. Gives place and date of birth and date of death.
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Auguste A. and Constance Chouteau Deed, 1818 (C1491)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Deed to Fenton F. Goss for a lot in Florissant, MO.
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Christ Church Cathedral and Choir of the Church fo St. Michael and St. George Music Tapes, 1991-1997 (S1154)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection contains choir music from the Christ Church Cathedral and the Church of St. Michael and St. George. Recordings of interest include the choir's tribute to the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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Christ Church Cathedral Photographs, 1845-1980 (P0840)
19 photographs
Portraits of Christ Church Cathedral clergy
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Christian Women's Benevolent Association Records, 1899-2011 (S1235)
7.5 cubic feet, 12 oversize volumes, 4 VHS tapes
The Christian Women’s Benevolent Association Records contain Christian Women Benevolent Association (CWBA) Board Meeting Minutes (1899–1952); Christian Old People’s Home Ledgers and Meeting Minutes (1915–1949); Christian Hospital of St. Louis Board Meeting Minutes (1923–1959); and scrapbooks, photographs, videotapes, and ephemera relating to the CWBA’s activities from 1899 – 2011. Most notably, the records include admittance ledgers from the Christian Orphan’s Home as well as the Mothers and Babies Home of St. Louis from 1899 to 1933. The admittance ledgers are a particularly rich source of genealogical information, as they contain applications for entry into the home. Details such as date and place of the child’s birth; vaccination records; parents’ full names, birthplace and occupation, and nationality and religion; and location of the nearest living relative are listed.
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Dean Cimaglia Papers, 1907-2011 (S0336)
15 cubic feet
The collection contains correspondence, photographs, reel-to-reel film, cassette and VHS tapes, and yearbooks chronicling Cimaglia's interests in photography, family history, and involvement with the First Baptist Church of St. John, Missouri.
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Cinema St. Louis Records, 1992-2011 (S1076)
1 cubic foot, 15 folders
The Cinema St. Louis Records contains schedules, calendars, promotional materials, newspaper clippings, and press release notebooks documenting the organization's mission to advance film as an art through the presentation of independent films. Cinema St. Louis sponsored events have included the St. Louis International Film Festival, Cinemaspoke, and the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase.
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Circus Flora Collection, 1996-2003 (S1078)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection consists of posters from Circus Flora, a St. Louis-based theater company specializing in one-ring theater productions.
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Citizens Council on Housing and Community Planning, Inc. Records, 1948-1962 (S0376)
0.15 cubic foot, 6 folders
The records of the Citizens Council on Housing and Community Planning, Incorporated contain correspondence, bylaws, minutes, project files, notes, and reports. The CCHCP was organized in 1946 by leaders from civic, educational, religious, labor, veteran, and social welfare organizations. It later expanded to include members from architectural, planning, legal, building, and real estate organizations. The purpose of CCHCP was to aid in "Achieving adequate housing in well-planned neighborhoods for every citizen." The CCHCP exerted its influence through educational activities, including public forums, institutes, workshops, courses, newsletters, and meetings. Among other projects, CCHCP favored the development of the Pruitt-Igoe Housing Project.
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Citizens for Global Solutions of Greater St. Louis Records, 1947-2012 (S0041)
3 cubic feet, 1 photograph
The records of Citizens for GLOBAL Solutions of Greater St. Louis contain newsletters, correspondence, membership rosters, speeches, reports, bylaws, meeting minutes, and financial materials pertaining to the group's mission to lobby for world peace in a world community where enforceable law replaced armed conflict. The group was founded in 1947 as the World Federalists Association of Greater St. Louis.
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Citizens for Missouri's Children Records, 1983-2001 (S0861)
98 cubic feet
Citizens for Missouri's Children is a nonprofit organization established in St. Louis in 1983 whose mission involves advocating for the rights and well-being of all Missouri children, providing information and resources on health care, education, child protection, and legal services. The materials in this collection include meeting minutes, reports, publicity materials, and newsletters.
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City of St. Louis Map, 1874 (S0407)
0.01 cubic foot
A map of the City of St. Louis compiled from surveys by Julius Hutawa, 1874.
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Civic Entrepreneurs Organization Records, 1988-2011 (S1215)
5 cubic feet
Records of the Civic Entrepreneurs Organization (1988-2011) including correspondence, meeting minutes, financial reports, photographs, and scrapbooks relating to the St. Louis Art Fair, the Gateway to Health and Dragon Boat Festival, the Arts in Education Program; financial health; dissolution of the Civic Entrepreneurs Organization in 2011. The records also include microtape recordings and photographs on CD-R of the Gateway to Health Dragon Boat Festival.
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Civic Progress, Incorporated Records, 1953-1984 (S0153)
0.01 cubic foot
The collection contains articles of incorporation, agendas, histories, correspondence, and speeches documenting the organization’s efforts to support long-range infrastructure and culture improvements in St. Louis City.
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Civil Rights Movement in St. Louis Manuscript , 1980 (S0187)
0.15 cubic feet
The Civil Rights Movement in St. Louis Manuscript consists of a thesis written by Gina L. Henderson titled The Civil Rights Movement in St. Louis, 1954-1970: A Socio-Historical Perspective. The author argues that Black St. Louisans were at the forefront of the Civil Rights movement despite popular notions that the city’s African-American population was complacent.
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Civil War Documents, 1861-1865 (C4274)
0.2 cubic feet (2 folders)
Photocopies of miscellaneous papers including discharges, enlistments, Confederate bills and notes, stamps, insignia, orders, and mustering out papers of soldiers, including officers, mostly from Missouri.
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Civil War Letter, 1863 (C0464)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To "Charles" in the East from "Kathryn," St. Louis, MO, May 24, 1863. Discussion of St. Louis and the war.
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Civil War Round Table of St. Louis Newsletters, 1958-1967 (S0324)
1 microfilm roll
Volumes 1-3 of Bushwacker, the official publicatoin of the Civil War Round Table of St. Louis, containing information on the association's activities and the history of the Civil War.
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Mary Jane Vaughn Clark Letter, 1862 (C2365)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
A letter from Clark of Unionville, MO, to her sister-in-law Mary Clark Joiner, Clifford, IN, describing Clark's husband's suicide after he was wounded at the Battle of Pittsburg Landing.
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Victor E. Clark Collection, 1968-1969 (S0014)
0.01 cubic foot, 8 folders
The Victor E. Clark Collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs documenting Clark's attempt in 1968-1969 to create a "Hitler Museum" of the former Nazi buildings and bunkers in Obersalzberg, Germany.
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William Clark Letter, 1818 (C1545)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
To William Christy, Jr., St. Charles from St. Louis, Oct. 6, 1818. Clark authorized Christy, clerk of the St. Charles Circuit Court, to issue a license to Jacob Laphart & Company for trade with Sac, Fox and other Indians below the Des Moines River. Microfilm copy available for loan.
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Clergy and Laity Concerned (CALC), St. Louis Branch Records, 1966-1990 (S0691)
1 cubic foot, 28 folders, 21 negatives
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James Weldon Click Papers, 1933-1963 (S0507)
13 cubic feet, 503 folders, 4 photographs, 1 16mm film
The James Weldon Click papers primarily document his efforts to rid United Electrical Local 1102 of Communist influence and establish the new International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America-CIO, (IUERNWA). The collection contains meeting minutes, convention materials, correspondence, labor agreements, photographs, and a scrapbook.
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Charles V. Clifford Scrapbooks, 1914-1970 (C3619)
1.7 cubic feet (117 folders)
St. Louis Municipal Opera memorabilia, including the history of the summer theatre in Forest Park, programs, articles on musicals held through the years, stars and casts, and photographs.
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Marcia Cline Papers, 1964-2016 (S0333)
2 cubic feet
The collection contains photographs, correspondence, research notes, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Labor Movement in St. Louis, including the Coalition for Labor Union Women. Included in the collection is correspondence between Marcia Cline and other women in the labor movement; topics of interest include implementing a mass socialist movement in the United States.
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Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression Records, 1999-2024 (S0699)
8 cubic feet
The Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression (CAPCR) contains correspondence, reports, press releases, legal materials, and legislation documenting CAPCR's mission to prevent police crimes and abuse and the Prison Industrial Complex.
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Coalition for Information on School Desegregation Records, 1954-1984 (S0448)
4 cubic feet, 325 folders
The Coalition for Information on School Desegregation was founded in 1981 to provide information on school desegregation in the St. Louis metropolitan area through a speakers' bureau, resource center, and newsletter. This collection includes reports, meeting minutes, newsletters, newsclippings, and court documents on school desegregation cases.
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Coalition of Labor Union Women, St. Louis Records, 1973-2000 (S0106)
2.4 cubic feet, 39 folders, 1 plaque
The Coalition of Labor Union Women, St. Louis Chapter was founded in October 1974 in an effort to try to help women attain their rights as workers. The records contain meeting minutes, correspondence, bylaws, press releases, and membership lists pertaining to the group’s mission to assist unionized women in obtaining their rights as workers.
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Coalition of St. Louis Women Records, 1973-1976 (S0107)
0.2 cubic foot, 3 folders
The Coalition of St. Louis Women Records contain meeting minutes, correspondence, press releases, newsletters, and a proposal to the St. Louis Land Reutilization Authority regarding the organization’s efforts at supporting women. The Coalition also focused their efforts in establishing a center dedicated to providing women and their children with refuge, counseling, and education.
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Earlene Coburn Papers, 1897-1994 (S0564)
0.8 cubic feet
The Earlene Coburn Papers contain photographs and correspondence documenting her childhood and early adulthood in St. Louis, Missouri. Materials of interest include images of Coburn participating Job's Daughters International events, a masonic fraternal order for girls and young women.