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Alfred J. Ford Papers, 1945-1980 (S0659)
0.25 cubic foot, 7 folders
Alfred J. Ford was a well-known civic leader and entrepreneur, who owned Ford Brothers Insurance Brokers and served as vice-president of General Insurers, Inc. This collection contains pamphlets, programs, meeting of businesses, boards, and organizations to which he belonged.
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Michael Ford Papers, 1989-1994 (S0882)
2 cubic feet
This collection contains correspondence, newsletters, and ephemera of Michael Ford, a broadcaster for the St. Louis area gay and lesbian community.
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Richard "Dick" A. Ford Collection, 1912-2005 (S0774)
3 cubic feet, 43 folders, 10 photographs
After more than half a century of media service, Richard "Dick" Ford retired from his position as news anchor with St. Louis' KTVI Fox 2 News. Ford was born in Turtle Creek,PA and received a bachelor of science degree in political science from the University of Pittsburgh. He began working in the media industry in 1951. By the time Ford began working in St. Louis for KSDK News Channel 5, he had already established himself as a prominent journalist. In July 1992, he joined the KTVI Fox 2 News team. During his career, Ford earned an Emmy Award among other honors for journalistic excellence. This collection contains news features pertaining to notable events in the St. Louis area, as well as memorabilia pertaining to Ford's career as a news anchor.
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Forest Park Forever Records, 1982-1998 (S0883)
2 cubic feet, 47 folders
This collection contains correspondence, master plans, architectural proposals, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the revitalization of Forest Park by the community organization Forest Park Forever. Topics of interest include the Saint Louis Zoo and the St. Louis Art Museum.
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Forest Park Research Files Collection, 1870-1995 (S0884)
18 cubic feet
This collection contains photographs, annual reports, file cards, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the history of Forest Park.
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Harold Linden Forester Papers, 1925-2007 (S0265)
2.5 cubic feet
The Harold Linden Forester Papers contain identification and travel documents, maps, illustrations, pamphlets, newsletters, postcards, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, academic materials, and military records. The materials date from 1925-2008 and pertain to Forester’s military service during World War II, his undergraduate years at the University of Southern California, his numerous jobs, his world travels, and his lifelong medical problems stemming from a wartime injury. The papers also contain information about the Forester family and Lawrence County, Missouri. Materials of interest include wartime letters from Forester to family members and friends, firsthand recollections of the Battle of Peleliu, and a scrapbook featuring photographs of the Forester family in Lawrence County, Missouri.
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John Stuart Forrester Papers, 1940-2011 (S0339)
7.5 cubic feet
The John Stuart Forrester Papers includes photographs, correspondence, fliers, scrapbooks, and St. Louis area rock concert posters documenting John Stuart Forrester Sr.'s career as a rock concert promoter and owner of Backstage Galleries, a vintage rock poster store. Also included are Forrester family photographs and correspondence. Items of interest include a poster and related promotional materials for the Ozark Music Festival, held in Sedalia, Missouri, on July 19, 1974.
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Franklin Baptist Association Records, 1932 (R0153)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Franklin Baptist Association Collection contains a photocopy of a report on the annual session of the Franklin Baptist Association, held at Three Rivers Church in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri on the hundredth anniversary of the church and the Association. Included are the constitution and lists of member churches of the Association, and histories of the church and the Association.
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Freedman's Savings and Trust Company (St. Louis, Mo.) Depositers' Signatures, 1869 (C2984)
1 roll of microfilm
The collection contains signatures and personal identification data about depositors in the St. Louis branch of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company. Includes accounts 223-366, dated 6 April-8 October 1869.
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Freedom of Choice Council of Greater St. Louis Records, 1977-1990 (S0534)
0.5 cubic foot, 20 folders, 4 photographs
This collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, financial reports, and flyers pertaining to the Freedom of Choice Council of Greater St. Louis, a pro-choice coalition formed after the Roe vs. Wade decision of 1973.
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Freedom of Choice Council of Greater St. Louis Records, c. 1977-1990 (CA5584)
0.6 cubic feet
Financial records, minutes, newsletters, press releases, membership records, and miscellaneous records.
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Frei Gemeinde Von St. Louis Records, 1850-1974 (S0037)
1.2 cubic foot, 33 folders, 4 microfilm rolls
The Frei Gemeinde Von St. Louis Records contain correspondence, ledgers, protocol books, and articles of association about the founding and operation of this German fraternal association.
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Margaret Wolf Freivogel Papers, 1950s-2020s (CA6701)
2.0 cubic feet (5 audio cassettes, 1 video cassette, 3 compact disks, 4 computer disks, 1 flash drive), 2.33 MB of digital files
The papers of Margaret Wolf Freivogel, a reporter and editor, include correspondence, memos, press releases, material from her time spent with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and material relating to the founding of the St. Louis Beacon. Also included are miscellaneous interviews and photographs.
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Jessie Benton Frémont Letter, 1862 (K0215)
0.01 c.f.
Holograph letter, dated written to the publishers of Fremont's book, The Story of the Guard: A Chronicle of the War (1863). In the note Mrs. Fremont, daughter of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton and wife of John Charles Fremont asked for several advanced copies of the book and complains about the use of some maps and illustrations.
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French and Spanish Archives, 1763-1841 (C2965)
23 rolls of microfilm
A collection of documents from the St. Louis area dating from the colonial and territorial periods. Filmed by the city of St. Louis in 1962, the original records are at the Missouri Historical Society in St. Louis and are called the St. Louis Archives.
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Frost Family Papers, 1862-1988 (R1404)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders)
The Frost Family Papers contain photocopies of compiled correspondence of Luther and Orville Frost from 1862 to 1889. Also include is a brief family history and genealogical information for the Frost family.
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Anita Frost Papers, 1953-1984 (S0154)
0.01 cubic foot
The papers of Anita Frost contain photographs and military history of the first St. Louis African-American woman in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. She joined the St. Louis Marine Reserves on July 17, 1953, was discharged a year later and re-enlisted into the regular Marine Corps on September 17, 1954. She retired July 31, 1975, as a gunnery sergeant (E-7).
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Carl E. Fuchs Trade Letter, 1888 (C2025)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Advertisement of wine and liquor dealer.
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Richard Fuhrmann Lantern Slide Collection, 1840-1935 (P0048)
702 lantern slides
Lantern slides of turn-of-the-twentieth century St. Louis by local physician Richard Fuhrmann. Includes the area later razed for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.
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Funsten Nut Strike Manuscript, 1933 (S0098)
0.01 cubic foot
In 1933, employees of St. Louis-based dried fruit and nut dealer Funsten Nut Company demanded and received higher wages by striking. The collection consists of a thesis by St. Louis University student Myrna Fichtenbaum, entitled "The Funsten Nut Strike May, 1933". The paper discusses the local historical setting, the sequence of strike activities, and the connections with the labor movement and Communist Party.
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Jo Gallo Papers, 1951-1966 (C4640)
0.1 cubic feet (3 folders)
Papers of a homemaker and environmental activist from the St. Louis area include transcripts of her diaries from 1951-1954; a pamphlet she wrote entitled "Granny"; and slides of the Missouri Extension Homemakers Association club in Creve Coeur, 1960s. Gallo's environmental activism is not covered in the papers.
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James F. Gamble Papers, 1931-1977 (S0886)
19 cubic feet
The papers of James F. Gamble consists of correspondence, memos, reports, and meeting minutes pertaining to his career as a lawyer, conservationist, and executive director of the Meramec River Basin Association.
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Agnes Garino Papers, 1960-2022 (S0500)
2.5 cubic feet
The Agnes Garino Papers contain meeting minutes, correspondence, program booklets, and newspaper clippings documenting her involvement with the Kirkwood City Council, the Kirkwood Symphony Orchestra, and the St. Louis Sports Commission, and the U.S.-Olympic Festival.
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Doug Garner Papers, 1940-1947 (S0887)
0.25 cubic foot
This collection contains two 4x5 copy negatives: the Comet at Forest Park Highlands and The "Flying Turns" (The Bob Sled); one 5x6 BW print of "The Flying Turns"; One 4.5x6 BW copy print, aerial view of Westlake Park; and one 5x7 BW print of Scenic Railway at Forest Park Highlands.
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Charles Garrett Collection, 1918-1920 (S0888)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
This collection contains pamphlets published by the William Simmons Service Bulletin that focused on the global events that took place after the end of World War I in 1918. In addition, the collection contains a photocopied map of the St. Charles, Missouri Waterfront.
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Gateway City Big Band Records, 1966-2021 (S0367)
1.8 cubic feet
The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, schedules, vinyl records, and photographs chronicling the Gateway City Big Band's 50-year-plus history as a seven-piece dance dedicated to promoting the continued interest in big band-style music.
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Gateway Human Resources Records, 1949-1989 (S1063)
2 cubic feet, 28 folders, 167 photographs
Gateway Human Resources (GHR) was an organization that provided professional development resources for women in the workplace. The materials in this collection contain meeting minutes, budget reports, membership applications, and correspondence relating to developmental workshops, dinner meetings, and annual conferences. Also included in this collection is a short history of GHR and the National Human Resources Association (NHRA), the parent organization of GHR.
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Gateway National Bank Annual Reports, 1965-1979 (S0121)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
This collection contains annual reports of Gateway National Bank, the first bank in St. Louis organized by African Americans.
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Gateway Region Young Men's Christian Association Records, 1853-2020 (S0473)
75 cubic feet
The Gateway Region Young Men's Christian Association was founded in St. Louis on October 20, 1853. Initially, the organization focused on young men's spiritual development but later expanded to include the mental, social, physical, recreation, and vocational needs of both sexes. The collection consists of by-laws, correspondence, meeting minutes, schedules, press releases, and photographs.
W.O. Gatewood Letters, 1933 (C2739)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters written to a fraternity brother concerning the Beta Theta Pi reunion at Governor Guy B. Park's inauguration.
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Gaylord Container Corporation Records, 1937-1939 (S1050)
2 oversize volumes
The Gaylord Container Corporation Records contain two volumes of legal metarials pertaining to the company's operations from 1937 to 1939.
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Gaylord's Social Club Records, 1936-1980 (S0126)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
Joseph Chapman and Wayman Smith organized the Gaylord’s Social Club in St. Louis in September 1935. It was composed of young Black men who had grown up together, went to different colleges, and returned to St. Louis. In addition to enriching the social lives of its members, the club also makes contributions to charitable organizations.
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William A. Gearon Photographs, 1927 (P0253)
38 photographs (624 MB of digital files)
Series of 38 digital photographs on the St. Louis September 29, 1927 tornado. Original glass plate negatives held by family.
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Edna Gellhorn Scrapbook, 1922, 1937-1970 (S0642)
0.5 cubic foot, 1 folder, 1 scrapbook
The Edna Gellhorn Scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence documenting St. Louis activist and suffragist Edna Gellhorn.
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General Electric Company Collection, 1915-1917 (R1349)
(2 volumes)
The General Electric Company bulletins consist of a collection of technical publications created by the company.
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General Metal Products of St. Louis Records, 1904-1986 (S1085)
5 cubic feet
This collection contains meeting minutes, financial statements, and newspaper clippings of a St. Louis firm dedicated to producing metal products, including fenders, hood supports, and ordinance fuse liners.
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Gentry Family Papers, 1828-1977 (C4026)
4.0 cubic feet (130 folders), 1 oversize volume
The papers of the Gentry family of St. Louis and central Missouri consist of correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, genealogical material, certificates, poetry, and miscellaneous material of the Gentry, Denny, Estes, and Althouse families.
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Gentry Family Papers, 1898-2012 (CA6514)
3 cubic feet
Addition of papers of a prominent family from St. Louis and central Missouri includes correspondence, news clippings, genealogical material, and miscellaneous material.
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Gerhard Sisters Studio Photographs, 1911-1922 (P0961)
7 photographs
Portraits of Missourians by the Gerhard Sisters, a St. Louis-based studio
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German Savings Institution (Saint Louis, Mo.) Minute Book, 1853-1868 (C2329)
0.20 cubic feet (1 volume)
The collection contains one volume including an act of incorporation, list of subscribers, election of directors, periodic examination of assets and other transactions involving purchase of bonds, stocks and notes. Correspondence and papers in book pocket relate to stockholders' meeting, tax exemption of bank, and by-laws. M. Robert Barth was president.
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George Miles Gibson Jr. Papers, 1914-1980 (S0300)
7 cubic feet, 138 folders
The papers of George Miles Gibson contain correspondence, journals, sermons, and books documenting his career as a pastor, professor, and prolific writer. Also included in the collection are biographical and genealogical material about Gibson.
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Charles Gibson Scrapbooks, 1852-1897 (C4282)
2 oversize volumes
The papers of Charles Gibson contain two scrapbooks that cover the travels and career of St. Louis attorney, Charles Gibson. Both volumes chronicle Gibson's legal career in the late 1800s and his European travels, specifically dealing with his interactions with imperial families of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The scrapbooks include correspondence between Gibson and German nobles, documents from the German imperial family, an appointment from Abraham Lincoln, photographs of his home and of his travels abroad, and newspaper clippings from the 1890s.
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Charles Gildehaus Scrapbooks, 1831-1909 (C3107)
0.4 cubic feet
Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and letters regarding the wholesale grocery business, philosophical lectures, theater programs, and other matters.
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George I. Gird Photographs, 1938-1952 (P0149)
208 photographs
B/w aerial views of Clayton, Hermann, Independence, Joplin, Kansas City, Nevada, St. Louis, Springfield, Webb City, and Weston from around 1955.
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Rudolph H. Goebel Photographs, 1850-1907 (P0799)
15 photographs
Photos by Goebel of St. Charles, St. Louis, and Warren Counties.
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John Goldston Photograph Collection, 1958-1963 (S0783)
0.01 cubic foot, 22 photographs
The John Goldston Photographs Collection contains images of Gaslight Square and the destruction of Mill Creek Valley.
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Ed Golterman Papers, 2001-2003 (S0911)
0.25 cubic foot
The Ed Golterman Papers contain "Assaults on the Kiel," a work on two diskettes concerning the history of the Kiel Opera House. Included in this accession is a 58-page booklet called, "Saving Kiel," by Ed Golterman.
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Guy Golterman Grand Opera Collection, 1998 (S0600)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains a script for a slide show on the history of the St. Louis Municipal Opera building.
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Stanley Goodman Papers, 1931-1992 (S0179)
41 cubic feet, 540 folders, 138 photographs
The Stanley Goodman papers document his life as a business, civic, and cultural leader in St. Louis, including his time as CEO of the May Department Stores Company (1969-1976); Consul to France (1971); president, St. Louis Symphony Society (1964-1970); member of Civic Progress, the City Plan Commission and Downtown St. Louis Inc. Included in this collection are Goodman’s speeches, and drafts of his book, How to Manage a Turnaround.
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Gloria C. Gordon Papers, 1950-2007 (S0298)
1 cubic foot
The collection contains pamphlets, informational booklets, academic essays, and a dissertation, documenting Dr. Gordon's involvement with the Older Women's League, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, and the STL Village.