Saint Louis

Grace Hill Settlement House Records, 1906-1989 (S0554)
19 cubic feet, 766 folders, 306 photographs, 59 microfilm rolls

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This collection provides an overall view of the history and operations of Grace Hill Settlement House, which was formed in St. Louis in 1939. The mission of Grace Hill Settlement House is to provide opportunities for individuals, families, and communities to be stronger, healthier, and more self-reliant. The collection includes histories, meeting minutes, annual reports, and correspondence.

Hugo Graf Papers, 1924-1994 (S0776)
58 cubic feet, 158 folders, 29 photographs

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This collection contains correspondence, reports, drawings, and photographs from architect Hugo K. Graf and the architectural firm “Kramer and Harms.” The photographs are primarily of completed businesses and residences, while the drawings depict conceptual images of buildings, residences, and one drawing of a streamlined automobile from Lawncraft Incorporated. Also included in this collection are plans, specifications, and photographs of restorations of historic buildings in Missouri, including but not limited to Arrow Rock Tavern and the Governor Fletcher House restoration.

Graham-Frost House ("Hazelwood") (Hazelwood, Mo.) Architectural Drawings, no date (C2702)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains elevations and floor plans of a nineteenth-century house in St. Louis County, MO. The main part of the house was constructed c. 1807.

David M. Grant Papers, 1917-1986 (S0552)
0.8 cubic feet, 18 folders, 7 photographs

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The David M. Grant Papers document David M. Grant's career in St. Louis as a civil rights activist and lawyer. Beginning in 1931, Grant organized protests and demonstrations against racial discrimination. He was also active in the local Democratic Party, Labor unions, and a founder of St. Louis’ March on Washington Movement chapter. Grant also served on the U.S. Presidential Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. The papers include speeches, correspondence, photographs, political fliers, and newspaper clippings.

Milissa Grant Civil Rights Oral History Collection, 1983-1998 (S1072)
0.25 cubic foot

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The Milissa Grant Civil Rights Oral History Collection contains oral histories grant conduct with St. Louis Civil Rights leaders.

Greater St. Louis Arts Survey Report, 1963 (S0071)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder

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The Greater St. Louis Arts Survey Report is a planning survey of cultural activities and needs in Greater St. Louis, produced by Booz, Allen & Hamilton for the Greater St. Louis Arts Survey Committee of Civic Progress, Inc.

Greater St. Louis Committee for Freedom of Residence Records, 1962-1978 (S0509)
21 cubic feet, 1 photograph

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The Freedom of Residence, Greater St. Louis Committee Records chronicle the committee's activities in integrating housing in the metropolitan St. Louis area. The collection contains flyers, correspondence, grant proposals, pamphlets, case files, advertising material, research material, radio spots, photographs, information on Congressmen, mailing lists, educational brochures, and housing lists.

Greater St. Louis Federal Business Association Records , 1927-1981 (S0695)
5 cubic feet, 188 folders, 68 photographs

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The Greater St. Louis Federal Business Association was founded in 1927. Its purpose was to coordinate efforts by various Federal agencies to exchange ideas about the efficiency of routine work methods, to loan equipment, and to share surplus furniture. The records include correspondence, membership lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, annual reports, and photographs.

Greek American World War II Veterans Oral History Project, 2000 (S0644)
0 .8 cubic feet, 27 cassette tapes

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This collection contains interviews with Greek-American men of St. Louis who fought in World War II, conducted in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Greece's entry into the war.

Greenwood Cemetery Records, 1904-2004 (S0577)
2 cubic feet, 62 folders, 503 photographs, 1 microfilm roll, 3 audio cassettes, 8 videotapes, and 1 DVD

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This collection contains record books of an African-American cemetery in St. Louis. Included in the collection are legal exhibits and maps, as well as student papers and photographs documenting efforts to preserve the cemetery.

Paul Greer Papers, 1900-1977 (S0169)
0.05 cubic feet, 31 folders, 5 photographs, 2 scrapbooks

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The Paul Greer Papers contain the work of a newspaper editor, and liberal social activist, Paul Greer. Topics include senior citizens, integration, housing, agricultural conditions, and conservation and includes correspondence; subject files; Greer's writing, including drafts of his two books, articles and book reviews; articles about Greer; and photographs and memorabilia.

Robert Griesedieck Papers, 1964-1975 (S0894)
4 cubic feet

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The papers of Robert Griesedieck contain meeting minutes, reports, rosters, and newspaper clippings chronicling his involvement in St. Louis organizations, including the St. Louis Ambassadors, The Missississippi River Tricentennial Committee, and the Bicentennial celebration in St. Louis.

Griffin Brander Papers, 1801-1988 (S0355)
0.04 cubic feet, 32 folders, 3 photographs

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The Griffin Brander Papers contain marriage certificates, deeds, and tax bills, reflecting Brander’s efforts to maximize his freedom as a free African American while living in the Antebellum South and post-Civil War St. Louis, Missouri.

Evlewt Groene Kirkwood Collection, 1928-1944 (S0895)
0.04 cubic foot

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The Evlewt Groene collection consists of two scrapbooks documenting her student career and activities at Kirkwood High School.

Henry Emmett Gross Papers, 1921-1981 (R0837)
1 cubic foot (18 folders)

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These are the professional papers of Henry Emmett Gross, an engineer, inventor, and map-maker from Webster Groves, Missouri. Most of the collection concerns his patents for deep ocean oil drilling and marine salvage.

Dudley Grove Papers, 1974-2022 (S0275)
3 cubic feet

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The Dudley Grove Papers contain correspondence, photographs, resumes, and awards documenting Grove's philanthropic work with the Junior League of St. Louis, the Center for Creative Arts, Women of Achievement, the Urban League of St. Louis, and the Young Women Christian Association Metro St. Louis. The collection also includes a scrapbook containing photographs, flyers, bumper stickers, and newspaper clippings chronicling Grove's 1993 candidacy for mayor of Ladue, Missouri.

William Henry Gruen Drawing, 1943 (C1819)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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Sketch of the St. Louis skyline from the Chain of Rocks Park, 1943.

Gruner Lumber Company (Saint Louis, Mo.) Ledger, 1864-1876 (C2328)
0.14 cubic feet (1 volume)

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The collection contains a record book of company owned by Philip Gruner, Jr.

Louis J. Gualdoni Papers, 1924-1998 (S0603)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder

This collection contains newspaper clippings and correspondence of Louis J. "Jean" Gualdoni, an influential Democratic politician in St. Louis in the 1940s.

Charles Guenther Papers, 1899-1991 (S0358)
32 cubic feet, 183 folders, 63 photographs

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The Charles Guenther Papers, 1899-1991, document the career of the internationally important literary translator and poet. Charles Guenther (1920-2008), nicknamed the "Poet Laureate of St. Louis" was a native of St. Louis and a widely published writer and poet, as well as a founding member of the St. Louis Poetry Society and past president of the St. Louis Writers Guild. The collection includes much of his translation work and poetry; notes and study materials; materials he used to teach and conduct workshops; minutes and newsletters from various Missouri and St. Louis writing and poetry associations; newsclippings on writing and poetry; and some family and personal correspondence and papers.

Sarah Guitar Collection, no date (C3391)
1.5 cubic feet (5 card files); also available on 2 rolls of microfilm

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Card file compiled by Sarah Guitar, reference librarian of the State Historical Society of Missouri, as a guide to county boundaries of Missouri, 1812-1929; Missouri congressional district boundaries, 1845-1933; Missouri senatorial districts, 1820-1931; and Missouri judicial circuits, 1815-1915.

Sarah Guitar Papers, 1931-1944 (C3563)
1.2 cubic feet

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Correspondence and miscellaneous information on Missouri compiled by Miss Guitar during her employment as reference librarian for the State Historical Society of Missouri.

Eilert F. Gummels Papers, 1931-1937 (S0778)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder

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Eilert F. Gummels was elected to the Board of Aldermen for the Eleventh Ward of Missouri on April 4, 1933. This collection includes correspondence, and certificates of election, as well as an advertising booklet for the All Day Basket Picnic of the Eleventh Ward Democratic Club, and a photograph of the Board of Aldermen taken March 16, 1934, with members identified.

Herbert Spencer Hadley Papers, 1830-1943 (C0006)
15.2 cubic feet (1,062 folders), 35 oversize volumes; also available on 60 rolls of microfilm

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The papers of a Missouri Republican lawyer, politician, educator, and author. Attorney general, 1905-1909; governor, 1909-1913; professor of law, University of Colorado, 1917-1923; and Washington University chancellor, 1923-1927. Includes letterbooks, scrapbooks, manuscripts, photographs, cartoons, and miscellaneous material. Originals in storage.

B.F. Hagerman Receipt, 1857 (C2440)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)

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The collection contains a receipt issued to Hagerman by American Express Company, for goods to be shipped to St. Louis, MO.

George Hall Papers, 1932-1994 (S0768)
2 cubic feet, 26 folders, 473 photographs

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George Hall was a journalist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The George H. Hall Papers contain scrapbooks, travel notes, correspondence, and photographs regarding Hall’s career. Topics of interest include Hall’s investigations for the Post-Dispatch on communism in East Asia and travel details while there.

Robert J. Hall Papers, 1976-1993 (S1034)
4 cubic feet

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This collection contains the files of former St. Louis County Parks Director Robert J. Hall. Hall served as the County Parks director from 1996 to 2001.

Wilfred Hallenbeck Photograph Collection, 1870-1961 (S0653)
0.25 cubic foot, 8 folders, 364 photographs

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The collection contains images of the Hallenbeck family, Lambert Field, Camp Irondale Boy Scout Reservation, and St. Louis landmarks.

F.D. Hampson Photograph, 1903 (P0314)
1 photograph

Photo of the St. Louis Plate Glass Co., Valley Park, St. Louis County, 1903.

Frank Hamsher Papers, 1981-1994 (S1231)
5.8 cubic feet

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The Frank Hamsher papers contain correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and newspapers, pertaining to Hamsher’s duties as the head of St. Louis City’s Community Development Agency (1981-1982) and counsel to Mayor Vincent Schoemehl (1982-1990). The bulk of the materials in this collection pertain to the St. Louis City-County Board of Freeholders, a nineteen-member panel first established by the Missouri Constitution of 1875, and later revived in 1987 by St. Louis County Executive, Gene McNary. The Board of Freeholders’ mission was to draft a plan for reorganizing St. Louis County municipalities, as well as consider the reunification of St. Louis City and County. Materials of interest include correspondence between Hamsher and Schoemehl, in which Hamsher provides him with advice and analysis on selecting candidates to the Board of Freeholders and public opinion regarding the Board of Freeholder’s plans.

Christopher Hanch Papers, 1970s-2021 (CA6648)
5.0 cubic feet, 3.69 GB of digital files

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The papers of Christopher Hanch an artist and poet from St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, contain photography, poetry, artwork, memoirs, writings, and miscellaneous material.

Handley-Taylor Family Papers, 1809-1946 (S0381)
1 cubic foot, 58 folders, 5 photographs, 1 book

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The Handley-Taylor Papers document the daily lives, business enterprises, and travels of the Handley and Taylor families as well as reflect 19th century social and political history of St. Louis, Missouri, and the Midwest. The collection contains correspondence, diaries, legal materials, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Harding And Cogswell Limestone Company Drawings, 1896-1995 (S1117)
3 cubic feet

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This collection contains drawings of St. Louis area buildings from 1986 to 1995

Hardy Family Papers, 1849-1987 (S0380)
0.8 cubic feet, 164 photographs

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The Hardy Family Papers contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and research papers of the Hardy family, who founded a salt packing and distribution business in St. Louis in 1914. The collection primarily chronicles the life of Jane Tillman Hardy, Thomas Walter Hardy Jr., and the family’s involvement with Hardy Salt.

Hardy Salt Company Records, 1914-1990 (S0379)
3.4 cubic feet

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The Hardy Salt Company Records document the company's founding as a salt packing and distribution business, through its growth into a significant salt manufacturer and distributor in the 1930s, to its sale in 1985 to the Diamond Crystal Company. The collection primarily documents the Manistee Salt plant operations from 1931-1971. It includes Board of Directors' meeting minutes, Profit Sharing Trust meeting minutes, financial statements, articles about salt production, correspondence between Thomas Walter Hardy Jr. and his father, and photographs of the Manistee Plant.

Haren Family Collection, 1831, 1968 (S0077)
0.01 cubic foot

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This collection includes an 1831 farewell pamphlet for the German families of Geiger, Haren, and Von Leveling, a photocopy of Haren Family Reminiscence written by William A. Haren, and a photocopy of an excerpt from German Americans: An Informal History by Richard O’Connor. 

Harmonie Singing Society Collection, 1935-1971 (S0033)
0.25 cubic foot, 1 folder

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The collection contains a manuscript, flyers, and program books relating to anniversaries and performances of the Harmonie Singing Society from 1935-1971.

Bonnie Hart Papers, 1948-1997 (S0657)
20 cubic feet

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Bonnie Hart pursued a private campaign to protest and oppose nuclear power. She wrote to legislators and newspapers, made numerous calls to radio programs, and collected a large newspaper clippings file about the hazards of nuclear energy. Known as the Atomic Lady, Hart was a major source of information for other anti-nuclear activists. The collection primarily contains Hart's large newspaper clipping file and her book and magazine collection. In addition to nuclear power, topics of interest include Vietnam, the space program, and various political campaigns. The papers include several folders of the correspondence she received from legislators in response to her letters expressing her anti-nuclear stance.

Alexis F. Hartmann Jr. Papers, 1884-2008 (S0341)
1.6 cubic feet

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The Alexis F. Hartmann Papers contain correspondence, photographs, maps, and yearbooks documenting Hartmann's personal and professional life, including his career as a pediatrician at St. Louis Children's Hospital and a professor of pediatrics at Washington University.

Allen W. Hatheway Papers, 1915-2013 (R1392)
0.25 cubic foot (11 folders, 3 VHS, 6 DVDs, 2 photographs, 10 lantern slides)

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The Allen Hatheway Papers contain correspondence, videos, and photographs concerning the Carondelet Coke Works in St. Louis, Missouri. The papers include correspondence of Hatheway, John Buchanan, and Erwin Blind, the latter two worked at the coke works. Also included are videos and photographs dealing with the history and workings of the coke works.

William A. Hawkins Papers, 1862-1863 (R1423)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)

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The letters of William A. Hawkins document his stay in the Gratiot prison after his capture in Shelby County, Missouri, on September 15, 1862. Hawkins was a lieutenant in Porter's Regiment (1st Northeast Missouri Cavalry). A Confederate, he remained in Gratiot prison until his parole on February 19, 1863.

Charles Martin Hay Papers, 1919-1933 (C0039)
7 cubic feet (453 folders), 1 oversize volume

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Correspondence, legal cases, speeches, clippings, and political material of a St. Louis attorney, politician, prohibitionist, and leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Several cases concern prohibition enforcement or lead companies in southeastern Missouri. Hay was three times an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator.

Bernard Hayes Papers, 1961-1989 (S0480)
0 .4 cubic feet, 16 folders, 105 photographs, 2 audio tapes

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Bernard Hayes pioneered African-American radio in Louisiana, New York, Chicago, and San Francisco before becoming an announcer at KATZ in St. Louis in April 1965. In 1972 and 1977, he helped organize efforts to ensure that local black-owned radio stations retain their black employees and programming. He became the news director of KWMU in March 1982. The collection includes scrapbooks, photographs, an oral history and a cassette and records produced or recorded by Hayes.

Lucy Reed Hazelton Papers, 1946-2003 (S0686)
1 cubic foot, 18 folders, 2 audio tapes

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The papers of Lucy Reed Hazelton document her career as a poet, writer, commercial, and fine artist in Webster Groves, Missouri. The collection includes awards, booklets, correspondence newspaper clippings, poems written by Lucy Reed Hazelton. Also included is an oral history interview with Ms. Hazelton, on two audio cassettes with a transcript.

Health & Welfare Council of Metropolitan St. Louis Records, 1911-1975 (S0434)
13 cubic feet, 308 folders

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The Health and Welfare Council (HWC) of Metropolitan St. Louis records contain administrative material from the group, including annual reports, board member manuals, descriptive narratives, histories, and agency classification system reports. The collection also includes histories and narratives of many social service and charitable organizations in St. Louis along with statistical information on these organizations. Reports of the social service resources and needs studies of the Council are also included with the records. The bulk of the collection contains reports, studies, and statistical data developed and collected by HWC to provide member agencies with information on health, social service and recreational needs of St. Louis.

Health Planning Agency of St. Louis Records, 1952-1990 (S0898)
2 cubic feet

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This collection primarily consists of reports on St. Louis area hospitals and medical care.

Heaney Desegregation Collection, 1891-2004 (S0899)
9 cubic feet

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The Heaney Desegregation Collection contains oral history interviews, newspaper articles, reports, and court files Gerald William Heaney used for his book, "Unending Struggle: The Long Road to an Equal Education in St. Louis."

Friedrich Hecker Papers, 1825-1986 (S0451)
4 cubic feet, 81 folders, 7 microfilm rolls

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Friedrich Hecker led an unsuccessful revolt for a German republic in 1848; emigrated to America; aided a second Baden revolt in 1849; and settled in St. Clair County, Illinois. Hecker commanded two regiments in the American Civil War and was active in Republican party politics. The papers contain correspondence, certificates, newspaper clippings, and artifacts, primarily on the German revolts, the Civil War, and Republican politics. The collection is in German and English.

Isaac A. Hedges Collection, 1936-1952 (S0900)
0.02 cubic foot

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This collection consists of materials Elijah Lovejoy, as well as non-related publications and booklets, including an oversize poster for $190 real estate lots "out in the hills along Page Bld."

Joseph F. Heifner Papers, 1971-2016 (S1225)
0.4 cubic foot

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The Joseph F. Heifner papers consist of family correspondences dating between 1847 and 1890. The letters, written primarily by Heifner siblings Joseph, Nancy (Ryan), Mary (Copes), and Loretto (Beatty), along with their children, detail significant events for the Missouri-based family over a half-century period, including the a scarlet fever quarantine in St. Louis, an 1866 St. Louis cholera outbreak, an 1873 Missouri state vote on liquor licenses, as well as mentions of natural disasters, political campaigns, parades and celebrations. The correspondence also includes personal family topics regarding finances, births, deaths, marriages, and baptisms. In addition correspondence, the collection also contains four photographs of Joseph Francis Heifner, his wife, Phoebe Elizabeth Bailey Heifner, and their children. The materials in this collection are arranged alphabetically, and chronologically thereunder.