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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 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 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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Arthur Witt Jr. Papers, 1913-1995 (C4632)
2.6 cubic feet (73 folders, 32 oversize items)
The Arthur Witt Jr. papers document the life of a WWII pilot who served from 1942-1947. After the war, Witt became a zoology professor at the University of Missouri and ended his career as a professor of Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife, retiring in 1983. The papers include military papers and ephemera, aeronautical maps of Asia and the United States, forestry projects, military training manuals, and some correspondence.
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Frank Oliver Wiziarde Papers, 1887-1993 (K0322)
16 c.f.
Wiziarde was Whizzo the Clown, much beloved television personality airing and at other venues in the Kansas City area and Topeka, KS. Includes news clippings, correspondence, Whizzo show ideas, magazines, photographs, circus contracts, posters, masks, banners, flyers and videotape and film.
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Robert Oliver Wiziarde Papers, 1894-1980 (K1157)
0.01 c.f.
Research notes and short biography and copies of correspondence and music written by Wiziarde, a composer, playwright, poet, and author in the Kansas City region.
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Paul A. Wobus Papers, 1918-1989 (R0008)
2.5 cubic feet (58 folders, 89 notebooks, 79 photographs)
The Paul A. Wobus Papers contain the personal and professional papers of Reverend Paul A. Wobus of Manchester, Missouri. The papers include Wobus’s uncompleted and unpublished memoirs, photographs, correspondence, materials concerning Mount Zion Community Church and the Ozark Community Council, historical notes concerning Wobus’s avocational interest in the mills and railroads in the regions, miscellaneous newspaper clippings and other printed materials, narrative accounts of many of his trips into the Ozarks. Also included are 89 small notebooks, dated from 1938-1972, in which he kept records of his mileage, routes, schedules, expenses, and places and person visited.
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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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Grace E. Wold Papers, 1889, 1944 (C3767)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Quitclaim deed and warranty deed for land in Barry County, Missouri.
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Theodore H. Wolff Papers, 1865-1979 (C3057)
0.8 cubic feet
Manuscripts, correspondence, and research materials used by Reverend Theodore Wolff in his writings. Also information on the Methodist movement in Missouri and other religious sectors.
Wolkow and Benjamin Family Papers, 1831-1978 (K1241)
3 c.f.
Genealogical charts of the David Hersh Wolkow and David Benjamavich [Benjamin] families.
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Woman's Auxiliary to the Boone County Medical Society Records, 1925-1973 (C3692)
0.18 cubic feet (9 folders)
The records of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Boone County Medical Society contain minutes and treasurer's records of an organization of wives of Boone County, Missouri, physicians.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union, West Plains, Missouri Records, 1949-1978 (R0116)
0.3 cubic foot (3 volumes)
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union Records contains three minute books of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union chapter in West Plains, Howell County, Missouri. The volumes contain minutes of meetings, records of activities, and membership rolls.
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Woman's City Club Records, 1917-1987 (K0257)
38 c.f.
Organizational records, including minutes, financial records, membership information, scrapbooks and associated materials of a major women's club that served as a vehicle for civic, philanthropic, and cultural activities to benefit the Kansas City community.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service, Methodist Church Papers, 1879-1971 (C3120)
8 cubic feet
Correspondence, minutes of meetings, programs, committee and officers reports, pamphlets and published volumes of the Woman's Society of Christian Service. Correspondence covers years 1940-1944. The bulk of the collection covers years 1940-1968.
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Women in Communications, Inc. Records, 1931-1989 (C3879)
3.0 cubic feet (87 folders)
Correspondence, press releases, awards, and office files of the organization and its predecessor, Theta Sigma Phi, a national honorary professional organization for women in communications.
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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Minutes of meetings, by-laws, membership records and scrapbooks related to the activities of the Club.
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Women's Physical Education Club of St. Louis and Vicinity Records, 1931-1994 (S0226)
0.25 cubic foot, 6 folders
The Women’s Physical Education Club of St. Louis and Vicinity Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, rosters, and treasurer’s reports documenting the club’s mission to provide a forum for women physical educators to discuss mutual problems and demonstrate physical skills and teaching techniques.
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Women's Progressive Farmers Association of Missouri, Inc. Records, 1921-1985 (C3726)
5.5 cubic feet (243 folders, 16 oversize volumes)
The records of an organization dedicated to the improvement of rural life and the support of its counterpart, the Missouri Farmers Association, consist of correspondence, meeting minutes membership lists, newsletters, and account books. The association was affiliated with Associated Country Women of the World.
Wood Family Papers, 1702-1978 (C4208)
0.15 cubic feet (7 folders)
Correspondence, genealogical material, transcriptions of wills and deeds, notes, and clippings related to the Wood, Warren, Gibbs, Church, Peabody, and other connected families. The Wood family appears to have originated from York, England, then settled in Maine, Rhode Island, Virginia, and Bristol County, Massachusetts. The majority of the material focuses on the 1700s.
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Gordon Reid Wood Papers, 1771-1993, bulk 1940-1993 (C4689)
2.75 cubic feet (94 folders) 7 audio discs, 5 audio cassettes, 2 computer tapes, 38 audio tapes
The papers of a dialectologist and World War II veteran from West Virginia include correspondence, military records, genealogical materials, scholarly articles, and the research files of a decades-long study on regional dialect variation in the American South.
Joseph Wood Photograph Collection, 1931-1958 (S0819)
0.25 cubic foot, 212 photographs
The Joseph Wood Collection contains photographs of St. Louis baseball teams and players, dog shows, and the U.S. Merchant Marine. Wood was an accomplished photojournalist with the St. Louis Globe-Democrat for twenty-seven years and was has been inducted into the Missouri Photojournalist Hall of Fame. Additional items include magazines, newspapers, and a booklet.
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Wood-Smith Family Papers, 1864-1987 (C3857)
5.2 cubic feet, 5 DVDs, 1 audio tape
Correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper articles, photographs and films of two Missouri families with roots in Jasper and Pike counties. Guy M. Wood was First Associate City Counsellor for the City of St. Louis in the early 1930s. Roy G. Smith served nearly fifty years with the Young Men's Christian Association in the Philippines, Peru, and the United States.
Viola Woodall Papers, 1942-1946 (S0481)
0.4 cubic foot, 25 folders
The Viola Woodall Papers contain service men's letters, newsletters, and ledgers. During the 1940s, Viola Woodall directed the Young Men's Choir of Immanuel Baptist Church in St. Louis City. After many choristers joined the armed services during World War II, Woodall organized church women, "service mothers," to write them as a means of bolstering morale.
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Woodlandville United Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Ladies Aid Society Records, 1910-1975 (CA5994)
0.6 cubic feet
Meeting minutes and cash books for the Ladies Aid Society of the Woodlandville United Methodist Church, 1910-1975.
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Woodruff-Stumpff Family Papers, 1901-2022 (S0506)
0.4 cubic feet
The Woodruff-Stumpff family papers contain correspondence, photographs, diplomas, yearbooks, and family tree charts documenting the Woodruff and Stumpff families of St. Louis, Missouri.
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Harriett F. Woods Papers, 1939-2006 (S0051)
60 cubic feet, 384 photographs, 34 scrapbooks, 22 audio cassettees, 81 videos, 3 16mm films
The papers of Harriett Woods contain correspondence, senate bills, transcripts of senate committee hearings, newsletters, press releases, and photographs chronicling her life as a journalist, television producer, Lieutenant Governor, and Missouri State Senator from the 13th district.
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Robert Gail and Margie McDaniel Woods Collection, 1920s-2023 (CA5749)
81.9 cubic feet, 5 oversize volumes, 2 oversize items, 41 audio cassettes, 14 audio tapes, and 6 video cassettes
Family papers, photographs, and genealogical records of Woods, Edwards, Hanna, and related families, and historical and organizational records of various Methodist churches and communities in and around St. Louis.
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Robert Patterson Woods Papers, 1870-1963 (K0788)
11 c.f.
Personal and professional life of Woods, civil engineer, and former Kansas City Street Railway Commissioner. Includes correspondence, project notebooks, newspaper clippings, residential inventories, genealogical files, and photographs. Also files pertaining to the history and growth of Research Hospital.
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Woods-Spilman Family Papers, 1845-1980 (C4064)
0.2 cubic feet (8 folders)
This collection includes genealogical information, legal records, letters, photographs, and miscellaneous materials of the Woods and Spilman families of Lawrence County, Missouri. It also includes published histories of the Spilman family, Lawrence County, and Pierce City, Missouri.
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Woolf Brothers Collection, 1880-1980 (K0410)
12 cubic feet
Business ledgers, historical business papers, stock certificate booklets, and business titles from Woolf Brothers department store dated 1880-1980
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Woolf Brothers Company Records, 1910-1990 (K0282)
92 c.f.
Woolf Brothers was a premier men's clothing store, which also produced some item under their own label, located in Kansas City, MO. Includes orders, patterns, advertisements and other financial, legal, and sore related data. Known for the innovative use of advertising, the Woolf Brothers Company maintained a collection of scrapbooks of their newspaper ads which have been microfilmed.
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World Affairs Council of St. Louis Records, 1949-1974 (S0712)
4 cubic feet, 205 folders
The World Affairs Council of St. Louis Records contains correspondence, meeting minutes, literature, and subject files documenting the organization’s efforts to educate citizens on world affairs.
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World War II Engineer's Photograph Collection, 1941-1944 (S0796)
0.25 cubic foot, 194 photographs
The World War II Engineer's Photograph Collection consists of 194 black and white photographs taken from 1941-1944. The collection includes images of several bridges and railroad construction projects in Italy and France.
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World War II Scrapbooks, 1941-1942 (K1245)
1 c.f.
Scrapbooks of clippings from Kansas City newspapers.
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World War II Veteran Survey Records, 1942-1995 (S0647)
2 cubic feet, 97 folders
In 1985, Vice-Chancellor Blanche Touhill asked Dr. Jerry Cooper, professor of military history at the University of Missouri-St. Louis to preserve the memories of World War II veterans. Dr. Cooper conducted the survey in 1988, with the help of a newspaper column by Harry Levins of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Cooper received 83 responses to the survey and additional material from veterans and families. The collection consists of the administrative files of the project and the surveys.
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World War II Veteran's Survey Correspondence, 1991-1994 (S0761)
0.7 cubic foot, 13 folders, 2 photographs, 1 cassette tape
This collection contains correspondence between Harry Levin, a writer for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and World War II veterans. These letters reflect personal accounts of civilian or military personnel during the bombing of Pearl Harbor or the D-Day invasion. The letters provided Mr. Levin with material from which he could write articles commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of these events.
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World War II Bond Drive Collection, 1942-1945 (C4110)
0.2 cubic feet, 10 oversize items
The World War II Bond Drive collection contains materials related to the efforts of the War Finance Division, U.S. Treasury, to raise public funds in support of the war. The collection contains promotional materials and forms related to the funding drives of 1945.
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World War II, European Theatre, Snapshots, 1940-1945 (P1058)
Twenty-five snapshots of soldiers, landscapes, and military operations during World War II in the European Theatre. People and places in these photographs are unidentified.
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World War II Letters, 1941-1945 (C3222)
2 cubic feet
This collection of World War II letters was collected by W.W. Gillespie for publication in the Memphis Revielle, a weekly newspaper in Scotland County, Missouri, and by Frederick Tainter for publication in the Bugle, published monthly in St. Charles, Missouri. Also included are letters collected by the State Historical Society of Missouri in 1946 from various donors. Most are concerned with acknowledging receipt of the letter.
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World War II Letters, 1940-1946 (C0068)
14.6 cubic feet (3,467 folders)
Letters written by servicemen during the war to friends and relatives throughout the United States. Arranged alphabetically by writer's name.
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World War II Letters, c. 1944 (C1329)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Family letters to a Japanese soldier found on a battlefield in Guam by an American soldier and transcripts of the letters. One of the letters is written on rice paper. There is also a brochure that shows naval flag symbols and a postcard depicting Japanese children.
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"The Wornall House," Jessie Benton, 1944 (C2938)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The collection contains a brief history of the Wornall House and family, with incidents of the Civil War Battle of Westport. Included is a sketch of the floor plan. Photographs are located in the editorial office of the State Historical Society.
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Lloyd E. Worner Jr. Papers, 1943 (C0418)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters to Worner in response to his inquiries about state and national politics ca. 1920 from Arthur M. Hyde, Charles M. Hay, and E. Mont. Reily.