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Orville Spreen Railroad Papers, 1830-1982 (S0485)
24.4 cubic feet, 914 folders, 3591 photographs, 8 microfilm roll
Orville Spreen was a Wabash Railroad employee and executive for 50 years (1912-1962). His papers include newspaper clippings, freight receipts, invoices, articles, patents, providing information on general railroad history, specific railroad lines, railroad museums, railroads in St. Louis, and railroad societies and associations. Also included in the collection are scrapbooks, cash books, and photographs of centennials and locomotives.
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Barbara Sprenger Papers, 1867-2016 (S0281)
11 cubic feet
The Barbara Sprenger Papers contains correspondence, histories, photographs, reports, and maps pertaining to Dioxin and hazardous waste dumping of the Russell Bliss, Grover Callahan, and related properties in the Wildwood and Ellisville, Missouri, areas. The collection also contains family papers, which include correspondence, genealogical research materials, and photographs.
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Spring Creek Baptist Church, Phelps County, Missouri Records, 1880-1991 (R0445)
6 volumes microfilmed
This collection includes minutes of meetings, 1880-1987, and membership records, 1880-1991, of
the Spring Creek Baptist Church in northern Phelps County, Missouri. Volume 1 includes records of
two earlier organizations: the Corinth Baptist Church, 1880-1891, and the Macedonia Baptist Church,
1881-1883.
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St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Columbia, Mo.) Records, 1957-2024 (CA6262)
9.4 cubic feet, 26 oversize items, 64 computer discs, 9 video cassettes, 185 MB of digital files
The records of a church established in 1957 include newsletters, annual reports, directories, photographs, slides, building records, membership records, church bulletins, and a parish register.
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St. Charles Countians Against Hazardous Waste/Weldon Springs (SCCAHW) Records, 1946-1996 (S0677)
5 cubic feet, 148 folders, 79 photographs
The St. Charles Countians Against Hazardous Waste Records contain correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and reports documenting the group’s effort to halt nuclear dumping at, and eventual decontamination of, the Weldon Spring Ordnance Works site.
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St. Francis Hospital, Cape Girardeau, Missouri Collection, 1939 (R1092)
(1 folder)
This is an illustrated booklet concerning the new addition to St. Francis Hospital at Cape Giaradeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Included are photographic views of new rooms and medical equipment, along with a brief history of the hospital.
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St. James, Missouri Collection, 1869-1980 (R1528)
3 cubic feet (31 folders, 6 oversize folders, 141 photographs, 2 glass plate negatives)
The James Memorial Library Collection contains photographs, genealogical records, maps, organizational records, publications, papers, and scrapbooks collected by James Memorial Public Library in St. James, Phelps County, Missouri.
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St. Joseph (Mo.) Typographical Union No. 40 Records, 1905-1991 (C4272)
4.0 cubic feet (98 folders), 3 oversize items
The records of the St. Joseph Typographical Union No. 40 consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, contracts and agreements, convention materials, financial records, and miscellaneous materials of a printers’ trade union.
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St. Louis Abused Women's Support Project, Inc. Records, 1977-1981 (S0118)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder
The St. Louis Abused Women’s Support Project Inc. Records contains memos, flyers, newsletters, newspaper clippings, a questionnaire, correspondence, bylaws, legal advice, and a legislation notice relating to the organization’s mission to providing help and shelter for women subject to domestic violence.
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St. Louis Ambassadors Records, 1965-2007 (S0968)
10 cubic feet
The records of the St. Louis Ambassadors contain chronological event memorabilia, directories, videotapes, and photographs relating to the group's mission to help the St. Louis community through helping organizations plan and execute events and assist with electing candidates for political office in Missouri and Illinois.
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St. Louis American Newspaper, (S0325)
37 microfilm rolls
Weekly newspaper of the African American community in St. Louis.
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St. Louis Area Women In Higher Education Collection, 1973-1980 (S0113)
0.01 cubic foot
The collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, fliers, and membership lists regarding St. Louis Area Women in High Education efforts to create a support network for women employees in higher education.
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St. Louis Association of Colored Women's Clubs, 1901-1980 (S0218)
0.02 cubic feet, 9 folders
Collection includes minutes, photographs, histories, convention programs, yearbooks, pamphlets, and publications of the Informal Dames, the Auroran Club (of the YWCA), the Prudence Crandall Club, and the association.
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St. Louis Blues Musicians Research Collection, 1975-1986 (S0546)
1 cubic foot (30 folders)
The St. Louis Blues Musicians Research Collection contains photocopies of newspaper clippings and magazine articles about blues musicians who began their careers in St. Louis, Missouri. Journalist, Kenn Thomas, gathered the research materials in the 1980s for a column in the Riverfront Times regarding St. Louis blues musicians.
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St. Louis Christmas Carols Association Records, 1924-2022 (S0395)
5.5 cubic feet
This collection consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, and scrapbooks documenting the organization's mission to raise money for St. Louis children's agencies through Christmas caroling.
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St. Louis City Data Collection, 1885-1985 (S0075)
8 cubic feet
The St. Louis City Data Collection is an artificial collection comprised of various donations documenting the history of St. Louis City, city government, and historic sites. Included in this collection are reports, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets on neighborhood rehabilitation, street plans, population trends, and urban land policy.
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St. Louis City-St. Louis County White House Conference on Education Records, 1955-1988 (S0494)
17 cubic feet, 488 folders, 1 grooved media, 738 photographs, 20 cassettes, 14 audio tapes, 11 video tapes
This collection contains correspondence, cassettes, reports, and meeting minutes documenting the St. Louis-St. Louis County White House Conference on Education’s effort to improve education throughout St. Louis by examining local education problems, establishing effective communication among citizens, educators, and legislators, and creating recommendations to serve as guidelines for developing education policy.
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St. Louis City/County Board of Freeholders Records, 1959-1990 (S0487)
18 cubic feet, 396 folders, 126 audio cassettes, 20 photographs, four 3.5 disks, four 5.25 disks
The records of the St. Louis City/County Board of Freeholders contain meeting minutes, correspondence, plans, photographs, and audio cassette tapes, chronicling the board's mission to reunify St. Louis City and County. The plan was never brought before the voters due to a class-action suit brought by non-property holders.
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St. Louis Civic Orchestra Records, 1968-2011 (S0386)
1 cubic foot
The St. Louis Civic Orchestra Records contain correspondence, program booklets, financial materials, and photographs, documenting the orchestra's mission to preserve and perform musical creations in the St. Louis area.
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St. Louis Committee for a Nuclear Weapons Freeze Records, 1982-1990 (S1039)
16 cubic feet
This collection contains meeting minutes, press releases, correspondence, and manuals pertaining to the St. Louis branch of the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign.
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St. Louis County Boundary Commission Records, 1985-2002 (S0812)
6 cubic feet, 204 folders
The Boundary Commission reviewed proposals affecting the boundaries of incorporated and unincorporated areas in St. Louis County. State statute mandated that the commission approve any boundary changes in the county, although such changes also required voter approval. These changes included annexations, incorporations, disincorporation, consolidations, and transfers of jurisdiction between municipalities and the county. The Boundary Commission reviewed proposals, was responsible for proposal paperwork, and conducted public hearings on various boundary change proposals. The collection includes meeting minutes, proposals, legislation, and newspaper clippings.
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St. Louis County Cemetery Collection, 1901-2000 (S0800)
2.5 cubic feet, 94 photographs
The St. Louis County Cemetery Collection consists of subject files, books, and photographs collected by Ann Morris in preparation for her book, "Sacred Green Spaces." The subject files consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets on St. Louis-area cemeteries, including Bellefontaine and Bates cemeteries. Other items of interest include drafts of the book.
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St. Louis County Parks Advisory Board Minutes, 1952-1990 (S0610)
0.4 cubic feet, 14 folders
This collection contains the meeting minutes of the St. Louis County Parks Advisory Board, which oversees the St. Louis County Parks Department.
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St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Photographs Collection, 1962-2000 (S1212)
5 cubic feet
The St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Photographs Collection contains photographs of various parks administered by St. Louis County.
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St. Louis Desegregation Case Records, 1849-1986 (S0684)
3 cubic feet, 35 folders
This collection contains legal materials, reports, and analyses pertaining to Craton Liddell vs. the Board of Education, City of St. Louis. Minnie Liddell, the mother of Craton Liddell, organized a boycott against the Board of Education of the City of St. Louis in 1971 after the school board announced that they would bus her son from the overcrowded Yeatman School to a substandard school outside Liddell's neighborhood. The Board of Education relented to the boycott, and transferred her son to another school. Liddell continued her fight, filing a lawsuit against the Board of Education in 1972. The lawsuit was finally settled in 1999 and resulted in a city-wide busing plan that encompassed sixteen school districts in the St. Louis area, known as the Voluntary Interdistrict Transfer Program.
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St. Louis Economic Conversion Project Records, 1971-1998 (S0969)
13 cubic feet
The records of the St. Louis Economic Conversation Project contain research files and meeting minutes pertaining to the group's mission to redirect arms resources toward peaceful uses.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat Photograph Collection, 1982 (P1016)
Arch and St. Louis skyline in winter, Mississippi River frozen over
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St. Louis Harmony Chorus Records, 1958-2011 (S0334)
9 cubic feet
This collection contains scrapbooks, CDs, and VHS tapes, documenting the group's history as a volunteer women's chorus, with a specialization in four-part, a cappella harmony. Materials of interest include scrapbooks containing photographs, program booklets, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and histories chronicling the group's yearly activities, including local performances and participation in choir competitions in the United States.
St. Louis Housewives' League Scrapbook and Programs, 1973-1980 (S0155)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains a scrapbook titled, "The History of the St. Louis Housewives League, 1931-1973," as well as a program for the 43rd annual meeting of the National Housewives League in St. Louis, Missouri, 1980. The St. Louis Housewives League was founded on March 9th, 1931, to support African-American owned businesses in the St. Louis area.
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St. Louis Interfaith Committee on Latin America Records, 1977-2015 (S0622)
51 cubic feet
The St. Louis Interfaith Committee on Latin America is a non-profit group founded to educate the St. Louis community on social and political problems in Latin America. Its projects publicize such issues as immigrant rights, economic injustice, sweatshop labor, and U.S. involvement in Latin American conflicts. The records contain correspondence, subject files, and newsletters.
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St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune Records, 1918-2019 (S0521)
49 cubic feet
Maury Rubin founded the St. Louis Labor Tribune in 1935 to help expose poor quality work on non-union housing projects in St. Louis. Rubin's nephew, Ed Finkelstein, became publisher in the late 1970s, and Rubin died in 1984. The collection primarily includes the paper's photograph negative morgue. Also included in the collection are correspondence, memorandum, and newspaper clippings documenting labor-related events and news stories.
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St. Louis Lesbian and Gay Archives Collection, 1972-2011 (S0545)
19.8 cubic feet
This collection contains publications, t-shirts, buttons, flyers, newsletters, newspaper clippings, charters, by-laws of gay organizations, letters to legislators, and other ephemera documenting the activities of the gay and lesbian community in St. Louis. Included this collection are publications from other parts of the country and national organizations. Several of the St. Louis publications are complete, or near-complete runs.
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St. Louis Lesbian and Gay Pride Celebration Committee Records, 1982-1992 (S0544)
0.3 cubic foot, 6 folders, 1 audio tape, 2 items, 1 microfilm roll
The St. Louis Lesbian and Gay Pride Celebration Committee is responsible for the annual Lesbian and Gay Pride Fest in June. The records consist of Pride Guides from various North American cities, newsletters, local flyers, buttons, and other memorabilia. The microfilmed portion of the collection was loaned for copying and consists of general meetings and board of directors meeting minutes, correspondence, financial reports, and miscellaneous announcements. The microfilm is restricted.
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St. Louis LGBT History Project Collection, 1966-2015 (S1038)
17 cubic feet
The St. Louis LGBT History Project Collection consists of LGBT publications and three-dimensional objects (including t-shirts) collected by the Project. Founded by Steven Brawley in 2007, the St. Louis LGBT History Project is dedicated to preserving the history of the LGBT community in St. Louis, Missouri.
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St. Louis Local History Collection, 1963-1980 (S0076)
2 cubic feet
The St. Louis Local History Collection is an artificial collection comprised of various small donations documenting the history of St. Louis City, neighborhoods, and historic structures. The collection includes reports, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and unpublished manuscripts regarding Pruitt-Igoe, Mill Creek Valley, Laclede's Landing, and the Ville.
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St. Louis Media History Foundation Collection, 1853-2023 (S0580)
16 cubic feet
The St. Louis Media History Foundation Collection consists of local St. Louis publications and original artwork, chronicling the history of print, television, radio, advertising, and public relations in the St. Louis Region. Materials of interest include issues of the St. Louis Outlaw, a radical newspaper published in the 1970s.
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St. Louis Merged Lutheran Parishes Photographs, 1986 (P1168)
Photographs of Easter Sunday services (March 30, 1986), the first merged service of the three north St. Louis Lutheran parishes of Pilgrim Lutheran, Mount Calvary Luther, and Lutheran Church of Our Savior. The merged congregation met at the Pilgrim Church building ,4112 W. Florissant Ave.
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St. Louis Metropolitan League of Women Voters Records, 1936-2006 (S0234)
39 cubic feet
The records of the St. Louis Metropolitan League of Women Voters contains correspondence, financial records, reports, publications, and newspaper clippings chronicling the organization's mission to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation of citizens in government.
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St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Records, 1810-1993 (S0415)
15 cubic feet, 474 folders, 98 photographs
The St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society records contain abstracts of medical journals written by St. Louis doctors, newspaper clippings, reports, and photographs regarding medicine and medical practice in Missouri.
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St. Louis Metropolitan Reference Collection, 1980 (S0973)
0.04 cubic feet
This collection primarily contains reports on St. Loouis County, including child health and long-term care facilities.
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St. Louis Metropolitan Reference Collection, 1957-1984 (S0526)
1.0 cubic foot, 44 folders
The St. Louis Metropolitan Reference Collection is an artificial collection containing newsletters, reports, brochures, and maps regarding St. Louis City and County government agencies and organizations.
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St. Louis Music Zines Collection, 1981-2011 (S0384)
1 cubic foot
The St. Louis Music Zines Collection contains local music publications, including Noisy Paper, Voc'l, Rough Edges, and Night Times. Other items of interest include two issues of Confluence, a quarterly journal that covered environmental, urban affairs, social justice, and labor issues in the St. Louis metro region.
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St. Louis Naturalists Club Records, 1896-1990 (S0539)
4 cubic feet, 244 folders, 278 photographs, 7 reels microfilm
The St. Louis Naturalists Club originated in 1898 when several friends met to discuss topics related to natural science. The club was limited to twelve members and met on the last Saturday of every month at the home of one of its members. The host was responsible for a presentation related to the natural sciences for the edification of their fellow members. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a scrapbook.
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St. Louis New Call to Peacemaking Records, 1978-1981 (S0148)
0.1 cubic foot
The records contain meetings minutes, agendas, correspondence, and membership lists of the St. Louis New Call to Peacemaking, a pacifist religious group affiliated with the New Call to Peacemaking coalition that was committed to opposing the United States militarism through tax resistance and providing draft registration counseling services to youth.
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Saint Louis Philanthropic Organization Records, 1980-1985 (S0974)
0.4 cubic feet
This collection contains meeting minutes, reports, and a newspaper clippings scrapbook of the St. Louis Philanthropic Organization's anti-pornography effort to influence cable television programming.
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St. Louis Pledge of Resistance Newsletters, 1987-1989 (S0245)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains the newsletter Points of Resistance, published by the St. Louis Pledge of Resistance. The St. Louis Pledge of Resistance was a local chapter of the National Pledge of Resistance, a direct-action group organized to protest American involvement in Central America.
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St. Louis Post Dispatch, St. Charles Bureau Records, 1981-1994 (S0567)
4 cubic feet, 168 folders
The collection consists of subject files of the St. Charles bureau of the Post-Dispatch. Topics of interest include airports, ambulances, animal control, blight, City Council and it's charter, FEMA, fireworks, halfway houses, the Katy Trail, Lindenwood University, solid waste, and Weldon Springs.
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St. Louis Public Schools Power Plants Struggle Manuscript, 1982 (S0095)
0.01 cubic foot
This collection contains an autobiography titled The 30’s: Donnybrook Decade in St. Louis Public School Power Plants (A Geechee Maverick’s Quest in a Jim Crow City), written by Frank Weldon Young. Young wrote the manuscript to discuss his life as the first African American to receive their stationary engineer’s license in the city of St. Louis.
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St. Louis Publications Collection, 1887-2005 (S0764)
4 cubic feet, 56 folders
This collection contains various St. Louis publications, including but not limited to store advertisements, civic organization newsletters, religious publications, women's magazines, and African-American organizations. Topics of interest include trolleys, St. Louis histories, and local businesses and government.
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St. Louis Regional Chamber Records, 1912-2004 (S0162)
46 cubic feet, 2088 photographs, 174 video tapes, 7 cassette tapes
The St. Louis Regional Chamber records contain materials from its six-predecessor organizations, the City Plan Commission, the Metropolitan Plan Association, the St. Louis Research Council, the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, the Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC), and the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association (RCGA). The records include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, photographs, newspaper clippings, and videotapes, documenting the St. Louis Regional Chamber and its predecessor’s mission to promote regional cooperation and planning for the development of the area’s resources. Materials of interest include RCGA and RIDC’s reports and studies, which provided economic and sociological analyses, as well as statistical data, of urban problems in transportation, public works, labor, the environment, capital investment, manufacturing, industrial education, and employment. The materials in this collection are incomplete, as they do not contain the records of the City Plan Commission before 1912.