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Charles Guenther Papers, 1899-1991 (S0358)
32 cubic feet, 183 folders, 63 photographs
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; news clippings on writing and poetry; and some family and personal correspondence and papers.
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Hackett Family Papers, 1950s-2010s (CA6705)
1.8 cubic feet (3 audio cassettes)
Addition of correspondence, audio cassettes, personal and school papers from the Hackett and related families. The bulk of the material contains correspondence and greeting cards sent to Norma Jean Sims from various family members.
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Hackett Family Papers, 1967-1994 (C4347)
0.4 cubic feet (10 folders)
The papers contain correspondence received by Dave H. Hackett and Ellen Brooks from members of the Hackett family and personal friends. The papers also include divorce records for Norma Jean Sims, Dave H. Hackett’s mother.
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Larry Hackman Papers, 1994-2010 (CA6366)
0.8 cubic feet
The papers of Larry Hackman, an archivist who served as director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum from 1995 to 2000, include biographical information and material concerning Hackman's consulting work for the Missouri State Archives and the Missouri Historical Records Advisory Board. Also included is material concerning Thomas F. Eagleton and their personal and professional work together on various projects.
Delbert James Haff Papers, 1880-1920 (K0691)
1 c.f.
Roughly 2500 personal letters collected by my great-grandmother Grace Barse Haff. The bulk of them were written to her by her husband Delbert J. Haff between the 1880s and 1920s, to and from all over the USA and Mexico. Others are addressed to them both from their children, siblings, and in-laws, including George and Rosina Barse, in either Kansas City or
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Edna Housden Haggard Papers, 1905-2000 (R1379)
1.5 cubic feet (36 folders, 2 volumes)
The papers of Edna Housden Haggard contains the personal papers, scrapbooks, and photographs of Edna Lucille Housden Haggard of Houston, Missouri.
Rickie Schere Haith Papers, 1940-2008 (K1151)
1 c.f.
Haith has been a member and officer of a number of Jewish women's organizations in Kansas City including Midwest Branch of Women's league for Conservation, Beth Shalom Sisterhood, and Hadassah. Personal papers contain DVDs, photographs, booklets, and scrapbooks for these activities.
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George Hall Papers, 1932-1994 (S0768)
2 cubic feet, 26 folders, 473 photographs
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.
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Robert J. Hall Papers, 1976-1993 (S1034)
4 cubic feet
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.
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Emanuel Carl Haller Papers, 1881-1943 (C3250)
0.08 cubic feet (4 folders)
The papers contain letters, documents, and photos concerning church matters and the funeral of Emanuel Haller. Most of the letters are in German.
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Robert Q. Hamilton Papers, 1953-2008 (R1322)
0.5 cubic foot (19 folders)
The Robert Q. Hamilton papers contain personal papers associated with the family's filling station, charcoal manufacturing, antique farm equipment at Timber in Shannon County, Missouri. The papers reflect the family's close association with Shannondale Community Church Center, a mission of the Missouri Conference of the United Church of Christ. Other papers show civic involvement with the Timber volunteer fire department, recreation association, and North Shannon County Fair.
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Natalie K. Hammer and Hanan J. Hammer Papers, 1950-2004 (K1100)
0.05 c.f.
Includes Aleph Zadik Aleph (AZA) materials and a Boy Scout photographs and other local programs.
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Frank Hamsher Papers, 1981-1994 (S1231)
5.8 cubic feet
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.
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Christopher Hanch Papers, 1970s-2021 (CA6648)
5.0 cubic feet, 3.69 GB of digital files
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.
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Handley-Taylor Family Papers, 1809-1946 (S0381)
1 cubic foot, 58 folders, 5 photographs, 1 book
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.
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Sharon Kinney Hanson Papers, 1930s-2021 (CA6432)
11.2 cubic feet, 2 audio cassette, 2 video cassettes, 7 oversize items, 1 DVD, 4 c.d.'s
The papers of a non-fiction writer and poet include her writings, correspondence with Missouri literary figures, and research material, as well as material pertaining to her work within the Missouri literary community and her efforts to establish a Missouri Poet Laureate. Also includes the papers of her husband, Richard Hanson, who worked much of his career in Missouri state government, retiring as commissioner of administration, along with Hall and Hanson family papers and genealogical material.
Happel Family Papers, 1926-2020 (R1533)
1.5 cubic feet (59 folders)
The Happel Family Papers contain photographs documenting John E. Happel's travels, passions, and everyday life in Rolla, Missouri. The collection also includes family photographs of both the Happel and Wills families, collected by Happel and his wife throughout their lives.
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Warren G. Harber Photographs, 1942-1946, 1992, 2011-2012 (CG0009)
0.2 cubic feet
The Warren G. Harber Photographs contain 124 photographs of Warren G. Harber in Texas, Oklahoma, and Italy during his service in World War II with the 42nd Infantry Division from 1942-1946. This collection also includes photographs of Harber and his wife, Jewel, from 1992 and 2011 to 2012.
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Harding And Cogswell Limestone Company Drawings, 1896-1995 (S1117)
3 cubic feet
This collection contains drawings of St. Louis area buildings from 1986 to 1995
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Hardy Salt Company Records, 1914-1990 (S0379)
3.4 cubic feet
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.
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James Harris Papers, 1806-1918 (C2669)
0.2 cubic feet (13 folders)
The collection contains copies of papers of James Harris, farmer and justice of the peace, Clay County, Missouri, and family. Includes personal correspondence from friends and family and miscellaneous financial and legal documents such as receipts, contracts, court orders, inventories, land deeds, and wills.
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Harshbarger Family Papers, 1800s-2010s (CA6178)
104.8 cubic feet, 8 oversize volumes, 16 audio cassettes, 8 CDs
Correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, diaries, U.S. Naval records, farm records, real estate records, clippings, songbooks, sheet music, and audio recordings of a Boone County, Missouri, family. Includes genealogical materials on the Aydelotte, McVicker, Mossholder, and Tourtillott families.
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Bonnie Hart Papers, 1948-1997 (S0657)
20 cubic feet
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.
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E.H. Hart Papers, 1880-1907 (C0937)
2 volumes
The papers contain records of fruit shipped from Federal Point, Florida, between 1880 and 1896. Also a mailing list dated 1907.
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Alexis F. Hartmann Jr. Papers, 1884-2008 (S0341)
1.6 cubic feet
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.
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Henry C. and Henry J. Haskell Papers, 1883-1979 (K0096)
1.25 c.f.
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Hatcher-Suggett Genealogy Collection, 1840-2014 (C4750)
0.2 cubic foot (3 folders)
The collection consists of emails, family genealogy sheets, and histories of the families of Judson Noell Hatcher and Reverend James Suggett, two prominent people who lived in Callaway County, Missouri. Includes histories of several Baptist churches that were served by James Suggett in Callaway County.
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Allen W. Hatheway Papers, 1915-2013 (R1392)
0.25 cubic foot (11 folders, 3 VHS, 6 DVDs, 2 photographs, 10 lantern slides)
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.
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Harley Haton Papers, 1951-1994 (S1095)
40 cubic feet
The Harley Haton Papers contain correspondence, photographs, obituaries, photocopies of marriages, wills, and birth records, ancestral charts, and cassettes pertaining to Harton's (1922-1989), research on the Ehler, Fischer, Kroeschen, Nolting, and Wittrock families, who immigrated to the United States from Germany in the 19th century.
Haun Family Papers, 1929-2012 (K1465)
0.25 cubic foot, 5 folders, 4 photographs
The papers of a Kansas City-area family include photographs, an oral history interview, reminiscences about the Great Depression, and materials related to the Belles of the American Royal.
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Alan Havig Papers, 1900-2010 (CA6676)
15.6 cubic feet, 6 CDs
The papers of Alan R. Havig, a historian and professor, contain research on Walter Williams, the Santa Fe Trail, Old Trail Roads, and Highways. The papers also contain information on authors, playwrights, and plays from the 1900s through the 1910s.
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Lucy Reed Hazelton Papers, 1946-2000 (S0686)
1 cubic foot, 18 folders, 2 audio tapes
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Health Planning Agency of St. Louis Records, 1952-1990 (S0898)
2 cubic feet
This collection primarily consists of reports on St. Louis area hospitals and medical care.
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Heaney Desegregation Collection, 1891-2004 (S0899)
9 cubic feet
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."
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Sister Ruth Heaney Papers, 1970s-1990s (CA6138)
2.4 cubic feet
The papers of Ruth Boylston Heaney, Benedictine sister of Our Lady of Peace Monastery in Columbia, Missouri. Widow of Larry Heaney (founder of the Milwaukee Catholic Worker) and a social activist, Heaney raised her six children on a Catholic Worker farm in Starkenburg, Missouri. She volunteered with the Benedictine sisters and eventually joined the order in 1979. Includes correspondence with prisoners, notebooks, and limited photographs.
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Heart of America Genealogical Society (HAGS) Records, 1955-2005 (K0720)
19 c.f.
Organizational records including financial and business related materials, newsletters, minutes, membership directories, scrapbook, correspondence, and query files,incorporation and dissolution papers.
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Heart of America Jewish Historical Society Records, 1990-2005 (K0958)
0.27 c.f.
Includes audio recording of programs at the society's meetings and oral interviews.(see also K0441 Montague)
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Heart of America Kennel Club Catalogs, 1950-2016 (K1400)
3.17 cubic feet (52 folders)
The Heart of America Kennel Club Catalogs contain dog show catalogs dated between 1950 through 2016.
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Heart of America Kennel Club Event Documents, 1954-2016 (K1401)
0.7 cubic foot (15 folders)
The Heart of America Kennel Club Event Documents contain premium lists and judging programs related to the Clubs all-breed dog shows, obedience trials, puppy matches, and combined specialty clubs dated from 1954 to 2016.
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Jeanette Rothgeb Heaton Collection, 1899-2003 (CA6749)
0.2 c.f.
National Historic Place certificate, New Lebanon histories, photographs, general store ads, and a New Lebanon church Sunday school records ledger book, 1926-1927.
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Joseph F. Heifner Papers, 1971-2016 (S1225)
0.4 cubic foot
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.
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Judith D. Hellman Papers, 1950-1991 (K1383)
.15 c.f.
The Judith D. Hellman Collection contains materials related to Hellman's time as a Jewish representative with the Panel of American Women, Kansas City Chapter.
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F.F. "Hank" Henderson, Jr. Papers, 1922-2019 (CA6276)
15 cubic feet, 8 computer discs
Personal papers and genealogical research of a Sedalia, Missouri, native. Contains publications and research files pertaining to the Drake, Dodson, and other families of Missouri. Includes correspondence, photographs, and official records.
Hazel Henderson Papers, 1968-2022 (CA6692)
87.0 cubic feet (244 video cassettes, 67 computer disks, 42 CDs, 165 DVDs, 396 audio cassettes, 2 flash drives), 2 video tapes, 1.39 GB of digital files
The papers of a journalist, nontraditional economist, environmentalist, futurist, and media executive, include publications, research files, correspondence, and audio/visual material. Also included is material she produced with her husband, Alan F. Kay.
Orval L. Henderson Jr. Papers, 1904-2015 (C4130)
15.2 cubic feet
The papers of Orval Henderson contain records of the Missouri Society for Military History, Missouri Militia/National Guard research files and articles, other materials relating to Missouri military history research and historical organizations, and personal papers. Henderson was a Missouri Department of Natural Resources employee who served in the Missouri National Guard from 1948-1990.
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Orval L. Henderson Jr. Papers, 1944-2015 (CA6425)
3.5 cubic feet
Addition of military research material, photographs, and miscellaneous material.
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Henderson-Marr Family Papers, 1898-1992 (C4449)
0.9 cubic feet (22 folders, 1 oversize item)
Writings of Augusta Henderson-Marr with photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other genealogical research concerning the Henderson, Marr, and related families of Callaway County, Missouri.
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Henninger Jewelry Store, Columbia, Photographs, 1889-1907 (P0430)
3 photographs
Photographs of Henninger Jewelry Store, Columbia, MO 1899, ca. 1902, ca. 1907
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Henry Tobias Brewers and Maltsters Union #6 Collection, 1873-1990 (S0615)
16.2 cubic feet, 314 folders, 2 records, 1 reel tape, 556 photographs
The Brewers and Maltsters Local #6 is the oldest labor union in continuous operation in the city of St. Louis. This collection documents the changes that the Maltsters Union #6 underwent over the years as well as the everyday details of a labor union. The collection also contains material that Henry Tobias collected on the history of brewing and St. Louis breweries. Included are materials from the Dancing Masters of America and the Dancing Teacher's Association of St. Louis.
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Hensley Family Papers, 1926-1992 (K1371)
1 c.f.
This collection consists of papers and photographs related to the service of Robert Glenn Hensley and Terry Hensley.