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Debra Weyermann Papers, 1970s-2012 (CA6399)
5.0 cubic feet, 20 audio cassettes, 1 video cassette

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The papers of a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and investigative reporter who worked for the Arizona Daily Star, Denver Post, and Santa Barbara News-Press. The papers include research for Weyermann's books The Gang They Couldn't Catch and Answer Them Nothing, as well as news articles, interviews on audiocassettes, and miscellaneous professional material.

Barbara Endicott Wheelhouse Oral History Collection, 2019-2021 (C4602)
38.7 MB of digital files (1 pdf, 2 wmas)

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The collection contains two oral history interviews of Barbara Ann Endicott Wheelhouse conducted by her son Paul Wheelhouse concerning growing up in St. Louis during World War II and becoming a psychic counselor, as well as the Endicott, Kobel, and Tuschhoff families of Missouri. Includes audio files and a list of questions and topics covered in the interviews.

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Mildred Durr Wilcox Papers, 1859-2010 (CA6640)
1.4 cubic feet

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The papers of Mildred Durr Wilcox include correspondence, photographs, business records, family papers, genealogy, legal documents, deeds, and miscellaneous material.

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Robert S. Wiley Collection, 1869-1994 (R0521)
8.5 cubic feet (177 folders, 639 photographs, 25 slides, 2 audio discs, 13 oversize folders)

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The Robert S. Wiley Collection consists of legal documents, publications, promotional material, and ephemera related to Missouri, specifically Stone County, and to travel, tourism and recreation in the White River region of Missouri and Arkansas. The collection also contains material largely focused on Missouri State Representative Dewey Short and the Republican Party.

Sidney L. Willens Collection, 1976-2010 (K1190)
0.5 c.f.

Willens was an attorney specializing in civil liberty issues in Kansas City, MO. includes correspondence, news articles, Jackson County Office of Human Relations and Citizen Complaints Reports, and Willins' writings on the value of humor.

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William Chrisman High School (Independence, Mo.), Class of 1951 Collection, 1946-2018 (CA6155)
0.9 cubic feet, 2 video cassettes, 2 oversize items

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Addition of brochures, newspaper clippings, reunion materials, newsletters, yearbooks, and miscellaneous material.

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Jean Gaddy Wilson Papers, 1959-2011 (C3884)
29 cubic feet (733 folders), 288 audio cassettes, 5 video cassettes, 3 audio tapes

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Papers of a journalism educator and author, primarily dealing with research on women and minorities in media. Contains her work on, "Taking Stock: Women in the News Media 20 Years Before the 21st Century," including taped interviews and transcripts of media professionals and extensive research data. Also includes correspondence, speeches, publications, teaching and conference materials, and papers pertaining to her early career in journalism, media, and public relations.

Yvonne Starks Wilson Papers, 1937-2019 (KA2506)
29 cubic feet

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Papers related to the life of Yvonne Wilson.

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Betty Winfield Papers, 1930s-2010s (CA6743)
0.65 cubic feet, 1 oversize item

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Addition of multiple publications and manuscripts, research material, photographs, University of Missouri course papers, and research material on the Little Rock Central High School crisis.

Henry Winkelman Papers, 1964-2012 (S0729)
53 cubic feet

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The Henry Winkelman Papers contain sketches, design plans, meeting minutes, photographs, and notes documenting Winkelman’s career as an architect for Hellmuth, Obata, and Kassabaum. His notable projects include the renovation of the St. Louis Union Station and the Northwestern Memorial Hospital. 

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Women as Change Agents Collection, 2015-2018 (S1207)
7.5 cubic feet

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The Women as Change Agents Oral History Collection consists of oral history interviews conducted by Dr. Blanche Touhill with St. Louis City and St. Louis County residents who have established themselves as leaders during periods of great change such as the civil rights and women’s movements and Vietnam War demonstrations. The collection documents the interviewee’s personal and professional lives and how they established themselves as successful, enterprising women leaders in the St. Louis region. These materials include DVD recordings of the interviews, as well as accompanying transcripts. The interviews date from 2015 to the present.

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Women in World War II Oral Histories, 2014 (S1149)
0.2 cubic foot, 3 folders

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The World War II Oral Histories collection contains three interviews conducted by Marie Morgan with women who lived during the conflict. Each interview tells the story about each woman during the conflict, their wartime experiences and life afterward in Europe and the United States.

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Women of Achievement Records, 1955-2023 (S0254)
12 cubic feet

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Women of Achievement is the oldest ongoing program in St. Louis with the sole mission of recognizing the contribution of women to the quality of life in the area. St. Louis Globe-Democrat publisher Richard Amberg created the awards program in 1955 to offer an annual award to ten women who have made a significant difference in the community. The collection includes bylaws, selection committee files, and newspaper clippings.

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Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press Collection, 1961-2013 (C4403)
0.8 cubic feet (27 folders)

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Material created and collected by an education and publishing organization working towards media democracy and media justice for women includes publications, campaign and political buttons, and a dissertation on the institute's founder, Donna Allen.

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, St. Louis Chapter Records, 1962-2015 (S0214)
14.5 cubic feet

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The records of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, St. Louis Chapter contain correspondence, meeting minutes, membership directories, and newsletters relating to the group’s mission to promote world peace and social justice. Subjects of interest include the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II), the league’s opposition to the United States’ intervention in Vietnam, and China.

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Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Records, 1980s-2020 (CA6671)
1.2 cubic feet, 2 oversize items

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The records of the Mid-Missouri Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom contain minutes, promotional material, correspondence, project materials, photographs, a scrapbook, and miscellaneous organizational material.

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Woodruff-Stumpff Family Papers, 1901-2022 (S0506)
0.4 cubic feet

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The Woodruff-Stumpff family papers contain correspondence, photographs, diplomas, yearbooks, and family tree charts documenting the Woodruff and Stumpff families of St. Louis, Missouri.

Robert Gail and Margie McDaniel Woods Collection, 1920s-2023 (CA5749)
82.2 cubic feet, 5 oversize volumes, 2 oversize items, 41 audio cassettes, 14 audio tapes, and 6 video cassettes

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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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Richard Young Research Collection, 2013, 2019-2025 (CG0082)
.4 cubic feet

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This collection contains ten cultural resource survey reports. The first report, Mack's Chapel and the African American Community of Seventy-Six, Missouri documents a now-extinct post-Civil War African American community of formerly enslaved people who once flourished in southeastern Perry County, Mo. Seven of the reports are studies of caves in Ste. Genevieve and Perry Counties. Two reports relate to the built environment: The Martin Buchheit House: A Structural Survey and Historical Analysis (2019) and Our Daily Bread: Frohna and Its Mill (2025).  Each report contains textual descriptions of the featured cultural resources, historical analysis, illustrations, photographs, and documentation.

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Glenn R. Zander Papers, 1991-2019 (K1384)
.4 c.f.

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The Glenn R. Zander Papers contain information related to the CFO/Co-chairman of Trans World Airlines (TWA) from 1990 to 1994. Materials in the collection relate to the monetary hardships encountered by TWA, including filing for bankruptcy in 1992.

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Zonta Club of St. Louis Records, 1925-2025 (S0785)
0.5 cubic feet

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The Zonta Club of St. Louis Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, and promotional materials chronicling the history and operations of the Zonta Club of St. Louis, a chapter of the larger organization Zonta International, from 1925 to 2025.

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