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Kansas City Federation of Musicians Local 34-627 Records, 1926-2023 (KA2645)
approximately 23 cubic feet
The records contain administrative, financial, and membership records for the Kansas City federation of Musicians, Local 34-627, and its predecessor organizations, the all-white Kansas City Musicians Association, Local 34, and the all-Black Musicians’ Protective Union, Local 627. This is an addition to K0431.
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Catherine Underhill Fitzpatrick Papers, 1997-2022 (C3253)
0.4 c.f. (16 folders), 170 KB of digital files
The papers of a journalist who reported eyewitness dispatches of the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001, for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Includes her memoirs; hand-written reporter’s notes; published articles and stories; photographs; correspondence; awards she received from the Milwaukee Press Club for the coverage; and other ephemera.
Fontbonne University Records, 1917-2023 (S0680)
131 cubic feet, 1582 folders, 621 volumes, 35 VHS tapes, 10 DVDs, and 16 film reels, 1 external hard drive, 1 USB drive, 1 oversize folder
The Fontbonne University Records consists of meeting minutes, photographs, course syllabi, journals, bylaws, and correspondence pertaining to the University's 101-year history of providing undergraduate and graduate degrees to students in the St. Louis area and the United States. Founded in 1923 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Fontbonne was initially a women's college before admitting male students in the 1970s.
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John Stuart Forrester Papers, 1940-2022 (S0339)
7.5 cubic feet
The John Stuart Forrester Papers includes photographs, correspondence, fliers, scrapbooks, and St. Louis area rock concert posters documenting John Stuart Forrester Sr.'s career as a rock concert promoter and owner of Backstage Galleries, a vintage rock poster store. Also included are Forrester family photographs and correspondence. Items of interest include a poster and related promotional materials for the Ozark Music Festival, held in Sedalia, Missouri, on July 19, 1974.
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Margaret Wolf Freivogel Papers, 1950s-2025 (CA6701)
2.0 cubic feet (5 audio cassettes, 1 video cassette, 3 compact disks, 4 computer disks, 1 flash drive), 12.8 MB of digital files
The papers of Margaret Wolf Freivogel, a reporter and editor, include correspondence, memos, press releases, material from her time spent with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and material relating to the founding of the St. Louis Beacon. Also included are miscellaneous interviews and photographs.
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Shela S. Fretwell Genealogical Collection, 1824-2020 (CA5886)
4.3 cubic feet, 1 card file, 1 CD, 2 computer discs, 2 oversize items, 1.03 MB of digital files
Correspondence, photographs, and other genealogical research material related to the Fretwell family of Lewis County, Missouri.
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Winky Friedrichs Interviews, 2022 (CA6826)
147 MB of digital files
Interviews conducted by Barbara Ross with Florence "Winky" Friedrichs of Pleasant Green, Cooper County, Missouri, concerning her family history and the history of Pleasant Green.
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Agnes Garino Papers, 1960-2022 (S0500)
2.5 cubic feet
The Agnes Garino Papers contain meeting minutes, correspondence, program booklets, and newspaper clippings documenting her involvement with the Kirkwood City Council, the Kirkwood Symphony Orchestra, and the St. Louis Sports Commission, and the U.S.-Olympic Festival.
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Gateway City Big Band Records, 1966-2021 (S0367)
1.8 cubic feet
The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, schedules, vinyl records, and photographs chronicling the Gateway City Big Band's 50-year-plus history as a seven-piece dance dedicated to promoting the continued interest in big band-style music.
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Gateway Region Young Men's Christian Association Records, 1853-2020 (S0473)
101 cubic feet
The Gateway Region Young Men's Christian Association was founded in St. Louis on October 20, 1853. Initially, the organization focused on young men's spiritual development but later expanded to include the mental, social, physical, recreation, and vocational needs of both sexes. The collection consists of by-laws, correspondence, meeting minutes, schedules, press releases, and photographs.
Sheila Gibbons Papers, 1964-2023 (CA5927)
7 cubic feet, 3 computer disks, 10 audio cassettes, 4 video cassettes, 1 DVD
Newsletters, newspaper clippings, columns, journal articles, conferences proceedings, and research papers concerning women and the media. Issues covered include marketing, women in film, news coverage of women, pornography, and women journalists.
Philip Gounis Papers, 1975-2020 (S0799)
0.25 cubic feet
The Philip Gounis Papers contain address books, diaries, and handwritten poetry documenting Gounis' career as a poet and co-creator of the Steamshovel Press.
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Lorenzo Thomas "Tommy" Greene Family Papers, 1930-2024 (CA5520)
4.9 cubic feet, 1 audio tape, 5 DVDs, 20 video cassettes, 90 audio cassettes
The family papers of a musician and music teacher.
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Nancy L. Green Papers, 1970s-2020s (CA5097)
10.3 cubic feet
The professional papers of a journalism educator contain correspondence, photographs, teaching materials, papers relating to professional organizations, and miscellaneous.
Harlan Cecil Gregory Papers, 1900-2023 (R1530)
0.2 cubic foot (4 folders, 158 photographs, 2 negatives)
The Harlan Cecil Gregory Papers contain photographs and genealogical histories of the Gregory and Skyles family who settled in Howell and Texas Counties in Missouri.
Dudley Grove Papers, 1974-2022 (S0275)
3 cubic feet
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.
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H.M.S. Pinafore Collection, 1879, 2025 (CA6785)
0.4 c.f.
H.M.S. Pinafore photo album dated 1879, and Mary Lou Montgomery's book, "Live, on stage in Hannibal, 1879: H.M.S. Pinafore," (2025).
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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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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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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.
Heritage League of Greater Kansas City Records, 1998-2024 (KA2669)
2 cubic feet
The Heritage League was a forum made for the historical organizations of the Greater Kansas City Area meant to aid in cooperation between these agencies for communications. The League began in the 1980’s informally with members meeting and establishing communications and relationships. Eventually it was brought in by the State of Missouri to offer workshops and events based on preservation and education. These papers include files on special events, programs, and workshops initiated by the group.
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Glenda Holste Papers, 1968-2022 (CA6196)
7.0 cubic feet, 2 audio cassettes, 3 DVDs, 2 oversize items
The professional papers of a journalist and University of Missouri graduate who worked as a columnist, editorial writer, and editor of several daily newspapers; past president of the Journalism and Women Symposium; and a public affairs specialist for Education Minnesota, the state’s educators’ union. The collection consists of subject files from her work at the St. Paul Pioneer Press, materials from her JAWS presidency, and miscellaneous personal and professional material.
Alvin and Marilyn Horst Papers, 1953-2024 (S0791)
5 cubic feet
The Marilyn and Alvin Horst Papers contain appointment books, scrapbooks, yearbooks, and high school newspapers primarily chronicling Marilyn Horst's personal life and career, including her time with the St. Louis chapter of the American Institute of Banking.
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Hughes-Savage Family Papers, 1842-1963; 2022 (C4567)
0.4 cubic feet (13 folders, 1 oversized item)
Photograph albums, family Bible pages, receipts, account books, and miscellaneous papers of a family from Warsaw, Missouri. Includes material on the related Graham and Reeder families.
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Joseph Huskey Papers, 1940-2022 (CG0075)
0.8 c.f.
The collection contains a mix of books, letters, reference sources, and newspaper clippings kept by Dr. Joe Huskey. Most of the collection includes Missouri rural schools. The newspaper clippings and a letter discuss World War Two and related topics. The rest of these clippings range in date from 1950 to 2022 and include local, state, national, and international information.
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International Association of Administrative Professionals, Lindbergh Chapter Records, 1996-2014 (S0271)
2.5 cubic feet
The International Association of Administrative Professionals, Lindbergh Chapter Records contain agendas, meeting minutes, chapter rosters, membership surveys, and photographs pertaining to the Lindbergh chapter's mission to help administrative support professionals advance in their careers. Topics of interest include fundraising assistance for members attending professional conferences, membership drives, as well as charitable causes the Lindbergh Chapter supported, including the St. Louis Area Foodbank.
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Irvine Woodrow and Nona Myrom Bell Davis Papers, 1997-2024 (CA6761)
1 c.f., 1 DVD, 1 CD
The personal and travel papers of Joyce Davis, including correspondence, greeting cards, newsletters, certificates, brochures, planners, photographs, travel itineraries, and postcards, 1997-2024.
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Iola Allen Jasper Papers, 1827-2020 (S0573)
8.25 cubic feet
The Iola Jasper Papers contain correspondence, photographs, histories, greeting cards, and a diary related to Jasper's interest in family history. Materials of interest include the correspondence and business papers of her Great-Grandfather, William Sumner Jewett, a Jefferson County entrepreneur who shipped fruit and sand to companies in St. Louis and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Kimberly Jayne Papers, 1985-2020 (S0503)
6 cubic feet
The Kim Jayne Papers consist of meeting minutes, correspondence, flyers, posters, pin buttons, photographs, slides, and cassette tapes that document the life of Kim Jayne, a prominent peace activist within the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. The collection contains information regarding her personal life and involvement in organizations such as the Forest Park Southeast Neighborhood Association, St. Louis Women’s Support Group, and Lentz Peace Association from 1979 to 2022.
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Jeff Stack Papers, 1990-2025 (CA6769)
17.4 c.f., 60 CD's
The papers of a Columbia, Missouri activist and reformer involved with various organizations to attempt to change societal norms and laws. The papers include his work with Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty (MADP), Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), and the Missouri Institute for Mental Health (MIMH). Also included are materials on anti-Iraq War protests, counseling young people on the realities of war, anti-draft sentiments, and on the conscientious objector.
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Johnson Family Papers, 1876, 1903-2021 (CG0045)
5.8 GB, 0.76 c. f.
The Johnson Family Papers contains digitized and original photographs and audio recordings of Jessie Mae Johnson, Birdie E. Scott, Norma Jean Bridger, and their families from the late 1800s to the early 2010s, with photographs of farms and scenery in Bollinger, Perry and Scott Counties. Additionally, the collection includes portions of Leslie McKinney's extensive genealogical research for the Bridger, Beal, Fadler, Johnson, McKinney, and Yamnitz families. Digital versions were created 2010-2021.
Journalism and Women Symposium Records, 1990s (CA5298)
1.3 cubic foot, 1 DVD, 1 CD, 2.12 GB of digital files
Addition includes correspondence, symposium financial documents and planning materials, membership information, photographs, and material on the American Society of News Editors.
Journalism and Women Symposium Records, 1975-1977, 1985-2025 (C4489)
7.0 cubic feet (169 folders, 12 artifacts), 59 audio cassettes, 3 video cassettes, 2 DVDs, 4 oversize items, 26.3 GB of digital files (14 docs, 1 jpg, 2 mov files, 2 mp4s, 11 pdfs, 1173 tifs)
The records of the organization include correspondence, newsletters, symposium programs and planning materials, financial records, photographs, and audiovisual material.
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Diane Kerckhoff Papers, 1842-2023 (S0499)
4.2 cubic feet
The Diane Kerckhoff papers contain correspondence, newsletters, photographs, police reports, and training manuals documenting Kerckhoff’s involvement in crime prevention in Missouri, including her work with the St. Louis Crusade Against Crime, the St. Louis County Justice Commission, the Missouri Crime Prevention Association, and the Attorney General’s Crime Commission. Also included in the collection are policy and procedures manuals Kerckhoff co-wrote for small police departments as co-founder of Policy Inc.
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Kathleen Kinderfather Papers, 1920-2020 (S0394)
8 cubic feet
This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, reel-to-reel tapes, and photographs documenting Kathleen Kinderfather's career as a physical education professor at Harris-Stowe State University and her involvement with the Missouri Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD); Phi Delta Pi; and Pi Lambda Theta.
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Kiwanis Club of Columbia, Golden K Records, 1985-2021 (CA6626)
9.5 cubic feet
The records of the organization include newsletters, membership records, financial records, reports, club histories, meeting minutes, photographs, information on service projects, and miscellaneous material.
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Martin Klug Papers, 1973-2024 (S0676)
0.8 cubic feet
The Martin Klug Papers contains zines and photographs documenting comic book and science fiction fandom in the St. Louis area. Materials of interest include issues of Whizzard, a comic book review zine, photographs of Whizzard meetings, and an Archon convention.
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Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Papers, 1950s-2023 (CA6637)
6.3 cubic feet, 1 video cassette, 20.26 GB of digital files
The papers of a journalism and communications educator at Florida International University in Miami, and executive director of the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication, contain speeches, teaching materials, publications, survey material, materials documenting her involvement in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and the Society of Professional Journalists, and miscellaneous professional material.
Krause, Elbrecht, and Woodrow Family Papers, 1845-2025 (C4623)
0.7 cubic feet (13 folders)
Collection of family materials largely containing letters to Gladys Elbrecht of Streator, Illinois, from H.E. Heineke at West Point during World War I; letters to Charles W. Woodrow of St. Louis, Missouri, 1930s; and letters to Alosia Bell of St. Louis, Missouri, 1930s. Included are Krause family photo albums, 1967-2024, and "Memoir of a Missouri River Rat," by William J. Krause, 2025.
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Young-Hie Nahm Kromm Papers, 1958-2021 (S0449)
15 cubic feet
The Young-Hie Nahm Kromm Papers consist of architectural plans, correspondence, site specifications, floor plans, photographs, and meeting minutes documenting Kromm’s career as a Korean-American woman architect with Kromm, Rikimaru, and Johansen Inc.
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The Labor Movement in Missouri Oral History Project, 2023- (C4775)
0.1 cubic foot (4 folders), 43.7 GB of digital files
The Labor Movement in Missouri Oral History Project is a regular, ongoing project conducted by the State Historical Society of Missouri. The project seeks to document the history of the labor movement and work in the state of Missouri in the 20th and 21st centuries. Topics include union organizing, strikes, labor law, labor education, workplace duties and working conditions, deindustrialization, trade deals, politics and labor, and cross-national solidarity movements. The collection consists of digital audio files and transcripts of the interviews.
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Lafayette Square Restoration Committee Records, 1897-2022 (S0828)
6.68 cubic feet
The Lafayette Square Restoration Committee Records consist of meeting minutes, newsletters, and house tour booklets documenting the group's mission to promote and preserve the neighborhood's historic built environment.
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League of Women Voters of Missouri Records, 1911-2025 (S0232)
38 cubic feet, 7 audio tapes, 56 rolls microfilm
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LifeBridge Partnership Records, 1952-2021 (S0280)
2 cubic feet, 1.9 GB
The LifeBridge Partnership Records contain meeting minutes, newsletters, photographs, and histories documenting its mission to help individuals with disabilities become independent and active members in their communities. Materials of interest include a feasibility and need analysis commissioned by LifeBridge in 1983 to evaluate and recommend a centralized recreational facility for the St. Louis Region’s disability community. Also included in the collection are LifeBridge Partnership's born-digital files, including board meeting minutes and resolutions, newsletters, and strategic plans. Topics of interest consist of LifeBridge's reevaluation of its mission, name, and logo; program support services, including transportation services for clients; and LifeBridge's updated health policies and fundraising strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The materials in this collection date from 1952 to 2020.
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Linguistic Society of America Records, 1901-2020 (CA5969)
54.6 cubic feet, 10 audio cassettes, 1 video cassette
Addition of records of an organization dedicated to research and publication in the analysis of language. Includes publications, programs from annual meetings and Linguistic Institutes, publicity clippings, and materials concerning affiliated organizations, various committees, and Ebonics. Also includes correspondence of George M. Bolling and Bernard Bloch, who were both editors of Language and presidents of LSA.
Literacy Action Corps of Columbia, Missouri Records, 1969-2022 (C4761)
1.4 cubic feet (26 folders)
Literacy Action Corps of Columbia Records consists of correspondence, training materials, membership lists, meeting minutes, newsletters, promotional materials, financial records, and newspaper clippings of the organization from 1969 until its termination in 2022.
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Joann S. Lublin Papers, 1976-2022 (C4740)
4.3 c.f. (39 folders, 16 volumes), 4.41 GB of digital files
The papers of Joann S. Lublin, author and longtime columnist for The Wall Street Journal, include scrapbooks of newspaper clippings and recordings of interviews conducted for her books Earning It and Power Moms. Also included are manuscript drafts, research material, and publishing material for Earning It.
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Magnificent Missouri Collection , 1990-2025 (S0838)
1.5 cubic feet
The Magnificent Missouri Collection consists of correspondence, promotional materials, photographs, and publications relating to the organization’s mission to conserve and increase appreciation of the Katy Trail and last 100 miles of the Missouri River Valley. Also included are materials pertaining to the Katy Land Trust, another notable conservation organization which preceded and frequently partnered with Magnificent Missouri to conduct fundraising and educational outreach.
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Gerry Mandel Papers, 1958-2020 (S0393)
3.25 cubic feet
The Gerry Mandel Papers consists of correspondence, journals, photographs, and story drafts chronicling Mandel’s career in advertising and as a freelance writer and producer. Also included in the collection are video biographies of the elderly in St. Louis.