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Theo Wilson Papers, 1914-1997 (C3972)
9.0 cubic feet (451 folders, 7 volumes), 4 rolls of microfilm, 1 audio cassette, 1 audio tape, 1 video cassette
The papers of Theodore R. Wilson, trial reporter for the New York Daily News, consist of newspaper articles, trial notes, awards, correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous items spanning her 60-year career as a reporter and writer.
Betty Winfield Papers, 1978-1997 (C4462)
1.5 cubic feet (63 folders)
The papers of journalism historian and former University of Missouri Professor, including research material and notes for her doctoral dissertation Roosevelt and the Press: How Franklin D. Roosevelt Influenced Newsgathering, 1933-1941 (1978) and her books FDR and the News Media (1990) and Bleep! Censoring Rock and Rap Music (1999).
Alice Bernice Greer Winter Papers, 1944-1996 (K0868)
9.25 c.f.
The Alice Bernice Greer Winter Papers contain draft manuscripts, letters, photographs, and other materials of Winter, a Kansas City novelist and short story author.
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Ethel Massie Withers Scrapbook, ca. 1916 (C1440)
0.3 cubic feet, 175 lantern slides
An album of photographic copies of lantern slides used to illustrate the Missouri Daughters of the American Revolution lecture, "Pioneering in Missouri," 1916. Also includes a copy of the lecture, written by Ethel Massie Withers, with explanations of the photographs.
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Woman Gathering II Collection, 1984 (S0208)
0.1 cubic foot, 2 cassette tapes, 1 16mm film
The Second National Woman’s Gathering met in St. Louis at Fontbonne College on August 17-20, 1984. The Gathering was intended to empower women and reject the powerless and inferior gender roles placed upon them by society. The materials in this collection include a registration sheet, Off The Wall II, two cassette tapes documenting the Gathering, and a 16mm film entitled Women’s Voices: The Gender Gap Movie.
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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 of Missouri Records, 1937 (R1248)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
This is the "Report of the Fifty-Fifth Annual Convention" of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Missouri, held at the First Baptist Church of Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri, on September 28 to October 1, 1937.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Wasola, Mo.) Records, 1957-2023 (SP0083)
0.3 cubic foot (6 folders)
The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (Wasola, Mo.) Records consist of photocopies of organizational records, correspondence, literature, and member notes of the Missouri Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, Wasola chapter. The records also contain the research files of Dr. Kathryn Ledbetter and her related article for the Ozark County Times.
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Auxvasse, Mo.) Records, 1907-1920 (C0446)
0.04 cubic feet (2 folders)
Minutes, letters, and handbook.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Columbia, Mo.) Minute Book, 1884-1888 (C0262)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Book contains constitution and bylaws, minutes of meetings, roll of members, and activities of the organization.
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Woman's Club of Joplin Collection, 1960 (R0988)
(1 folder)
This is a program booklet for the "Red Stocking Revue," a fund-raising amateur variety show presented by the Woman's Club of Joplin on November 10, 1960, at Memorial Hall in Joplin in Jasper County, Missouri. The General Chairman for the event was Mrs. Tom M. Leggett and the Director was Harry Miller.
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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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Woman, Church and State, 1893 (C3598)
0.2 cubic feet (10 folders)
Book by the president of Woman's National Liberal Union in which she portrays Christianity as degrading to women because it teaches that they are inferior to men and are responsible for bringing sin into the world.
Women as Change Agents Collection, 2015-2018 (S1207)
7.5 cubic feet
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 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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Women in Communications, Inc., Student Chapter Records, 1957-1987 (C4094)
0.6 cubic feet (27 folders)
Women in World War II Oral Histories, 2014 (S1149)
0.2 cubic foot, 3 folders
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
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 of the Mansion Photograph Collection, 1834-1933 (P0536)
0.5 linear feet
Photos of Missouri first ladies, female relatives of the governer, and the governer's mansion. Many images used in their book Women of the Mansion, Missouri, 1821-1936
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Women Workers of St. Louis Report, 1930 (S0348)
0.01 cubic foot
29-page unpublished report. "Women Workers of St. louis, Mo.," by Clara Menger, Ph.d. Based on 1930 census.
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Women's Auxiliary to the Boone County Medical Society Records, 1977-1982 (C4318)
0.2 cubic feet (4 folders)
The records contain program pamphlets, times and dates of meetings, luncheons, dinners, and lists of members. Also includes a Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA) newsletter and meeting minutes.
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Women's Hearings of the War in Vietnam Collection, 1972-1973 (S0109)
0.03 cubic feet, 3 folders, 4 photographs
The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and a transcript, documenting the Committee for the Women’s Hearing on the War in Vietnam’s public hearing on the United States involvement in Southeast Asia, held on June 17, 1972, at Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press Collection, 1961-2013 (C4403)
0.8 cubic feet (27 folders)
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
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 Jazz Festival, Inc. Records, 1977-1986 (K0314)
4 c.f.
The administrative records of the Women's Jazz Festival: minutes; correspondence; financial records; public relations; fundraising records; planning for the festivals, competitions, and scholarships; audio tapes; and a small number of slides and photographs.
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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 Program Council Records, 1973-1995 (S0558)
0.5 cubic foot
Established by the Higher Education Center of St. Louis on June 4, 1974, the Women's Program Council promoted an improved environment for women in higher education, through networking services, two annual conferences, and provided speakers to area campuses. The collection contains rosters, meeting notices, minutes, literature, and a history of the organization.
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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.
Women's Rights in Missouri Manuscript , 1987 (S0246)
0.01 cubic foot
The Women’s Rights in Missouri Manuscript contains a 31-page unpublished manuscript titled The Dawn of Her Deliverance: Women’s Rights in Missouri, 1866-1875, written by Kathy Peterson, a University of Missouri-St. Louis Department student in 1987. The manuscript chronicles the evolution of the women’s suffrage movement in Missouri from the Civil War to the founding of the Woman Suffrage Association of Missouri in 1867.
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Women's Suffrage Papers, [1880s] (C1766)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Arguments against women's suffrage.
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Women, Men and Media Conference Records, 1980-2000 (C4096)
0.8 cubic feet (51 folders), 22 audio cassettes, 12 video cassettes
The records of an organization which focused on projects monitoring the advancement of women in media and the portrayal of women by the media.
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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Woods-Holman Family Papers, 1805-1906 (C0191)
0.25 cubic feet
Letters, documents, notebooks, accounts, and receipts of two southeast Missouri families. Papers concern family news, business, farming, livestock, religion, teaching, Native Americans, fur trade, economics, politics, Gold Rush and Civil War and descriptions of California, Iowa, Kansas, and Texas.
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Wright Family Collection, 1822-1991 (CA6506)
0.4 cubic feet, 423 MB of digital files, 3 oversize items
Family papers, photographs, and illustrated biographical sketches concerning members of the Wright and related families of Boone County, Missouri, including J. Kelly Wright II, Rebecca Wright Crighton, and Paul Morris Wright.
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Dr. Katie H. Wright Papers, 1970-2000 (S0646)
4.5 cubic feet, 108 folders, 239 photographs, 1 scrapbook
Dr. Katie H. Wright is a well-known historian, writer, educator, and community volunteer in St. Louis, Missouri and East St. Louis, Illinois. She was also a weekly columnist for the St. Louis Argus, a historic Black newspaper. The collection contains Dr. Wright’s correspondence, reports, awards, newspaper clippings, and photographs related to her educational career, accomplishments as historian and writer, and work with the East St. Louis Board of Education, Board of Elections, and Public Library, as well as the Illinois Department of Corrections.
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Ruth Osborne Wright Papers, 1950-1999 (S1023)
62 cubic feet
The papers of Ruth Osborne Write contain poetry, notebooks, correspondence, and artwork documenting Wright's career as an artist, as well as her service in the United States Navy during World War II.
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Verna Mary Wulfekammer Collection, 1893-1976 (C3864)
51.9 cubic feet (493 folders and oversize)
The collection of Verna Mary Wulfekammer, University of Missouri-Columbia professor of art from 1928 to 1968, contains teaching materials and artifacts, correspondence, clippings, student work, publications, and photographs related to the personal and professional life of Wufekammer and her mentor and colleague, Ella Victoria Dobbs.
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Young Women's Christian Association Metro St. Louis Records, 1914-1993 (S0343)
61 cubic feet, 1485 folders, 4994 photographs, 13 microfilm rolls
The YWCA collection covers the organization's activities from its inception in 1904 to the late 1970s. The constitution and bylaws, along with revisions and complete financial records are included. The St. Louis YWCA was divided into several branches, including a segregated club for black girls, and each of these groups is represented in the records, which include documentation on programs, summer camps, and clubs maintained by the various branches. The collection also includes a record of programs for which the YWCA shared responsibility with similar organizations, such as the USO, American Red Cross, and the YMCA.
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Ardath Cary Young Papers, 1910s-1976 (C4030)
0.25 cubic feet (9 folders)
The papers of Ardath Anita Cary Young consist of correspondence, postcards, photographs, and miscellaneous family papers documenting the Cary, Young, and McMillen families from Edina, Knox County, Missouri.
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Virginia G. Young Papers, 1954-1980 (C4439)
3.5 cubic feet (54 folders)
Papers of Missouri library leader Virginia G. Young, surrounding her involvement with and membership in local, regional, national, and international organizations and efforts, including correspondence, reports, legislation, and minutes.