Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Organization
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Mary V. Callahan Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: A1829
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a leather-bound scrapbook embossed with the monogram “MC.” The scrapbook contains signatures, greetings, and drawings from Mary’s classmates and teachers at Soldan, report cards, receipts, passes, and permits, including a permit to play tennis in the public parks for the 1913 season. Also included in the scrapbook are dance cards, score cards, greeting cards, and a half-tone photograph of the Soldan High School Class of January 1914.
Dates:
1911-1918
Margaret and William J. Casey Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3209
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of a scrapbook kept by Margaret Casey during her senior year at Soldan High School in 1912 and commencement announcements and programs for William Jerome Casey’s matriculations in 1922 and 1926 from Soldan High School and Washington University respectively. The collection is arranged alphabetically by name and dates from 1910 to 1930. The bulk of the collection dates from 1910 to 1913 with the following date gaps: 1915 to 1921, 1923 to 1925, and...
Dates:
1910-1930; Majority of material found within 1910-1913
Couzins Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0335
Scope and Contents
The Couzins Family Papers contain papers relating to John E.D. Couzins’s efforts to hold Missouri in the Union during the Civil War, including letters, commissions, and a loyalty oath; papers relating to Mrs. Adaline Couzins’s work as a volunteer nurse during the Civil War, including printed memorials to the U.S. Senate, dated March 27, 1888, praising her work; papers relating to Phoebe Couzins, including articles and addresses by her; correspondence and articles regarding Couzins family...
Dates:
1825-1950
Helen Driscoll Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3124
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of one scrapbook and one letter received by Driscoll Pharmacy in 1928 that was delivered via airmail piloted by Charles Lindbergh. The scrapbook comprises the bulk of the collection and dates from 1920 to 1927, with the bulk of its items dating from 1922 to 1924. The scrapbook was disassembled for preservation purposes and page numbers were added. The collection is arranged chronologically and by scrapbook page number.
The scrapbook was kept by Helen Driscoll...
Dates:
1920-1928; Majority of material found within 1922-1924
Charles H. Duncker, Jr. Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3153
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of four Duncker family letters dating from September to November 1918; photocopies of documents relating to the Duncker Hall cornerstone at Washington University dated 1923 and 1924; and photocopies of newspaper clippings and articles related to Charles H. Duncker, Jr., the war in France, and to Duncker Hall. The collection is arranged alphabetically by type of document, family correspondence, and photocopies, with documents arranged chronologically within...
Dates:
1918-ca. 1998; Majority of material found within 1918-1924
William Greenleaf Eliot Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0446
Scope and Contents
The William Greenleaf Eliot Papers consist of sermons, addresses, family papers, correspondence, Civil War documents, and documents regarding Eliot's church and other organizations.
The Sermons Series contains 35 sermons, dated 1835-1885, regarding topics such as suffrage, emancipation, and philanthropy. The sermons are arranged by date first delivered.
The Addresses...
Dates:
1832-1961
Indigenous People’s Day Candlelight Vigil Program
Collection
Identifier: A3101
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one program, a single piece of paper, handed to participants at the candelight vigil for Indigenous People’s Day held on 9 October 2017. The program contains the agenda, messages of thanks, an overview of the movement, a poem by Tom Ellis, and a prayer.
Dates:
2017
Ruth Eliot Johnson Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1824
Scope and Contents
The collection includes several letters written by William Greenleaf Eliot; papers relating to Washington University; papers relating to the Church of the Messiah; and papers of the Eliot family.
Dates:
1848-1960
Frank Groom Kirtz Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3091
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised primarily of files, photographs, and two scrapbooks relating to the education and early career of Frank Groom Kirtz. The files are arranged alphabetically by topic and/or by type of document and span in date from 1920 to 2013. The bulk of the collection dates from 1944 to 1962. There are no items dated 2005 to 2012.
The earliest item in the collection is the 1920 marriage certificate of Kirtz’s parents, Frank W. and Elodia R. Kirtz. There are also...
Dates:
1920-2013; Majority of material found within 1944-1962