Scope and Contents The collection consists of one 1817 bank note drawn on the Bank of St. Louis, the research notes and a 1930 letter of Eric P. Newman, and an October 5, 1941, newspaper article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the note, “The Oldest Known Picture of St. Louis.” Mr. Newman framed portions of this article along with the bank note. Although the bank note has been removed from the frame for preservation, the remaining collage has been retained in the...