Scope and Contents The collection contains papers relating to Pat Hays Baer’s preservation work and her work with the American Camping Association. The Camp Series contains information about the American Camping Association (ACA) including conference notes, bylaws, ACA newsletters, membership rosters, and camp regulations; pamphlets and programs about various Missouri and Illinois camps, such as Camp Wyman, Camp Sherwood Forest, and Camp Widjiwagan; papers regarding the Girl...

Scope and Contents The George Jovanovic collection documents Jovanovic’s service in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and as a Staff Sergeant in the 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division. The collection includes loose photographs, a photograph album, and a panoramic group portrait. Snapshots and portraits show George and his fellow soldiers posed in uniform and operating a variety of vehicles and other military equipment. One group portrait shows CCC men at Camp Gunther in Drain, Oregon, and the panorama...

Scope and Contents The Mel and Mavis Stein Photograph Collection documents Mel Stein’s careers in the Civilian Conservation Corps, United States Marine Corps, and St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, as well as Mavis Stein’s service in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force of the Royal Air Force during World War II.The bulk of the collection documents Stein’s career with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. Many of these photographs relate to Stein’s role in foiling a robbery at Southwest...