Missouri Historical Society
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
D.C. Allen Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0019
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of letters of D.C. Allen to the Missouri Historical Society and Walter B. Douglas concerning various types of historical research and a talk he gave at the society. Also includes a funeral card for Mrs. D.C. Allen.
Dates:
1907-1919, 1938
John Fletcher Darby Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0360
Scope and Contents
This collection consists largely of the papers of John F. Darby and his wife Mary F. Darby, and relates mostly to the political, social, and business history of St. Louis. The papers also include family correspondence with relatives in North Carolina, Kentucky, and Missouri, and correspondence regarding legal and business matters. Of special note are the minute books of the Jefferson Society and the St. Louis Debating Club (1827-1828), both regional debating societies of which Darby was a...
Dates:
1785-1923
Missouri Foundation for Health Oral History Project Transcripts
Collection
Identifier: A3173
Scope and Contents
The collection contains transcripts for video interviews conducted from January 2009 to June 2010 with 48 individuals relating to the formation and history of the Missouri Foundation for Health. Some transcripts are accompanied by biographical data, interview guides (notes to guide the interviews’ pace and content), index to interviews, and various notes and articles. There are two research files which appear at the beginning of the collection. The transcript files are arranged...
Dates:
2009-2010
Schlafly Cultural Desegregation Oral History Project Transcripts
Collection
Identifier: A2162
Scope and Contents
This collection contains both verbatim and edited transcripts of interviews conducted in 1994 regarding 1980s desegregation programs in St. Louis cultural and educational institutions. Some of these culturally based desegregation programs include the Missouri Botanical Garden's "Eco Act" program, the Missouri Historical Society's "Where Rivers Meet" program, and the Vaughn Cultural Center's "Eyes on the Prize" program. Interviews were conducted with former students and teachers in the...
Dates:
1994
Unknown Soldiers / Unsung Heroes: Youth Activism in the St. Louis Civil Rights Movement Oral History Project Transcripts
Collection
Identifier: A3175
Scope and Contents
The collection contains oral history interview transcripts, interview summaries and context synopses, topics indexes, biographical information and family history forms, and other documentation relating to the Unknown Soldiers/Unsung Heroes Oral History Project. Additionally, there are items such as leaflets and yearbook pages provided by some interviewees to help tell their stories. Gwen Moore, historian at the Missouri Historical Society, conducted all 17 interviews in 2004...
Dates:
2004-2005
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- Segregation -- Missouri -- Saint Louis 2
- Allen, D. C. (Dewitt Clinton), 1835-1920 -- Correspondence 1
- Botanical gardens -- Missouri -- Saint Louis 1
- Civil Rights -- Missouri -- Saint Louis 1
- Civil rights 1
- Civil rights demonstrations 1
- Civil rights workers -- Missouri -- Saint Louis 1
- Community foundations -- Missouri 1
- Food banks -- Missouri 1
- Health -- Missouri 1
- Health and race -- Missouri -- Saint Louis 1
- Health facilities -- Missouri 1
- Hunger -- Missouri 1
- Lawyers -- Missouri -- Saint Louis 1
- Lawyers -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Correspondence 1
- Mayors -- Missouri -- Saint Louis 1
- Missouri -- Politics and government 1
- Mormons -- Missouri -- History -- 19th century 1
- Museums -- Missouri -- Saint Louis 1
- Oral history 1
- Protest movements 1
- Public health -- Missouri 1
- Race Relations -- Missouri -- St. Louis 1
- School integration -- Missouri -- Saint Louis 1
- Steamboats -- Salvaging 1
- Women's health services -- Missouri 1
- Women's shelters -- Missouri -- Saint Louis 1
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