Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of materials collected by Betty Neeley that document five friends and lesbian life in the St. Louis area from the mid-20th century to the 2010s. Items in the collection are arranged alphabetically by name and span from 1989 to 2019. Jill Aul was presented a Women of Achievement Award in 2019. Betty Neeley attended the awards luncheon and saved the ceremony program, a commemorative bookmark, and her invitation to the awards...

Scope and Contents The Betty Neeley Photograph Collection contains four photographs collected by Neeley and related to the lesbian community in St. Louis. One photograph shows Neeley exiting the Carter Carburetor factory near Grand Boulevard and St. Louis Avenue, where she worked. The photo was taken by Charlotte Mason, Neeley's girlfriend at the time. Two photographs show Laura Moore, the first openly LGBTQ person appointed to public office in the city of St. Louis, and her longtime partner and fellow social...