Scope and Contents The records relate to drive-in movie theatre projects by Gerhardt Kramer Associates and Kramer & Harms Architects from 1948 to 1975 in St. Louis County, Missouri and in Illinois, near St. Louis. The collection is divided into two series: Project Files and Architectural Drawings, both arranged alphabetically by project name. Included are architectural drawings, specifications, and some correspondence relating to the projects. The...

Scope and Contents The collection details the beginnings of the historic preservation movement in St. Louis in the 1950s, of which Gerhardt Kramer was a principal member. The collection contains correspondence regarding the founding of the Landmarks Association of St. Louis; articles written by Kramer regarding the history of the Landmarks Association of St. Louis, the Eugene Field House, the Chatillon-DeMenil House, and the Rock House; a typescript of an interview with Kramer conducted by Charles B. Hosmer;...