The collection is comprised of items collected by Samuel B. Clark. It is comprised primarily of advertising and programs from Gaslight Square businesses and programs from lectures and performances about Gaslight Square decades after its demise. The items date from circa 1962 to 2005 with the following date gaps: 1968-1974, 1976-1990, 1992-1993, and 1995-2000. The collection is arranged alphabetically by title/topic. Only two items in the collection are unrelated to Gaslight Square: a napkin folding guide from Famous Barr and a 1960 program for Show Business starring Carol Channing at the Keil Opera House. Don Zork, who was home furnishings merchandise presentation director at Famous Barr, entitled his guide to napkin folding “I Folded My Way Through Scandia.” Scandia was a publicity campaign undertaken by Famous Barr in 1966. Seven items comprise the materials from four Gaslight Square establishments. There is a mock-up menu for Montileone’s detailing the food, coffee, and cocoa drinks offered along with prices (f.4). There is an advertising card for The Three Fountains restaurant and a glossy invitation card for the 2nd anniversary of Mister D’s West, the restaurant’s Clayton Road location. Your Key to Gaslight Square, published as a souvenir from O’Connell’s Irish Pub, provides a map of parking lots in the area with car capacities. It includes images and very brief descriptions of eighteen businesses with addresses and parking recommendations. There is a June 9, 1960, ticket from the Crystal Palace (4240 Olive). Finally, there are two programs from Gateway Theatre’s 1965-1966 season (Brecht on Brecht and All the Way Home), which was located at 461 North Boyle (f.5). Misselhorn’s St. Louis Weekly Engagement Calendar includes a pencil sketch of Montileone’s Café Espresso (verso of August 31st–September 6th) (f.7). There are also many sketches of prominent St. Louis places. The remainder of the collection relates to St. Louis’s fascination with Gaslight Square. There are announcements and invitations to a photograph exhibition, a lecture, a documentary viewing, and a website (f.2). The renowned nightspot was also the subject of one gala and at least three musicals: Gaslight Square Revisited, The Nervous Set, Gaslight Square: The Musical, and Gaslight Square: The Complete Musical. Programs and tickets for these events are included in the collection.