George Winston Cloyd Papers
Scope and Contents
Private papers, correspondence, newsletter, printed matter, and newsclippings related to the career of Judge Cloyd, especially his civic activities in connection with the St. Louis Council on Human Relations and the early stages of desegregation of St. Louis swimming pools, 1950-1951. Also includes materials relating to student activities, military service, legal and judicial career and other civic involvements, 1938-1984.
Dates
- 1938-1984
Creator
- Cloyd, George Winston, 1922-1984 (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.
Biographical Sketch
George Winston Cloyd was St. Louis County Circuit Court judge, 9th Division. He was associated with the firm of Walter, Hacker, Walter and Barnard, 1950.
Extent
1.1 Cubic Feet ( (2 boxes; 1 oversize folder))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in seven series: Student Years; Military Service; Personal Career; St. Louis Council on Human Relations; Other Activities; Newsletters, Pamphlets, and Other Publications; and Newspaper Clippings. Each series is arranged chronologically.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
The papers were donated by Mary Gayl Cloyd Bowser on July 17, 1986 (accession number 86-0011).
Existence and Location of Copies
Selected items from this collection were digitized by Missouri Historical Society staff. The images may be viewed online by clicking the links beside each item in the inventory.
Processing Information
Processed July 1986. Finding aid revised by Jaime Bourassa, March 2013.
- Judges -- Missouri -- Saint Louis County
- Race discrimination -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
- Segregation -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
- St. Louis Council on Human Relations (Associated name)
- Swimming pools -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
- United States. Navy (Associated name)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines
Creator
- Cloyd, George Winston, 1922-1984 (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Inventory of George Winston Cloyd Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository