Katherine Bemis Piper Veiled Prophet Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of invitations, instructions, and envelopes sent to Lucy Katherine Bemis when she was selected as a Maid of Honor for the Veiled Prophet Ball held at the Municipal Auditorium on October 9, 1946. The items are dated September 1946 and are arranged chronologically.
Dates
- 1946 Sept
Creator
- Piper, Lucy Katherine Bemis, 1925-2019 (Collector, 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
Lucy Katherine Bemis was born in St. Louis to James Rosborough Bemis and Helen Battle Bemis on December 21, 1925. She preferred to use the nickname Kay and spent her young years in Prescott, Arkansas. Kay and her mother returned to St. Louis, and she attended Mary Institute, graduating in 1943. In September 1946, she and many other debutantes were invited to serve as maids of honor at the first post-war Veiled Prophet Ball. Kay graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and promptly returned to St. Louis where she married James Ward Marshutz (1922-1989) on June 6, 1947. However, this marriage did not last, and Kay married aviator Ralph Edgar Piper (1912-1996) on June 22, 1954. Kay Piper died at the age of ninety-three on February 1, 2019.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet ( (1 folder))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The items are dated are arranged chronologically.
Physical and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
The collection was donated by Kathy Piper Tharp in 2022 (accession number 2022-067).
Processing Information
Processed with funding from The Stuart Foundation, Inc. by Kristina Perez, 2023.
Creator
- Piper, Lucy Katherine Bemis, 1925-2019 (Collector, Person)
- Veiled Prophets of Saint Louis (Order : Mo.) (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- Katherine Bemis Piper Veiled Prophet Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Kristina Perez using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository