Millicent Petrov Shyne Letter

Collection

Identifier: A3368

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection is comprised of a letter from Millicent Petrov Shyne to Jon Lindbergh in approximately 1997 about when they met during his 1948 visit to St. Louis. It is Mrs. Shyne’s handwritten copy of the letter she wrote to Lindbergh. Esther Mueller, curator at the Missouri Historical Society, asked Millicent Shyne and her husband to entertain Jon Lindbergh, son of Charles Lindbergh, when he visited St. Louis in 1948. Jon Lindbergh stopped in St. Louis to see the awards and accolades that his father donated to the History Museum after his historic 1927 trans-Atlantic flight. In the letter, Millicent reminisces about his visit, explains how Ms. Mueller asked for her assistance, and told him about seeing Charles Lindbergh upon his return to St. Louis along with other city school children.

Dates

1997

Creator

Shyne, Millicent Petrov, 1915-2010 (Author, 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

On February 10, 1915, Millicent Petrov was born in Sakatchewan, Canada to Eastern European immigrants. The Petrov’s moved to St. Louis when Millicent was five years old. She left school after the 8th grade and worked for many years making neck ties. During World War II, Millicent worked at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. After the war, she married Navy veteran Ignatius Joseph Shyne and resided in St. Louis for years. After 1950, the Shyne’s moved to Alamogordo, New Mexico, where they established a real estate firm, Shyne Realty. At age 87, Millicent wrote a book about her childhood in St Louis entitled 2943: An Immigrant Girl’s Childhood in St. Louis (see MHS Library). She died in Florida at age 95 in 2010.