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Kennedy Family World War II Letters, 1941-1945
Collection
Identifier: A3140
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised primarily of letters, with some accompanying photographs, written by the five oldest brothers in the Charles T. Kennedy family to their parents in St. Louis while they served in the military during World War II. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1941 to 1945; the bulk of the letters date from 1943 to 1944. There are gaps in the papers: September 1942 to January 1943, February to May 1945, and August to December 1945. Envelopes are included...
Dates:
1941-1945; Majority of material found within 1943-1944
John F. Kennedy Assassination Teletype
Collection
Identifier: A3050
Scope and Contents
The carbon copy of the teletype measures 1’ wide by 5’ long. It presents the news of Kennedy’s assassination as the story unfolded in Dallas. It also includes the preceding portion of the day’s wire relaying events that occurred before the breaking news of the shooting.
Mr. Pollard explained the use of the term, “bust this,” which appears several times in the teletype. This phrase told editors reading the transmission to disregard the whole story up to that point. Mr. Pollard...
Dates:
1963 Nov 22
Kennerly Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0811
Scope and Contents
Collection consists primarily of Kennerly family correspondence, including several letters of George H. Kennerly to his wife and letters of Claude Saugrain Kennerly to his mother while serving in the army during the Spanish-American War, 1898. (Many of the letters in the collection are typescript transcriptions, not originals.) Also in the collection are a cash book of James and George Kennerly dated 1818-1823; a diary of William Clark Kennerly relating his experiences on an...
Dates:
1812-1948
Kennett Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0812
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises papers of the Kennett and Frost families, including notes and receipts of the Kennett, White and Company, circa 1840; letters of D.M. Frost to his wife from Texas in 1852 regarding Indian wars and letters dated 1856 regarding the Sioux War; diary of Edwin Harrison, 1858, which concerns the social life of St. Louis; and Civil War letters of Ferdinand Kennett, Jr. (Confederate) to his parents, 1864. (The Kennett family left Selma Hall and moved to St. Louis during...
Dates:
1840-1932
August Kern Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0989
Scope and Contents
The August Kern Aviation Collection contains August Kern, Jr.’s reminisces about early aviation in St. Louis, as well as accompanying photographs showing pilots and planes. The collection includes 11 scrapbook pages and one photocopy of a scrapbook page, as well as the text of a “History of Aviation in St. Louis” presentation that Kern gave in 1968, probably to members of the OX5 Club; the draft of an essay or presentation regarding Kern’s personal experiences; and a 1959 letter to Joseph W....
Dates:
ca. 1920-1968
Kerr-Peters Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A1845
Scope and Contents
Collection consists primarily of nineteenth-century deeds for property in St. Louis and related legal documents, mostly relating to Anne M. Peters, George W. Kerr, and the Spencer family. Collection also contains two Civil War commissions of James F. How.
Dates:
1827-1883
George E. Kessler Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0816
Scope and Contents
The George E. Kessler Papers include business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, reports, minutes of proceedings, invitations, postcards, brochures, photographs, blueprints, sketches, and maps.
Dates:
1886-1923
Norma E. Kessler Commencement Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3128
Scope and Contents
The papers are comprised of two items: Norma E. Goyer’s eighth grade diploma and the commencement program from the Ritenour Consolidated School District dated May 20, 1926. The program provides lists of eighth grade graduates from the Overland School and from the Home Heights School.
Dates:
1926 May 20
King Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2531
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of the personal correspondence of Harry Bronson King and members of his family, including his parents, David H. and Helen M. King; sister, Anna B. King; wife, Grace E. Wright King; and children, Harry Blackford King and Mary H. King Coolidge. The collection also contains some legal and financial documents, mostly related to financial transactions between members of the King family; genealogical information on the Bronson family, compiled by...
Dates:
1890-1990
Kingsbury Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0818
Scope and Contents
The Kingsbury Family Papers consists of correspondence, circulars, commissions, clippings, and genealogical information.
The collection primarily contains material related to the service of the Kingsbury family in the U.S. Army and some family letters. A large portion of the collection comprises correspondence between Jacob Kingsbury and prominent American military and political leaders such as Secretary of State Henry Knox, Secretary of War James...
Dates:
1791-1924
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