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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
Kirkwood High School Class of 1949 Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3131
Scope and Contents
The collection includes one program and three directories from the Kirkwood High School class of 1949 dated 1949, 1974, and 1989. The items are arranged chronologically.
The earliest program is from the 1949 senior class production of Meet Me in St. Louis. The remaining items are directories from class reunions; the 25th reunion in 1974 and the 40th reunion in 1989. The directory from 1974 provides the following information for each class member: marital...
Dates:
1949-1989
Frank Groom Kirtz Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3091
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised primarily of files, photographs, and two scrapbooks relating to the education and early career of Frank Groom Kirtz. The files are arranged alphabetically by topic and/or by type of document and span in date from 1920 to 2013. The bulk of the collection dates from 1944 to 1962. There are no items dated 2005 to 2012.
The earliest item in the collection is the 1920 marriage certificate of Kirtz’s parents, Frank W. and Elodia R. Kirtz. There are also...
Dates:
1920-2013; Majority of material found within 1944-1962
Mary Jane Kirtz Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3092
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of files and five scrapbooks (disassembled) relating to the career and community activities of Mary Jane Kirtz. It is arranged into two series: Subject Files (1946-2005) and Women for City Living (1969-1994). Both series are arranged alphabetically by topic.
The two earliest scrapbooks in the Subject Files series contain primarily newspaper clippings and educational program...
Dates:
1946-2005
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