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George Roy Kletzker USCGC Spencer Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3226
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the June 1943 issue of Patrol, a monthly publication of the U.S. Coast Guard, Boston District. The lead story in the magazine is “Spencer Sinks Sub, 40 Nazis Taken Prisoner,” which chronicles the sinking of the German submarine U-175 by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Spencer, aboard which gunnery officer George R. Kletzker served. The article includes photographs taken during the...
Dates:
1943 June
Ward C. Kloch Letters
Collection
Identifier: A2289
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters from Ward Kloch to his wife Florence while he was stationed with the Navy in Sampson, New York, and St. Louis, Missouri.
Dates:
1943-1945
Rodger Knaus Residence Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3284
Scope and Contents
The collection includes five small sets of architectural drawings and a realty description and brochure created when the home at 10640 Mentz Hill Acres Drive in Sunset Hills, went on the market in 2020. The collection dates from 1968 to 2020, with a large gap from 1971 to 1997, and is arranged chronologically.
The drawings date from 1968 to 1970 and 1998. The earliest set of drawings are plans by The Home Planners, Inc. (Detroit, MI) published, or advertised, in the 1968 ...
Dates:
1968-2020
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge of Missouri Business Card
Collection
Identifier: A3314
Scope and Contents
The business card includes the address of the Grand Lodge, A. W. Lloyd’s title within the Knights of Pythias, his residential address, and phone numbers for both the office and for Lloyd’s residence. There are a few notes on the verso of the card which includes “1915.”
Dates:
ca.1915
Kramer and Harms Drive-In Theater Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1031
Scope and Contents
The Kramer and Harms Drive-In Theater Photograph Collection contains four folders of photographs showing drive-in movie theatre projects by Kramer & Harms Architects and its predecessor firm, Gerhardt Kramer Associates. Theaters shown are the Bel-Air Drive-In, Holiday Drive-In, and Thunderbird Drive-In. Photographs show concession buildings, parking fields, and screens, as well as the demonstration of a speaker system. Photographs also show an interior auditorium, a playground, and the...
Dates:
ca. 1953-ca. 1959
Kramer and Harms Records
Collection
Identifier: A3082
Scope and Contents
The records relate to drive-in movie theatre projects by Gerhardt Kramer Associates and Kramer & Harms Architects from 1948 to 1975 in St. Louis County, Missouri and in Illinois, near St. Louis. The collection is divided into two series: Project Files and Architectural Drawings, both arranged alphabetically by project name. Included are architectural drawings, specifications, and some correspondence relating to the projects. The...
Dates:
1948-1975; Majority of material found within 1953-1959
Gerhardt Kramer Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0837
Scope and Contents
The collection details the beginnings of the historic preservation movement in St. Louis in the 1950s, of which Gerhardt Kramer was a principal member. The collection contains correspondence regarding the founding of the Landmarks Association of St. Louis; articles written by Kramer regarding the history of the Landmarks Association of St. Louis, the Eugene Field House, the Chatillon-DeMenil House, and the Rock House; a typescript of an interview with Kramer conducted by Charles B. Hosmer;...
Dates:
1977-1991
Kranz Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3342
Scope and Contents
The collection contains six pieces of paper found in the Kranz family books: Hill’s Manual, the family Bible, and Mother's Remedies (see MHS Library). The items date from 1919, 1921, circa 1930, 1938, and 2010, and are arranged chronologically.
It is unclear how these pieces of paper relate to the Kranz family. The earliest items are a 1919 certificate and a 1921 letter of recommendation for Mrs. G.B. Wilson. There is also a handwritten fragmentary note of dressmaking...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1919-2010
Krausse Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0967
Scope and Contents
The Krausse Collection contains photographs depicting the family of engraver Emil B. Krausse. The bulk of the photographs show Emil’s wife, Anna Veerkamp Krausse, and Emil and Anna’s children and their families: Hedwig “Hattie” Krausse Stocker; Selma Krausse Papendick; Emil B. Krausse, Jr.; and Cornelia Krausse Vogel. Two photographs show Emil Krausse, Sr., as well. Other photographs show members of the Veerkamp family and Papendick family. Most photographs are studio portraits showing...
Dates:
1852-1934; Majority of material found within ca. 1865-1900
Kristen Peterson Collection
Collection
Identifier: Lib0005
Scope and Contents
This collection contains multiple volumes covering a range of topics and themes. Some take the form of photo diaries with artistic embellishments, in which Peterson documented her work and social life while implementing and experienting with photographic and artistic techniques and mixed media. In the "Mrs. Bailey's House" series, Peterson explores her strong connection with the home of a close neighbor. The bubble wrap evokes the dismantling of the house when it was sold....
Dates:
2023
Found in:
Missouri Historical Society Library
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