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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
John E. LaGrone Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3178
Scope and Contents
The papers are comprised of five items relating to Vashon High School, the Class of 1961 50th reunion, the school’s 85th anniversary, and the NAACP Youth Council. Two posters and three letters dating from 2011-2012 are arranged chronologically.
Two letters are written to John LaGrone by Dorcas Adams McReynolds on January 31, 2012, regarding the death of classmate Queen Esther and memories of their activities in the NAACP Youth Council. The third...
Dates:
2011-2012
LaMotte-Coppinger Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0869
Scope and Contents
The LaMotte-Coppinger Papers include letters, land deeds, photographs, receipts, inventories, journals, and other miscellaneous material concerning LaMotte’s time in war and his descendant’s family matters.
The Joseph LaMotte Series is a compilation arranged chronologically of all letters and postcards received and written by the LaMotte family ranging from 1804-1934. The earliest letters concerned the Chambers family and their...
Dates:
1800-1989
John Lang Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: A3221
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook contains mostly newspaper clippings in English and German relating to the 28th Ohio Infantry and to the St. Louis Police Department. The front cover of the scrapbook is embossed, “J. Lang & Co. / Hotel Garni & Restaurant / No. 8 N. Fifth St. St. Louis,” and the first few pages are a guest register. The pages appear in numerical order, and blank pages have been removed from the disbound volume. The scrapbook spans from 1866 to 1892 with a large gap...
Dates:
1866-1892
Larson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3056
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of letters of August Larson to his future wife, Hilma Larson, while they resided in St. Louis from 1904 to 1906. The collection also includes a few letters to Hilma Larson from friends. The letters are in Swedish. English translations of the letters appear at the bottom of this finding aid.
Dates:
1904-1906
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