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Justus Post Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1242
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of letters, financial documents, and biographical and estate records of Justus Post spanning from 1807 to circa 1999. The bulk of the collection consists of letters, and several transcriptions, written by Justus Post to his older brother, John Post, from 1807 to 1821. The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Justus wrote the earliest letters, 1807-1814, while in the army and stationed at various places such West Point,...
Dates:
1807-ca. 1999; Majority of material found within 1807-1821
The Potter's Wheel Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1621
Scope and Contents
The collection contains sixteen issues of The Potter’s Wheel and twelve issues of the criticism pages. Various other works are also included: a Christmas Remembrance Book; five published copies of “From the Potter’s Wheel”; a booklet “The Soul’s Inheritance” by George Cabot Lodge, bound by W. Parrish; two handwritten copies of “Ye Comet’s Tale” by V. Colby and W. Parrish; “The Pursuit of the Ideal,” a play written by the March Hare; a sheet of handmade...
Dates:
1904-1907
Presidents Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1250
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of papers signed and/or written by United States presidents. They were gathered together because of their signatures, not because of the content of the documents. The two boxes contain papers from James Madison through Richard Nixon. The papers vary from land grants to appointments to offices. There are many letters included in this collection that were written to friends and well-wishers. In the oversize folder, there are news clippings about President John F....
Dates:
1802-1969
PrideFest Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1022
Scope and Contents
The PrideFest Collection contains four oversize posters promoting PrideFest 2003 and PrideFest 2004, celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pride in St. Louis. Both events were held in June in Tower Grove Park. Three of the posters document PrideFest25 in 2004, including a broadside advertisement with date and location information, a schedule of events, and a map of the event. One large poster advertises PrideFest 2003, including date and location information. Several of the posters list...
Dates:
2003-2004
Vida Sister Prince Mississippi River Oral History Project Notes
Collection
Identifier: A3094
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of notes and research complied by Sister Prince for an independent project on the Mississippi River dating from 1964 to 1998. The folders are arranged alphabetically by type of document.
Prince’s diary, from September 3rd to October 27th, includes six pages of notes about people to whom she spoke, some of the topics discussed, and references to other people to whom she might speak. The folder of general notes includes historical references to...
Dates:
1964-1998; Majority of material found within 1998
Vida Sister Prince Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3071
Scope and Contents
The collection dates from 1942 to 2014 and is arranged alphabetically into three series: Race and Memory Oral History Project series which is subdivided into the Interviews and Management subseries, Book series, and General Subject Files series. Interview transcriptions and supporting documentation for the “Race and Memory” oral history project conducted by Vida Sister...
Dates:
1942-2018; Majority of material found within 1993-1995
Vida Sister Prince Oral History Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1033
Scope and Contents
The Vida “Sister” Prince Oral History Photograph Collection contains photographs collected for Prince’s “Race and Memory” oral history project, which explored how race affected St. Louisians of color in their daily lives. Photographs may also have been used for Prince's book, That's the Way It Was.Photographs in this collection were mainly collected from the subjects themselves, and many include caption and provenance information. Photographs are...
Dates:
1903-1994; bulk 1940-1994
Prior Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2290
Scope and Contents
The collection consists mainly of correspondence between William King Prior and his wife Helen while he was serving in World War II and she was home in Jefferson City, Missouri. Also included in the last two folders are a history of the Prior family, several photographs, and programs.
The collection also includes a packet of translated emails between Nikolaus Messmer and Prince Maximilian of Germany. Apparently, Prior had taken some family heirloom...
Dates:
1944-1945
PROMO (Personal Rights of Missourians) Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3251
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a one-page itinerary for the Love Needs No Cure protest at the “Love Won Out” conference hosted at the First Evangelical Free Church in Manchester, Missouri, and two PROMO donation cards. The items date 2006, 2019, and 2020, respectively, and are arranged chronologically.
Dates:
2006-2020
Propper Thread Company Records
Collection
Identifier: A3127
Scope and Contents
The records relate to Propper Thread Company’s work to design a new bobbin winding machine and contain plans, lists, notes relating to parts used in the machine, correspondence, computations, and patent records research from 1958 to 1965. The files are arranged alphabetically by topic/type of document.
Many of the small plans and sketches were drawn by Andy Conca, however his name does not appear on the 33-sheet set of drawings. Conca also worked with Allen Devinatz, Associate...
Dates:
1958-1965
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