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William E. Parker Theater Programs
Collection
Identifier: A3141
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of four theater programs from productions in which Bill Parker performed and directed. The productions date from ca. 1960 to 1974 and are arranged chronologically. The first three programs are productions performed by the Southtown Players during their tenure at the Richmond Theatre (1025 Big Bend Blvd., Richmond Heights): A Festival of Song (ca. 1960), The Man Who Came to Dinner (1962), and Dark of the...
Dates:
ca. 1960-1974
William Watts Parker Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3321
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a travel diary, two letters, and two documents recounting Dr. Parker’s Civil War service and Parker’s Battery. The collection dates from 1843 to 1920, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1854 to 1855, and large gaps from 1865 to 1900 and 1907 to from 1920. It is arranged chronologically.
The bulk of the diary records Parker’s trip to England, Ireland, Scotland, and France from September 30, 1854, to March 23, 1855. The trip was a combination...
Dates:
1843-1920; Majority of material found within 1854-1855
Charles Parsons Papers
Collection
Identifier: A1185
Scope and Contents
The Charles Parsons Papers consist of accounts, abstracts, correspondence, bills of lading, orders, transportation passes, crew lists, charters, contracts and other types of material that document his work as assistant quartermaster in St. Louis during the Civil War. The collection includes both loose papers and bound volumes that provide extensive information on the logistics of transporting troops and supplies for the Union army in the western theater, including the Vicksburg Campaign. The...
Dates:
1808-1940; 1862-1864
Mosby Monroe Parsons Papers
Collection
Identifier: A1186
Scope and Contents
The Mosby Monroe Parsons Papers consist primarily of family correspondence and papers regarding Parsons' Division in the Civil War. The collection also contains the Civil War–era diaries of Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bell.
Dates:
1847-1869
Kenneth W. Paul Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3048
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised primarily of letters and greetings cards sent and received by Ken Paul, his girlfriend Marian Hentscher, his mother Edna Paul, his brother Bill Paul, and various friends and family members while the Paul brothers served in the Army during World War II. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1942 to 1946. The only item dated after 1946 is Ken Paul’s nametag for a reunion of the 302nd Fighter Command Squadron in October 2000.
In addition...
Dates:
1942-2000; Majority of material found within 1942-1945
Rev. Charles Peabody Papers
Collection
Identifier: A1192
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a typescript copy of a diary of Rev. Charles Peabody, May 21– September 11, 1846; a diary of Rev. Peabody, October 12, 1846–July 25, 1849, while he traveled in the West (mostly in St. Louis, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) as an agent of the American Tract Society; and four travel diaries of Rev. Peabody, 1858-1859, recording his travels mostly in Europe. The collection also contains correspondence to Rev. Peabody, 1888-1889; many of these letters are from his Dartmouth...
Dates:
1846-1889
Charles Edward Pearce Record Book of the St. Louis National Guard
Collection
Identifier: A2984
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of Charles Edward Pearce's record book of the St. Louis National Guard, 1872-1878, which includes petitions, printed Constitution and By-Laws of the St. Louis National Guard (1872 and 1874), correspondence, invitations, subscription lists, accounts, receipts, checks, muster rolls, and other items.
Dates:
1872-1902; 1872-1878
Kelion Franklin Peddicord Papers
Collection
Identifier: A1195
Scope and Contents
Collection includes several letters of Kelion F. Peddicord to his family while he was imprisoned during the Civil War; letters of fellow war veterans R.M.J. Arnette, G.H. Blakeslee, and J. Ogden Murray, to Peddicord; and correspondence to and from Kelion Peddicord’s sister Mrs. India P. Logan. Collection also contains rolls and reminiscences compiled by Peddicord regarding his military service and that of his unit.
Dates:
1862-1910
Penniman Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2978
Scope and Contents
Papers contains reminiscences (6 pages) signed H.C. Penniman titled “Cholera in St. Louis Years 1849, 50, 51,” which describe the cholera epidemic and the great fire of St. Louis in 1849 (see transcript of these reminiscences below). Papers also contain letter signed Geo. Wallace Penniman [George Wallace Penniman], Southbridge, Mass., to Harry C. Penniman, Dallas, Texas, July 12, 1898, regarding the descendants of Harry C. Penniman’s grandfather Amasa Penniman; undated membership application...
Dates:
1898; no date
People's Finance Corporation Stock Certificate
Collection
Identifier: A3361
Scope and Contents
The stock certificate, number 248, for 5 shares was issued to Charles H. Turpin on November 28, 1923. Turpin owned the Booker Washington Theater and the Jazzland Café. His brother was ragtime legend Tom Turpin.
Dates:
1923
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