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John D. Perry Collection: Alexander Gardner, "Across the Continent with the Kansas Pacific Railroad"
Collection
Identifier: P0182
Scope and Contents
The John D. Perry Collection consists of 114 photographs from Alexander Gardener's "Across the Continent With the Kansas Pacific Railroad (On The 35th Parallel)" portfolio and 4 additional photos of the White House, Soldier's Home in Washington, D.C., and unidentified buildings. From 1867 to 1868, Gardner served as the official photographer for a survey team documenting a proposed route to extend the railroad along the 35th parallel to the Pacific Ocean at San Diego and San Francisco. The...
Dates:
1867-1868
William Peters Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0821
Scope and Contents
The William Peters Collection contains two photograph albums created by Peter to document his family, friends, and life in St. Louis from 1915-1922. These albums show activities related to the war effort, as well as Peters’ family and friends enjoying recreational activities and civic events. Both albums include detailed captions that identify and date the photographs. Photographs taken during the war show soldiers and sailors, often in uniform, before leaving for training camps, while home...
Dates:
ca. 1861-1922; Majority of material found within 1915-1922
Adele Quinette Phelps Worlds Fair Chronicle
Collection
Identifier: A3135
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of one volume kept by St. Louis teenager, Adele Quinette, about the 1904 World’s Fair; one photograph of Miss Quinette; and a CD-Rom containing PDF files of the volume. Miss Quinette numbered the volume’s pages and the folders reflect this numerical order. The observations of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition took place between 1903 and 1904. The photograph, dated circa 1904, and the CD appear in the final folder.
The 132-page volume, which is...
Dates:
1903-1904
Seth Ledyard Phelps Letterbook
Collection
Identifier: A1211
Scope and Contents
Letterbook consists of correspondence primarily to and from Seth Ledyard Phelps while commanding U.S. Navy gunboats on the western waters from 1861 to 1864. Correspondence contains accounts of naval operations mainly along the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Red Rivers, including the movement of gunboats to capture Forts Henry and Donelson, and operations during the Red River Campaign. The collection also contains extensive correspondence regarding repairs to the U.S.S....
Dates:
1861-1864
Tina "Sweet-T" Pihl Campaign Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3250
Scope and Contents
The collection includes five campaign mailers for Tina "Sweet-T" Pihl’s 2021 bid for alderperson of Ward 17 in the City of St. Louis.
Dates:
2021
Pioneers Records
Collection
Identifier: A1620
Abstract
The Pioneers held their first meeting on January 24, 1879, when Rosa Sonneschein, wife of Rabbi Solomon H. Sonneschein, brought together 14 of her women friends for the purpose of "advancing literary taste and cultivating general knowledge." In its early years, the club was called the "Ladies' Pioneer Society," although no evidence has been found to indicate why the name Pioneers was chosen. Membership in the club is by invitation only, and new members are voted on by the group. Initially...
Dates:
1879-2015
Katherine Bemis Piper Veiled Prophet Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3269
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of invitations, instructions, and envelopes sent to Lucy Katherine Bemis when she was selected as a Maid of Honor for the Veiled Prophet Ball held at the Municipal Auditorium on October 9, 1946. The items are dated September 1946 and are arranged chronologically.
Dates:
1946 Sept
Ann Pittman Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1056
Scope and Contents
The Ann Pittman Photograph Collection documents the life of Ann Pittman, an African American folklorist who preserved songs sung by her mother and grandmother, including songs sung by her enslaved ancestors. Photographs show Pittman from young adulthood through her later years, including wearing a graduation cap and gown; with her husband, Eddie Pittman, on their wedding day; with her mother, Oray Booker Washington; and with other unidentified family members. Pittman is also shown receiving...
Dates:
ca. 1927-ca. 1994
J. Harry Pohlman Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1009
Scope and Contents
The J. Harry Pohlman Collection contains two photographs documenting the St. Louis Board of Education and the St. Louis Public Schools Patrons Alliance. One photograph shows a group portrait of the St. Louis Board of Education, circa 1940s. The other photograph shows four men, probably including Director of Physical Education Arthur Anderson, posed behind a table of Public Schools Patrons Alliance trophies awarded in 1937. J. Harry Pohlman was a long-time member of the St. Louis Board of...
Dates:
ca. 1937-1949
Jean Ponzi Earth Day Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3079
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of documents relating to the planning of Earth Day 1990 St. Louis and a program for the 1996 Earth Day celebration. The papers are divided into two series: Earth Day 1990 St. Louis and Earth Day Community Festival 1996, which consists of one file. The files in the Earth Day 1990 St. Louis series are arranged alphabetically by topic and date from 1988 to 1996. The bulk of the papers date 1990; there...
Dates:
1988-1996; Majority of material found within 1989-1990
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