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Morris Sobel WWII Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3232
Scope and Contents
The collection contains primarily correspondence written to Morris Sobel in 1945, U.S. Army forms and publications, and a Missouri State Employment identification card. The collection spans from 1939 to 1945, with the bulk date of 1945, and a gap from 1940 to 1944. Items are arranged alphabetically by type of document/title.
Letters written to Morris Sobel by his friends and family while he was at the U.S. Army’s Ashland General Hospital comprise...
Dates:
1939-1945
Social Planning Council Board of Directors Minutes
Collection
Identifier: A2300
Scope and Contents
The collection contains monthly typescript minutes and financial statements of the Board of Directors of the Social Planning Council, dated October 1941 to December 1945. These minutes include reports of hospitals, orphanages, nursing homes, camps and several other types of institutions in St. Louis City and County. The following individuals served as officers of the organization: Dr. Llewellyn Sale (president), Dr. Walter B. Bodenhafer, R. Walston Chubb, John L. Bracken, Rev. Fr. John J....
Dates:
1941 Oct-1945 Dec
South Side Day Nursery Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2744
Scope and Contents
The South Side Day Nursery Papers consist of bound volumes, loose papers, and photographs relevant to the operations and history of the South Side Day Nursery. The papers will be of particular interest to researchers investigating St. Louis history, the history of the Benton Park West neighborhood, non-profit management, St. Louis charitable organizations, and the history of early-childhood education and social work.
Dates:
1886-2010
Michael E. Spatz Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2272
Scope and Contents
The collection contains original correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, publications, and business papers relating to the effort to increase patriotism during and after the Second World War, ranging from 1942 to 1948 with several letters from 1936. There are also more personal items such as Coast Guard patches and a scrapbook detailing Spatz's experience during his service in the war. Most of the collection items relate to either the Four Freedoms War Bond Show tour...
Dates:
1936-1993; Majority of material found within 1940s
Spirit of St. Louis Snapshot Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0998
Scope and Contents
The Spirit of St. Louis Snapshot Collection contains six snapshots showing the Spirit of St. Louis airplane and Charles Lindbergh. The photographs appear to have been taken in the Ryan Airlines hangar in San Diego, California, likely right after the plane was built. Several men, including Ryan Airlines founder Claude Ryan, are shown posing in front of the plane and fueling it with a gasoline can. One snapshot shows Charles Lindbergh, without the plane. The collection also includes an...
Dates:
ca. 1927
Spoeri Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2352
Scope and Contents
The collection include deeds, certificates of titles, house building contracts, and other Spoeri family papers.
Dates:
1866-1922
St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association (Triple "A") Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1062
Scope and Contents
The St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association (Triple "A") Collection contains photographs documenting the tennis-related activities of the St. Louis Amateur Athletic Association, also known as the Triple "A" Club. Nine loose photographs show the following players: W. Parker, Corinne Gould Chamberlain, Tom Okker, Gus Boehmer, Vernon Tietjen, Ted Eggman, Edmundo Serrano, Ted Drewes, and Fred Josties. Several photographs show African American tennis pro Arthur Ashe. Photographs also show the...
Dates:
ca. 1900-1990
St. Louis Business Journal Business of Pride Awards Program
Collection
Identifier: A3227
Scope and Contents
The program includes the names of the honorees and the schedule for the ceremony held on June 21, 2022.
Dates:
2022 June 21
St. Louis Chinese American News Records
Collection
Identifier: A3224
Scope and Contents
The records include handwritten plans in Chinese for the first three issues of the newspaper; congratulatory cards; and an invitation, photographs, and negatives from a reception to celebrate the newspaper. The records are dated September 1990 and are arranged chronologically.
The handwritten Chinese plans for each of the first three issues were originally housed in binders. The binders included layout pages; a few faxes, notes, and memos on business...
Dates:
1990
St. Louis City Planning Agencies Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0197
Scope and Contents
The St. Louis City Planning Agencies Collection contains photographs, negatives, printed material, original drawings and other items documenting 20th century city planning efforts and the resulting transformation of St. Louis. Strategic visions for tackling the challenges of a modern city were presented in both the 1907 and 1947 comprehensive plans, and many of the urban changes documented in the collection can be traced back to proposals in these plans. Issues documented in the collection...
Dates:
ca. 1892-1985; Majority of material found within 1915-1970
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