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William Tecumseh Sherman Collection
Collection
Identifier: A1508
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of correspondence and invitations. The majority of the collection consists of documents written by W.T. Sherman during the course of his military career. Most of the documents are original although some photocopies and facsimiles are present.
Folder 1 contains correspondence relating to Sherman’s early military service as a commissary officer in St. Louis and New Orleans, his years as a banker in the employment of...
Dates:
1850-1916
Shew and Yee Family Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1303
Scope and Contents
The Shew and Yee Family Photograph Collection contains 10 prints made from scanned files, one notecard, and one scanned file. The colleciton documents two Chinese immigrant families in St. Louis' Chinatown, also known as Hop Alley. Two of the prints contain two images each, for a total of 14 images. Yee family photos show Weeget (b. 1880) and Nong Yee (b. 1893) with their children: Hackman Yee (b. 1924), Rose Yee Shew (1925-1994), Dickman Yee (b. 1926), Jackman Yee (b. 1929), Lily Yee (b....
Dates:
Majority of material found in ca. 1931-1956
Robert A. Shields Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3355
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one letter written to Shields by a Royal Air Force serviceman and two newspapers clippings. The items are arranged chronologically and are dated 1942 and 1992.
Bob Shields was 15 years old in 1942 and recalled answering a pen pal advertisement in a comic book. He was paired with a Royal Air Force serviceman named Fred who wrote to him on 6 September 1942 from Darwen, Lancashire, England. Fred referred to a letter he received from Bob and...
Dates:
1942-1992
Michael K. Shreves (Michelle McCausland) Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3231
Scope and Contents
The collection pertains to Michelle McCausland’s (Michael Shreves’s) participation in Missouri and St. Louis pageants that were preliminaries for the Miss Gay America pageant and a program for a celebration of life held in August 2022. Pageant-related items include certificates from the Miss Gay Missouri 2012 pageant and a judges workbook from the Miss Gay St. Louis America pageant held at Hamburger Mary’s (3037 Olive St.) on February 17, 2013. There is a large date gap from...
Dates:
2012-2022.; Majority of material found within 2012-2013
Michael Shreves (Michelle McCausland) Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1109
Scope and Contents
The Michael Shreves (Michelle McCausland) Photograph Collection contains seven photographs showing Michelle McCausland, the drag persona of Michael Shreves. Five photographs show McCausland in costume, including shots taken during performances and posed headshots. Two photographs show behind-the-scenes views of Shreves applying makeup and getting ready for a performance.
Dates:
ca. 1980-1999
Thomas J. Sicking Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3354
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of correspondence and memos, newspaper clippings, printing industry job descriptions, and a large number of business cards. It is arranged alphabetically by topic and dates from 1970 to 1997.
The small collection includes materials that relate to Sicking’s professional activities in the printing industry, to his involvement with veterans’ organizations, and to controversy surrounding the VP Fair in 1988. Sicking collected a 1970 essay...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1970-1997
Sievers Studio Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0403
Scope and Contents
The Sievers Studio Collection contains the full surviving work of the commercial photography studio Sievers Studio. The collection documents everyday life in a major Midwestern city from the studio’s opening in 1917 through its close in 1989.
Sievers Studio photographed a wide variety of subjects, including corporate groups, large and small businesses, conventions, family events, studio portraits, advertising photographs, new residential and commercial construction, and...
Dates:
1917-1995
Ray Simon Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1269
Scope and Contents
The Ray Simon Collection documents Simon's involvement in the gay community during the 1980s and 1990s, particularly his involvement with the local response to the AIDS crisis.One set of photographs shows the October 1988 display of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt in Washington, D. C. This was the second time that the quilt was displayed in its entirety, following the first display at the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. St. Louis had an active chapter...
Dates:
1988-1998
Morton Singer Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3214
Scope and Contents
The papers are comprised of correspondence, notes, news articles, and publications relating primarily to Dr. Morton Singer’s AIDS and LBGTQ activism from 1990 to 1996. The bulk of the papers date from 1991 to 1993 and are arranged alphabetically by topic.
Files relating to ACT UP/STL contain correspondence, flyers for meetings and demonstrations, and notes by Dr. Singer for press conferences. On December 1, 1992, ACT UP/STL held a candlelight vigil...
Dates:
1990-1996; Majority of material found within 1991-1993
Rudolph Singer Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3026
Scope and Contents
With only a few exceptions, all of these documents and letters have been published in Never Forget: My Family’s Flight from Nazi Terror by Tom Singer (Missouri History Museum Library call number: St.L./B/Si617n). The book recounts the Singers’ flight to America and their time New York City before coming to St. Louis and provides some genealogy for the Stern and Singer families.
The collection consists of correspondence and personal documents concerning...
Dates:
1918-1945
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