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Andy J. Brown, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3031
Scope and Contents
The papers include correspondence, documents, and newspaper clippings relating primarily to the professional and civic activities of Andy J. Brown, Jr., in the City of St. Louis and in his west end neighborhood, presently Visitation Park. There are also a few items from Brown’s parents. The papers are arranged alphabetically by topic and date from 1892 to 2011. The bulk of the papers date from 1952 to 1973. Large date gaps exist from 1907 to 1929, 1942 to 1949, and 1988 to...
Dates:
1892-2011; Majority of material found within 1952-1973
Lisa Brown Ferguson Notebooks
Collection
Identifier: A3065
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of three reporter’s notebooks, provided by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to staff, and papers torn from a similar notebook filled with notes taken by reporter Lisa Brown relating to the aftermath of the fatal shooting of unarmed Michael Brown, Jr. by a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer on 9 August 2014. The notebooks date from August to December 2014 and 9 August 2015. One notebook, dated 24 November 2014, is available as a digital...
Dates:
2014-2015
Michael Brown, Jr. Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3069
Scope and Contents
The collection is arranged chronologically and consists of three items relating to the death of Michael Brown and the subsequent social movement that developed in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. There is an Order of Service for Brown’s funeral held at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church on 25 August 2014. The Organization for Black Struggle issued a card with two messages. One message begins, “Justice for Mike Brown and his Family! OBS supports the demands of the Ferguson...
Dates:
2014
Joseph G. Broz Album: U. S. Air Force, 1917-1919, World War I
Collection
Identifier: P0161
Scope and Contents
The Joseph G. Broz album documents Broz’s experience serving with the 27th Aero Squadron and First Pursuit Group during World War I. The album, assembled by Broz in 1979, includes an extensive first-hand narrative describing the everyday life of a soldier in the unit, illustrated by a variety of photographs. Many of the photographs were taken by Broz himself, although at least two were taken by the squadron’s unofficial photographer, Eugene “Tex” Branshaw. Broz begins the...
Dates:
1917-1919; 1979
Bryan, Green, and McLagan Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3297
Scope and Contents
The collection contains information about the Bruce, Bryan, and Green families in the form of diary transcriptions, family trees, books, sewing guides, and other documents ranging from the years 1857-1958. It primarily focuses on Caleb Green, William James Samuel Bryan, and Mary Bruce McLagan.
The collection is arranged in four series: William J.S. Bryan Series, Caleb Green Series, Mary Bruce McLagan Series, and the Miscellaneous Series.
William J.S....
Dates:
1857-1958
Lawrence Bryant Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1018
Scope and Contents
The Lawrence Bryant Collection documents a growing movement protesting police violence, spurred by the shooting of African American teenager Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. The bulk of the collection shows the protests and unrest in Ferguson and surrounding areas following Brown’s death on August 9, 2014 and the announcement on November 24th of the Grand Jury’s decision not to indict Officer Wilson. Photographs show peaceful demonstrations and...
Dates:
2014-2015
Edward W. Burger, Jr. World War II Citations
Collection
Identifier: A3125
Scope and Contents
The citations include a memorial certificate from President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Purple Heart citation which was awarded on March 23, 1945.
Dates:
1945
Aaron Burr Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0210
Scope and Contents
Many of the documents in the Aaron Burr Papers are neither signed nor dated.
The Legal Papers Series (1787-1825) consists primarily of documents relating to Burr’s legal practice in New York following his return from Europe. Many of these documents are likely contemporary copies. Addressees include John Greenwood, Thomas H. Flandrau, and Gurdon W. Lathrop, all of whom were clerks in Burr’s law practice.
The...
Dates:
1776-1825
William Vincent Byars Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0217
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence of William V. Byars with numerous individuals including newspaper men, politicians, and literary figures. Principal correspondents include Arthur Brisbane, William Marion Reedy, and Byars’ father, James Byars. The collection also contains poems and other writings of William V. Byars.
Dates:
1878-1949
Mary V. Callahan Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: A1829
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a leather-bound scrapbook embossed with the monogram “MC.” The scrapbook contains signatures, greetings, and drawings from Mary’s classmates and teachers at Soldan, report cards, receipts, passes, and permits, including a permit to play tennis in the public parks for the 1913 season. Also included in the scrapbook are dance cards, score cards, greeting cards, and a half-tone photograph of the Soldan High School Class of January 1914.
Dates:
1911-1918
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