Abstract The Papers of Fannie Cook (1893-1949), St. Louis writer, lecturer and civic leader, include personal and professional correspondence, literary productions, printed material and scrapbooks of clippings and memorabilia reflect her life-long interest in the common ground of literature and social problems. Believing literature could be a great molder of public opinion, Fannie Cook wrote novels, short stories, essays and poetry, a significant portion of which portrayed a strong social conscience....

Scope and Contents The Charlotte Rumbold Papers Series comprises mostly correspondence to and from family members and colleagues from 1918 to 1937. The papers are arranged chronologically and include four letters from Roger Nash Baldwin, a prominent social activist who helped form the American Civil Liberties Union. The Caroline Rumbold Papers Series includes mostly correspondence to and from family members from 1918 to 1929....

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The collection consists of two scrapbooks (dissembled) which contain newsclippings, newsletters and brochures regarding Women for City Living and associated organizations; a notebook (dissembled) titled, "A Crusade Starter Kit," containing brochures, pamphlets, bumper stickers and information sheets on how to combat crime; and issues of "Crusade Courier," the official newsletter of the Women's Crusade Against Crime.