Scope and Contents The papers consist of information about Clarence T. Hunter and his wife Dorothy V. (Spurlock) Hunter and correspondence to Clarence’s parents, Green and Laura Hunter. It also includes minute books and historical notes on the Informal Dames social club. The papers are arranged alphabetically by name and span from 1901 to circa 2001. The papers include the following large date gaps: 1911-1934, 1937-1942, 1977-1985, and 1987-2000. An undated newspaper...

Scope and Contents The six scrapbooks in this collection contain newspaper clippings, programs, and handbills collected and mounted by Charles Turner, which reflect his interest in the status and affairs of African Americans in the St. Louis region and across the nation. The scrapbooks all contain overlapping dates and items from assorted sources. Some of the dominant themes in the scrapbooks include lynching, African American Republicans, the A.M.E. Church, Booker T. Washington, fraternal...