Scope and Contents The J. Harry Pohlman Collection contains two photographs documenting the St. Louis Board of Education and the St. Louis Public Schools Patrons Alliance. One photograph shows a group portrait of the St. Louis Board of Education, circa 1940s. The other photograph shows four men, probably including Director of Physical Education Arthur Anderson, posed behind a table of Public Schools Patrons Alliance trophies awarded in 1937. J. Harry Pohlman was a long-time member of the St. Louis Board of...

Scope and Contents The Property Series, 1766-1979, contains various documents relating to land owned by the St. Louis Public Schools. Due to the 1812 Act of Congress granting vacant, unclaimed land for educational purposes, the formation of a board of education coincided with the acquisition of property. The series is divided into three subseries: Board Documents, Property Records, and Vouchers. The ...