Scope and Contents The Francis P. Douglas Collection contains 12 photographs from the 1930s taken by staff photographers at the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The photographs are from the files of Francis P. Douglas, who was the paper's City Editor during the 1930s. The photographs document the effects of the Great Depression, as well as campaign stops made by the major party candidates and by third party candidates running in the 1932 presidential election. Photographs documenting the Great...

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The Richard A. Gephardt Campaign Papers contain campaign-related documents. The bulk of holdings center on Gephardt's many campaigns, staff, fundraising, and campaign-related activities. Materials are both comprehensive and complete from start to finish and document the activities related to running a national political campaign.

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The Richard A. Gephardt Audio/Visual Collection contains both personal and professional moving images. The bulk of the holdings center around Mr. Gephardt's tenure in Congress, speeches, press conferences, campaigns both Congressional and Presidential, and guest spots. As a whole, the collection mirrors Richard Gephardt's increasing use of audio and visual materials in the political process from the 1970s onward. (166 boxes)

Scope and Contents The Richard A. Gephardt Congressional Photograph Collection contains images related to Gephardt's personal and public life. The bulk of the holdings involve Gephardt's career as a congressman and related activities. Most photos are amateur snapshots. There are also a large number of professionally shot images throughout the collection. The collection includes both color and black-and-white images in a variety of formats as well as a wide range of media, including positive prints, negatives,...

Scope and Contents The Mary T. Hall Papers consist of correspondence, minutes, reports, flyers, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and other types of material that document her work with various social welfare and world peace organizations. The papers from the Missouri Children's Code Commission document the formation of the group, the recommended bills, the final report, and the efforts to pass all the bills. The collection also includes papers regarding Child Welfare Services and the Board of Children's...