Scope and Contents The collection contains charred papers salvaged from Juanita Morris’s Fashion R Boutique building located at 9844 West Florissant Road by staff members of the Missouri Historical Society in January 2015. The papers represent the broad effect of the upheaval surrounding the 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown, Jr. and the subsequent civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, and nearby municipalities. Due to the fragility of the items, they are housed in special boxes which allow...

Scope and Contents The papers consist of correspondence, fliers, and cards related to protests, politics, meetings, lectures, and a play related to Ferguson, Missouri, and police brutality. There are also several fliers from the national and Ferguson-St. Louis chapter of The Stop Mass Incarceration Network. The papers date from August 2014 to May 2015; the folders are arranged alphabetically. Ms. Stewart wrote letters to police officials in St. Louis County, the City of St. Louis, and...