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....

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The Peter Dupee Collection contains two cabinet cards showing Peter Dupee and a woman identified as his wife. The cabinet cards, made by J. H. Phillips of Kirkwood ca. 1861-1864, were likely copies of earlier images.

Scope and Contents The papers contain correspondence, memos, newspaper clippings, brochures, and speeches relating to the career of Brenda Jones and some family information. The materials date from 1975-2017, with the bulk of the papers dating 1991-2012. Gaps in the papers include: 1976-1987, 1989-1990, and 2014-2016. The papers are arranged alphabetically by topic/type of document. Items relating to Brenda Jones’ family include an autobiography that she wrote while answering questions for the...