City of St. Louis, Office of the Mayor: John H. Poelker Records
This collection includes office files, newspaper clippings, correspondence, memorandums, and other materials from Poelker’s term of Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri.
Dates
- 1973-1977
Creator
- Poelker, John H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open
Conditions Governing Use
Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.
Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.
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Extent
94.5 linear feet
96 boxes
Biographical Information
John H. Poelker:
• Born in St. Louis
• B.A. St. Louis University
• City Assessor, City of St. Louis, 1953-1957
• Comptroller, City of St. Louis, 1957-1973
• Mayor, City of St. Louis, 1973-1977
• Interim Director, Bi-State Development Agency, 1981- (unknown)
• Winner of St. Louis Award, 1982
• Died in St. Louis, 1990
Arrangement Note
Arranged as an alphabetical subject file.
Method of Acquisition
This material was donated to the University Archives by Mayor Poelker after 1977.
Processing Information
Processed by University Archives staff in 1990s. Converted to DACS formatting by Miranda Rectenwald in June 2011.
Creator
- Poelker, John H. (Person)
- Title
- City of St. Louis, Office of the Mayor: John H. Poelker Records
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
Revision Statements
- 2021 February 12: Resource record updated in ArchiveSpace by Sarah Schnuriger.
- 2022 June - 2023 May: Additional data cleanup by Steven Vance.
Collecting Area Details
Part of the Local History Collecting Area
Miranda Rectenwald
Olin Library, 1 Brookings Drive
MSC 1061-141-B
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495
spec@wumail.wustl.edu