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City of St. Louis, Office of the Mayor: John H. Poelker Records

 Collection
Identifier: LH-wua00119

This collection includes office files, newspaper clippings, correspondence, memorandums, and other materials from Poelker’s term of Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri.

Dates

  • Creation: 1973-1977

Creator

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.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

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.

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

Contact:
Miranda Rectenwald
Olin Library, 1 Brookings Drive
MSC 1061-141-B
St. Louis MO 63130 US
(314) 935-5495