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1904 Olympics Collection

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: LH-wua00006

Scope and Contents

This collection contains articles relating to the 1904 Olympics held in St. Louis, including two articles by David R. Francis, who championed bringing the Olympics to St. Louis.

Found in: Local History

City of St. Louis, Executive Secretary to the Mayor: A.J. Wilson Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: LH-wua00369

Scope and Contents

This collection contains files from A.J. Wilson's tenure at the St. Louis County Municipal League and the St. Louis Office of the Mayor. The collection is particularly strong in the areas of public housing (especially the administration of the Pruitt-Igoe Housing Project) and mass transit (especially the administration of the Bi-State Development Agency).

Found in: Local History

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Missouri Records

Collection

Identifier: LH-wua00355

Scope and Contents This collection contains the records of the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri (ACLU-MO). Items in the collection include office files, promotional materials, memos, reports, financial documents, articles, conference materials, and other materials that document the history and operations of the organization, previously known as the St. Louis Civil Liberties Commitee (SLCLC) 1920 - 1968, and American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri (ACLU/EM), 1968 – 2013.Each...

Found in: Local History

Benjamin McAlester Anderson Papers

Collection

Identifier: LH-wua00202

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of publications written and/or edited by Benjamin McAlester Anderson and a publication about him.

Found in: Local History

Janey Archey Papers

Collection

Identifier: LH-wua00531

Scope and Contents

Files and documents focused on activism and organizing in St. Louis. Topics include poverty, anti-racist political education, police brutality, the death penalty, and lesbian-feminist rights.

Part of the St. Louis LGBTQ Collecting Initiative.

Found in: Local History

Harris Armstrong Collection

Collection

Identifier: LH-wua00372

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the career of St. Louis architect Harris Armstrong. Materials include specifications, plans, and architectural drawings for residential, commercial, and furnishing projects; photographs of projects; and professional publications and correspondence.

Found in: Local History

City of St. Louis, Board of Aldermen: Joseph L. Badaracco Records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: LH-wua00356

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of correspondence and administrative files concerning the tenure of Joseph L. Badaracco as President of the St. Louis City Board of Aldermen (1972-1975).

Found in: Local History

Robert A. Barnes Business Ledgers Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: LH-wua00447

Scope and Contents The Robert A. Barnes Business Ledgers Collection consists of accounting ledgers, sales books, and expense records from Robert Barnes's business ventures during the 19th century. The materials concern Barnes's partnerships with John W. Reel, John C. Swon, and the Vairin and Reel Company, which Barnes oversaw after the death of John W. Reel in 1838. The books include day to day expenses of the various companies, as well as financial relationships with individuals and other businesses...

Found in: Local History

Lawrence N. Barron Papers

Collection

Identifier: LH-wua00555

Scope and Contents

Research towards and final publication of: “A roof over every head: Why and how the Church in the Synod of Mid-America is responding to the severe shortage of safe and sanitary housing for low income peoples: and how newly interested congregations can become involved” Multi-media Curriculum prepared for Mid-America Services in Housing (The Synod of Mid-America, 1984).

Includes 35mm slides of locations in study, and audio cassette interviews with housing managers.

Found in: Local History

William Adair Bernoudy Collection

Collection

Identifier: LH-wua00192

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the architectural drawings of William A. Bernoudy. Some of these drawings have been microfilmed.

Found in: Local History

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