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Manuscript Collection
Social Reform and Welfare Collection Descriptions
Records of individuals and organizations involved in meeting social welfare needs, such as charities and orphanages, or those promoting reform through lobbying, neighborhood coalitions, church groups, and other advocacy groups. Can include social service organizations which promote social welfare. Researchers may also want to consider the social reform related holdings of the branch in Kansas City.
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Ackerman, Frank (1884-1974), Papers, 1942-1972, (C3443)
RESTRICTED
14.2 linear feet, 2 records
The Frank Ackerman Papers contain extensive documentation of his work on behalf of the mentally retarded in Missouri. This includes his research materials on services offered to the mentally retarded nationwide and his work for various organizations in Missouri. A lesser amount of material covers his farming business in Pike County, Missouri, and the funeral of Viola Ackerman. Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, printed materials, organizational records, and handwritten notes.
Allen, Donna (1920-1999), Papers, 1920-1992, (C3795)
18.6 linear feet, 18 audio cassettes, 1 audio disc
The papers of the director of the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press and editor of Media Report to Women include professional correspondence and printed materials on sex and race discrimination cases, media stereotypes, public broadcasting, women's news, national and international women's conferences, and women in management. The papers also document Allen’s involvement in labor, civil rights, and anti-war activism.
American Association of University Women, Mo. Division, Committee on Equal Pay Scrapbooks, 1958-1963, (C1442)
2 volume(s)
Correspondence with club women, professional women, legislators and businessmen; background material on equal pay; newspaper clippings; and photographs of governor signing legislation. Photographs and negatives of presentation of collection to SHS are located in Editorial Office.
American Civil Liberties Union Pamphlets, 1913-1937, (C2537)
1.6 linear feet
Printed pamphlets and reports on issues involving civil liberties, published by the American Civil Liberties Union and such related organizations as the Free Speech League and the League for Industrial Democracy. Also included is miscellaneous socialist and communist literature.
American Civil Liberties Union Posters, (WUNP4479)
1 folder(s)
ACLU posters from the 1970s.
American Civil Liberties Union, Mid-Missouri Chapter, Records, 1968-1984, (C1735)
0.4 linear feet
The records of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Mid-Missouri Chapter, con-sist of case files, correspondence, and meeting minutes.
American Red Cross, St. Louis Chapter, Scrapbook, 1952-1955, (S0047)
1 Volume
Scrapbook of American Red Cross activities in St. Louis, 1952-1955.
Includes newsclippings, brochures, newsletters, and correspondence.
Archives Sociétaire, 1832-1882, (C0233)
MICROFILM
208 letters on 2 rolls of microfilm
Selected letters from the Archives Sociétaire, housed at the Archives Nationales, Paris, France. The Archives Sociétaire are the records of the followers of Charles Fourier. Included is correspondence of Victor Considérant, founder of the Fourierist colony at Réunion, Texas, and Albert Brisbane, Fourierism's foremost advocate in the United States.
Artley, A. Sterl (1907-1998), Papers, 1940-1998 , (C3955)
1.8 linear feet
The papers of A. Sterl Artley, a professor at the University of Missouri School of Education, consist of correspondence, his autobiography, publicity and newspaper clippings, photographs, lecture notes, and publications. Artley was one of three authors of the children’s “Dick and Jane” primers and an expert in the field of reading education.
Association Of Community Organizations For Reform Now (ACORN), Records, 1972-1980, (S0040)
52 Folders
The collection is arranged in four series with the bulk of the material relating to issues around which ACORN was organized.
Association Of Family Women, St. Louis, Missouri, Newsletters, 1975-1979, (S0102)
1 Folder
The Association of Family Women is a group concerned with the problems faced by wives and mothers. From 1973 the Association of Family Women has offered a hotline service 24 hours a day. The newsletter, In Perspective, is published irregularly.
Auroran Club, Phyllis Wheatley Branch, YWCA (1940-), Scrapbooks, 1958-1981, (S0391)
4 Volumes
Scrapbooks of programs, histories, photographs, newsclippings, and invitations of the employed Black Women's Club of the Phyllis Wheatley branch of the YWCA. The third volume includes the memorial program for Mrs. Percy R. Gentry, principal fund raiser for the YWCA.
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Bell, C. Jasper (1885-1978), Scrapbook, 1935-1936, (C3226)
0.4 linear feet
Newspaper clippings pertaining to the Townsend Plan, a pension plan for the elderly sponsored by Dr. Francis Townsend in the mid-1930s, and the U.S. House of Representatives’ investigation of it which Congressman Bell instigated and chaired. Clippings are from papers throughout the country. The specific dates are December 17, 1935 to July 26, 1936.
Berndt, Harry (1926-), Papers, 1973-2001, (S0790)
8 Folders
A collection of writings by Harry "Pete" Berndt, the former director of Metro Housing Resources, including letters to the editors of various newspapers, published essays and a text on sociology. Contains photocopied notebook on astroturf products created by Berndt for Monsanto before he resigned, and a study of a block partnership with Pruitt-Igoe (see S0772, folder 540, Interview with Pete Berndt, 8/20/08). The collection also includes Berndt's May 1975 PhD dissertation for Washington University.
Berndt, Pete, Papers, (SA0851)
2 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
Block, Susan, Papers, (SA0853)
17 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
Bradshaw, Doris Crump, Papers, 1930-1962 (C3303)
3 linear feet
The civic, professional, and social organization papers of Doris Crump Bradshaw include: League of Women Voters, Missouri Library Association, Fortnightly Club, Columbia Garden Club, and Daughters of the American Revolution. Active in American Association of University Women, Mrs. Bradshaw served as state legislative chairman, 1945-1949, and state social studies chairman, 1950-1951.
Bureau For Men (1925-1982), Records, 1920-1981, (S0176)
328 Folders, 3 Volumes
The collection is divided into eight series: (1) bylaws, charters and histories; (2) board of directors; (3) financial records; (4) correspondence; (5) agencies, committees, and subjects; (6) studies and surveys; (7) scrapbooks; and (8) case files. The collection is a combination of the Bureau's administrative files and the professional files of two of its four directors, Isaac Gurman and Charles Mann. The records document the founding of the Bureau until its demise in 1982 and the change of its focus from beggars, transients, and homeless men in the 1930s to ex-convicts in the 1950s-1980s.
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Cady, Lee D. (1896-1987), Papers, 1937-1941, (C2892)
0.8 linear feet
Cady's correspondence with doctors, legislators, and businessmen in Missouri, and state health officers of other states; copies of premarital examination and prenatal blood test bills; and various promotional publications and magazine and newspaper clippings regarding premarital examination and prenatal blood test bills.
Christian Civic Foundation of Missouri, Papers, 1948-1957, (C0978)
5 folders
Copies of letters and clippings concerning the Christian Civic Foundation of Missouri, formerly called the Temperance League of Missouri. They deal primarily with the liquor issue raised in the Missouri gubernatorial race in 1956.
Christian Temperance Union, Sedalia, Missouri, Record Books, 1878-1879, (C1073)
2 volumes
Temperance society organized in 1878. Vol. 1, Constitution and signers, 1878;
Vol. 2, Record book, 1878-1879.
Citizens For Missouri's Children, (SA0861)
78 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
College Club Of St. Louis (1901- ), Scrapbooks, 1916-1943, (S0230)
MICROFILM
9 Volumes On 1 Microfilm Roll
Scrapbooks contain press clippings and programs of activities and benefits of the College Club of St. Louis whose membership consists of women graduates of accredited colleges.
Columbia Council on Religion and Race, Columbia, Missouri, Records, 1963-1970, (C3841)
0.4 linear feet
These records were maintained by a Columbia Council on Religion and Race, Housing Committee member and are not the official records of the council. They consist of minutes, committee reports, correspondence, conference materials and housing surveys. The major emphasis is on racial discrimination in housing within Columbia, Missouri, but also includes information on the entire state. There is an extensive clipping file.
Columbia Industrial School, Columbia, Missouri, Minute Book, 1894-1910, (C0601)
1 folder
Minutes of board meetings. Covers formation, operation, and finances of the school. Purpose of school was to give young girls a means of gaining a livelihood by sewing or other appropriate work. School was organized and operated by church women.
Columbia Safety Council, Records, (SUNP2489)
0.2 linear feet
Newsletters, minutes, programs, and correspondence of a local affiliate of the National Safety Council, 1977-1983.
Committee For Free Choice, Records, 1969-1982, (C3707)
3.2 linear feet, 2 oversize volumes
The Committee For Free Choice (CFFC) Records consist of policy statements, corre-spondence, program plans, political lobbying information, and newsletters. CFFC is an affiliate of the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL). Much of the collection is information from NARAL and affiliates and related organizations.
Communications Consortium Media Center, Records, (WUNP5661)
7.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Materials, compiled, collected, and distributed which relate to women's news issues. Topics include abortion, human reproduction, media, politics, and others.
Community Development Society, Records, 1969-, (C3880)
15 linear feet, 3 audio cassettes
Records of a professional association of academics and practitioners of community development in the United States and Canada, which promotes the effective practice of commu-nity development through advancement of education and research in the field. The records consist of correspondence and memoranda of officers; board meeting minutes; committee records; annual meeting materials; issues of the Journal of the Community Development Society and other publications; membership brochures, directories, newsletters, and surveys; and other assorted organizational records.
Confluence St. Louis, (SA0866)
2 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
Congress of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.), Columbia, Missouri, Papers, 1959-1964, (C2508)
0.5 linear feet
The Congress of Racial Equality Papers contain constitutions of the national and local C.O.R.E., minutes, membership lists, clippings, and correspondence. There is also information on integration in Columbia, the arrest of John D. Schopp, and projects sponsored by the national organization.
Council for Democracy Bulletins, 1944-1946, (C0912)
4 folders
Bulletins entitled "Write Now," dealing with current problems and distributed by a nonprofit organization located in New York City.
Crusade Against Crime, (SA0869)
9 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
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Decker, Perl D. (1875-1934), Papers, 1897-1935, (C0092)
0.7 linear feet, 5 volumes
Speeches, news clippings, correspondence, and similar items of a Missouri Democratic Congressman, 1912-1919. Prohibition, Ku Klux Klan, women’s suffrage and campaigning are some of the important topics discussed. Decker also practiced law in Joplin, Missouri.
Dismas House (1959- ), Records, 1919-1978, (S0192)
MICROFILM
238 Folders, 2 Volumes (On Microfilm), 10 Tapes
The Dismas House Records, 1919-1978, document the activities of the Dismas House from 1959 to 1978. The collection is divided into four series, arranged chronologically: (1)Records, 1919-1978; (2) Scrapbooks, 1956-1961; (3) Artifacts and Photographs, 1959-1978; (4) Tapes, 1961-1967.
Dooley, Thomas A. (1927-1961), Papers, 1932-1988, (S0464)
222 Folders, 5 Volumes, 88 Tapes, 10 Videotapes, 531 Photographs
The Thomas A. Dooley papers document his family history and education, his work in Vietnam and Laos, and his role as a shaper of American public opinion about Southeast Asia. The collection also documents Dooley's cancer operation, his death, posthumous honors and efforts to have him canonized.
Dorsey, Carolyn, Papers, (WUNP5558)
RESTRICTED
3 linear feet
INVENTORY. Papers of a University of Missouri educator which primarily concern issues and programs of affirmative action, student affairs, and minority students.
Dubansky, Betty Ann, Papers, (WUNP5326)
2.75 linear feet
INVENTORY. Personal and professional papers of a social work educator. Materials concern the physically handicapped; primarily the White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals, 1977.
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Eastern Star Of Missouri, History, 1976, (S0103)
30 Page Typescript
Includes history of the St. Louis Jurisdiction, a black masonic order.
Eastman, Roger D., Collection, (WUNP5477)
8 linear feet
INVENTORY. Materials relating to Eastman's work with Missouri Opinion Analysis which conducted a variety of public opinion polls and surveys. Also contains a variety of Missouri maps, several photographs, and materials relating to development on the Meramec River.
Ellinger, Rory Vincent (1941- ), Collection, 1951-1973, (C3555)
RESTRICTED
3.4 linear feet
Papers of a student activist at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1966-1972, who served as president of the Columbia branch of Students for a Democratic Society and was active in the New Democratic Coalition and numerous other organizations. SDS papers and SDS New Left Notes are included.
Eugene Field Foundation, St. Louis, Missouri, Minute Book, 1928-1931, (C1100)
1 volume
Records of organization founded for the relief of crippled children.
Everyday People, Inc., Columbia, Missouri, Records, 1970-1986, (C3809)
3.5 linear feet, 4 audio cassettes
Records of a non-traditional, alternative social service organization which specialized in drug counseling and education, crisis intervention, and emergency food and shelter. The organization served primarily university-aged individuals. Includes grant applications, financial records, minutes, training manuals, posters, surveys, statistics, and correspondence concerning funding, recruitment and training of volunteer staff, and development of counseling procedures and programs.
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Family And Children's Service Of Greater St. Louis, Records, 1861-1960, (S0174)
MICROFILM
13 Folders, 10 Rolls Microfilm
The collection provides a comprehensive view of the history of Family and Children's Service for Greater St. Louis and its predecessor organizations. Although it contains board meeting minutes from the early years of the Provident Association and the Children's Aid Society, the records of the Family Service Society (also called the St. Louis County Welfare Association) date only from 1932. The collection includes the first annual report of the Provident Association. Records of the Children's Aid Society date from 1910.
Family Service of Columbia, Inc., Records, 1900-1978, (C0868)
3.25 linear feet
The records of the oldest social service agency in Columbia, Missouri. Name changes include Charity Organization Society, 1901-1922; Public Welfare Society, 1922-1934; Social Service Society, 1937-1957; Family Service of Columbia, 1957-1984; and Family & Children's Services of Mid-Missouri, 1984 to the present. Contains financial records, administrative records, casework files, correspondence, proposals and publicity materials.
Folk, Joseph Wingate (1869-1923), Speech, 1910, (C3251)
1 folder(s)
Bound copy of a speech, "The Limitations of Reform," printed in the Saturday Evening Post, February 12, 1910.
Freedom of Choice Council of Greater St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, Records, (WUNP5584)
0.6 linear feet
INVENTORY. Financial records, minutes, newsletters, press releases, membership records, and miscellaneous records, ca. 1977-1990.
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Goode, Malvin R. (1908-1995), Papers, 1911-2001, (C1706)
RESTRICTED
8 linear feet, 277 audio cassettes, 88 audio tapes, 11 video cassettes, 6 film reels
Malvin Russell Goode, Sr. was the first African-American broadcast journalist at ABC News. The collection consists of letters, speeches, photographs, audio cassettes, reel-to-reel tapes, awards, and other miscellaneous items documenting his life, career, and African-American culture.
Grace Hill Settlement House, Records, 1906-1973, (S0554)
MICROFILM
766 Folders, 306 Photographs, 59 Rolls Of Microfilm
The collection provides an overall view of the history of Grace Hill House from the late 1930s to the early 1970s. It is divided into two categories: Administrative Records and General Information. The Administrative Records contain Administrative including history, followed by board minutes, budgetary information, statistics, a small collection of Nancy Owens who was a program director in the late 1960s to early 1970s and a large grouping of cases, clubs, camps, Model Cities, and the meals program.
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Harman, Moses (1830-1910), Papers, 1858-1984, (C3802)
MICROFILM
13 folders
The records of a rural Boone County women's club consists of minutes and financial accounts of the club are presented in the records. Missing from the documents are record books for 1956 and 1960-1964. Also, there are no separate financial accounts for 1931-1942 and 1971-1973.
Hay, Charles Martin (1879-1945), Papers, 1919-1933, (C0039)
7 linear feet and 1 oversize volume
Correspondence, legal cases, speeches, clippings, and political material of a St. Louis at-torney, politician, prohibitionist, and leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Several cases concern prohibition enforcement or lead companies in southeastern Missouri. Hay was three times an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. senator.
Health Planning Agency Of St. Louis, (SA0898)
2 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
Health And Welfare Council Of Metropolitan St. Louis (1911-1975), Records, 1911-1977, (S0434)
308 Folders
The bulk of the collection contains reports, studies, and statistical data developed and collected by HWC to provide member agencies with information on health, social service and recreational needs of the community. These include reports on child and family welfare, chronic disease, community organization, crime, education, employment, integration, problems of the handicapped, health care, immigration, institutional care, juvenile delinquency, neighborhoods, population, public housing, recreation facilities, religion, social research, senior citizens, transportation and veterans. This material contains early studies of charitable work, illegitimacy, immigration and other social concerns in St. Louis from the 1920's and 1930's. Reports on the Pruitt-Igoe housing project from the late 1960's and reports on other St. Louis neighborhoods are also included.
Health And Welfare Council Addenda, (SA0897)
2 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
Heroines Of Jericho, St. Louis, Missouri, History And Proceedings, 1891, 1903, (S0105)
Heroines of Jericho was a black women's masonic organization. Collection contains History of St. Mary's Court No.1 Heroines of Jericho, 1863-1902; and official proceedings of the Grand Court of the Heroines of Jericho, 1891.
History Senior Seminar Papers, Collections, 1992-1993, (S0723)
12 Folders
This collection contains the academic papers of 12 students of the 1992 and 1993 History Senior Seminar 393, taught by Dr. Gerda Ray of the University of Missouri - St. Louis. Topics vary from broad historical perspectives to studies of specific St. Louis ethnic communities.
Hoffman, Clara C., Notice, 1908, (C3210)
1 folder(s)
Notice of temperance and prohibition conference, called for Sedalia, MO, March 17, 1908, by state W.C.T.U. president.
Home Of The Friendless, St. Louis, Missouri, (1853- ), Annual Reports, 1931-1973, (S0125)
15 Reports In 1 Folder
Annual reports of the Trustees of the Home of the Friendless, 1931-1973 (incomplete), a home for destitute women in St. Louis, established and governed by women. The name was changed in 1978 to The Charless Home, in honor of its founder, Charlotte Charless.
Hosmer, Kent, Collection, (WUNP5815)
Newsletters, meeting material, promotional and educational material and other organized records of the US Committee In Solidarity With the People of El Salvador (CISPES), and similar records, including Spanish language material, related to revolutionary movements in central America; 1980s.
Human Resources Development Institute, (SA0903)
11 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
Humane Society of Missouri (1870- ), Collection, (S0262)
1 Folder
Charter, constitution, amendments to articles of association, petitions, history, annual reports, brochures, flyers, and publications of an organization "dedicated to the prevention and alleviation of suffering among the children and animals."
Hyde, Mary Ruth, Papers, 1970s-1980s, (WUNP5307)
2.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Papers relating primarily to the Equal Rights Amendment, the Missouri Women's Network, and other women's issues. Includes organizational records, newsletters, correspondence, publicity and miscellaneous materials.
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International Institute Of Metropolitan St. Louis, Papers, 1919-1960, (S0422)
MICROFILM
399 Folders, 14 Rolls Microfilm
The Papers of the International Institute of St. Louis were deposited in the Immigration History Research Center in August 1976. They were secured through the efforts of Rudolph J. Vecoli, Professor of History at the University of Minnesota and Director of the Immigration History Research Center, and Margaret G. Richards, formerly of the International Institute of St. Louis. An agreement reached in May 1976 between the International Institute of St. Louis Board of Directors and the Immigration History Research Center stipulated that all casework records will be excluded from the depository collection until such time that a policy statement on this material has been issued by the American Council for Nationalities Service (New York), with which the St. Louis International Institute is affiliated. The microfilm copy, however, does not include all published or near-print materials issued by national organizations (e.g. the Interpreter Releases from the Common Council for American Unity). The microfilm copy is selective in its inclusion of other printed material (largely newspaper clippings and magazine articles) as well as various club and group activity records found under Series 17 in the collection's organizational framework.
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Jackson, Sarah Belle (1928-1999), Papers, (WUNP5864)
Papers of a Columbia, MO, community activist. Includes documents relating to the police shooting of a young woman, records of various civic groups she was involved with, including St. Luke Methodist Church and their gospel choir; 1970s-1980s. Also included are scans of family photographs.
Jefferson Barracks National Register, (SA1066)
9 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
Joint Community Board, St. Louis, Missouri (1965- ), Records, 1973-1974, (S0100)
2 Folders
Three central west end churches (Trinity Episcopal, Second Presbyterian, and First Unitarian) joined resources to administer neighborhood projects. Programs have included an after school tutoring service for inner city black children, summer youth programs, a senior citizens center, and the Westminster Neighborhood School. Minutes, reports, notes, and memos.
Jordan, Mary Ranken (1896-1962) Collection, 1936-1980, (S0216)
1 Folder
The collection includes a short history of the St. Louis Women's Chritian Association and its Branches, a small booklet on Memorial Home, a short biography of Mary Ranken Jordan, and some newsclippings.
Junior Kindergarten, St. Louis, Missouri, Records, 1966-1968, (S0042)
7 Folders
The Junior Kindergarten was organized to improve the school readiness of educationally disadvantaged children before their entrance into a public kindergarten. Collection includes correspondence, reports, memos, flyers, and articles of incorporation.
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League Of Women Voters Of St. Louis, Addenda, 1916-1977 , (S0530)
143 boxes, 1,744 folders, 289 photographs, 4 film strips
9 audio tapes, 3 16mm films, 6 phonograph records
The collection contains a wide variety of materials including publications, correspondence, newsclippings, artifacts, photographs, films, tapes and records. In processing the records the original categorization used by the League was maintained. One of the most interesting aspects of the collection revolves around the Leagues habit of collecting information on both sides of a issue even if the material was unflattering to the organization or its position. In addition to records relating to the St. Louis area, the collection also contains a series on the Missouri League of Women Voters and the National League of Women Voters. These series contain communications between the St. Louis League and the state and national offices. It should be noted that information on a given subject may be found in several different series, thus an extensive index has been included.
Locke, Linda M. (1953- ), Papers, 1969-1982, (C0839)
1.4 linear feet
Papers of a Missouri National Organization for Women chapter coordinator and assistant state and state coordinator, 1978-1982; Adult Abuse Remedies Coalition lobbyist, 1979-1980; delegate to 1980 Democratic National Convention; and Missouri Equal Rights Amendment Countdown Campaign project director, 1981-1982.
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Marceline Coordinated Welfare Council, Marceline, Missouri, Records, (SUNP2848)
5 volume(s)
Record books of the Council, 1950-1980, include minutes of meetings, financial records, correspondence, and newspaper clippings; and a 1952 scrapbook documenting activities of Council organizations.
Masonic Home Of Missouri, Annual Reports, 1887-1907, (S0648)
1 Bound Volume
Mathews-Dickey Boys' Club (1960- ), Records, 1957-1984, (S0189)
MICROFILM
49 Folders, 1 Microfilm Roll, 1 Tape
The Mathews-Dickey Boys Club Records, 1957-1984, primarily document the growth of the club from its incorporation to the construction of its $2.5 million sports complex. Most of the material is from the mid-1970s to early 1980s. One newsclipping from 1957 appears in the first volume of the scrapbook series. Only the club's certificate of incorporation dates from 1962. One annual banquet program dates from 1965 and some correspondence and newsclippings are from the mid-1960s.
Mcauliffe, Harold J., S.J., "Monsignor Timothy Dempsey-An Historical Study Of Charitable Enterprise In Saint Louis", 1940, (S0207)
1 Box
Master's thesis, Graduate School, Saint Louis University.
Metro Housing Resources, Records, 1970-1982, (S0772)
540 Folders
Arranged alphabetically. Folder 539 contains MHR director Pete Berndt's 1978 displacement study; folder 540 includes an oral history conducted with Berndt in August 2008 and a local television documentary from 1982 containing comments from Berndt. Box 24 contains files, folders 517-524, printed on 8x14 paper, separated from the rest of the collection for space convenience, arranged alphabetically. The collection also includes a card file on apartment complex addresses maintained by MHR in Box 25.Boxes 25 and 26 contain files on various litigation pursued by the group, folders 525-538.
Metro Housing Resources, Addenda, 1976-1981, (S0785)
MICROFILM
4 Microfilm Rolls
Newsclipping scrapbooks on housing in St. Louis.
Metro Housing Resources Addenda, (SA1044)
3 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
Metropolitan Youth Commission Of St. Louis City And County 1956-1966, Records, 1945-1966, (S0387)
16 Folders
The MYC was created in 1956 by joint action of St. Louis City and County officials as a planning organization for research, study, and coordination of juvenile agencies. The MYC consulted on juvenile problems in the city and various county municipalities on a wide area of problems: gangs, curfew laws, truancy, police techniques with youth, etc. The MYC used police apprehension data and juvenile court records to develop a standard analysis for identifying deliquent youth and planning prevention and control programs. The MYC also served as the administrative agent for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Juvenile Officers' Association. The MYC was absorbed by the Health and Welfare Council of Metropolitan St. Louis in January, 1966.
Mid-Continent Life Services Corporation Records, 1975-1978, (S0050)
82 Folders
The Mid-Continent Life Services Corporation records document the founding and development of the group, its incorporation, application and approval of IRS tax exemption status, corporate organization and by-laws, correspondence, surveys, publications, and mailings from 1975 to 1978. Included with the collection is the log of MLSC's telephone hotline, including the time, nature and types of referrals for calls received from October, 1975, to October, 1978. Mailings and publications from other local, state and national groups, from 1975-1978, are contained in the records.
Miller, Helen Guthrie, Letter, 1933, (C1599)
1 folder(s)
To [Carolyn] Meyer from Kalispell, MT, July 19, 1933.
Answer to inquiry about activities of Mrs. Miller and the Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs in promoting the passage of a pure food law in Missouri prior to 1907.
Missouri Alliance for Choice, Records, (WUNP5719)
RESTRICTED
1.8 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of minutes, newsletters, committee files, project records, publications, and other materials, ca. 1900-1997.
Missouri Alliance for Choice, Records, 1989-1994, (WUNP5440)
RESTRICTED
2 linear feet
INVENTORY. Records of a state-wide coordinating organization for various pro-choice groups. Includes administrative and collected records, ca. 1989-1994.
Missouri Assoc. for Social Welfare, Official Wel- fare...Development & Correlation, 1821 to 1936, (C2083)
1 folder(s)
Report compiled by MASW on state welfare services, particularly correctional and eleemosynary institutions, their historical development, organization, and functions.
Missouri Association For Health Physical Education And Recreation, Records, 1937- 1977, (S0010)
56 Folders
MAHPER is a voluntary professional organization made up of individuals representing schools, health and recreation agencies and other institutions interested in the development of these three fields. Its membership consists of teachers in health education, physical education, coaches, recreation leaders, nurses, health coordinators, supervisors, and administrators in these three fields and major students. Founded in 1936 as the Missouri State Physical Education Association, the name was changed two years later to reflect their broader interests. MAHPER was instrumental in revising statewide Health & Physical Education curricula.
Missouri Association for Social Welfare, Papers, 1908-1971, (C3475)
79 linear feet, 23 volumes, 6 boxes
Correspondence, minutes, committee records, membership lists, background material on legislation, newsletters, treasurers’ reports, and conference materials of the Missouri Association for Social Welfare (MASW).
Missouri Association For Social Welfare (MASW), St. Louis Branch, Records, 1943-1979, (S0693)
305 Folders, 13 Photographs, 2 Audiotapes
The MASW Papers contains information concerning MASW and the St. Louis Area Division of MASW. This information includes by-laws, board meeting minutes, annual conference information, committee information, workshop information, correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, brochures, membership lists, and financial information. Together they chronicle the interests of the St. Louis Area Division of MASW from 1943-1979.
Missouri Coalition for Correctional Justice, Records, 1973-1982, (C3911)
1 linear foot
The Missouri Coalition for Correctional Justice (MCCJ) was organized on 14 June 1975, as an expansion and replacement for the Missouri Citizens for Corrections which was active from 1973 through 1974. The coalition's purpose was to educate the public on prison conditions and promote programs of education and rehabilitation in cooperation with the Missouri State Division of Corrections. Grants from the Missouri Committee for the Humanities sponsored classes and tutoring sessions at the Missouri State Prison and the Renz Correctional Facility in Jefferson City, and the Women's State Correctional Prison in Tipton. Later grants funded panel discussions across the state. The narrative grant proposals and final reports, which detail the programming, are within the collection. MCCJ was a cooperative effort of many organizations and individuals but Dr. J. Noel Heermance, professor of English at Lincoln University, Jefferson City, was the director and driving force.
Missouri Council of Churches Records, (WUNP4558)
20 linear feet
Files of organization concerned with legislation and social welfare programs in addition to religious concerns.
Missouri Council of Churches, Records, (WUNP5430)
1 folder(s)
Addition. A copy of the articles of association of the Missouri Sunday School Association, 1893, and Secretary of State's certificate.
Missouri National Organization for Women, Records, 1967-1982, (C0781)
5.5 linear feet, 2 video cassettes
Records of Missouri state chapter of the National Organization for Women. Contains financial records, conference materials, meeting minutes, city chapter materials, membership lists, correspondence, newsletters, publicity materials, and project files.
Missouri Public Interest Group (MoPIRG), Addenda, 1972-2000, (S0620)
707 Folders, 36 Videotapes
From 1982 to 2000, MoPIRG continued its campaigns to protect consumer interests and the environment. This addenda documents that activity.
Missouri Social Hygiene Association (1909- ) Scrapbook, 1928-1933, (S0089)
1 Volume
MSHA was formed in 1909 by doctors, social workers and others interested in the dissemination of knowledge and concerning social hygiene. Their educational campaign included public lectures, college courses, meetings with allied groups and surveys of prostitution, social settlements and venereal disease in St. Louis. From 1928-1933 MSHA advocated sex education, child welfare, the playground movement, the appointment of policewomen and a visiting teachers' program.
Missouri White House Conference Committee on Children and Youth Records, (WUNP4582)
9 linear feet
INVENTORY. Records of a group involved with the White House Conference on Children and Youth, 1950-1970s.
Missouri White House Conference Committee on Children and Youth, Records, (WUNP4892)
11.25 linear feet
INVENTORY. Reports, public hearing testimony, and office files of a child and family welfare agency.
Missouri, Department of Social Services, Division of Family Services, Community Services Block, (WUNP5813)
INVENTORY. Records of the state office responsible for the administration of federal funds provided for poverty assistance in Missouri, consisting of correspondence, contracts, reports, and financial records of participating social service agencies, and miscellaneous material; 1990-1992.
Missouri. Commission on Human Rights, Papers, 1958-1968, (SUNP0887)
0.8 linear feet
Civil Rights.
Missouri. Senate, Equal Rights Amendment Testimony, (WUNP4382)
0.4 linear feet
Xerox copies of testimony before Senate Constitutional Amendments Committee, 1975-1980.
Mitchell, Frances Pearle (c. 1864- ), Papers, 1858-1919, (C1703)
0.3 linear feet
The papers of a Rocheport, Missouri woman consist of appointments, certificates, correspondence, invitations, programs, and dance cards. Mitchell, a graduate of Stephens College, was involved in many civic and women’s organizations, including the Missouri Women Farmers’ Club.
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National Liberal Orphans' Home, Papers, 1882-1891, (C1733)
1 folder(s)
Constitution, amendments, letters, petitions for incorporation, and court records for the National Liberal Orphans' Home, Liberal, MO. Institution organized in 1882 by the Freethinkers of America, who also established the Free Thought University in Liberal.
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Office of Economic Opportunity, Community Action Agency, Manual, (WUNP5639)
0.2 linear feet
Guidelines, instructions, and other materials documenting the origins of Community Action services.
O’Hare, Kate Richards, Letters, 1919-1920, (C3118)
RESTRICTED
2 volumes, typed and xerox copies
Kate O’Hare’s letters to her family, April 20, 1919, to April 8, 1920, published in newspapers, and reproduced in book form April 14, 1920. Mrs. O’Hare, a Socialist reformer, wrote the letters from the Missouri State Penitentiary, where she served a 14 month term for opposing the draft for World War I. They acknowledge gifts and letters, and discuss the Socialist movement, diseases, prison food, heat and ventilation, and mental disturbances of inmates.
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Paraquad, Records, (SA0956)
17 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
PedNet Coalition, Columbia, Missouri, Records, (WUNP5960)
Correspondence, newsletters, and meeting minutes of the organization advocating an integrated network of bike and pedestrian routes through the city of Columbia, MO.
Planned Parenthood Association Of St. Louis Records, Addenda, 1932-1997, (S0711)
19 Folders, 2 45 RPM, 2 16mm, 2 VHS
Planned Parenthood Records, document board minutes, correspondence, newsclipings and historical information.
Prisoner Advocacy and Education Project, Records, 1971-1982, (C2636)
6 linear feet, 2 audio cassettes
The Prisoner Advocacy and Education Project was a Columbia, Missouri, organization, sponsored by KOPN Radio, which advocated prison reform and prisoner rights and sought to educate the public on prison conditions. The collection includes the records of the Zebra Sunrise radio program, correspondence from inmates, inmate periodicals and literary journals, and subject files on prisons, prisoners, and the criminal justice system. See also Collection No. 3111.
Prisoner Advocacy and Education Project, Records, 1980-1985, (C3111)
0.8 linear feet
The papers of a Columbia, Missouri, organization which advocated prison reform and prisoner rights and sought to educate the public on prison conditions. Includes correspondence of the project and from inmates in Missouri prisons and subject files on prisons, prisoners, and the criminal justice system. See also collection 2636.
Provident Counseling, Records, 1909-1990, (S0360)
MICROFILM
27 Volumes On 6 Microfilm Rolls
In 1986 Family and Children's Services of Greater St. Louis (see collection S0174) changed its name to Family and Personal Support Centers and again three years later to Provident Counseling. Provident Counseling is a therapeutic resource for St. Louis families. Records include a St. Louis charity directory, 1909; history of children's aid society; board and executive committee minutes and annual reports.
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Reform Organization of Welfare (ROWEL), 1971-1995, (S0757)
85 Folders, 15 Audio Recordings, 5 Audio Visual Recordings
The ROWEL collection covers the period between 1971 and 1998. It specifically contains correspondence written to members and legislators requesting action pertaining to state AFDC legislation. In addition, the collection contains education tools, such as fact sheets meant to explode myths about welfare. ROWEL also used an education tool called the "Welfare Simulation", designed to demonstrate the difficultly of living on an extremely narrow welfare-based budget. Other pieces of the collection include evaluation of ROWEL education programs, as well as newsletters and Actions Alerts designed to keep members updated on the progress of legislation and the organization's legislative goals. The final component of the collection includes organizational documents, such as meeting minutes, reports, and membership information.
Reform Organization Of Welfare, (SA1035)
9 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
Rollins, James H. (1940- ), Papers, 1961-1981 (C3056)
RESTRICTED
3 cubic feet
James Henry (Jimmy) Rollins was a black civil rights activist and University of Missouri law student who was convicted of dispensing marijuana in 1968, jumped bail to avoid prosecution and was subsequently caught and imprisoned in 1974 for that and other crimes. The papers consist primarily of letters from the imprisoned Rollins to one of his supporters, and of notes, newspaper clippings, case files, and other printed material related either to his case or to contemporary political and racial conditions in Columbia and at the University of Missouri.
Rotary Club Of Clayton, Records, (SA0966)
10 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
Rotary Club of St. Louis, Missouri (1910- ), Records, 1948-1977, (S0067)
34 Folders
Organized as the 11th club in the nation, Rotary of St. Louis is a service organization comprised of business and professional men. Rotarians promote community welfare and international understanding through student exchange programs and by supporting libraries, vocational training and help for the handicapped. Collection includes correspondence, reports and rosters from St. Louis and local area rotaries.
Rotary Club Of St. Louis, Missouri, (1910- ), Records, Addenda, 1978-1990, (S0680)
17 Folders
The Rotary Club documents their correspondence, newsclippings, pamphlets, reports, and scholarship applications.
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Schmidt, Liz, Collection, (WUNP4702)
9 linear feet
Clippings and printed material pertaining to elections, schools, and Columbia and Boone County issues during the 1970s and 1980s gathered by Schmidt in the course of her work with the League of Women Voters and other groups.
Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis (1920- ), Addenda, 1923-1985, (S0502)
35 Folders
This collection is a continuation of a previous one, Collection number 83. The records in the addenda appear to be more complete than the original donation. The scholarship meeting minutes and those of the Board of Directors are complete for the years listed. The student correspondence from the 1940s also adds a great deal of information, especially about young men who were fighting in the World War, is particularly enlightening. Besides the aforementioned topics, however, the collection's material is incomplete and therefore not exceptionally informative. The annual reports for the few years which are listed are helpful to document the Foundation's activities, but too few of these reports were donated with this collection. Information on the organization's goals and purpose can, however, be found here.
Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis Records, 1928-1981 , (S0083)
33 Folders
The collection is arranged in two record series. Series 1 contains papers of all kinds dated before 1979, and Series 2 encompasses current publications and board minutes which will be continually added to the collection.
Schwabe, Max (1905-1983), Papers, 1927-1971, (C4019)
0.8 linear feet and 1 scrapbook
The papers were created by Max Schwabe, who served the Second Congressional District of Missouri in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1948. The collection includes political files, newspaper clippings, published materials, photographs, and a scrapbook that outlines Schwabe's political career.
Short, Beth Campbell (1909-1988), Papers, 1927-1968, (C3994)
0.6 linear feet
The papers of Beth Campbell Short, a journalist from Oklahoma who primarily worked in Washington, D.C. covering Eleanor Roosevelt for the Associated Press, consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, reports, and photographs.
Sons of Temperance Broadside, 1848, (C2830)
1 folder(s)
Description of 4th of July celebration of the Sons of Temperance in Fulton, MO.
St. Louis Abused Women's Support Project Inc., Collection, 1977-1981, (S0118)
1 Folder
Newsletters, flyers, and circulars of an organization which established a shelter for abused women and their children.
St. Louis Association Of Colored Women's Clubs, Collection, 1901-1980 , (S0218)
9 Folders
Collection includes minutes, photographs, histories, convention programs, yearbooks, pamphlets, and publications of the Informal Dames, the Auroran Club (of the YWCA), the Prudence Crandall Club, and the association.
St. Louis Department of Public Welfare, Scrapbook, 1923-1934, (S0193)
MICROFILM
1 Volume Microfilm
Newsclippings, brochures and reports of the St. Louis Department of Public Welfare under the direction of Nelson Cunliff. Topics include conditions of St. Louis hospitals, disease and hygiene, racial tensions over the use of local parks, crime, recreation, poverty and calls to reform the public welfare system.
St. Louis Emergency Aid Association, Records, 1908-1918, (C1240)
2 folders, 1 volume
Papers of a women's organization dedicated to providing the poor and unemployed with necessities if employment could not be found. This was accomplished in part through the donation of money to various St. Louis charities. The papers include correspondence, minutes of special and annual meetings, and treasurer's reports.
St. Louis Philanthropic Organization, (SA0974)
1 box
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
St. Louis Protestant Orphans' Asylum (1834- ), Records, 1834-1940, (S0058)
MICROFILM
70 Volumes On 8 Microfilm Rolls
The collection includes records of the St. Louis orphanage and child care center including bylaws; histories; annual reports; managers' board minutes; matrons' day books; admissions and departures records; visitors' records and financial registers. Collection includes records of the Girls' Industrial Home and School (1853-1978) which merged with the St. Louis Protestant Orphans' Asylum in 1978 and also, the Visiting Committee Records of the Old Soldiers' Orphan Home (1865-1869) which merged with the St. Louis Protestant Orphans' Asylum in December 1869,, and Civil War veterans' orphans records of admissions and discharges.
State Historical Society of Missouri, Typescript Collection, (C0995)
RESTRICTED
MICROFILM
774 items on 14 rolls of microfilm
The State Historical Society of Missouri Typescript Collection consists of typescripts of articles and manuscripts donated over the years to the Historical Society.
Step Up St. Louis, Inc., Records, 1986-1991, (S0754)
13 Folders, 1 Audio Tape, 2 Videocassettes, 7 Photographs
Step Up St. Louis established partnerships of local businesses, civic and community groups, private foundations, and individuals in order to implement neighborhood-oriented programs and services. Its projects included park improvements, beautification efforts, cultural activities, health and human services. It provides support for St. Louis City neighborhoods and regional communities by providing volunteers to make a positive impact and improve the quality of life.
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The Junior League Of St. Louis, Records, 1914-2000, (S0628)
332 Folders , 2406 Photographs
The collection contains board minutes and committee minutes. Also included in material relating to the many programs and projects the League has sponsored over the years. The Leagues publications including Topics, League Letter, and membership directories are in the collection. A large collection of photographs depicts all aspects of the organization. The collection also contains material from Variety Club Women Tent #4
The Life Seekers, (1963- ), Collection, 1973-1974, (S0130)
1 Folder
Correspondence and flyers of a women's organization devoted to preventing infant mortality
The Missouri Collection, (C3982)
The Missouri Collection is an artificial collection combining miscellaneous small acquisitions related to Missouri places, individuals, organizations, and events.
The Wesleyan, (SA1059)
1 Folder
Issues of The Wesleyan, published by Wesley House, 1931-1933
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U.S. Office of Defense Health and Welfare Services, Kansas City, Missouri, Reports, 1941-1945, (C0917)
0.3 linear feet
Mimeographed reports prepared in cooperation with other agencies on various areas in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas. Reports include descriptions of communities including population, facilities, and services available.
United Brothers Of Friendship And Sisters Of The Mysterious Ten, Records, 1908, 1980, (S0127)
1 Folder
Articles of incorporation and bylaws of a fraternal, benevolent association of black men and women in Missouri and reminiscence of lodge, 1908.
United Way, AFL-CIO Community Services, (SA1002)
29 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
University of Missouri-Columbia, History of Women Research Seminar Papers, (WUNP4154)
1 folder(s)
Research papers on the National American Woman Suffrage Association Parade, 1913, and Religion and Feminism in 19th Century America: Matilda Joslyn Grace and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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Weitzel, Carla (1953-2000), Papers, 1970-1999, (C2154)
1.8 linear feet, 6 audio cassettes
The papers of Carla Weitzel, a sociology graduate student at the University of Missouri-Columbia, consist of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, correspondence, posters, pamphlets, photographs, and miscellaneous materials. The materials document civil rights issues, particularly the anti-apartheid and divestment movement that occurred on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus during the mid-1980s.
Wells, J.W., Papers, 1867-1884, (C3561)
6 folder(s)
Diary and miscellaneous items of a minister in St. Louis, MO, and Buffalo, NY, who helped alcoholics and the needy.
Wesley House, Records, 1900-, (S0675)
5 Boxes, 399 Photographs
Wesley House Records, document board minutes, budget, newsclippings, newsletters and photographs.
Western Historical Manuscript, St. Louis, Vertical File, 1968-2004, (S0694)
508 Folders
The collection documents a variety of subjects relating to St. Louis' history. It contains single files with a small amount of general information on a variety of topics. Arranged alphabetically.
Wheeler, Maurice (1907-1993) And Doris (1907-1985), Papers, 1906-1989, (S0599)
469 Folders, 32 Photographs
The collection reflects the membership of these two social activists in the Reform Organization of Welfare, the American Federation of Technical Engineers, the Eighth Ward Independent Democrats, the New Democratic Coalition, the Compton Heights Neighborhood Association, the Socialist Party and the Cooperative movement. The collection includes correspondence, newsletters, publications, minutes and reports. It is divided into series for each organization.
Williams, Robert C. Collection, 1981-1984, (S0191)
1 Folder
Letters from African evangelists to Williams, a St. Louis pastor in the Church of God in Christ. The letters from Reverend Israel Eddie Wuanka in Ghana depict drought, famine and power outages. Williams' Church sent aid to African congregations.
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, Auxvasse, Missouri, Records, 1907-1920 (C0446)
2 folders
Minutes, letters, and handbook.
Women’s Christian Temperance Union, Columbia, Missouri, Minute Book, 1884-1888, (C0262)
1 volume
Book contains the constitution and by-laws of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Minutes of meetings, roll of members, and activities of the organization. A copy of the by-laws and constitution of the Philalethean Society of the University of Missouri is enclosed in the volume.
Wood, Jenny R., Papers, (WUNP6132)
0.25 linear feet
Camp Rainbow for Exceptional Children was started in Chillicothe, Missouri in 1963 by the parents of a mentally challenged daughter so that she and others like her could attend summer camp. Collection includes a camp history [written by the donor], camp buttons and a counselor's handbook, photographs and clippings, program schedules, and official incorporation and camp business records.
Wood-Smith Family, Papers, 1864-1987, (C3857)
5.2 linear feet, 5 DVDs, 1 audio tape
Correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper articles, photographs and films of two Missouri families with roots in Jasper and Pike counties. Guy M. Wood was First Associate City Counsellor for the city of St. Louis in the early 1930s. Roy G. Smith served nearly fifty years with the Young Men's Christian Association in the Philippines, Peru, and the United States.
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YMCA Addenda, 1853-2003, (S0835)
34 Boxes, 588 Folders, 44 Volumes, 30 Videos, 513 Audio Reels And Cassettes, 2 Microfilm Reels, 6104 Photographs, 7 Oversize Volumes
The St. Louis YMCA Addenda Collection consists of documents, videos, photos & negatives, slides, books, and ephemera. The collection is divided into 15 series organized by branch. Each folder is organized chronologically. The first series is subdivided into 13 subseries which all constitutes the St. Louis Metropolitan YMCA and encompasses all of the areas branches. Each subsequent branch is provided with its own series which are organized in alphabetical order. The collection covers important topics such as the Great Depression, African Americans, World War I & II, and reaches from 1876 to 2003.
YMCA Indian Guides, Records, 1926-1939, (S0801)
10 Folders
YMCA Triangle Club, (SA1026)
1 box
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.
Young Man's Christian Association, Book Collection, 1898-1957, (S0602)
37 Volumes
Books published primarily by the Association Press in New York, the publishing house of the YMCA. Includes yearbooks.
Young Men's Christian Association, Pine Street Branch, The Pine Torch Newsletters, 1924-1948 , (S0697)
MICROFILM
351 Issues On 3 Microfilm Rolls
The newsletters give a good account of the early years of this important YMCA branch as well as a glimpse of the African-American community of the time. Each issue has been assigned a folder number to enhance indexing. The newsletters were separated from the rest of the addenda because of their fragile condition.
Young Men's Christian Association, St. Louis Chapter (1853-), Records, 1853-1979 , (S0473)
334 Folders, 1 VHS Videotape, 1 Oversize Scrapbook
The St. Louis Young Mens' Christian Association Papers, document the organization's growth and activities as a Christian fellowship association and its subsequent expansion to include job training, counseling, and physical fitness programs between its founding in 1853 and 1979.
Young Women's Christian Association, Metropolitan St. Louis, 1905-1972, (S0343)
MICROFILM
1485 Folders, 566 Photographs, 13 Rolls Microfilm
The YWCA collection covers the organization's activities from its inception in 1904 to the late 1970s. The constitution and bylaws along with revisions and complete financial records are included. The St. Louis YWCA was divided into several branches, including a segregated club for black girls and each of these groups is represented in the records which include documentation on programs, summer camps and clubs maintained by the various branches. The collection also includes a record of programs for which the YWCA shared responsibility with similar organization's, such as the USO, American Red Cross and the YMCA.
Young Women's Christian Association, Addenda, (SA1025)
17 boxes
This collection is unprocessed. Please view the inventory for more information on the collection contents.