Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

This collection consists of the files collected by Mabel B. Curtis in her capacity as executive
director for the People's Art Center in St. Louis, and document much of the history of the center.
An incomplete body of records, this collection focuses primarily, though by no means
exclusively, on the conflicts involving Mabel B. Curtis and the People's Art Center Board of
Directors over issues related to civil rights and desegregation. Files consist of the incomplete
corporate record, dating from 1943; annual reports, 1950-1961 (incomplete); financial records
and records related to funding, 1954-1963; organizational records, dated 1945-1964, that include
board minutes and correspondence, executive committee files, and committee minutes and files;
class schedules; exhibition records; and files of Elizabeth Green dating from her involvement in
the People's Art Center from 1942 through 1946.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Mabel B. Curtis Files Regarding the People's Art Center, Missouri History Museum
Archives, St. Louis.
A0354
Curtis, Samuel R. (1805-1866).
Journal, 1850-1852. 1 volume (175 pages)
City engineer for St. Louis.
Journal of notes, drawings, and letters pertaining to the Mississippi River, and the sewer,
street, and drainage system for the city of St. Louis.
Cite as: Samuel R. Curtis Journal, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.