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A0406
Dreer, Herman H.
Collection, 1927-1974. 2 folders (approximately 25 items)
Herman Dreer was the assistant principal of Sumner High School, 1930-1945; founder of
Douglass University, a forerunner of Stowe Teacher's College, 1930-1942; author of The Tide
That Binds, Negro Leadership in Saint Louis: A Study in Race Relations, 1954, and the History
of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; founder of St. Louis "Negro History Week"; and pastor of the
Kingsway Baptist Church. He conducted the research for the Shelley v. Kramer case, which
outlawed residential restrictive covenants. Professor Dreer taught many languages and sciences.
At the age of 62, he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
Collection includes information on Douglass University; programs, booklets, articles
regarding African-American history, both in St. Louis and national; and materials relating to the
Shelley restrictive covenant case.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Herman H. Dreer Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2661
Drefs, Clara Artemesia Newman, Mrs. (1896- ).
Family History Sheet, circa 1920s. 1 item [formerly Alphabetical File]
Family history sheet for the Missouri Historical Society filled out by Mrs. Clara Artemesia
Newman Drefs, 6643 Kingsbury Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri.
Cite as: Mrs. Clara Artemesia Newman Drefs Family History Sheet, Missouri History Museum
Archives, St. Louis.
A0407
Drefs scrapbook, no date. 1 volume
Various cards of children, birds, etc.
Cite as: Drefs Scrapbook, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2371
Drescher, William B. (1824-1918).
Reminiscences, 1906. 1 volume
William B. Drescher, the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Bopp?) Drescher, was born March 4,
1824, in Butzbach, Germany. In 1840, Drescher and his father left for America and established a
farm in Palmyra, Missouri. Drescher enlisted with Company I, 2nd Missouri Volunteers (Marion
County Company), at Fort Leavenworth on August 3, 1846. He served with his company during
the Mexican War, and was discharged at Independence, Missouri, on October 8, 1848. Upon his
return to Palmyra, he established a dry goods store with his brother Henry. In 1866, he moved to
Hannibal, Missouri, where he opened another dry goods store, and served as city treasurer,
mayor and presiding judge of Marion County. In 1850, he married Melissa Payne and they had
six children. In 1887, he married Hattie Walker. He died January 18, 1918, in Hannibal at the age
of 93.
Drescher’s reminiscences (35 pages) include an extensive genealogy of the Drescher and
Payne families. Drescher also describes his experiences during the Mexican War from August 3,
1846, to November 1848, including his journey from Marion County, Missouri, to Santa Fe,
New Mexico, under the command of Col. Sterling Price as grand marshal and Col. Willock as
grand master; his role as a witness at the hanging of the men responsible for killing Governor