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A2723
Freeman, Elizabeth Lambdin, Mrs. (1928- ).
Family History Sheet, 1969 Apr 4. 1 item [formerly Alphabetical File]
Family history sheet for the Missouri Historical Society filled out by Mrs. Elizabeth Lambdin
Freeman, 8 Rio Vista Drive, St. Louis County, Missouri. Includes genealogical data on the
Lambdin family.
Cite as: Mrs. Elizabeth Lambdin Freeman Family History Sheet, Missouri History Museum
Archives, St. Louis.
A0528
Frei, Emil, Jr. (1896-1967).
Emil Frei, Jr., Collection, 1884-1969 (bulk 1955-1966). 74 boxes; 1 volume; 2 oversize
folders
Emil Frei, Jr., was the son of Emil Frei, Sr., founder of the firm of Emil Frei, Inc., St. Louis,
designer and manufacturer of stained glass windows, mosaics, and other liturgical arts. Born in
Bavaria, Emil Frei, Sr. (1869-1942), founded the Emil Frei Art Glass Company in St. Louis in
1900. Initially specializing in Munich antique glass figured style windows, Frei also began to
design mosaics, most notably for the new St. Louis Cathedral in the 1920s, when he co-founded
Ravenna Mosaics, Inc. (later the Ravenna Company). In 1930, Ravenna Mosaics separated from
Emil Frei Art Glass Company and moved to New York. Frei's firm then reorganized as Emil
Frei, Inc. In the 1920s and 1930s, Emil Frei, Jr. (1896-1967), began to assert his influence in his
father's firm, mostly through the design of colorful and vivid medallion-style windows
reminiscent of the thirteenth century stained glass windows at the Cathedral of Chartres. After
the death of Emil Frei, Sr., in 1942, Emil Frei, Jr., assumed the presidency of the firm. Under his
leadership, a new generation of artists, namely Robert Harmon, Francis Deck, Milton Frenzel,
William Schickel, Joan Velligan, Rodney Winfield, Siegfried Reinhardt, and Robert Frei,
brought new techniques and modern artistic perspectives to the stained glass medium. In 1963,
Emil Frei, Jr., retired from the presidency of Emil Frei, Inc., and served only as chairman of the
board until his death in 1967. He was succeeded by his son Robert Frei, who in 1972 renamed
the company Emil Frei Associates, Inc.
Collection consists of the business records of the firm of Emil Frei, Inc., during the tenure of
Emil Frei, Jr., as artist, officer, and president of the company. The business records include
correspondence, blueprints and shop drawings, original design sketches, photographs, printed
matter, newsclippings, advertising materials, portfolios, and glass samples relating to jobs and
proposed jobs undertaken by the firm. The collection also includes personal papers of Emil Frei,
Jr., and his father, Emil Frei, Sr. These papers include personal and family correspondence,
diaries, journals, and sketch books.
Some German.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Emil Frei, Jr., Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0529
Freie Gemeinde Library (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Record books, 1894-1899. 4 volumes
Book catalogues and record of borrowers.
Mostly German.
Cite as: Freie Gemeinde Library Record Books, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.