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Associated Musicians of St. Louis (organized 1915), 1917-1934; meeting announcement cards,
directory, bills, etc. of the Associated Musicians of St. Louis, Musicians Guild of St. Louis, and
Piano Teachers' Education Association; typescript of diary and accounts of Frank Gecks, St.
Louis pianist, 1880-1928; typescript of Gecks' valedictory speech at Christian Brothers College,
St. Louis, 1862, and his masters' oration, 1884; letters from Gecks, as a music student at Leipzig,
to family and friends in St. Louis; journal of his trip, 1886-1887; two manuscript notebooks of
book Die Zehn Gabote der Neuzeit, dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt, by Felix Heink; typescript
and carbon of letters of Richard Spamer, St. Louis drama critic, 1930s; and collection of
manuscript music.
Indexed in the archives card catalog.
Cite as: Ernst Christopher Krohn Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0843
Krone, Charles A. (1837-1926).
Papers, 1850-1927. 2 folders (7 items)
Charles A. Krone was a professional actor who was associated with Ben DeBar, an early St.
Louis theater producer and proprietor. Charles Krone was also a newspaper printer in St. Louis.
Papers include marriage certificate of Charles Krone and Josephine Springmeyer, December
15, 1850; Krone correspondence; obituary of Krone, January 11, 1926; "Recollections of an Old
Actor, C.A. Krone," in which he describes life during the Civil War and its relationship to the
theater, circa 1906.
Cite as: Charles A. Krone Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0844
Ku Klux Klan collection, 1868-1912. 5 folders (approximately 10 items)
The Ku Klux Klan originated in the turbulent, postbellum South. It called itself "an
institution of Chivalry, Humanity, Mercy, and Patriotism . . . to protect the weak, the innocent,
and the defenseless, from the indignities, wrongs, and outrages of the lawless, the violent, and
the brutal." Originating in 1866 in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee, as a secret, ritualistic,
social organization, it quickly changed to bands of regulators committing acts of violence
throughout the Reconstruction South.
Collection contains several pamphlets, including “Revised and Amended Prescript of the
Order of Ku Klux Klan” (1904), and a manuscript of a historical novel regarding the Klan,
written by Laps McCord (approximately 275 pages). Also includes printed circular titled “This is
the Literary Find of the Day,” signed Laps D. McCord, and addressed to the Enquirer
(Cincinnati, Ohio). The circular offers McCord’s history of the Ku Klux Klan titled “The Red
Gown” for publication as a Sunday serial.
Cite as: Ku Klux Klan Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0845
Kuck, Henry.
Correspondence, 1862-1864; 1913; 1934. 1 folder (approximately 150 items)
Photocopies of correspondence from Henry Kuck, possibly while serving with the 31st
Missouri Infantry. Also a photocopy of honorable withdrawal card, International Ladies Garment
Workers Union.
German.
Cite as: Henry Kuck Correspondence, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.