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correspondence of William Glasgow, Jr., son-in-law of Dr. Lane, and other members of the
family including correspondence between mother and daughter Sarah Lane Glasgow and Susan
R. Glasgow, 1877; deeds and other land papers of the Lane-Glasgow family; circulars and
broadsides concerning St. Louis and New Mexico political affairs, and a large group of
documents, notes, and clippings pertaining to the work of William Glasgow, Jr., on the St. Louis
school board, 1876-1889.
Some French.
William G.B. Carson gift transferred to the William Carr Lane Papers.
Indexed in the archives card catalog.
Cite as: William Carr Lane Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0874
Lange, Dena Floren (1888-1977).
Papers, 1957-1966. 2 folders (approximately 25 items)
Miss Dena Floren Lange was a retired teacher who prepared St. Louis history items for area
schools. She resided for a time at 20 Arundel Place, Clayton, St. Louis County, Mo.
Contains notes, essays on St. Louis history, compiled by Dena F. Lange; newsclippings on
St. Louis history by her; correspondence to and from her.
Cite as: Dena Floren Lange Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0875
Lange, Torbau.
Diary, 1841-1850. 1 volume
From Copenhagen, Denmark; worked apparently as a peddler traveling throughout the
United States and Europe, from his home in St. Louis.
Volume of short diary entries mentioning cities visited and difficulties encountered. Also
includes an account by Lange's daughter Louise describing a trip to Europe in 1871, and a
biographical letter about Lange written by the donor.
Some Danish.
Cite as: Torbau Lange Diary, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0876
Langsdorf Family.
Papers, 1923-1934. 6 boxes; 7 volumes
Alexander Suss Langsdorf served as the dean of the school of engineering and architecture at
Washington University, and Mrs. Elsie Hirsch Langsdorf was a social worker, a Missouri state
representative, and the first woman alderman in Clayton, Missouri.
Six volumes in the journals and diaries concern Elsie Langsdorf's career. A scrapbook
concerning her social work (1933-1939), her campaign for Missouri state representative (1942),
scrapbook from her years as a state representative (1942-1943), senate journal (1944), indexed
legislative notebook (1944), and diary (1943-1944). Journal of testimonial letters honoring
Alexander Langsdorf (1948). Major collection contains notes, minutes and programs of the St.
Louis Council for Child Study and Parent Education, 1923-1934; bills and proposals regarding
social issues; a typed copy of a history of Washington University; professional photographs of
Alexander and Elsie Langsdorf; newsclippings of issues regarding careers of the family.
Cite as: Langsdorf Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0877