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the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (184 pages) relating to The Warlords, a black
nationalist group that existed in East St. Louis, Illinois, in the 1960s and early 1970s. These
documents were acquired by Looker in response to a Freedom of Information Act request that he
filed with the F.B.I. The documents include information on the black power movement and the
broader civil rights movement in the St. Louis area.
Cite as: Benjamin Looker Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0931
Lord Family.
Papers, 1827-1865. 36 folders (approximately 36 items)
Correspondence chiefly from Richard Lord to his brother Jeremiah at Ipswich. Letters
describe his life and business in Coolville, Ohio; St. Louis; Alton, Illinois; Wood County,
Virginia; and Carthage, Missouri. One letter of particular interest (circa 1849) describes big
flood and emigrants traveling west.
Cite as: Lord Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0932
Lorimer Family.
Papers, 1839-1980. 1 folder
Andrew and Helen Lorimer emigrated to the United States from Scotland in 1849, eventually
settling in Keithsburg, Mercer County, Illinois. Their children were Christine, William, and
George. Andrew Lorimer died July 23, 1887, in Aledo, Illinois. Helen Lorimer died September
20, 1890, in Aledo.
Papers contain various genealogical records and notes regarding the Lorimer family
including memorial card of Andrew Lorimer; obituary and funeral notice of Mrs. Helen K.
Lorimer; marriage record of Andrew Lorimer and Helen Kidd, 1839; and the marriage record of
Benjamin R. Fichner and Christina Lorimer.
Cite as: Lorimer Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0933
Loring, William Wing ( -1886).
Journal, 1857 May 1-Aug 16. 1 volume
Colonel William Wing Loring served in the Army of the Southwest prior to the Civil War,
and participated in the campaign against the Gila Apache Indians during 1857. Resigned from
the United States Army on May 13, 1861, and entered the Confederate service.
Volume from the campaign against the Gila Apache Indians, includes roster, morning
reports, orders, and letters of the northern column of the Gila Expedition.
Cite as: William Wing Loring Journal, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2140
Louisiana Purchase Exposition and World's Columbian Exposition.
Scrapbook, 1893-1904. 1 item
Scrapbook of tickets and passes to the World’s Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893) and
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis, 1904). Scrapbook appears to have been compiled
by Henry Schwab or Charles Schwab.
Cite as: Louisiana Purchase Exposition and World’s Columbian Exposition Scrapbook, Missouri
History Museum Archives, St. Louis.