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families, including information on births, marriages, and deaths.
Cite as: Piggott Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1218
Pike County, Missouri.
Collection, 1896-1970. 3 folders (30 items)
Collection consists of reminiscences of William Campbell Orr and Ms. Elizabeth Whitaker
of Antioch Presbyterian Church, its members and preachers, other Pike County families and tales
of life in Pike County. Also contains clippings of residents of Pike County.
Cite as: Pike County, Missouri, Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1219
Pilcher, Joshua.
Papers, 1791-1898. 3 folders
Cite as: Joshua Pilcher Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2338
Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ (St. Louis, Mo.).
“Pilgrim’s Social Concerns and Responsibilities Newsletter,” 1980 Dec. 1 item
This four-page newsletter “deals principally with the activities of the Delmo Housing
Corporation, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The articles are written by Dr. W. Wilder
Towle, who is a member of the Social Action Committee, and by Dr. Ralph Pumphrey, a long
time member of Pilgrim.”
Cite as: Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ “Pilgrim’s Social Concerns and
Responsibilities Newsletter,” Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1220
Pillow, Gideon.
Papers, 1846-1853. 1 folder (approximately 25 items)
Gideon Pillow was a soldier in the Mexican War.
Papers consist of letters to and from Gideon to family members while engaged in the
Mexican War.
Cite as: Gideon Pillow Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0088
Pinckert, Carl W. (1898-1985)
Forward 22 Club Scrapbook, 1941-1949. 1 volume
Carl W. Pinckert was born in Missouri on October 16, 1898. He was a veteran of World War
I and won a Purple Heart for injuries he suffered during the Battle of Argonne Forest. In 1922,
after graduating from Iowa State University, Pinckert started work as an engineer with the Bemis
Brothers Bag Company and remained with the company until his retirement in 1963.
During World War II, Pinckert was part of a local group that volunteered to be air raid
wardens under the supervision of the Office of Civilian Defense. The group was designated as
Sector 2, Zone 9 in District 2, with boundaries of Brannon Avenue on the east, Tholozan Avenue
on the south, Macklind Avenue on the west, and Oleatha and Marquette avenues on the north.
The group had its first meeting on July 22, 1942. In December 1945, after the war ended, the
group changed its name to the Forward 22 Club. The name came from combining the words
“former” and “wardens” and the club had 22 members. The club focused on various civic