Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

Cite as: Saint Louis Bond Issues Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1386
Saint Louis Branch of the American Lyceum (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Minute book, 1831-1834. 1 volume
The Saint Louis Branch of the American Lyceum was organized November 19, 1831, for
"the mutual improvement of its members, and the general diffusion of knowledge." Its regular
meetings, which required member participation but were open to the public, were designed for
"conversation, discussions, dissertations, illustrating the sciences, or other exercises.” The annual
dues of $2 were used to purchase books, apparatus, and collections in natural history.
This minute book includes the constitution of the organization.
Cite as: Saint Louis Branch of the American Lyceum Minute Book, Missouri History Museum
Archives, St. Louis.
A1387
Saint Louis Building Code Committee (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Records, 1954-1960. 3 boxes
Minutes of Building Code Committee, 1954-1960; building code of the city of St. Louis
signed by committee members.
Cite as: Saint Louis Building Code Committee Records, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A1388
Saint Louis buildings collection, circa 1815-1960s. 2 boxes
Newsclippings, typescripts and manuscript material concerning early houses of St. Louis
(arranged alphabetically); advertisements, correspondence, promotional material for St. Louis
hotels, motels, 1843-1868; material pertaining to the St. Louis court house, 1815-1966;
descriptions of early St. Louis residences, business houses, fire stations, etc., collected by Dr.
W.G. Swekosky (1895-1963), St. Louis dentist.
Indexed in the archives card catalog.
Cite as: Saint Louis Buildings Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1389
Saint Louis businesses collection, 1807-1976. 2 boxes
Business papers of various St. Louis firms, 1807-1959. Also includes undated business cards
from various St. Louis businesses.
Indexed in the archives card catalog.
Cite as: Saint Louis Businesses Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1837
Saint Louis Butcher Association.
Certificate, 1857. 1 item (oversize)
The St. Louis Butcher Association was incorporated by an act of the Missouri General
Assembly in February 1857. The association’s executive officers were Charles Forstl, president,
and Charles Volling, secretary. Forstl was a butcher at the Central Market and later owned and
operated a saloon on Carondelet Avenue. Volling was a butcher at the Soulard Market.
Certified copy of a corporation instrument granted to the St. Louis Butcher Association by
the Missouri secretary of state. Document is in German with an English typescript translation.