Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

Correspondence and printed matter, newsclippings, list of subscribers regarding the making
of the film, "Spirit of St. Louis," which depicts the history of St. Louis. The Missouri Historical
Society provided historical data for the film, which was distributed locally. Also includes memos
regarding the making of the film, "St. Louis Men of Mark, Builders of St. Louis," in cooperation
with Missouri Historical Film Company, Skouras Brothers, and the Missouri Historical Society,
1924.
Cite as: Saint Louis Film Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2459
St. Louis Firemen, The.
Circular titled “Nothing but the Truth,” [1921]. 1 item
Circular of “The St. Louis Firemen” states in part, “some of the reasons why the three
platoon should be adopted at the polls on April 5th. Because it will increase the efficiency of the
Fire Department. It will give the city a reserve force of 100% at all times. It will reduce your fire
insurance. It is inhuman to make a man do 48 hours continuous duty. . . .”
Cite as: The St. Louis Firemen Circular Titled “Nothing but the Truth,” Missouri History
Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1421
Saint Louis Funeral Directors' Association (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Records, 1881-1954. 4 volumes
The St. Louis Funeral Directors' Association was founded on April 25, 1881, as the Livery
Stable Keepers and Undertakers' Association of St. Louis. In 1908, its name changed to Union
Undertakers and Liverymen's Association of St. Louis, and then to Mound City Liverymen and
Undertakers' Association of St. Louis in 1916 before becoming the St. Louis Funeral Directors'
Association in 1929.
These records contain two volumes of minutes (1881-1888 and 1908-1936), which include a
list of members (1882-1888) and eulogies of its deceased members. Also includes a volume
relating to civilian defense (1939-1941) and a volume concerning the convention of the National
Funeral Directors' Association held in St. Louis in October 1941.
Cite as: Saint Louis Funeral Directors' Association Records, Missouri History Museum Archives,
St. Louis.
A1422
Saint Louis Gay and Lesbian Community Collection, 1988-2000. 2 boxes
Collection includes minutes and newsletters from various St. Louis organizations involved
with gay and lesbian issues; St. Louis Acts Out, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
(PFLAG), and Privacy Rights Education Project (PREP). Also includes information sheets, press
packets and releases, invitations, and fliers for St. Louis gay and lesbian events. Includes Lesbian
and Gay Pride Celebration Guides for St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri (1988-1990). Other
organizations represented in the collection are Wired Women Productions, Lesbian
Agenda/Lavender Moon Calendar, Our World Too (bookstore), Human Rights Campaign Fund,
and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Additional material includes Challenge Metro
Newsletter, 1990-1991; and wedding program, July 27, 1991 (including invitation), for the union
of Carrie B. Clement and Amy Adams Squire at Trinity Episcopal Church, St. Louis.
Cite as: Saint Louis Gay and Lesbian Community Collection, Missouri History Museum
Archives, St. Louis.