Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

She has the God-given power to heal by prayer. Guarantees to heal the sick and the ailing, but
there is no pity for those who know they are in hard luck and don’t come to see Sister Marlow.
Guaranteed to help or you don’t have to pay.” Includes brief testimonials of Charles E. Harris,
Eleanor Smith, and Henry Warfield, accompanied by their photographs.
Cite as: Sister Marlow Circular, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1515
Skiles, Jacqueline (1937- ).
Papers, 1951-1954. 3 boxes
Born in St. Louis in 1937, Skiles attended Bryan Mullanphy elementary school and
Roosevelt High School before graduating from the Washington University School of Fine Art
circa 1958. After traveling to Brazil, and stints as a lecturer, Skiles studied at Columbia
University (New York) earning a masters in Ibero-American studies. Her interests in art and
society led Ms. Skiles to enter the field of sociology, earning a masters in 1972, and a Ph.D. in
1989. Ms. Skiles then taught at the City University of New York.
The collection consists of a grade school autograph book, high school notebook, and high
school scrapbooks.
Cite as: Jacqueline Skiles Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1516
Skinker, Charles R.
Papers, circa 1932-1939. 3 boxes
Charles R. Skinker, attorney, Denver, Colorado.
Papers of Charles R. Skinker's legal connection with the readjustment and settlement of the
bankruptcy of the Otero Irrigation District, Colorado, in which several St. Louisans had invested.
Cite as: Charles R. Skinker Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1517
Skinker, Thomas S.
Skinker family papers, 1839-1918. 2 boxes
Thomas K. Skinker married Bertha Rives.
Mostly family and business papers. Tax receipts, 1839-1886; Thomas S. Skinker
memorandum book, 1845-1847; family and business correspondence, 1872-1918, which includes
extensive correspondence between Thomas K. Skinker (son of Thomas S. Skinker) and his wife.
Cite as: Thomas S. Skinker Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1518
Slaves and slavery collection, 1772-1950. 7 folders (96 items); 1 oversize folder
The Slaves and Slavery Collection is an artificial, or subject-based, collection comprising a
variety of documents that have been placed in this collection over the years due to their common
subject matter. Approximately half of the documents in the collection are receipts for sales of
slaves, some of which were recorded in various courts. The collection also includes deeds of
emancipation; personal correspondence; and broadsides offering rewards for the capture of
runaway slaves.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Slaves and Slavery Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1519