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years.
Cite as: Hiram Beeson Manuscript, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2009
Begeman and Helmers.
Collection, 1893-1895. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
The collection consists of receipts from the Begeman and Helmers Company of Hermann,
Missouri.
Cite as: Begeman and Helmers Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2010
Behrens Family.
Genealogy, 1947. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
Consists of one letter from Leda Kuebelkampf-Behrens providing genealogical information
regarding the Behrens family.
Cite as: Behrens Family Genealogy, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0103
Behymer, Francis Albert (1870-1956).
Papers, 1882-1956. 9 boxes
Mr. Behymer was born in Miamiville, Ohio, in 1870. He quit school at the age of 12 and in
1888 joined the St. Louis Post-Dispatch as a proofreader. Four years later he moved to the news
staff as a suburban correspondent, assigned to Belleville, Illinois. In 1900, he was assigned to the
main office and began a chain of bright stories of rural life under his familiar "F.A. Behymer"
byline that lasted half a century. His beat was rural Missouri, Illinois, and Arkansas. His stories
were generally the homey tales of the little people. He served for a time as assistant Sunday
editor at the Post-Dispatch, but he disliked desk jobs and moved back to reportorial work. Mr.
Behymer retired from the Post-Dispatch and taught journalism classes at the University College
of Washington University in 1952. He was the author of Rider of the Night.
Personal papers include record of first employment at the Post-Dispatch; correspondence;
clippings; and drafts of speeches. Correspondence with Pearl Daniel regarding her writings about
the depression in Montana (1930-1937); correspondence with columnist John G. Neihardt
(1930s); correspondence and clippings regarding the academic freedom issue at McKendree
College, Lebanon, Illinois (1948-1949); correspondence with Elizabeth Pilant and Richard Pilant
on the subject of folklore, 1950-1952 (Elizabeth Pilant was executive secretary of the National
Conference of American Folklore for Youth.); correspondence with Sid and Arlene Hitchings
about life in the Ozarks, 1950-1953; notes from the writing class he taught at University College
of Washington University, fall 1952; correspondence regarding St. Louis newspaper guild strike
and Pulitzer’s statement in regard to strike (1937-1942); literary manuscript titled “Doc Dudley's
Deception,” which concerns a woman doctor posing as a man; correspondence on Joseph
Pulitzer's 60th birthday party, March 21,1945; account books, 1901-1917; correspondence
regarding MacMurray College (Jacksonville, Illinois) where Behymer received a honorary
degree of master of journalism, March 1946; correspondence regarding the Methodist Federation
for Social Action; correspondence regarding publication of short stories in Reader’s Digest;
correspondence regarding his feature stories: grazing, strip mining, planting forests; rough draft
of speeches; biographical sketch, 1946.
Cite as: Francis Albert Behymer Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.