Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

Germany and became acquainted with his kindergarten work and teaching devices. Blow studied
with Mme. Maria Kraus-Boelte, a disciple of Froebel's widow in New York, and returned to
open the first public school kindergarten in America, the Des Peres School of Carondelet, in
1873. Blow developed a training school for kindergarten teachers the following year. Under the
influence of William T. Harris, Hegelian scholar and superintendent of the St. Louis schools,
Blow joined the St. Louis Movement, a group dedicated to the study of Hegelian philosophy.
Though ill health forced her to retire from most kindergarten activities, she continued to lecture
on numerous topics and published books and monographs relating to educational issues. She also
translated Froebel's Mother-Play for use in the kindergarten.
Collection contains manuscript lectures written by Blow regarding various subjects.
Cite as: Susan Blow Lectures, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2094
Blue, Margaret Scott.
Biographical Data Sheet, 1956. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
Biographical data sheet for the Missouri Historical Society filled out by Margaret Scott Blue,
5112 Westminster Place, St. Louis.
Cite as: Margaret Scott Blue Biographical Data Sheet, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A0141
Blue Ridge Bottling Company (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Records, 1923-1977. 5 boxes; 9 volumes
Records of a firm engaged in the bottling of non-alcoholic beverages, located in the Italian
"Hill" neighborhood of St. Louis. Includes correspondence, financial records, and printed matter,
consisting mostly of check registers, payroll books, accounts receivable and payable, and
correspondence with other beverage bottlers. Of particular interest is World War II and postwar
correspondence with the United States government concerning the bottling of beverages.
Cite as: Blue Ridge Bottling Company Records, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2095
Blumeyer, Arthur Adolphus (1886- ).
Collection, no date. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
Arthur Blumeyer was a St. Louis businessman and community leader.
The collection consists of two copies of an “In Memoriam” entry written at the time of
Blumeyer’s death and a sheet of autobiographical material written by Blumeyer.
Cite as: Arthur Adolphus Blumeyer Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2096
Boardman, H. Lynn.
Genealogy, 1965. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
The collection consists of biographical data sheets and genealogical information pertaining to
the Boardman family. H. Lynn Boardman resided at 7546 York Drive, Clayton, Missouri.
Cite as: H. Lynn Boardman Genealogy, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2097
Boat, Leonard.
Papers, 1852-1857. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]