Community Organizations

The collection contains a bound journal of the inaugural meeting minutes of the Academy of Science of St. Louis. The minutes were compiled by BF Shumard, a prominent geologist and paleontologist in the St. Louis area. Dr. Shumard came to St. Louis in 1853 as the Assistant Geologist and Paleontologist of the Missouri Geological Survey. The Academy of Science of St. Louis is still in existence and is affiliated with the St. Louis Science Center at 5050 Oakland. Finding aid »

The collection contains informational and promotional brochures for various aircraft including planes and zeppelins.  >> Finding Aide <<

The collection contains some of the papers of Alfred J. Ford, a prominent civic leader in St. Louis. Items include correspondence, news clippings, photographs, plaques, and certificates.   >> Finding Aide <<

The collection contains materials related to the now-disbanded Baden Historical Society. Items include correspondence, various publications, and meeting minutes. Finding aid »

The collection contains items related to the Baden Arts Council, an organization that programmed various art and music events in the Baden Neighborhood of St. Louis. Items include correspondence, various publications, financial information, fliers, and programs. Finding aid »

The collection contains items relating to the Baden Women’s Club. Most of the items are yearly scrapbooks created by club members and later entered into scrapbook contests. Finding aid »

The collection contains materials related to the Citizens Committee for Home Rule on the Earnings Tax, which was voted favorably in 1954. Materials included are correspondence, fliers, reports, publicity information, and meeting minutes and agendas. Finding aid »

The collection contains various materials related to the City Club of St. Louis. Items include meeting minutes, a scrapbook, correspondence, event notifications, and publications.  Finding aid »

The collection contains the archives of the German-American Heritage Society as well as other items accumulated by the Society. Finding aid »

The collection contains some papers and publications related to the Greater St. Louis Regional Empowerment Zone. The organization was funded by the US Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 10 years with funds being used for economic development, business loans, organization grants, and job training. Items in the collection include publications, photographs, and Board of Directors resolutions. Finding aid »

The collection contains the newsletters for the Downtown Kiwanis Club of St. Louis. Both bound and unbound volumes are included in the collection Finding aid »

The collection contains issues of Liberty—later Liberties—that was published by the St. Louis Civil Liberties Commission. Finding aid »

Correspondence, documents, and newspaper clippings related to the Maryland Avenue Property Association, the Maryland Avenue Realty Company and the Maryland Avenue Association.  Finding aid »

The collection contains materials related to the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, specifically focusing on Forest Park master plans. Items included in the collection are correspondence, news clippings, reports, and maps. Finding aid »

The collection consists of clippings, invitations, publications and programs created by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences located in St. Louis. Finding aid »

The collection contains publications from a variety of sources regarding air pollution in St. Louis. Finding aid »

The collection contains correspondence and reports from various committees and about various topics from the St. Louis Civic League. The correspondence and reports were contained in three volumes, and this collection contains only volume 1. Finding aid »

The collection contains correspondence, albums, books, and other ephemera from a variety of Swiss organizations in St. Louis. The organizations are: Aid Society Helvetia, North American Swiss Alliance, Swiss-American Singing Alliance, Swiss Benevolent Society, and United Swiss Societies. Finding aid »

The collection contains programs, bylaws, membership directories, bulletins and memory book of the St. Louis Nature Study Society. Finding aid »

The collection contains yearbooks, meeting minutes, correspondence, and other papers of the Twentieth Century Art Club of St. Louis. Finding aid »

The collection contains yearbooks for the Twentieth Century Art Club, located in St. Louis. Finding aid »

The collection contains a membership roll book used by the Union Literary Association of St. Louis for their meetings. Finding aid »

This collection contains programs, clippings and ephemera of the Veiled Prophet Ball and Fair. Finding aid »

The collection contains yearbooks and miscellaneous items related to the Wednesday Club of St. Louis. The club was founded in St. Louis in 1890 by a group of women who wanted to continue independent intellectual studies. Miscellaneous items include programs as well as constitutions and bylaws. Finding aid »

Publication about neighborhoods, institutions, population groups in St. Louis. Finding aid »

The collection contains publications from the International Woman Suffrage Alliance and the Inter-American Commission of Women. Finding aid »