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Frederick G. Holweck Manuscript Collection [DOC MSS 7]
Collection
Identifier: DOC MSS 7
Scope and Contents
The manuscript collection of Frederick G. Holweck consists of 1 item, a scrapbook containing pages from his published work _Calendarium Festorum Immaculatae Virginis Mariae_, probably dating to 1892. Handwritten notes on the scrapbook pages apparently amplify the printed text displayed on those pages. Also included in the scrapbook are postcards and letters from European clergymen that seem to contribute information for Father Holweck's work, as well as clippings, holy cards, and...
Dates:
1892-1907
Found in:
Saint Louis University Archives
Frost Family Manuscript Collection [DOC MSS 28]
Collection
Identifier: DOC MSS 28
Abstract
This collection represents one of the three main divisions within the material donated by Elizabeth Tilton Seeley, niece of Harriet Lane Cates Hardaway and the apparent inheritor of the Hardaway estate. The Frost Family Manuscript Collection consists mainly of correspondence to and from Frost family members and friends kept by Harriet Frost Fordyce, aunt of Hamet Hardaway (Hardaway's mother, Elizabeth LaMotte Cates, and Harriet Frost Fordyce were half-sisters). Harriet Frost Fordyce, or...
Dates:
Circa 1850-1993
Found in:
Saint Louis University Archives
Fusz and Backer Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 703
Scope and Contents
The Fusz and Backer Collection contains correspondence, financial records, legal records, reports, and other company records for the Merrimac Silver Mining Company from the late 1870s until the early 20th century. The company operated in Tucson, Arizona, but was owned by Louis Fusz and George Backer of St. Louis, two prominent businessmen who were also heavily involved in the local flour business. Notable in the collection are the correspondence in the 1880s from William K. Meade, who acted...
Dates:
1860 - 1918
Found in:
Saint Louis University Archives
George D. Wendel Manuscript Collection [DOC MSS 59]
Collection
Identifier: DOC MSS 59
Abstract
Through the generosity of Mary Collins Wendel, this collection moved from her husband's office to the Saint Louis University Archives after Wendel's death. The bulk of the material concerns redevelopment and civic improvement efforts in the St. Louis metropolitan area, with significant sections on the Pruitt-Igoe public housing project, reorganization of St. Louis city and County government, and the annexation and incorporation of area communities. Wendel's own organization of his papers was...
Dates:
1947-2000
Found in:
Saint Louis University Archives
George T. Knott Collection
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 678
Scope and Contents
The George T. Knott Collection documents the academic life and aviation interests of George Thomas Knott, a student of Parks College who graduated in Aviation Mechanical Engineering in 1948. Many of the materials date from the 1930s and 1940s—a pivotal time that provides insight on aeronautics during World War II, as well as the decade when the school merged with Saint Louis University. Highlights of the collection include Knott's Academics, which details his enrollment and coursework...
Dates:
1936 - 1936
Found in:
Saint Louis University Archives
Ginocchio-Jones Fruit Company Collection
Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 2-7
Identifier: 701
Scope and Contents
The collection contains over 80 letters, telegrams, bills and invoices from 1915-1917—primarily between the Ginocchio-Jones Fruit Company, a local Missouri produce company, and the George F. Johnston Company, a grape producer in California. The records provide insight into the day-to-day business exchanges concerning the quality and distribution of produce over long distances. Notable are the telegrams and railway documents, which reveal how the development of certain communication and...
Dates:
1915 - 1917
Found in:
Saint Louis University Archives
Goronwy O. Broun, Sr. Manuscript Collection [DOC MSS 52]
Collection
Identifier: DOC MSS 52
Abstract
This material was donated to the University by Goronwy O. Broun Jr., son of the creator of the collection. The bulk of the material consists of copies of Broun Sr.'s papers,abstracts,and conference presentations as well as other evidence of his many research interests. Most of the folder headings were retained as established by Broun, but the folders themselves were apparently out of order. Series were constructed from closely related material. This collection is organized into 13 series: 1....
Dates:
1920-1977
Found in:
Saint Louis University Archives
Grotto Club
Collection — Box: Mixed Organizations 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: 329
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three photographs from Saint Louis University’s Grotto Club, which was a student organization for caving.
Dates:
circa 1960s
Found in:
Saint Louis University Archives
Her Campus
Collection — Box: Mixed Organizations 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: 335
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a flyer from Her Campus at Saint Louis University, advertising the organization. Her Campus is a national magazine targeted toward college women that has chapters at universities across the country.
Dates:
2025
Found in:
Saint Louis University Archives
Historical Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: 600