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Washington University Libraries: Special Collections, University Archives

WEB SITE:

http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/archives/

ADDRESS

West Campus Library
7425 Forsyth Blvd.
Clayton, MO 63105

MAIL:

Washington University
Campus Box 1061
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

TELEPHONE:

(314) 935-5444 - Archives Assistant
(314) 935-9730 - University Archivist

FAX NUMBER:

(314) 935-8320

E-MAIL

spec@wumail.wustl.edu

CONTACT:

Sonya Rooney, University Archivist
Miranda Rectenwald, Archives Assistant

HOURS:

Contact University Archives at (314) 935-5444 for current hours.

ACCESS AND USE:

Materials do not circulate. Access to some collections restricted.

SPECIAL SERVICES AVAILABLE:

  • Interlibrary Loan
  • Tours
  • Audio-visual equipment
  • Online public catalogs
  • Digitization services
  • Educational programs
  • Photocopying
  • Wheelchair access
  • Exhibits

GENERAL SCOPE AND CONTENTS

University Archives is comprised of more than 300 unique collections. Chronicling the history of Washington University from 1853 to today, and containing numerous collections related to St. Louis history, architecture, and visual arts, University Archives is a wealth of primary sources and other historical materials that include manuscripts, photographic prints and negatives, books, film, sound recordings, microfilm, architectural plans, artwork, and artifacts.

MAJOR COLLECTIONS:

  1. Washington University History and Memorabilia, 1853- . ca. 3000 cu. ft.Records of the university administration, schools, student and alumni organizations; photographs and negatives; diaries;scrapbooks; university publications.
  2. Modern Graphic History Library, archival materials. Collections include the Charles Craver Collection of 20th Century tear sheets; and personal papers of art of noted illustrators Al Parker, Robert Weaver, and Robert Andrew Parker.
  3. City of St. Louis, Records of the Mayor's Office, 1945-1981. ca. 600cu. ft. Inactive files of former St. Louis mayors Aloys P. Kaufman,Raymond R. Tucker, Alphonso J. Cervantes, John H. Poelker, and JamesF. Conway.
  4. Harland Bartholomew and Associates, 1919-1954. 90 cu. ft. Corporaterecords of St. Louis-based city planning firm, including correspondence,reports, and city plans for St. Louis and cities throughout the U.S.
  5. St. Louis Car Company, 1899-1973. 50 cu. ft. Corporate records;photographs, negatives, and drawings of trains, trolley cars, buses, andplanes produced by the company; catalogs and publications.
  6. Urban League of St. Louis, 1925-1967. 88 cu. ft. Files of ExecutiveDirectors John Clark, M. Leo Bohanon, and William Douthit; records ofthe Industrial Relations Department, Community Organization Department,and Research Department; publications.
  7. Terminal Railroad Association, 1867-1874. 663 items.Original drawings and tracings of the Eads Bridge.
  8. American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri, 1935-1991. 29 cu. ft. General office files; records of the Executive Director; Final Report of the ACLU/EM Privacy Project, 1976;news clippings covering a broad range of social issues; membership andrecruitment files; publications and pamphlets.
  9. William Sentner Papers, 1937-1954. 24.5 cu. ft. Papers of labororganizer and Communist party member. Includes organizational materialsand correspondence regarding Sentner's work with District 8 of the UnitedElectrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America; Communist Party materials;transcripts of Sentner's Smith Act trial; FBI files.
  10. Mary Wickes Papers, ca. 1910-1995. 60 cu. ft. Personal and professionalmemorabilia of St. Louis-born actress.
  11. Monsanto Corporation, 1901-present. 300 cu.ft. History of St. Louis-basedchemical company. Correspondence, publications, photographs, slides, film,and video.
  12. St. Louis Union Station, 1891-1962. ca. 1300 items. Architectural drawingsof St. Louis Union Station showing original design and subsequentmodifications.
  13. Harris Armstrong Papers. Correspondence and drawings of well-known localarchitect.
  14. William Bernoudy Papers. Correspondence and drawings of well-known localarchitect and student of Frank Lloyd Wright.
  15. Photographs from the Collection of Russell Sturgis, ca. 1859-1908.ca. 16,000 architectural photographs from cities around the world.
  16. Al Parker Collection. Correspondence, photographs, and artwork from the well-known illustrator.

GUIDES:

  1. Ray, Kevin, and Carole Prietto, A Checklist of Video andSound Recordings in the Department of Special Collections (WashingtonUniversity Libraries, 1992).
  2. Unpublished finding aids available for processed collections; many areavailable in both paper and electronic form.

(5/2008)

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