St. Louis Holidays & Culture Guide

"Spencer explores the social and cultural functions of the organization's annual celebration - the Veiled Prophet parade and ball - and traces the shifts that occurred over the years in its cultural meaning and importance." (See also Finding Aid for the David Burbank Papers about the 1877 Strike in St. Louis)

"In the late sixties and early seventies, with racial tensions at a boiling point and urban renewal failing, the exclusively white male Christian membership of the Veiled Prophet Society...attracted the ire of ACTION, a militant civil rights group."

Discusses the St. Louis "Pageant and Masque" of 1914, a huge civic event celebrating the 150th anniversary of St. Louis