David Burbank wrote "Reign of the Rabble, the St. Louis General Strike of 1877" (Augustus M. Kelley, Publishers, New York, 1966) and his collection includes microfilm copies of original newspapers and other research related to the strike.

Thesis by student at WashU.

Thesis by student at WashU. Studies lead poisoning in the city of St. Louis between 1907 and 1912 by examining 100 individual cases. The study tracks the morbidity and social conditions of the workers, as well as their occupational histories, in an attempt to discern the particular industries and circumstances of employment most likely to lead to lead poisoning.

Records of the Committee for Social Service Among Colored People, formed in 1910, was a predecessor to the St. Louis Urban League.

School of Social Economy Thesis, by William August Crossland, with handwritten notes & corrections. Includes survey data from residents of St. Louis gathered in 1911 and 1912. Thesis located at University Archives, Call No. LD5791.8 AM13 C884

Book published by Corsslands based on his thesis

A promotional booklet published under the auspices of the Bureau of Information of the St. Louis Autumnal Festivities Association. Located at University Archives, Call No. F474.S2 C863 1892

digital version with slight changed from earlier edition

Small pamphlet promoting the Autumnal Festival of 1886; includes mentions of Veiled Prophet, fraternal organizations, and business groups. At University Archives, call number GT4502.13.M8 G7 (not available online)

Primarily depicting St. Louis and the surrounding areas in 19th and early 20th century. Many types of photographs, glass slides, and printed materials such as post cards and advertisements.

The St. Louis Social Science Association (branch of the American Social Science Assoc) was formed in 1877 to promote social awareness in the areas of education, health, trade and finance, social economy, jurisprudence, and political science in the city of St. Louis. Ledger covers 1877 - 1881.

The Black Film Promotional Material Collection includes advertisements from early films, including "BIRTH OF A NATION," 1915, located in S14B08 (Broadside) and S06B07 (Program).

See Series 14 for information about company founder John Queeny, including work on the St. Louis city plan, labor relations, and business leaders in the early 20th century

This collection includes materials that document the history and products of the St. Louis Car Company, including publicity materials, product specifications, job books, general office files, photographs, and drawings of cars produced by the St. Louis Car Company.

By WashU student. Includes traffic studies of several St. Louis intersections with photographs.

Collection of cyanotypes glued into album as part of the author's classwork in Civil Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Images date from 1889-1892 and include the construction of Merchants Bridge, riverfront scenes, and the Cotter Dam.

The Manual Training School in St. Louis (1879 – 1917) established by C. Woodward was a new model of schooling to provide practical training in manual and machine arts.

Washington University yearbooks start in 1903. Possible topics include: early college women, college life, society and social class in St. Louis.

Eliot is a co-founder of WashU. His papers include diaries, letters, his sermons, talks, & biographical info. See especially Series 01, Notebook 10 for the years 1877 - 1878.

Original souvenir programs about the 'Triumphal Arch' in honor of Admiral Dewey are located in the Gellhorn Papers, Box 05.

Includes published reports on social conditions in St. Louis, created by the "St. Louis School of Social Economy," a predecessor to the Brown School.
Titles located in Box 03
“The St. Louis School of Social Economy: What it Attempts, What it Has Achieved, Why it needs Your Support” (1915)

“A Review of the Work of the St. Louis Juvenile Court” 1908-1913 (published 1914)

“Handbook: St. Louis School of Social Economy” 1910-11 and 1911-12

“Report of the Municipal Commission on Delinquent, Depended and Defective Children” (1911)

“The Newsboy of St. Louis” (1910)

This collection documents the civic work of Mrs. Washington E. Fischel in the early 1900s, and that of her daughter, Mrs. Edna Fischel Gellhorn.

Mrs. Fischel was active in the Wednesday Club, a St. Louis organization formed in 1880, the playground movement, the 1904 World Fair, and other civic ventures. (See especially box 16)

Her daughter, Edna Gellhorn, graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1900, was active in the women's suffrage movement, becoming a founder and first vice president of the National League of Women Voters. During World War I, she served as regional director of the food rationing programs. And she remained active in civic reform efforts through the 1960s.

A larger guide to researching the fair online, at University Archives, and at other local archives.

Includes tickets and memorabilia of the fair, which Dixon attended as student. Charles Dixon graduated from Manual Training (MTS) in 1906.

A large published folio; available at University Archives and Special Collection @ Olin. Request Call No. T 860 C1 S33 1904 (title is not available online)

Plan for to build on the Art collections brought together for the 1904 Fair. Copies available at University Archives and Special Collections @ Olin. Request Call No. N730 .A48 (title not available online)