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City of St. Louis, Mayor's Office Records @ WashU Special Collections

This guide provides an overview of archival sources (records and documents) available to researchers about the St. Louis Mayors, and other regional politicians, such as Board of Aldermen and Secretary to the Mayor. Between 1943 and 1981 documents from the St. Louis Mayor's administrations were donated to the Washington University Archives. Other administrations have chosen to place their documents in other libraries and archives, which are listed at the end of this guide

Finding Aids for St. Louis Mayors Records, 1943-1981

Aloys P. Kaufman
Term 1943-1949
Joseph Darst
Term 1949-1952 (See Series 4 of the Raymond Tucker Papers)
Raymond R. Tucker
Term 1953-1965
Series 1: First administration Office Files, 1953-1957
Series 2: Second Administration Office Files, 1957-1961
Series 3: Third Administration Office Files, 1961-1965
Series 4: Files from Mayor Darst, 1949-1952;
Series 5: Civic Progress Incorporated
Series 6: Campaigns and Bond Issues
Series 7: Board Bills
Series 8: Speeches
Series 9: Mayor's Office Accounts
Series 10: Appointment Books
Series 11: Invitations and Proclamations
Series 12: Scrapbooks
Series 13: City Journal
Series 14: Miscellaneous Publications
Series 15: Additional Acquisitions
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Personal papers of Raymond Tucker (his teaching, professional, and administrative activities from 1965 to 1970) are located in a separate collection
Alfonso J. Cervantes
Term 1965-1973
Series 1: First Administration files, 1965-1969.
Series 2: Second Administration files, 1969-1973
Series 3: St. Louis Bicentennial files, 1964
Series 4: News clippings (1969-1973)
John H. Poelker
Term 1973-1977
James F. Conway
Term 1977-1981
Series 1: Appointments and Resignations, 1977-1979
Series 2: General Office Files, 1977-1981
Series 3: Community Development Agency Files (CDA), 1977-1981
Series 5: Press Releases, Proclamations, Speeches, 1977-1981
Series 6: News clippings, most 1977 (few 1980s)
Series 7: Miscellaneous Reports
Series 8: St. Louis Legislation

Finding Aids for Secretary to St. Louis Mayors Records

Edward N. Golterman Papers (1940 - 1977)
Served as administrative assistant for St. Louis Mayors: Darst, Tucker, Poelker, and Cervantes.
A.J. Wilson Records
St. Louis City Executive Secretary to Cervantes & Poelker (1971–1976)

Published works by St. Louis Mayors

An American city: four years' progress; St. Louis, 1949-1953 by Mayor Joseph Darst
Call Number: NA9127 S2 C62 A5 (Art Library)
Annual Human Rights Institute report, 1st-5th (1951-1955)
Call Number: (Spec Gen) JC599.U52 M65
Includes addresses by St. Louis mayors Joseph M. Darst and Raymond R. Tucker.
Memorial service for Bryan Mullanphy by Mayor Joseph M. Darst.
Call Number: (Spec Quarto) F474.S253 M85 1951 4o
typescript of speech given in honor of former St. Louis mayor Bryan Mullanphy on Friday, June 15, 1951
The Tucker report : the report of the Governor's Task Force on the Role of Private Higher Education in Missouri. by Raymond Tucker, et al.
Call Number: (Spec Gen) LC175.M8 M57 1970

Other political leaders archives @ WashU Special Collections

Finding Aids for St. Louis City, Board of Alderman

Joseph Badaracco Records
St. Louis City Board of Alderman, President (1972-1975)
C.B. Broussard Records
St. Louis City Board of Alderman, member (1969-1975)

Finding Aids for St. Charles, MO Mayor

Henry C. Vogt Records
Mayor of St. Charles, MO (1951-58 & 1963-70)

Mayor's Records @ other libraries

Please contact the holding archive or library for more information.

Located at the Missouri History Museum, St. Louis :

Missouri History Museum Library and Research Center

William Carr Lane 1823-1829 (Mayoral Terms 1823-1829 & 1837-1840)
John. F. Darby 1835-37 & 1840-41 (Mayoral Terms 1835-37 & 1840-41)
Peter G. Camden 1846-47 (Mayoral Term 1846-1847)
Luther M. Kennett 1850-53 (Mayoral Term 1850-1853)
Oliver D. Filley 1858-61 (Mayoral Term 1858-1861)
Chauncey I. Filley 1863-64 (Mayoral Term 1863-1864)
Henry Overstolz 1876-1881 (Mayoral Term 1976-1881)
David R. Francis 1885-1889 (Mayoral Term 1885-1889)
Rolla Wells 1901-1909 (Mayoral Term 1901-1909)
Louis P. Aloe (acting mayor for Kiel during World War I, Kiel Mayoral Term 1913-1925)
John Peters (Mayor’s Secretary, 1933)