The St. Louis City Data Collection was donated by the St. Louis Public Library in 1985, except for the material in folder 194, which was donated by WHMC Rolla in 1994.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The publications run from annual reports to early visitor guides, The series have been divided by city department or topic.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Series 1: Department of Personnel and Civil Service Commission. Annual reports, arranged chronologically.
Series 2: Department of Public Safety, Division of Building and Inspection. Annual reports, arranged chronologically.
Series 3: Transportation. Reports on light rail and other transportation topics, arranged chronologically.
Series 4: Public Schools. Reports on land use, population and fiscal issues as they relate to the public schools, arranged chronologically.
Series 5: Division of Health. Annual reports, report on public health in St. Louis, and report of the public assistance committee. Arranged chronologically.
Series 6: City Government. Charter and election information. Arranged chronologically.
Series 7: City Plan Commission. Annual reports arranged chronologically is followed by other reports arranged chronologically.
Series 8: Community Development. Reports and publications arranged chronologically.
Series 9: St. Louis Convention, Publicity, and Visitors Bureau.
FOLDER LIST
Series 1: Department of Personnel and Civil Service Commission
BOX 1
1. Annual Report, 1968
2. Annual Report, 1969
3. Annual Report, 1971
4. Annual Report, 1972
5. Annual Report, 1978
Series 2: Department of Public Safety, Division of Building and Inspection
6. Annual Report, 1961-1962
7. Annual Report, 1962-1963
8. Annual Report, 1963-1964
9. Annual Report, 1969-1970
10. Annual Report, 1970-1971
11. Annual Report, 1971-1972
Series 3: Transportation
12. Survey of Motor Equipment, City of St. Louis, 1932
13. Indicators Relating to Planning of Transportation, 1973
14. Mass Transportation Demonstration Project, 1968
BOX 2
15. Bi-State Light Rail Feasibility Study, 1981
Series 4: Public Schools
16. Public Schools, Long Range Plan, Summary, 1985
17. Public Schools, The Economy of St. Louis: Structure and Future, 1985
18. Public Schools, Fiscal Impact Report, 1985
19. Public Schools, Land Use and Redevelopment, 1985
20. Public Schools, Population Analysis, 1985
21. Public Schools, Transportation Analysis, 1985
Series 5: Division of Health
22. Public Health in St. Louis, 1954
23. Annual Report, 1958
24. Annual Report, 1959
25. Annual Report, 1960
26. Annual Report, 1961
BOX 3
27. Annual Report, 1962
28. Report of the Public Assistance Committee, 1962
29. Annual Report, 1963
30. Annual Report, 1966
Series 6: City Government
31. Charter, (with two amendments), 1914
32. Charter, (with five amendments), 1914
33. Charter with Scheme of Separation, 1915
34. The Cost of Registrations and Elections in St. Louis 1923 to 1934, 1935
35. The Government of the City of St. Louis, 1941
36. Proposed Charter, 1950
37. Proposed Charter, 1957
38. Missouri Constitution, 1945
Series 7: City Plan Commission
BOX 4
39. Annual Report, 1916-1917
40. Annual Report, 1917-1918
41. Annual Report, 1918-1919
42. Annual Report, 1919-1920
43. Annual Report, 1921-1922
44. Annual Report, 1922-1923
45. Annual Report, 1923-1924
46. Annual Report, 1924-1925
47. Annual Report, 1925-1926
48. Annual Report, 1926-1927
49. Annual Report, 1927-1928
50. Annual Report, 1928-1929
51. Annual Report, 1929-1930
52. Annual Report, 1930-1931
53. Annual Report, 1931-1932
54. Annual Report, 1932-1933
55. Annual Report, 1934-1935
56. Annual Report, 1935-1936
57. Annual Report, 1937-1938
58. Annual Report, 1938-1939
59. Annual Report, 1939-1940
60. Annual Report, 1940-1941
61. Annual Report, 1941-1942
62. Annual Report, 1942-1943
BOX 5
63. Annual Report, 1943-1944
64. Annual Report, 1944-1945
65. Annual Report, 1945-1946
66. Annual Report, 1946-1947
67. Annual Report, 1947-1948
68. Annual Report, 1948-1949
69. Annual Report, 1949-1950
70. Annual Report, 1951-1952
71. Annual Report, 1952-1953
72. Annual Report, 1953-1954
73. Annual Report, 1956-1958
74. Annual Report, 1959-1960
75. Annual Report, 1960-1962
BOX 6
76. Annual Report, 1962-1963
77. Annual Report, 1963-1964
78. Annual Report, 1964-1965
79. Annual Report, 1965-1966
80. Annual Report, 1966-1967
81. Annual Report, 1967-1968
82. Report of the Kingshighway Commission, 1903
83. City Plan Association Report, 1910-1911
84. St. Louis Riverfront, 1913-1915
85. The Zone Plan, 1919
86. A Public Building Group Plan for St. Louis, 1919
87. A Regional Plan for the St. Louis District, 1927
88. Plans for the Northern and Southern River Front, 1929
89. Population Growth, Land Uses, Zoning in St. Louis, 1935
BOX 7
90. Urban Land Policy, 1936
91. A Year of City Planning, WPA, 1937
92. Saint Louis After World War II, 1942
93. Plan for Recreational Areas, 1944
94. Proposed Parking Garages, Central Business District, 1945
95. St. Louis...The City With A Future, 1947
96. The Pattern of Industrial Land Use, 1948
97. Comprehensive Plan, Major Streets, 1948
98. Comprehensive Plan, Zoning, 1949
99. Housing 1950, 1953
100. Report on Future Public Housing Sites, 1953
101. Lets Look at Housing, 1953
102. Land Use Plan, 1956
103. Staff Requirements and Future Work Program, 1956-1957
104. Paths of Progress for Metropolitan St. Louis, 1957
BOX 8
105. Measuring Deterioration in Commercial and Industrial Areas, 1957
106. Proposed Cultural Center, 1958
107. Recreation Survey and Priority Rating, 1958
108. Saint Louis Ordnance Plant, 1962
109. Outline of Zoning Ordinance Procedures, 1962
110. Central West End, 1964
111. Population, 1964
112. General Urban Development Policy, 1966
113. Rehabilitation Plan for the Mullanphy Area, 1966
114. Guide for Interviewing, Socio-Economic Inventory, 1967
115. Bond Issue Progress Report, 1967
116. Review of Redevelopment Plans for City Block 95, 1968
117. Analysis of Housing, 1968
118. Commercial Development Potentials, 1968
119. Industrial Development Potentials, 1968
BOX 9
120. Review of the Redevelopment Plan for a Portion of City Block 97, 1969
121. Fiscal Trends and Outlook, 1969
122. Summary of Redevelopment Plans for City Block 101, 1969
123. Blighting Study, Area Bounded by Twelfth, Clark, Eleventh and Walnut, 1969
124. The Terminus/Gateway Mall of the City of St. Louis, 1969
125. Residential Blight Analysis, 1969
126. Regulations for Height and Form related to the Gateway Mall, 1970
127. Youth Opportunity Program Report, 1970
128. Neighborhood Development Incentive Program, 1970-1971
129. Industrial Facilities, Survey and Analysis, 1970
130. Staff Report, St. Louis Municipal Office Space Survey, 1970
132. City Plan Commission Indirect Cost Proposal, 1971
133. Model Cities Agency, Planning Assistance and Coordinate Services, 1971
BOX 10
134. Lafayette Square Restoration Plan, 1971
135. A Housing Program for the City of St. Louis 1970-1980, 1971
136. Saint Louis Progress Report, 1971
137. Zoning Analysis and Recommendations for Drive-in Restaurant-Service Station, 1971
138. A Plan For Compton Hill East, 1972
139. Relocation Analysis, 1972
140. Work Program and Budget, 1972-1974
141. Special Report to the St. Louis County Council, 1973
142. Downtown St. Louis, Objectives for a New Plan, 1973
143. Model City Land Use Plan, 1972
144. St. Louis Development Program, 1973
145. Staff Report, Shaw Neighborhood Plan, 1974
146. A Strategy for Environment Improvement, 1974
147. St. Louis Completion Report, 1974
148. Public Service Inventory, nd
SERIES: 8 Community Development
BOX 11
149. St. Louis Riverfront Development Plan, 1967
150. Industrial Development Potentials, St. Louis Community Renewal Program, 1968
151. A Guide for Neighborhood Improvement Programs, 1968
152. City-State Fiscal Relations, St. Louis Development Program, 1969
153. YMCA, Youth Progress in Industry Program, 1969
154. Intergovernmental Revenues and Fiscal Management Techniques, 1969
155. Population Project, 1970
156. Downtown Implementation Strategy, 1972
157. A Proposal for the Formation of a Venture Capital Corporation for St. Louis, 1973
158. Lindell Plaza Prospectus, 1973
159. Amax Foil Industrial Redevelopment Corporation Proposal, 1974
160. Maryland Plaza Redevelopment Corporation Proposal, 1974
161. Wage & Salary Survey, 1974
BOX 12
162. Downtown Implementation Strategy, 1974
163. Guide to the Use of Community Development Block Grants, 1974
164. A Guide to Preparing Environmental Assessments for Community Development,
1975
165. Interim Comprehensive Plan, Draft, 1975
166. Community Development Commission Manual, 1975
167. Performance Report, Community Development Block Grant Program, 1975
168. Special Report on Community Development Issues, 1976
169. New Approaches for Older Neighborhoods, Lasalle Park, 1976
170. Administrative Systems Review and Contracting Systems Design, 1976-1977
BOX 13
171. Residential Reuse, 1977
172. St. Louis Overall Economic Development Program, 1977
173. Garden Tower East Neighborhood Plan, 1977
174. Proposal for 810 Urban Homesteading Demonstration, 1977
175. Study of Lending Activity in St. Louis Based on Mortgage Loan Disclosure Statements, 1977
176. Municipal and Local Public Agency Draft Preliminary Work Programs, Volume 1, 1978
177. Municipal and Local Public Agency Draft Preliminary Work Programs, Volume 2, 1978
BOX 14
178. St. Louis Urban Development Action Grant, 1978
179. Economic Development Strategy Recommendation for St. Louis, 1978
180. St. Louis Housing Strategy, 1978
181. Analysis of 1978 Residential Lending Activity & Policies, 1979
182. Community Evaluation Program, Report 3, 1979
183. East-West Gateway Coordinating Council Data Book #107, 1979
BOX 15
184. St. Louis Economic Development Strategy, 1979
185. Urban Development Action Grant, Union Station, 1980
186. St. Louis-At the Nations Business Center, 1980
187. Chapter 353: Development Incentive Program, 1980
188. St. Louis Community Development and Housing Plan Summary, 1980
189. Report of the Community Development Agency, 1980
190. Economic Development Strategy, 1981
191. Community Development Block Grant Application, 1981
BOX 16
192. Report of the Community Development Agency. 1981
193. St. Louis County Economic Development Report, 1982
SERIES: 9 St. Louis Convention, Publicity & Tourist Bureau
194. Guide Books, 1926, 1927, 1928, and Pocket Map of St. Louis, nd
INDEX
Building Code, f. 6-11
Central West End, f. 110
City Charter, f. 31-33, 36-37
City Plan Commission, f. 39-148
Department of Personnel and Civil Service Commission, f. 1-5
Department of Public Safety, f. 6-11
Division of Health, f. 22-30
Gateway Mall, f. 124, 126
Homesteading, f. 174
Housing, f. 99, 101, 117, 135, 180
Kingshighway Commission, f. 82
Lafayette Square, f. 134
Light rail, f. 15
Mass Transit, f. 14-15
Model Cities Program, f.133, 143
Population, f. 89, 111
Public Assistance Committee, f. 28
Public schools, f. 16-21
Riverfront, f. 84, 88, 149
St. Louis Ordinance Plant, f. 108
Transportation, f. 12-15
Voter registration and elections, f. 34
Works Progress Administration, f. 91
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