STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH CENTER-ST. LOUIS
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
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The Junior League of St. Louis records were donated to the Western Historical Manuscript Collection May 20, 1999.
The Junior League was founded in New York City in 1901. The organization was created during the Progressive Era to give wealthy debutantes a purpose. They got involved with raising funds and volunteering at New York's Settlement Houses.
The Junior League of St. Louis was started in 1915. It evolved from the Junior Equal Suffrage League and was sponsored by Josephine Poe January. Like their New York sisters, the St. Louis Junior League began by putting on various fund raising events to benefit local charities. In 1917 the St. Louis League started their first program, the Occupational Therapy Workshop, as part of the relief effort for World War I.
With increased membership in the 1920's the organization opened the Open Door, a shop to raise funds for charitable activities. They opened a Tea Room in 1927, which was eventually opened to the public with the proceeds used to sponsor the Grace Hill Nursery.
World War II saw the Junior League of St. Louis working with the USO, Red Cross, Salvation Army and other organizations to support the war effort. As the war ended the League switched it emphasis to children. They established the Forest Park Children's Center, which eventually merged with Edgewood Children's Center.
Their Junior Kindergarten was the model for the Head Start Program.
Originally restricted to elite socialites, the Junior League of St. Louis has
always stressed volunteerism. Although the practice has passed into history,
new members where required to wait tables at the Junior League of St. Louis
lunch room to prepare them for possible volunteer jobs in the community.
The Junior League of St. Louis has lifted restrictions on membership and a glance at the records will show the growth and value of this volunteer organization.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
This collection contains board minutes, newsclippings, newsletters, publications
and volunteer files of the organization.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Series 1 Board Minutes
This series contains board minutes. Arranged alphabetically.
Series 2 Newsclippings, Newsletters and Publications
This series contains League Letter, pamphlets and newsclippings. Arranged alphabetically.
Series 3 Junior League’s Volunteer Files
This series contains the Junior League’s volunteer files of the organization. Arranged alphabetically.
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Series 1 Board Minutes
BOX 1 (057126)
1. Board Minutes, 1977, 1978
2. Board Minutes, 1980, 1981
3. Board Minutes, 1981, 1982
4. Board Minutes, 1982, 1983
5. Board Minutes, 1983, 1984
6. Board Minutes, 1984, 1985
7. Board Minutes, 1985, 1986
BOX 2 (057127)
8. Board Minutes, 1986, 1987
9. Board Minutes, 1988
10. Board Minutes, 1988
11. Board Minutes, 1988
12. Board Minutes, 1989
13. Board Minutes, 1989
14. Board Minutes, 1990
BOX 3 (057128)
15. Board Minutes, 1990
16. Board Minutes, 1991
17. Board Minutes, 1991
Series 2 Newsletters, Newsclippings, Publications, 1945-2005
18. In the News,1994,1995
19. Invitations, 1960-2000
20. League Letter, 1985-1990
21. League Letter, 1991-1994
22. League Letter, 1995-1999
23. League Letter, 2000-2002
24. League Letter, 2005
25. Leases, 1945
BOX 4 (057129)
26. Newsclippings, 1956-1984
27. Newsclippings, 1993, 1994
28. Newsclippings, 1999, 2001
29. Pamphlets, 1977-2002
30. Proclamation, 1992
31. Topics, 1956
32. Topics, 1984
33. Topics, 1966-1976
34. Topics, 1996, 1997
35. Topics, 2000-2005
36. Yearbooks, 1997-2000
Series 3 Volunteer Files
BOX 5 (057130)
37. Corley, Catharine B., 1958-1964
38. Dodson, Mrs. Roland, 1956-1967
39. French, Mrs. Edward S., 1948-1955
40. Gardner, Mrs. Don, 1952-1956
41. Gibson, Mrs. John, 1947-1957
42. Glazer, Morton, 1958
43. Goodson, Ms. Mary D., 1961-1965
44. Gordon, Christy Mary, 1953-1959
45. Goucher, Harold Mrs., 1959-1961
46. Gratiot, Marjorie, 1916-1942
47. Gray, Helen, M., 1952-1958
48. Grover, Mrs. Philip (Mary), 1955-1960
49. Green, Constane, 1956-1965
50. Guggenteim, Martan Street, 1951-1961
51. Hadley, Drummond, 1961
52. Hadley, J. Michael, 1963
53. Halleron, Mrs. John, J. III, 1964
54. Hance, Mrs. James H., 1956-1963
55. Hanson, Mrs. Peter S., 1954-1957
56. Harker, Mrs. Robert, 1952-1956
57. Harmon, Mrs. F.T., 1967, 1968
58. Hart, Mrs. David, 1962-1964
59. Harrison, Mrs. Lloyd, 1955-1965
60. Hatch, Mrs. D. Kent, Jr., 1951-1968
61. Hattemer, Mrs. Robert W., 1962-1968
62. Hawes, Mrs. Richards S., 1950-1953
63. Hawkins, Mrs. Lee W., 1965-1966
64. Hawkins, Mrs. Lee W., 1948, 1949
65. Hazelgrove, Mrs. W.L., 1951-1953
66. Hazelton, Mary Frances, 1941-1969
67. Hebden, Mrs. Robert E., 1939-1962
68. Hecker, Mrs. Arthur, 1946-1968
69. Hermann, Mrs. Frederick A., 1946-1964
70. Hermann, Mrs. Robert, 1948-1956
71. Hoerr, Mrs. Louis, 1943-1956
72. Hoerr, Mrs. Roland, 1953-1956
73. Horace, Mrs. Scott, 1958-1965
74. Horner, Susan, 1941-1963
75. Houghton, Mrs. Charles G., 1941-1955
76. Houser, Mrs. James G., 1964-1966
77. Houser, Mrs. Richard, 1958-1967
78. Hovis, Mrs. Robert, Jr., 1951-1975
79. Howell, Mrs. Wayne R., 1947-1956
80. Hughes, Mrs. James, 1946
81. Hughes, Mrs. Richard, 1956-1968
82. Human, Mrs. James T., 1955-1969
83. Howell, Mrs. Wayne R., 1947-1956
84. Hyde, Mrs. Laurence, 1956-1968
85. Ingersoll, Mrs. Paul M. 1952-1953
86. Ittner, Mrs. George, 1944-1986
87. Ittner, Meredith, 1963
88. Jacob, Mrs. Charles, 1948-1966
89. James, Mrs. T. Frank Jr., 1938-1966
90. Janes, Mrs. Valla John, 1926-1993
91. Johnson, Bixby Johnson, 1952-1957
92. Johnson, Burns Jane, 1937-1951
93. Johnston, Band Miriam, 1946
94. Jones, Mrs. D Calhoun
95. Jones, Ms. Carol West
96. Jones, Mrs. A. Clifford, 1954
97. Jones, Emile Lu, 1951
98. Jones, Florence, D’Ary
99. Jones, Lila Capen, 1941-1960
100. Jones, Mrs. Reid, 1942-1948
101. Jones, Mrs. Wm. B. Jr., 1948-1957
102. Kauffman, Mrs. Frances Woods, 1953
103. Kean, Mrs. Charles D., 1942-1946
104. Keeble, Mrs. W. Burton, 1932-1944
105. Keeler, Mrs. Henry G., Jr., 1943-1958
106. Kelly, John, Jr., 1944-1947
107. Keller, Mrs. G. Theodore, 1983-1985
108. Kendall, Mrs. Arthurs, 1917-1958
109. Kendall, Mrs. Henry C., 1947-1969
110. Kennard, Mrs. John, Jr., 1926-1963
111. Kennard, Mrs. Samuel Jr., 1942-1955
112. Kercheval, Mrs. Royal D., 1945-1974
113. Keyes, Mrs. E. Lawrence, III 1941-1947
114. King, Mrs. Van Buren, 1939-1945
115. Knapp, Mrs. Robert W., 1920-1955
116. Koehler, Mrs. Carl J., 1921-1969
117. Kramer, Mrs. Frederick A. Jr., 1961-1982
118. Kraus, Mrs. Frederick T., 1973-1990
119. Lamy, Mrs. Charles, 1934-1953
120. Lambert, Mrs. Don, 1933
121. LaForge, Mrs. Francis, 1928-1946
122. Lammert, Mrs. Martin, IV, 1949-1954
123. Lane, Mrs. George A., 1928-1965
124. Larkin, Mrs. William H., 1932-1947
125. Lehman, Mrs. Frederick, 1946-1955
126. Lehmann, Mrs. John, 1965-1985
127. Love, Mrs. Mary Louise, 1943-1958
128. Love, Mrs. William, 1939-1953
129. Lewis, Mrs. Hugh M.F., 1942-1958
130. Luyties, Mrs. William H., 1942-1955
131. Mallinckrodt, Mrs. George, 1946-1948
132. McCaw, Mrs. R.H.P., 1931-1954
133. McCandless, Mrs. Lansden, 1942-1959
134. McDonald, Cornelius M. Jr., 1946-1948
135. McMillian Mrs. W.B., 1925-1947
136. Morse, Mrs. Stanley, 1936-1952
137. Mower, Mrs. Edward B., 1950-1956
138. Muckerman, Mrs. Jos. Edward II, 1949-1953
139. Mudge, Mrs. Archibald, 1934-1957
140. Murphy, Mrs. Russell, 1918-1956
141. Narten, Mrs. Perry F., II 1948
142. Nelson, Mrs. James, 1938-1956
143. Newhard, Mrs. Chapin S., 1941-1959
144. Niedringhaus, Mrs. Marion, 1925-1955
145. Niedringhaus, Mrs. Hayward, 1920-1944
146. Niedringhaus, Mrs. Lambert, 1945-1948
147. Niedringhaus, Mrs. Thomas K., Jr., 1921-1947
148. Niedringhaus, Mrs. Warne, 1942-1957
149. Niemeyer, Mrs. Ribenach 1941-1947
150. Noh, Mrs. Joseph, 1929-1943
151. Noonan, Mrs. Thomas M., 1972-1974
152. Obear, Mrs. William, 1944-1949
153. O’Day, Mrs. John J., 1920-1952
154. Orthwein, Mrs. Wm. D., II 1942-1959
155. Otto, Mrs. William, 1950-1955
156. Pauley, Mrs. Gerald F., 1950-1956
157. Payne, Mrs. Brooks, 1935-1942
158. Peake, Mrs. Frederic, M., 1949-1990
159. Petton, Mrs. Frank E. Jr., 1939-1974
160. Pettus, Mrs. Eugene, 1916-1972
161. Richard, Mrs. Lord, 1968
162. Ring, Mrs. Paul F. Jr., 1955-1965
163. Roberts, Mrs. Calvin, 1953-1957
164. Roberts, Mrs. Clifford, 1953-1957
165. Robins, Carol, 1965
166. Robinson, Mrs. John, 1952-1956
167. Robbins, Mrs. Philip L., Jr., 1967-1968
168. Rodemyer, Jeannette, 1945-1953
169. Rogers, Mrs. Gardiner, 1951-1956
170. Rohl, Mrs. Kenneth, 1957-1967
171. Rollwagen, Mrs. John, 1968-1969
172. Rose, Mrs. D.K., 1921-1945
173. Rosenbaum, Mrs. Robert C., 1965-1975
174. Ross, Mrs. C. Bruce, 1963-1964
175. Roth, Mrs. Robert, Rene, 1961-1966
176. Rowan, Mrs. Jack, 1947-1949
177. Rubicam, Mrs. Charles, 1939-1947
178. Rueppel, Mrs. Merrill C., 1953-1964
179. Ruggles, Mrs. F. Alan, 1959-1967
180. Russell, Mrs. Charles, 1960-1963
181. Sargeant, Penelope, 1969
182. Sampson, Mrs. John, 1938-1954
183. Sanders, Theodore E., 1931-1980
184. Satterfield, Mrs. John Vines III
185. Satterlee, Mrs. Nicholas, 1941-1944
186. Satller, Mrs. W.R., 1933-1981
187. Sayers, Mrs. Mitchell, 1949-1966
188. Scales, Mrs. E.P. III. 1962-1967
189. Schlafly, Mrs. Edward F., 1949-1962
190. Schlafly, Kimball Maie, 1984-1990
191. Schlapp, Mrs. Henry, 1940-1991
192. Schelclher, Mrs. Frank T., 1945-1963
193. Schilling, Marie Irene, 1969
194. Schmitt, Mrs. Frederick, 1959-1963
195. Schnoebelen, Mrs. Paul C. Jr., 1957-1981
196. Schram, Mrs. Bernard, 1935-1947
197. Schwarz, Mrs. Otto E.D., 1945-1990
198. Schweig, Mrs. Martin, 1946-1968
199. Scott, Mrs. Evelyn G., 1943-1967
200. Scott, Mrs. Hugh, 1946-1956
201. Scott, Mrs. Richard, 1960-1963
202. Scudder, Mrs. John A., 1941-1960
203. Scudder, Mrs. Mason, 1922-1943
204. Scullin, Joesphine, 1929-1956
205. Seay, Mrs. Arthur, 1953-1960
206. Seddon, Mrs. Bruce, 1942-1944
207. Seward Mrs. Francis, 1934
208. Shannahan, Mrs. Wm., D., 1951-1966
209. Shapleigh, Mrs. A.W., 1918-1980
210. Shapleigh, Mrs. Blasdel, 1922-1944
211. Shapleigh, Mrs. John B. II, 1950-1969
212. Shapleigh, Margaret, 1921-1946
213. Shapleigh, Mrs. A. Wessel Jr., 1945-1963
214. Sharp, Mrs. Henry C., 1952-1958
215. Shaw, Mrs. Keith D., 1954-1966
216. Shelton, Mrs. Gentry, 1942-1967
217. Sheldon, Mrs. E.L., 1942-1973
218. Sheldon, Mrs. Frank R., 1932-1976
219. Shepherd, Mrs. Thomas R., 1941-1946
220. Shepley, Mrs. Ethan A.H. Jr., 1947-1953
221. Sherman, Mrs. Robert, 1932-1953
222. Shepperson, Mrs. F.D., 1957
223. Shock, Mrs. William, 1927-1945
224. Shikie, Mrs. Bradford, 1936-1970
225. Simmons, Mrs. Edward C., II 1930-1969
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226. Simmons, Ms. Jane Fisher, 1962
227. Simmons, Mrs. Theodore, 1934-1950
228. Simpson, Mrs. Robert V., 1947-1955
229. Skinner, Mrs. Claborne A., 1939-1958
230. Skinner, Mrs. Stuart, 1942-1952
231. Slaughter, Mrs. Samuel G., 1961-1964
232. Sloan, Mrs. Berkely 1921-1957
233. Sloan, Mary, 1963
234. Sloan, Mrs. William Carter, 1932-1957
235. Smith, Cabanne Sunie, 1957-1961
236. Smith, Mrs. Charles, 1931-1959
237. Smith, Mrs. George W., III 1955-1965
238. Smith, Mrs. Parker, 1948-1959
239. Smith, Mrs. Philip Platt, 1931-1951
240. Smith, Mrs. Leslie, 1987
241. Smith, Martin Merrill, 1936-1944
242. Smith, Tom K., 1915-1963
243. Smythe, Mrs. William 1947-1951
244. Snead, Mrs. William S., 1921-1945
245. Snyder, Mrs. Richard 1951-1954
246. Sommer, Mrs. Hans Dennis, 1961-1965
247. Sommers, Mrs. Orwith Jr., 1953-1956
248. Sortwell, Daniel, 1937-1948
249. Soule, Mrs. Richard, 1952-1957
250. Sparks, Mrs. J. Ellis, 1954-1955
251. Spencer, Mrs. William, 1962-1963
252. Spoehr, Mrs. David, 1949-1962
253. Stanley, Mrs. Merrett, 1961
254. Stansbury, Mrs. Bruce, 1961
255. Stebbins, Mrs. Glen T., 1946-1948
256. Stephens, Mrs. McLeod, 1940-1968
257. Stern, Mrs., 1960
258. Stevens, Mrs. Julian H., 1949-1954
259. Stevenson Mrs. John G., 1942-1960
260. Stevenson, Mrs. Meller W., 1951-1957
261. Stockstrom, Betsy, 1946-1948
262. Stoker, Mrs. Harry, 1957-1960
263. Storrs, Mrs. Lewis A., 1941-1958
264. Stribling, Mrs. G. Carroll, 1926-1960
265. Stryker, Mrs. Perrin, 1958
266. Stuart, Mrs. Lewis B., 1925-1973
267. Stuart, Mrs. R.N., 1956-1967
268. Stuever, Mrs. Anton, 1944-1947
269. Sturtevant, Mrs. Butter, 1971-1990
270. Sutherland, Mrs. Harry, 1959-1961
271. Swift, Mrs. Hampden, 1948-1956
272. Symington, Mrs. James, 1954-1964
273. Taussig, Mrs. Knox, 1942-1945
274. Taylor, Mrs. Edger, 1923-1955
275. Terry, Mrs. Charles S., 1956-1983
276. Terry, Ms. Elizabeth, 1961
277. Thatcher, Mrs. Chasles C., 1929-1976
278. Thomas, Mrs. A.B., 1955-1957
279. Thomas, Mrs. Charles A., 1955
280. Thompson, Mrs. Donald G., 1947-1958
281. Thompson, Mrs. Frank L., 1936-1992
282. Tomlison, Mrs. Phitip 1938-1949
283. Tewel, Mrs. Jan Kent, 1948-1956
284. Winston, Mrs. John F., 1933
INDEX
In the News, f.18
Invitations, f.19
League Letter,f. 20-24
Proclamation, f.30
Topics, f. 31-35
Volunteers, f. 37-284
Yearbooks, f. 36