DATE: 1895-1948
CREATOR: August Richard Schmidt known as G. R. Schmidt, 1877-1967, was a St. Louis, Missouri wood merchant.
SCOPE: Scrapbooks primarily of St. Louis newspaper clippings pasted on each page, some from German language newspapers. Topic include: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Fiftieth Anniversary," 1928; McKinley inauguration and assignation; science; history and politics, such as: Prohibition, Neutrally Act, Franklin D. Roosevelt and World War II; poems; aphorisms; articles by George E. Sokolsky.
Letters and assorted cards and sketches by Oscar Berninghaus to Gus Schmidt, 1926-1952. Correspondence between Oscar E. Berninghaus, distinguished American painter, founder of Taos Art Colony and painter of 5 murals in the Missouri State Capital Building and Augus R. (Gus) Schmidt, 1877-1967, a long time friend and merchant of St. Louis.
Assorted ephemera relating to George R. Schmidt, son of August R. Schmidt including handwritten and illustrated book for the birthday of Gus Schmidt, attributed to Oscar Berninghaus.
EXTENT: 10 large scrapbooks of mostly of St. Louis newspaper clippings, 1895-1948. ca. 1400 pp. 1 box (204) letters, including cards and sketches. 1 box of ephemera containing clippings, political speeches, photos and handwritten book.
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RESTRICTIONS: None
Preferred Citation note: The preferred citation for this collection is “From the Special Collections of the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.”
