DATE: 1920s-1990s
CREATOR: Village of Bel-Nor Board of Trustees
SCOPE: Collection includes board minutes, ordinances, financial records, maps, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, announcements, and awards relating to Bel-Nor and Normandy history, schools, city management, housing, and crime. Of particular interest are the records documenting Bel-Nor’s desegregation and white flight, particularly in its schools.
EXTENT: Three linear feet (three boxes) + one framed item
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INVENTORY
| Box Number | Folder Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | Map of Bel-Nor |
| 01 | 02 | Board minutes, April 1951-March 1952 |
| 01 | 03 | Board minutes, April 1952-March 1953 |
| 01 | 04 | Board minutes, March 1961-April 1966 |
| 01 | 05 | Miscellaneous ordinances, 1970s-1980s |
| 01 | 06 | Miscellaneous ordinances, 1990-1993 |
| 01 | 07 | Miscellaneous ordinances, 1994 |
| 01 | N/A | Softbound ordinances binder 1930s-1950s |
| 01 | N/A | Hardbound board minutes, July 1928 - March 1937 |
| 01 | N/A | envelope of Bel-Nor stationary |
| 01 | N/A | 8x12 wall hangings (2) |
| 01 | N/A | Wizard of Oz Award plaque |
| 02 | 01 | Lien for assessments, 1937; accountant correspondence, 1942 |
| 02 | 02 | 1951 restrictions |
| 02 | 03 | Normandy history, newsletters, school pamphlets, 1980s-1980s |
| 02 | 04 | Normandy photos, pamphlets on history and schools, 1970s-1980s |
| 02 | 05 | Business letters, 1950-1952 |
| 02 | 06 | Newspaper clippings and correspondence, 1980s |
| 02 | N/A | Bound history of Normandy Municipal Council |
| 02 | N/A | Board minutes 1949-1950, hardbound |
| 02 | N/A | Board minutes 1988-1989, blue binder |
| 03 | 01 | Bel-Nor survey map, 1952 |
| 03 | 02 | Miscellaneous Bel-Nor board minutes, 1940s-1960s |
| 03 | 03 | Bel-Nor board minutes, 1957-1961 |
| 03 | 04 | Bel-Nor board minutes and records, 1958-1959 |
| 03 | 05 | Village of Bel-Nor records, 1958-1960 |
| 03 | 06 | Bel-Nor miscellaneous correspondence, 1950s-1970s |
| 03 | 07 | Miscellaneous records, 1950s-1990s |
| 03 | 08 | Normandy Municipal Council minutes, July 1988-June 1989 |
| 03 | 09 | Normandy Municipal Council minutes, July 1989-June 1990 |
| 03 | 10 | Normandy Area Historical Association |
| 03 | 11 | Bel-Nor financial records and special election records, 1954 |
| 03 | 12 | Normandy Municipal Council administrative costs, 1988 |
| 03 | 13 | Mark Twain Bank, 1980s-1990s |
| 03 | 14 | Mailing lists, undated |
| 03 | N/A | Northwoods/Normandy meeting minutes, proposals, housing strategies, budgets, announcements; clippings related to schools, crime - 1973 (binder) |
| 03 | N/A | Normandy Municipal Council meeting minutes, July 1987-June 1990 (binder) |
| 03 | N/A | Belleview Park Improvement Association records, 1954-1955 |
| 03 | N/A | Report of Examination, Village of Bel-Nor, March 31, 1958 |
| 03 | N/A | City of Greendale, Missouri Financial Statements, April 30, 1961 |
| N/A | N/A | Framed proclamation commemorating Village of Bel-Nor’s 50th anniversary |
