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| Location: | Manuscript stacks, row 12 | ||
| Dates: | 1878 - Present | ||
| Size: | 15 boxes; 4 bound folios | ||
| Creator/Collector: |
Collected by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, P-D staff, and the St. Louis Media History Foundation/Frank Absher Collection created in Special Collections in the 1990s |
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| Acquisition info: |
Donated by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Individual items donated by Post-Dispatch staff and Frank Absher of the St. Louis Media History Foundation |
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| Accruals: | Accruals expected | ||
| Custodial history: | The collection was assembled over time in Special Collections. | ||
| Language: | English | ||
| Processed by: | Jean Gosebrink, 1990s; Verna Smith (volunteer), 1990s; Sarah Cain, December 2014 | ||
| Conservation notes: | All items placed in acid-free folders within archival boxes. Some items placed within mylar or buffered tissue paper. Some fragile items. | ||
| Scope and Content: | Although the date of many of the pieces is unknown, the dated material covers the years 1878-2014 with the bulk of the material ranging from the 1910s-2000s. The collection is organized into three subseries, the bulk of which consists of publications that represent the history of and changes within the Post-Dispatch as well as the greater world of (newspaper) publishing trends and standards. | ||
| Arrangement: |
Collection organized into subseries. Subseries 1: Manuscripts and ephemera Most boxes are arranged alphabetically. Boxes 10-13 are arranged chronologically. |
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| Restrictions: | Copyright held by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. | ||
| Remarks: |
The collection is still growing and the number of boxes as well as their contents may change. Editorial cartoons 1913-1965 from the editorial page of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, BK-21-2/MA uu:39 in RB stacks. The Story of the Post-Dispatch (1940) BK-6/MA uu:79 in RB stacks. The Story of the Post-Dispatch (1949) BK-26/MA uu:44 in RB stacks. What are we fighting for? A symposium conducted by the St. Louis post-dispatch (1943) BK-110/MA uu:74 in RB stacks MA uu:58-73 withdrawn by J. Gosebrink? |
St. Louis Post- Dispatch Collection
1890s – Present
15 boxes, 4 bound folios;12.5 cu. ft.
Pencil sketch of D. Goodrich Gamble by Amadee, 1971 [framed]. Presented to Gamble upon his retirement from the P-D. Signed by P-D staff. MA 92:12
| Box/Folder | Description |
| Box 1: Manuscripts and ephemera | |
| 1/1 | Finding aid |
| 1/2 | “The advertising censorship of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch / as explained by L.E. Prichard, chairman, Advertising Censorship Board to the United States Department of Agriculture Club of St. Louis” 1931 |
| 1/3 | “Anniversary dinner given by Joseph Pulitzer, March 21, 1945 to the men and women of the Post-Dispatch and friends, 1885-1945” (3). MM-2/ MA uu:150 |
| 1/4 | “Announcing the Post-Dispatch black & white competition for St. Louis scenes – January 17 to February 14, 1925, under the auspices of the St. Louis Artists’ Guild.” |
| 1/5 | “Announcing the St. Louis Post-Dispatch bi-centennial edition of the City of St. Louis, Sunday, February 16, 1964.” Published Oct. 1963. |
| 1/6 | Bulldog edition logo, 1976-1978. MA uu:147 |
| 1/7 | Circulation |
| 1/8 | Correspondence between Harry Truman, Raymond Crowley, & Ed Woods, February-March 1953. Harry S. Truman to Raymond L. Crowley, managing editor, PD, 1953, Feb. 14; Crowley to Truman, 1953 Feb. 17; and Truman to Ed Woods, PD reporter, 1953 March 6; photocopy of photograph “President Harry S Truman on morning walk, accompanied by Secret Service agent and Ed Woods ...”. Pr-5/MS-007/MA uu:92 |
| 1/9 | Correspondence, Post-Dispatch Art Department, April 7, 1894 |
| 1/10 | Dist-o-meter, April 1967 (2). Ge-664, Ge-1479 |
| 1/11 | Employee benefits, Your Ideas Count |
| 1/12 | Employee handouts |
| 1/13 | Ephemera The Fat Boy’s Diet by Elmer Wheeler calorie chart card, 1950. Ge-755 |
| 1/14 | First Day Cover envelope, Joseph Pulitzer, 100th Anniversary, 1947. Ge-663 |
| 1/15 | “The greatest story ever told essay competition for high school students of all faiths…all denominations” 1949 |
| 1/16 | History by Harry Wilensky, July 1977 |
| 1/17 | Identification cards. P-D identification card, Ronald D. Willnow, Feb. 1983. MM-63/MA uu:141; Metropolitan Police Dept. press pass for Arthur Witman, staff member, 1957. Ge-515 |
| 1/18 | Joseph Pulitzer Chronology, c. 1930. MM-64/MA uu:141 |
| 1/19 | Letterhead envelopes, 1923-1935. Ge-539c |
| 1/20 | Martha Carr |
| 1/21 | Memo pad, 1998 |
| 1/22 | Newspaper Guild bands, c.1995 |
| 1/23 | Office directory, December 1988 |
| 1/24 | Postcards, 1911-1960s. Ge-457 |
| 1/25 | “The Post-Dispatch and Its Founder”, c. 1920. MM-61/MA uu:141 |
| 1/26 | Post-Dispatch Sticker Book, c. 1904 [Fragile]. PM-11 MA uu:149 |
| 1/27 | Pulitzer Publication Co., news and records, 1997-1998 |
| 1/28 | “Recent activities of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in the public interest…” June 15, 1939 |
| 1/29 | Reference department five year plan, July 5, 1984, “Critical Improvement Areas” |
| 1/30 | “Sight seeing in the new home of the Post-Dispatch” |
| 1/31 | Transcription of the speeches made at Mr. Joseph Pulitzer’s Anniversary Dinner, March 21, 1945 (2). MM-20-03/MA uu:148 |
| 1/32 | Traveling Agent’s Monthly Reports, September-October 1897 |
| 1/33 | Weatherbird. Ge-454, Ge-1367, Pr-89/MA 91:41, MA 95:03 |
| 1/34 | Weatherbird, airplane. PM-68/MA uu:141 |
| 1/35 | Weatherbird, reporter notebook. Ge-793 |
| 1/36 | Weekly Calendar, October 4-November 22, 1925 |
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Box 2: Reference department files, 1942-1982. Includes correspondence, memos, policies and procedures, surveys, staff lists, reports, etc. The department, which held a reference library, picture file, map file, clipping files, primarily for staff use. |
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| 2/1 | Inventory and insurance evaluation, 1950-1960. |
| 2/2 | Modified manual system draft, 1980; Multiple copy system survey, 1979. |
| 2/3 | Procedures analysis 1978 |
| 2/4 | Memos re: clipping, picture files, 1942-1963. |
| 2/5 | Information request forms. |
| 2/6 | Telephone studies, 1975-1982. |
| 2/7 | Correspondence, staff information, reports, etc., 1941-1980. |
| Box 3: Art and Posters [oversized] | |
| 3/- | Dan Martin. Amadee. MA 14:28 |
| 3/- | Dan Martin. Weatherbird with 150th cake. MA 14:28 |
| 3/- | “Post-Dispatch banners, heads.” Pr-152/MA 92:47 |
| 3/- | Poster. “Celebrate the 90th birthday of the Post-Dispatch Weatherbird, Monday, February 11, 2nd floor cafeteria” 1991. |
| 3/- | Poster. “Good news just got better St. Louis Post-Dispatch” Dan Martin. |
| 3/- | “More than just sound bites, St. Louis Post-Dispatch” (c. 1990s). Pr-150/MA 92:45 |
| Box 4: Art and Publications [oversized] | |
| 4/- | Art studio? |
| 4/- | Pencil sketch of D. Goodrich Gamble by Amadee, 1971 [framed]. Presented to Gamble upon his retirement from the P-D. Signed by P-D staff. MA 92:12 |
| 4/- | Thomas A. Engelhardt. Go, my son, and sin no more. July 30, 1976 (reproduction). Signed, 8/11/1976. |
| 4/1 | Ralph Graczak, July 1974. “Garden page with Barbra Lawton”. Ge-1472 |
| 4/2 | Dan Martin, November 29, 1990. “Wishing you good weather from the Post-Dispatch Weatherbird.” Ge-865 |
| 4/3 | P-D cartoons. Paul Stoddard (2), Ed Kohorst, (Steeve?). Ge-795/MA 02:10 |
| 4/4 | Amadee. Weatherbird “No longer on Standard time” November 29, 1958 |
| 4/5 | Amadee. Food Column. |
| 4/- | Amadee. Hanging ceiling sign. Dollars/Sense division in P-D newsroom, with Weatherbird |
| 4/6 | Paul Stoddard (4) originals. MA 89:08 |
| 4/7 | Herbert L. Block “Herblock” (6), 1971-1974 (reproductions). “Follow that Car – And that one – and that one – ” 1971; New hand in the news room 1971; The war at home 1971; Violence on television 1973; “Anything you want, dear” 1974; “Chief we’re picking up some nice comments about your statement in favor of individual privacy” 1974 |
| Map drawer A-15 | |
| [oversize] | Thomas A. Engelhardt. Think of the gas we could save if we’d just glide. March 17, 1970. [signed, 3/7/1970]. Ge-00945 |
| [oversize] | Thomas A. Engelhardt. Night Depository. March 22, 1972. [signed, 3/22/1972]. Ge-00944. |
| Subseries 2: Publications and pamphlets | |
| 4/8 | Sports Final baseball schedule, American League and National League, 1924. Ge-1401 |
| 4/9 | “Rat Alley: A brief history of a St. Louis thoroughfare that became famous” April 14, 1940. Ge-889 |
| 4/- | “Airplane for sale” July 20, 1958. |
| 4/10 | Sunday Magazine, “Senate Sketches” by Jacob Burck, January 2, 1938. MA 14:13 |
| Box 5: Publications and pamphlets (A-St, 1953) | |
| 5/1 | Building the Constitution / by Irving Dilliard of the Post-Dispatch editorial staff. 1937. Reprinted from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. |
| 5/2 | Cartoons; by Fitzpatrick, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1947 [cover missing]. MA uu:76 |
| 5/3 | “Demoralizing a nation.” Reprinted from the St. Louis PostDispatch editorial page of November 17, 1933. |
| 5/4 | Editorial cartoons 1913-1965 from the editorial page of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (3). BK-21-1, BK-21-3, BK-21-4 |
| 5/5 | Editorials and cartoons on the 1952 Republican and Democratic conventions from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. BK-31/MA uu:49 |
| 5/6 | “Fifty years of Pulitzer prizes” by John Hoenberg, 1966. Reprinted from Saturday Review, May 7, 1966. MM-3 |
| 5/7 | “Fishing lakes close to St. Louis (Missouri and Illinois): this list published for you as a public service of the St. Louis PostDispatch, 1964. MM-62/MA uu:141 |
| 5/8 | High and mighty: the flood of ‘93 by the staff of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1993. |
| 5/9 | How to read a newspaper from the Public Affairs Department, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1960s. MM-60/MA uu:141 |
| 5/10 | Keeping Posted, September 1985 |
| 5/11 | A Little Souvenir of your visit to the Post-Dispatch, December 1922. Ge-870 |
| 5/12 | A look to St. Louis ... great things are happening, c. 1960 |
| 5/13 | Newspaper Talk About a Newspaper, as appraised by the people and the press on its 75th anniversary, 1953 |
| 5/14 | The ruffled feather, v. 1, no. 1-6 (May 13, 1994-week of Oct. 17, 1994). MA uu:147 |
| 5/15 | A Statement by Joseph Pulitzer, February 13, 1942 |
| 5/16 | St Louis Post-Dispatch, 1918; a description of the new building. Ge442, MM-16/MA uu:151 |
| 5/17 | St Louis post-dispatch, miniature edition, 1995. Ge-480 |
| 5/18 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch magazine, Dec. 1, 1996. “The Sunday |
| 5/19 | magazine: a picture story.” Final issue. |
| 5/20 | The Story of the Post-Dispatch, 1949, 1953. MA uu:42, MA uu:30 |
| Box 6: Publications and pamphlets (St, 1954-Z) | |
| 6/1 | The Story of the Post-Dispatch, 1954, 1957. MA uu:31 |
| 6/2 | The Story of the Post-Dispatch, 1962. MA uu:41 |
| 6/3 | The Story of the Post-Dispatch, 1973, 1981. MA uu:40, MA uu:45 |
| 6/4 | “Technocrats” tackle the depression and teach some ominous conclusions, 1932 |
| 6/5 | A tour of the Post-Dispatch, [1962?] |
| 6/6 | Welcome to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: a look behind the scenes of a great metropolitan daily, c. 1950s |
| 6/7 | Who’s who on the World, 1922 |
| 6/8 | The World, 1883-1903; the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1878-1903 |
| 6/9 | The World, 1883-1903; the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1878-1903: two anniversaries, two accomplishments. Pr-077/MA 91:29 |
| 6/10 | You and the P-D, 1959-1965. Staff information. |
| Box 7: Clippings (A-H) | |
| 7/1 | Amadee. Pr-152/MA 92:47 |
| 7/2 | Awards |
| 7/3 | Building |
| 7/4 | Christmas, 1913-1970 |
| 7/5 | Contempt of court case, 1940 |
| 7/6 | Contests and competitions |
| 7/7 | Editorials |
| 7/8 | Employees, 1900-1979 |
| 7/9 | Employees, 1980- |
| 7/10 | Events, programs, and demonstrations |
| 7/11 | History, 1900-1969 |
| 7/12 | History, 1970-1999 |
| 7/13 | History, 2000- |
| Box 8: Clippings (I-Z) | |
| 8/1 | Mylan, David, articles with remarks |
| 8/2 | Newspaper in the Classroom program |
| 8/3 | Our Own Oddities |
| 8/4 | Post-Dispatch vs. Globe-Democrat |
| 8/5 | Printing and formatting |
| 8/6 | Radio newspaper |
| 8/7 | Readers’ advocate column. PR-89/MA 91:41 |
| 8/8 | Sale of Star-Times, 6/15/1951 |
| 8/9 | Sale to Lee Enterprises, 2004-2005 |
| 8/10 | Sports |
| 8/11 | Strike |
| 8/12 | Sunday morning section, 1915-1916 |
| 8/13 | Tree Planting Campaign |
| 8/14 | Weatherbird. Ge-518 |
| 8/15 | Write & Wrong column, 1986-1990 |
| Box 9: Style manuals, specimen books, etc. | |
| 9/1 | “Effective January 9, 1944, Mechanical information for photo engravers, typographers, artists, layout men and copy writers: new measurements for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch column width.” 1944 |
| 9/2 | Proofreading, formatting |
| 9/3 | Rotogravure manual. Rotogravure, and how it may be advantageously used in the Post-Dispatch: how and when to use it. 1924. This book prepared and copyrighted 1924 for the KimberlyClark company, Neenah, Wisconsin, by Merrill, Price & Taylor, Chicago. |
| 9/4 | Stylebook, December 1963 (2 copies) |
| 9/5 | Type, the selling force behind St. Louis business [n.d.] |
| 9/6 | Type books. Type book: borders, ornaments [192-?]. Type faces:borders, ornaments, figures, rules, etc. [194-?]. MA uu:84, MA uu:85 |
| 9/7 | Typefaces. Type faces, borders, ornaments, rules, mechanical requirements and general information for advertisers / St. Louis Post-Dispatch, first in advertising in St. Louis, ca. 1950s (4 copies) |
| 9/8 | Type faces for display advertising. Type faces for display advertising in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 1973. |
| 9/9 | Type specimens, 1917. Type specimens, borders, rules, etc. New Post-Dispatch plant. Fall 1917. Signed H.A. Brockland. |
| 9/10 | Typography 6910, April 1976 (2 copies). MA uu:86 |
| Box 10: Publications [oversized] | |
| 10/1 | I ain’t got not happy home to leave by J.F. Helf. March 4, 1900. Ge-1472 |
| 10/2 | The “Bugaboo Man” by R.A. Barnet & J.E. Nicol. June 10, 1900. Ge-1480 |
| 10/3 | I guess you’d better hush! Hush! Hush! By Julia Marion Manley [sheet music]. October 21, 1900. Ge-528 |
| 10/- | The fiftieth anniversary edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, with the compliments of Joseph Pulitzer. Box edition of Dec. 9. 1928 issue [copy 1]. NC-P-043-3/MA uu:141 |
| 10/- | St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Analysis of growth of newspaper. Ca. 1987? |
| 10/4 | Sun., September 29, 1918. The Post-Dispatch Sunday magazine. “How many?” Fitzpatrick cartoon showing Uncle Sam with 4th Liberty Loan bonds on cover. Ge-261 |
| 10/5 | August 22-29, 1971. “The dilemma of delinquency: treatment or punishment?” “Juveniles in trouble. This is a special reprint of a series on juvenile delinquency …” NC-S-129/Ge-207/ MA uu:141 |
| Box 11: Publications, 1928-1979 [oversized] | |
| 11/1 | December 9, 1928. St. Louis Post-Dispatch fiftieth anniversary number. Post-Dispatch section. Fragile. NC-0-043-03/MA uu:141 |
| 11/2 | April 6, 1947. “Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Joseph Pulitzer, founder of the Post-Dispatch, April 10, 1847-Oct. 29, 1911. Special section (3 copies) [Fragile]. NC-5-003-03/MA uu:155 |
| 11/3 | December 13, 1953. St. Louis Post-Dispatch seventy-fifth anniversary. Pts.1-2. NC-072-02/MA uu:151 |
| 11/4 | Thurs., March 31, 1955. “Joseph Pulitzer, editor of Post-Dispatch since 1912, dies unexpectedly.” Final edition. NC-5-073/MA uu:151 |
| 11/5 | Fri., April 1, 1955. “Tributes paid to Joseph Pulitzer by great and small.” Editorial section. NC-5-074/MA uu:151 |
| 11/6 | Sun., February 16, 1964. Bicentennial edition |
| 11/7 | Historic Post-Dispatch pages, 1878. St. Louis Post and Dispatch “15 historic Post-Dispatch pages” v. 1, no. 286 (December 12, 1878). [1960s-1970s] (11 copies of various editions). MM-21 |
| 11/8 | Sun., March 25, 1979. Special centennial edition of the PostDispatch.” Final edition. NC-128/MA uu:141 |
| 11/9 | Sun., March 25, 1979. “Progress and reform: the first hundred years. St. Louis Post-Dispatch 100th anniversary.” NC-5-070/MA uu:151 |
| Bound volumes [folio] | |
| [folio] | 50th Anniversary [of P-D], December 9, 1928. |
| [folio] | 16th Anniversary Section of the Post-Dispatch, December 13, 1938. |
| [folio] | Commemorating 100th Anniversary of Joseph Pulitzer, April 6, 1947. Fragile. |
| [folio] | 75th Anniversary [of P-D], December 13, 1953. |
| Map drawer A-13 | |
| [oversize] | Weatherbird calendar. 1991 (2 copies); 1992 |
| Subseries 3: Advertising and marketing | |
| Box 12: Advertising and marketing (A-G) | |
| 12/1 | Advertising, Circulation statistics |
| 12/2 | Advertising clippings, 1927-1999. MA 14:07 |
| 12/3 | Advertising ephemera. Ge-690a, Ge-690b |
| 12/4 | Advertising mailers |
| 12/5 | Advertising rates, 1932-1952 |
| 12/6 | Advertising rates, 1996-2001 |
| 12/7 | Advertisements. AD-10/N-109/MA uu:09, AD-11/MA uu:10, AD-12/ N-84/MA uu:11 |
| 12/8 | Automotive advertising, 1932-1939 |
| 12/9 | “Buy your Post-Dispatch here” |
| 12/10 | Department and Men’s Store advertising, 1930-1936 |
| 12/11 | “The Distribution of Advertising in St. Louis”, 1938-1944 |
| 12/12 | “Doublequick service for advertisers: a glimpse of the staff and a statement of purpose” |
| 12/13 | Get Out magazine, c. 1996 |
| 12/14 | Grocery and drug store advertising, 1935-1939 |
| Box 13: Advertising and marketing (H-Z) | |
| 13/1 | Home Readership Surveys in Greater St. Louis, 1952, 1957. Ge-1309 |
| 13/2 | “How 60 of the biggest advertisers bought space in St. Louis during …”, 1926-1940 |
| 13/3 | Letters to advertisers, 1920-1945. From George M. Burbach, 1936-1941. |
| 13/4 | Letters to advertisers, 1995-1996 |
| 13/5 | Letters to subscribers – The New Saturday Post, October 1996 |
| 13/6 | Liquor Advertising, 1935-1936 |
| 13/7 | Lucky Bucks play money, Thimble Theatre |
| 13/8 | Marketing, 1996-1997 |
| 13/9 | Marketing promotion, 2001 |
| 13/10 | P+D+C, 1920s. The Advertiser’s Micrometer of a Newspaper, 1924. |
| 13/11 | Plaque. Front page of PD, Jan. 21, 1981. Sample of mounted front page, a “onetime project of the PD to sell front pages. It didn’t work, however.” – [anonymous] donor. PM-10/MA uu:151 |
| 13/12 | Report of an investigation made among radio owners of Missouri and Illinois, 1925 |
| 13/13 | Retail advertising rates for 1996 |
| 13/14 | St. Louis radio directory, April 10, 1925. Ge-308 |
| 13/15 | Survey, “$20,000 spent – 120,000 homes visited, 15 million tabulations” |
| 13/16 | “An Unusual Comparison”, advertising percentages brochure, 1935-1940 |
| 13/17 | Women’s advertising [advertising to women] |
| Box 14: Advertising and marketing, memorabilia [oversized] | |
| 14/- | Advertising copy sheet (2 copies) |
| 14/1 | Bumper stickers. “Start a new day”. MA 95:03 |
| 14/2 | Memorabilia. Rulers (3). “You get the MOST when you get the ‘POST’”, ca. 1930. Ge-262/MA 96:01 |
| 14/- | Ribbons (2). Christmas Festival, 1913. Public School Athlete League, 1912. |
| 14/- | Newspaper apron. Ge-00912 |
| 14/- | Hat. “Start a new day” |
| 14/- | Buttons (3). “Get Out” (2). MA 95:03; “Start a new day.” PM-35/MA uu:152 |
| 14/- | Pint glass. “Get Out” |
| 14/- | Keychain, baseball bat |
| 14/- | Pens (2). “Get Out.” “St. Louis Post-Dispatch.” |
| 14/- | Paperweight, 100th Anniversary, 1978 (marble) with card “with complements/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/1878-1978.” MM-35/MA uu:152 |
| 14/- | Tie, 100th Anniversary, 1978. Pr-8/MA 89:13 |
| 14/- | Handkerchief, 100th Anniversary, 1978. Pr-8/MA 89:13 |
| 14/- | T-shirt. “Post-Dispatch” |
| Oversized (not in boxes) | |
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Bus tails. “To get all this, just get this” (3). PD40052 “To get all this, just get this” mini bus tails (2). PD40052. “Get a grip on your world” (2) “Easy as π”; “It’s a Breeze”; “No Sweat”. Classified advertising campaign, |