A Guide to the Glenn House Collection 1861–1984 58.5 linear feet+ 47 items 2002.318 Abstract Maps, photographs, slides, scrapbooks, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, publications and ephemera collected by the Historical Association of Greater Cape Girardeau, Inc., and formerly housed in the historic D. A. Glenn House Library. Collection documents regional history, primarily personalities, historic homes, historic sites, churches, schools, businesses, clubs, and a broad spectrum of Southeast Missouri regional history, culture and life. Revised by: Megan Ritterbusch May 2009 Special Collections and Archives Kent Library One University Plaza, MS 4600 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 Phone: (573) 651-2245; Fax: (573) 651-2666; Email: [email protected] Description Overview Provenance: Gift of the Historical Association of Greater Cape Girardeau Inc. The materials in this collection were donated to the Historical Association and maintained in the library of the Glenn House until fall 21, at which time they were transferred to Special Collections. Citation: Glenn House Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Southeast Missouri State University. Restrictions: The glass plate negatives are very fragile and should not be handled unless absolutely necessary. Advanced permission is required to view the originals; photocopies of the glass plate images are available. Historical Note David and Lulu Glenn built the Glenn House, located at 325 South Spanish, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and moved into the house in 1883. The Glenn family lived there until 1915, when they sold the house because of an impending bankruptcy. The Historical Association of Greater Cape Girardeau, Inc. acquired the Glenn House in 1968 through a donation from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Erlacher. Immediately after the acquisition, the Association began the process of restoring the house. The Association opened the house to the public in 1974, and the house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places five years later. In addition to the Glenn House, the Association also owns the Reynolds House at 623 N. Main St. in Cape Girardeau. Scope and Content Maps, photographs, slides, scrapbooks, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, publications and ephemera collected by the Historical Association of Greater Cape Girardeau, Inc., and formerly housed in the historic D. A. Glenn House Library. The collection documents regional history, personalities, historic homes, historic sites, churches, schools, businesses, clubs, and a broad spectrum of Southeast Missouri culture and life. The collection is arranged by subject into eight series: Cape Girardeau materials [Mo] materials, Photographic materials, Publications, Clippings, Scrapbooks, and Maps. Rules and Conventions: Finding Aid prepared using DACS Page 2 of 39 Series Descriptions Series I: Cape Girardeau Materials Subseries 1: General Information Includes city of Cape Girardeau directories, advertisements, city guides and maps, fact books, and historical documentation. Subseries is arranged alphabetically by subject. Subseries 2: Locations Includes cemetery documentation; church directories, programs, pamphlets, and bulletins; drawings and sketches of local sites; house plans, histories, brochures, and National Register documentation; school brochures, handbooks, pamphlets, commencement programs, and other materials; documentation and other information regarding local sites. Subseries is arranged into sub-subseries by subject, as listed below. Sub-subseries are arranged alphabetically according to location. Sub-subseries a: Cemeteries Sub-subseries b: Churches Sub-subseries c: Drawings/Sketches Sub-subseries d: Houses Sub-subseries e: Schools Sub-subseries f: Sites Subseries 3: Organizations Contains items regarding Cape Girardeau organizations, including banquet and ceremony invitations and programs. Arranged alphabetically according to organization/event. Subseries 4: People Includes funeral cards, correspondence and other personal materials, as well as stories and poems written by local residents. Arranged alphabetically by person. Sub-subseries a: General Sub-subseries b: Writings Series II: Missouri Materials Subseries 1: Southeast Region Materials relating to the southeast Missouri region, including regional directories and travel guides, and Civil War documentation concerning New Madrid [Mo]. Arranged alphabetically by city/county. Subseries 2: Greater Missouri/Illinois Region Contains materials relating to local regions outside southeast Missouri, including a checklist of publications relating to Missouri counties, brochures and a map of Forte de Chartres [Il]linois, a general warranty deed between Charles and Mary Loring in St. Louis County, and Missouri travel brochures. Arranged by date. Series III: Photographic Materials Photographs are arranged into subseries by subject, and then further arranges into sub- subseries if necessary. Subseries 1: Photographs of Buildings Sub-subseries a: Business/ Government Buildings Sub-subseries b: Houses Page 3 of 39 Series Descriptions (cont) Series III: Photographic Materials (cont.) Subseries 1: Photographs of Buildings (cont.) Sub-subseries c: Schools Subseries 2: Photographs of Cemeteries Contains an undated photograph of Lorimier Cemetery. Subseries 3: Photographs of People Contains photographs [Mo]stly from the 1950s and 1960s. Most of people in the photographs are Cape Girardeau public school employees. Arranged by date. Subseries 4: Photographs of Boats Images of several watercraft, including riverboats and barges. Subseries 5: Slides of Sites Consists of slides of houses, including both interior and exterior slides of the Glenn House. Also contains images of Academic Hall at Southeast Missouri State University, the city of Cape Girardeau (both modern and historic), historical markers, Lorimier Cemetery, scenic sites, and slides of the Mississippi River. Arranged alphabetically according to slide. Subseries 6: Slides of Miscellaneous Images Contains slides of artifacts and pottery, a drawing of Louis Lorimier, light fixtures, images of the program entitled “Our Paper”, the Southeast Missouri magazine from 1904, various documents and advertisements from Cape Girardeau establishments, and a slide of a steamboat. Arranged alphabetically according to slide. Subseries 7: Glass Plate Negatives Contains negatives of Cape Girardeau scenes, including the Cape Girardeau train station, a Union soldier statue at the Cape Girardeau Common Pleas Courthouse, the Old Roberts, Johnson and Rand shoe factory, and a steam train in floodwaters. Also includes scans of the negatives. Arranged alphabetically according to negative. Series IV: Publications Consists of published material regarding the Cape Girardeau area, including reproductions of the Frank Leslie’s Illustrated and Harper’s Weekly and the River City Revue. Arranged by date. Series V: Clippings Contains many clippings from various newspapers regarding a variety of subjects, from “abstracts” to “youth and aged”. Clippings are arranged in subseries and sub-subseries alphabetically by topic. Subseries 1: Abstracts Subseries 2: Accidents, Catastrophes, Disasters Subseries 3: Agriculture Subseries 4: Animals Subseries 5: Annexations Subseries 6: Architecture Subseries 7: Archaeology Subseries 8: Art, Music and Theater Subseries 9: Awards and Honors Page 4 of 39 Series Descriptions (cont.) Subseries 10: Buildings Sub-subseries a: Houses Arranged alphabetically by the names of the houses. Most articles regard homes in the Cape Girardeau area that are named after the original owners. Sub-subseries b: Histories Sub-subseries c: Public Buildings Subseries 11: Business and Industry Subseries 12: Celebrations Subseries 13: Cemeteries Subseries 14: Chronology Subseries 15: Churches and Religion Subseries 16: Cities and Towns Sub-subseries a: Missouri Sub-subseries b: Illinois Sub-subseries c: Outside Missouri/Illinois Subseries 17: Controversies and Drives Subseries 18: Cookery Subseries 19: Counties Subseries 20: Courts and Courthouses Subseries 21: Economic Conditions Subseries 23: Fairs and Festivals Subseries 24: Fires and Fire Departments Subseries 25: Flags Subseries 26: Health and Hospitals Subseries 27: Heritage Ball Subseries 28: Historical Association of Greater Cape Girardeau Subseries 29: Holidays Subseries 30: Labor Subseries 31: Libraries Subseries 32: Lodges Subseries 33: Maps and Surveys Subseries 34: Markers [Mo]numents, Museums Subseries 35: Missouri Subseries 36: Native Americans Subseries 37: Natural and Other Phenomena Subseries 38: Newspaper and Other Media Subseries 39: Nostalgia, Folkways, Customs Subseries 40: Organizations Subseries 41: Parks and Gardens Subseries 42: People Subseries 43: Police Department Subseries 44: Politics Subseries 45: Post Office and Postal Service Subseries 46: Recollections Subseries 47: Recreation and Entertainment Subseries 48: Reunions Subseries 49: Scenes, Streets, and Views Subseries 50: Schools Page 5 of 39 Series Descriptions (cont.) Series V: Clippings (cont.) Subseries 51: Series Newspaper article series by various writers, usually providing commentaries regarding a particular subject. Subseries 52: Sites Subseries 53: Sports Subseries 54: Statistics Subseries 55: Stories Subseries 56: Telephones Subseries 57: Tourism and Tours Subseries 58: Transportation Sub-subseries a: Air Sub-subseries b: Automobiles, Taxicabs, Streetcars Sub-subseries c: Railroad Sub-subseries d: Rivers Sub-subseries e: Streets Sub-subseries f: Transit Service Sub-subseries