The Independent Western Sanitary Commission: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In June of 1861, the United States Congress created the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a government organization that would funnel funds...
Category: University Archives
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Letters to Family: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
The William Greenleaf Eliot Personal Papers also include correspondence from Eliot to family members, friends, and prominent individuals written throughout... -
Slavery & Abolition: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
Although William Greenleaf Eliot was a moderate abolitionist, he frequently practiced anti-slavery activism in St. Louis. His primary form of... -
“Rebel City in a Rebel State”: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In the fall of 1861, the escalating Civil War had thrown Missouri into turmoil. As a border state that remained... -
Washington University Beginnings: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In 1853, St. Louis businessman Wayman Crow requested a charter for a proposed seminary from the state legislature of Missouri.... -
From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
Today’s post commemorates the two hundred and first birthday of William Greenleaf Eliot, civic reformer, abolitionist, and co-founder of Washington... -
Bizarre but True Happenings at the 1904 Olympics in St. Louis
In 1904, St. Louis hosted the third ever Olympics, held in conjunction with the World’s Fair. In contrast to today’s...