A small collection of papers of Republican governor Henry S. Caulfield, term of office 1929- 1933. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, photographs, press releases, reports, speeches, and miscellaneous material pertaining mostly to Caulfield's life as a public official. The collection is arranged by type of material, with correspondence followed by other types arranged alphabetically.
Items are in chronological order within series.
The correspondence, which is the bulk of the collection, dates from 1904 to 1965 and contains material covering Caulfield's governorship and career as a public official in St. Louis. The two diaries cover Fannie Caulfield's trip to Europe in 1922, her first months in the Governor's mansion in 1929, and Caulfield's trip to Europe in 1927. The volumes include a guest register from the Governor's mansion and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings from the 1928 Republican primary campaign. Includes materials from all state divisons and departments, subject files, applications and appointments, gubernatorial adresses, and files of staff members. The collection also contains 55 volumes of photographs, newspaper clippings, Senate and House resolutions, and card files of job applicants and employees.