Scope and Contents The Florence Pretz Smalley Collection contains original artwork by the creator of the Billiken, a mythological figure originally conceived as an elvish or fairy figure of good luck. The collection includes several watercolor, ink, and pencil sketches dating from 1906 to the 1920s that reveal the early development of the Billiken. Many of these sketches were prototypes for projects that were unrealized and never published, but a number of others were selected for publication in "The...

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This collection contains postcards collected by the Saint Louis University Archives. These postcards are split into three series: general postcards; Saint Louis University postcards; and St. Louis and Missouri postcards. Many of these postcards were donated to or purchased by the Library.