the State Historical Society of Missouri
Kimberly Harper
Kimberly Harper is an editor at the State Historical Society of Missouri.
Dictionary of Missouri Biography
This article was first published in Lawrence O. Christensen, William E. Foley, Gary R. Kremer, and Kenneth H. Winn, eds., Dictionary of Missouri Biography (Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1999), and appears here by permission of the author and original publisher.
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway Company
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, popularly known as the Frisco, was a regional freight and passenger carrier serving the south-central United States. From its business headquarters in St.
Patricia C. McKissack (1944–2017)
Patricia C. McKissack dedicated her career as a writer to showcasing black voices through children’s books and biographies that highlighted prominent African American figures.
Perl D. Decker (1876–1934)
Perl D. Decker was an attorney who served three terms from 1913 to 1919 as a US congressman from Jasper County, Missouri. A skilled orator, his talent in the courtroom and on the campaign trail propelled him to the national political stage.
Celia
Celia, the property of Robert Newsom, stood trial in Fulton, Missouri, in 1855 for the murder of her master, a prosperous Callaway County farmer.
James “Cool Papa” Bell (1903–1991)
Pitching immortal Satchel Paige, noted for his tall tales as much as his pitching, claimed that James “Cool Papa” Bell could run so fast—in the outfield or on the base paths—that when he turned out the light at night, he was in bed before the room
Tom Bass (1859–1934)
By popular consensus, Tom Bass was one of the most skillful and popular horsemen of his era.