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16 Koeppe, Ralph. “Memories of a Former
Executive Director”, Kingdom House 80th
Anniversary Program Book, December, 1982.
17 Minutes – Women’s Board of Kingdom House,
January 1954-March 1970. Nov. 21, 1955
18 Behind Ghetto Walls; African American Families
in a Federal Slum, Lee Rainwater, 1970 (p. 9)
19 “Ethical Problems in Studying Politically
Sensitive and Deviant Communities.” Lee
Rainwater and David J.Pittman, Washington
University, No Date. (p. 2)
20 Minutes – Women’s Board of Kingdom House,
January 1954-March 1970 (p. 53)
21 See Minutes – Women’s Board of Kingdom
House, January 1954-March 1970 March 19,
1956 and May 21, 1956
22 Minutes – Women’s Board of Kingdom House,
January 1954-March 1970, November 19, 1956
23 Minutes – Women’s Board of Kingdom House,
January 1954-March 1970, May 20, 1957
24 The Kingdom House Visitor, Volume 6, No. 2,
Summer, 1957
25 “Kingdom House; Agency’s Goals Unvaried”
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Wednesday, October
30, 1957. Section S, p. 1 and 2. [no author listed]
26 Minutes – Women’s Board of Kingdom House,
January 1954-March 1970 , Oct. 21, 1957
27 Minutes – Women’s Board of Kingdom House,
January 1954-March 1970, Oct. 20, 1958
28 Minutes – Women’s Board of Kingdom House,
January 1954-March 1970 Mar 16, 1959
29 Minutes – Women’s Board of Kingdom House,
January 1954-March 1970 March 2, 1960
30 Minutes – Women’s Board of Kingdom House,
January 1954-March 1970 May 16, 1960
31 Statistical Abstracts of the United States , 1962 ed.
32 Missouri Historical Society, “Where We Live”
Series
33 Harry Hagen, This is our…St. Louis, p. 558.
34 “Native Americans relocated here moving back
to their reservations”, by Marguerite Shepard, St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, Sunday, June 12, 1960,
section F
35 Ralph Koeppe, Annual Dinner Meeting, Kingdom
House Association, Report, February 22, 1962
36 “What is Kingdom House”, by Ralph Koeppe,
circa 1962.
37 “Kingdom House Association Annual Dinner
Meeting,” Program Book, Vinita Park Methodist
Church, February 21, 1963
38 Minutes – Women’s Board of Kingdom House,
January 1954-March 1970, May 20, 1963
39 Minutes – Women’s Board of Kingdom House ,
January 1954-March 1970, April 20, 1964
40 “Hey, Joe!”, Washington University Magazine,
Winter, 1964, vol. 34, number 2, St. Louis,
Missouri
41 Kingdom House Visitor Winter, 1965, “E is for
Education”, by Carol Ottinger, p.1
42 Rogers, Susan L. “A Study of Attitudes Toward
and Possibilities for Integration in the Kingdom
House Area”. 15 May 1967 – pp – 15-16
43 “Kingdom House Serves” – [8 page script in
archives for slide show, circa late 1960s; script is
in the words of Ralph Koeppe], pp 7-8.
44 Minutes – Women’s Board of Kingdom House ,
January 1954-March 1970, May 20, 1968.
45 Albert Schweitzer, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 2
July 1977
46 March-April 1974 Ralston Purina Magazine, pp
8-11
47 March-April 1974 Ralston Purina Magazine, pp
8-11
48 Digest, May 1974, volume 7, number 5, Malcolm
Bliss Mental Health Center, St. Louis, MO, p. 8
Chapter 4
1 Audio taped interview by author of Rev. Eugene
Morse, 21 September 2001.
2 Audio taped interview by author of Rev. Eugene
Morse, 21 September 2001.
3 Audio taped interview by author of Rev. Eugene
Morse, 21 September 2001.
4 Audio taped interview by author of Rev. Eugene
Morse, 21 September 2001.
5 Email correspondence with Rev. Eugene Morse,
July, 2005. “My hire date was 8/1/78 and hers
was 11/15/78. I think we often overlook her
contributions to the agency. She has for all these
years worked part time (approximately 1 to 2 days
per month) as our main accountant. She brings her
skills as a CPA to prepare our financial statements
and board reports and gives general supervision
to our bookkeeper. I have relied very much on her
and it has been important to me to know that I can
trust the validity of the statements and also the
internal accounting control.”
6 Audio taped interview by author of Rev. Eugene
Morse, 21 September 2001.
7 Email interview with Rev. Eugene Morse, January,
2005.
8 Email interview with Rev. Eugene Morse, January,
2005
9 In 1978, the US inflation rate was 7.59; 1979 it
shot up to 11.28; 1980, 13.48; 1981, 10.36; 1982,
6.16. Source: John J. McCusker, “What Was The
Inflation Rate Then?” Economic History Services,
2001, URL :
Email interview with Gene January, 28, 2005.
10 Ways and Means Committee Print WMCP: 108-6,
2004 Green Book, From the U.S. Government
Printing Office Online via GPO Access. http://
frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/
11 Ways and Means Committee Print WMCP: 108-6,
2004 Green Book, From the U.S. Government
Printing Office Online via GPO Access. http://
frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/
12 Florence Shinkle, PD-St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Sunday, Feb 10, 1980, p.17 “Right Here”:
13 The Minute: the minutes, news and notes of the
Women’s Board, March, 1982, vol. 2, no. 2.
14 The Minute: the minutes, news and notes of the
Women’s Board, May, 1982, vol. 2, no. 4.(p. 4)
“Summer Jobs Program”
15 The Minute: the minutes, news and notes of the
Women’s Board, May, 1982, vol. 2, no. 4. (p. 4)
“V.I.P. Program at Kingdom House”
16 The Minute: the minutes, news and notes of the
Women’s Board, January, 1983, vol. 2, no. 8.…(p.
1) “Governor Bond Visits Kingdom House”
17 United Methodist Reporter, July 22, 1983,
“Kingdom House again welcomes governor”,
Morse clipping file, no author.
18 United Methodist Reporter, “Deluge of toys,
food, cash restores Christmas”, January 10, 1986,
Morse clipping file; no author.
19 “Capital funds drive goes well for Kingdom
House” (n.a.), July 18, 1986 ( United Methodist
Reporter); Morse clipping file.
20 “Dedication at Kingdom House” (N.A.; Morse
clipping file dated November 29, 1987)
21 “Kingdom House expands horizons for young
teens” (N.A,; Morse clipping file dated August
7, 1987)
22 Officially the bishop is not a member, although
the agency is required to send him or her a listing
of the board members.
23 “Kingdom House volunteers operate workshop/
store” (N.A., Rev. Eugene Morse clipping file
dated March 3, 1989)
24 “Child Advocacy – Soulard style”, United
Methodist Reporter, by Charles McEowen; Morse
clipping file dated June 30, 1989. Reprinted from
the North Star district edition of May 19, 1989.
25 Email correspondence with Rev. Eugene Morse,
July, 2005
26 “Coop effort renovated Kingdom House
Playground” (n.a – from Morse clipping file; [um
paper – vol. 138 number 8]; 7/19/91.
27 “Reader Writes of Early Kingdom House
Experience”. Kingdom House Times, Oct. 92, vol.
1, no. 2, p. 2.
28 Kingdom House Times, “Dick Gephardt Tours
Kingdom House”, Spring, 1994, p.1
29 Kingdom House Times “Kingdom House To Be
Pilot Site for SB595” p4, Summer 96
30 Morse, email interview, January 2005.
31 The Spirit, “First Walk-A-Rama deemed
‘SUCCESS!’”, Shay Blackwell ed., October 28,
1994, P.1. This annual tradition lasted until 2002
when it was discontinued.
32 Missouri East United Methodist Reporter
“Kingdom House hires developer”, October 21,
1996, p.1.
33 KHT, W97, p. 1, by Mark Harvey, “Welfare
Reform and the Future For Our Clients”
34 KHT, “The Grace Bumbry African American
Musical Heritage Ensemble Concert” p. 4,
Summer, 1996.
35 Unknown newspaper (probably the UM
publication); from Gene Morse’s personal
collection, hand-dated 2-7-97. “Kingdom House
graduates 18th tech class”.
36 “Independent Living is goal at all ages; Senior
Companions make it happen for elderly” Missouri
East, Conference Section, Nov. 17, 1997, p. 3.
37 See Kingdom House Times, Spring ’98, ”Eileen
Immken, Day Care Director, was involved in the
process of creating accreditation standards in the
early 1980s.”
38 “Lions help Kingdom House launch campaign”,
[no author], Missouri Review, East , p. 3, hand
dated
10-15-99.
39 This
raises additional questions as historically
Protestant or those institutions with Protestant
backing have been credited with founding the
first settlement houses, in this country and
elsewhere. In 1911 the agency becomes one of
the first Catholic Settlement Houses in the United
States; its governance transferred to a lay board
of directors; and the name is formally changed to
Guardian Angel Settlement. [taken verbatim from
website]
40 See the Case Study of the St. Louis Partnership
for Children and Youth; Three Agencies
Collaborate to Provide Services. Published by the
Incarnate Word Foundation, June 2002.
41 Christine’s story is told in the Spring 2005
Kingdom House Times, p. 3.
42 See Randall Roberts, “‘It was Just Like
Beverly Hills’; Memories stir to life each
year when residents of the infamous Pruitt-
Igoe housing project reunite” The Riverfront
Times, Wednesday, June 1, 2005. See also
Lee Rainwater’s work, as well as forthcoming