Field House Museum

The Eugene Field House in Saint Louis, MO will purchase archival storage boxes and custom-designed mounts for over 600 objects owned by the famous poet and his family. Working in the second half of the 19th century, Eugene Field was known as the Poet of Childhood and the Father of the Personal Newspaper Column, for his humorous essays and children’s poems. Items in the collection include clothing and an extensive collection of books owned by the author, as well as more personal items such as toys, walking sticks, and musical instruments. Each item will be carefully re-housed in an appropriate storage container to halt deterioration and allow more frequent exhibitions to share these private documents of the beloved writer with the community.