In the late 1970s and early 1980s, St. Louis renowned photographer and author Quinta Scott (1941-2024) traveled extensively along Route 66 capturing this iconic road and the people and places associated with it. AJ Medlock, regional director of the State Historical Society of Missouri St. Louis Research Center, recounts Scott's groundbreaking research on Route 66 as was one of the first historians to chronicle Route 66’s history. Her books "Route 66" (1988) and "Along Route 66" (2000) provided the foundations for the study and preservation of the Mother Road. The Quinta Scott Papers are held at the SHSMO St. Louis Research Center.
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