ST. LOUIS - It was announced Wednesday that memorabilia of the world-renowned and St. Louis native Josephine Baker will be preserved right in her home city.

According to officials, collections of artifacts "will soon become the steward of an extraordinary private collection" due to St. Louis philanthropist---most known for saving The Fabulous Fox in the 1980s---Mary Strauss' charitable bequest.

Josephine Baker was born and raised during her childhood in St. Louis in the early 1900s. Not only was she the highest-paid entertainer at one point in Europe, but she became a vital piece to uncovering the secrets of Nazi Germany during World War II. Notes and hidden documents led to her recognition with the Croix de Guerre (War Cross) and the Legion of Honour with the rosette of the Resistance,

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