Papers relating to the genealogy of the McHenry family. Includes typescript copy of letter of Martin D. McHenry, Des Moines, to Estill, July 26, 1870, which contains information on the genealogy of the McHenry family; copy of letter of Eunice S. Eads, New York, to Mrs. Eliza How, May 6, 1892; undated typescript chronology of James Eads' life; papers regarding the death of Comtesse Roger de la Vaulx (nee Eliza Jane Dillon), 1907 (in French); typescript note signed Jesse McDonald, St. Louis, to Wallace E. McHenry, 4328 Westminster Place, St. Louis, November 3, 1937; typescript history of the home of Mr. & Mrs. Estill McHenry, 1554 Mississippi Ave., St. Louis, compiled by Dr. William G. Swekosky, April 2, 1946; application of Wallace Estill McHenry, 4721 Westminster Place, St. Louis, to practice professional engineering in Missouri, August 20, 1946; typescript copy of note of Charles van Ravenswaay to Wallace E. McHenry, 5899 Cabanne Ave., St. Louis, June 30, 1955; two undated postcard views of the brick wall along the east side of property built for Mrs. James F. How (nee Eliza Ann Eads) at 5115 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis; and two pages of undated, handwritten notes of facts concerning Estill McHenry, written by his oldest son, Wallace Estill McHenry., 1870-1955
Scope and Contents
The collection contains professional and personal correspondence of James B. Eads with Edward Bates, Gideon Welles, Gustavus Fox, Henry Taylor Blow, Frank P. Blair, Jr., Baron Gerolt, and others. Includes papers relating to Eads' construction of gunboats during the Civil War and the construction of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge (also known as the Eads Bridge). The collection also includes 20th-century newspaper clippings regarding James B. Eads and relations; cancelled stock certificates in the Tunnel Railroad of St. Louis and the St. Louis Bridge Company; invitations to the opening of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge; promissory notes; Eads' scrapbook of newspaper clippings (1881) relating to his plan to build a ship railway across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec; and papers relating to the genealogy of the McHenry family.
Dates
- 1870-1955
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.9 Cubic Feet ( (2 boxes; 1 oversize folder))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository