Typescript letter to Louis H. Haase, c/o Empire Brewing Co., Sarah & Wabash tracks, St. Louis. “Mrs. Mary Bader, widow of Ernest Bader has handed to me for attention contract between you as Trustee and said Bader, for the purchase by him of 10 shares of Empire Brewing Co. stock. . . . Bader died about three years ago. . . .” Requests accounting of dividends on behalf of his widow., 1914 Feb 7
Scope and Contents
The collection includes advertising circulars, circular letters, price lists, and brochures, many of which relate to the dry cleaning business; advertisements and letters promoting dry cleaning correspondence courses; ten issues of “Widder’s Practical Dyer” (1920-1921), published by the Widder Dye & Chemical Co., Inc., Brooklyn, New York; letters to Ernst Bader offering jobs and business opportunities in reply to an advertisement he placed in a dry cleaning trade magazine; papers regarding courses in hypnotism, magic, phrenology, and psychology; papers relating to dog shows and dog breeding; papers, relating to the Plymouth Rock Squab Company of Boston, Massachusetts; and family papers.
Dates
- 1914 Feb 7
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.3 Cubic Feet ( (11 folders; 1 oversize folder))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Bader family (Creator, Family)
- From the Collection: Bader, Ernest F. L., 1853-1910 (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository