Typescript letter signed T.W. Chamberlin, 5618 Maple Avenue, St. Louis, to W.V. Byars, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, thanking Byars for sending some pages from a “Magazine of Biography and History” that give an account of Chamberlin’s great grandfather, Capt. James Francis Moore. Chamberlin asks that Byars send any more information that he finds on Moore or another ancestor, “Old Garad Pendergrast.” Chamberlin also writes of the fire at the Missouri Athletic Club in which about thirty lives were lost., 1914 Mar 12
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes correspondence of William V. Byars with numerous individuals including newspaper men, politicians, and literary figures. Principal correspondents include Arthur Brisbane, William Marion Reedy, and Byars’ father, James Byars. The collection also contains poems and other writings of William V. Byars.
Dates
- 1914 Mar 12
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.25 Cubic Feet ( (5 boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Byars, William Vincent, 1857-1938 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Byars, James (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Brisbane, Arthur, 1864-1936 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Reedy, William Marion, 1862-1920 (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository