Simmons Hardware Company papers. The business papers of Frank Below, who worked for Simmons Hardware as Assistant Treasurer. Contains a memo from the Wyth Manufacturing Company, correspondence from E.C. Simmons and W.D. Simmons, employee notices, telegrams, a terminology list, a report on steam locomotive maintenance for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, copies of Simmons service bulletin, and a newspaper clipping regarding the E.C. Simmons funeral. (59 items), 1883-1938
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers include letters of Frank and Nellie Below, 1924-1926 (including Nellie’s letters describing her trip to Europe); letters of Louis and Dorcas Wolf, 1922-1926; the correspondence of Augustus Hager Bryant, 1924-1938; business papers regarding the Simmons Hardware Company, 1895-1923; Frank Below’s garden/farm journal, 1896; Keen Kutter poetry; 1st Missouri Home Guard Regiment papers, ca. 1915; maps; certificates of membership and stock; and photographs and family memorabilia.
Dates
- 1883-1938
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.25 Cubic Feet ( (2 boxes; 2 oversize folders (ca. 380 items)))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Below, Nellie (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Below, Frank H., -1941 (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Bryant, Augustus Hager (Creator, Person)
- From the Collection: Wolf, Dorcus (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository