Henry Atkinson Stine Papers

Collection

Identifier: A1574

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists primarily of the overland journal and correspondence of Henry Atkinson Stine to his mother, dated 1850, which recount his experiences on an overland journey with the Glenn & Co. wagon train from Independence, Missouri, to California. The collection also contains the notebook of Mary Ann Garrett Stine (daughter of Jacob R. and Emily Stine) while attending Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Missouri, in 1838; other papers of the Stine family; and a typescript copy of the journal of Micajah Littleton, who also traveled on the Glenn & Co. wagon train from Independence to California in 1850.

Dates

1838-1967

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.

Biographical Sketch

Henry Atkinson Stine, the son of Jacob R. and Emily Miller Stine, was born July 27, 1826, in Carondelet, St. Louis County, Missouri. In 1850 he traveled along the California Trail with the Glenn & Co. wagon train. On February 28, 1859, he married Elizabeth Catherine Smith in St. Louis. In 1861 they crossed the plains in wagons and settled in Denver, Colorado Territory. During the Civil War he served in the 3rd Colorado Cavalry. Following the war, the Stine family moved to Omaha and then Kansas City before returning to St. Louis in 1876. Henry A. Stine died September 3, 1888, in St. Louis.

Extent

0.3 Cubic Feet ( (4 folders))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in the following three series: Journal and Letters of Henry A. Stine Series, Other Stine Family Papers Series, and Micajah Littleton Journal Series.

Physical and Technical Requirements

There are no physical or technical restrictions.

Donor Information

The bulk of the papers were donated to the Missouri Historical Society by Janet and Adele Stine from 1930 to 1967. In cases in which accession information is available for specific items in the collection, this information appears at the end of the item description.

Discarded Items

Photostats of the following newspaper issues were discarded in July 2001: St. Louis Times, August 28, 1830 (original in the Huntington Library in San Marino, California) St. Louis Observer, July 21, 1836 (microfilm available in the Missouri Historical Society Library); July 31, 1836 (microfilm available in the Missouri Historical Society Library); August 10, 1836 (microfilm available in the Missouri Historical Society Library) Alton Observer, September 8, 1836 (microfilm available in the Missouri Historical Society Library); August 10, 1837 (microfilm available in the Missouri Historical Society Library); December 28, 1837 (microfilm available in the Missouri Historical Society Library)