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Isaac B. Gildersleeve Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A0578

Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence, receipts, promissory notes, accounts, newspaper clippings, and five notebooks.

Dates

  • 1851-1865

Creator

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

Isaac B. Gildersleeve resided in St. Louis in the 1850s and 1860s. He worked as a steamboat man and later became a steamboat owner. In the late 1860s he was proprietor of the Everett House in St. Louis.

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet ( (1 box))

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into five series: Correspondence Series; Receipts, Promissory Notes, and Acounts Series; Newspaper Clippings Series; Notebooks Series; and General Series. Within each series, the papers are arranged chronologically with undated items at the end.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

There are no physical or technical restrictions.

Donor Information

Collection was purchased from Scott Peterson in October 1986.

Processing Information

Processed by Dennis Northcott, July 2012.

Creator

Title
Inventory of Isaac B. Gildersleeve Papers
Status
Completed
Author
EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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