Martin L. Neaf Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains financial statements of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (Clayton, Mo.), 1923-1936; papers relating to the St. Louis Ordnance Plant Powder Storage Area, 1942; papers and photocopies of newspaper clippings mostly relating to Martin L. Neaf’s work as St. Louis County assessor, 1932-1956; photographs; and typescript reminiscences of Martin L. Neaf’s daughter Genevieve Neaf, circa 1992.
Dates
- 1905-1992
Creator
- Neaf, Martin L., 1891-1969 (Creator, Person)
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
Martin L. Neaf was born September 21, 1891, in Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri. He served as St. Louis County assessor from 1933 to 1941, and later worked as a real estate and insurance broker and appraiser. He married Elsie Human (1897-1985). Martin L. Neaf died August 23, 1969, in St. Louis.
Extent
0.28 Cubic Feet ( (1 box; 1 oversize folder))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The papers are arranged in the following five series: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Papers Series, St. Louis Ordnance Plant Powder Storage Area Papers Series, Newspaper Clippings Series, Photographs Series, and General Papers Series.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
Collection was donated by Christine Human Hughes in December 2009.
Processing Information
Processed by Dennis Northcott, October 2012.
- Church finance -- Missouri -- Clayton
- County government -- Missouri -- Saint Louis County
- Saint Louis Ordnance Plant (Saint Louis, Mo.). Powder Storage Area (Associated name)
- St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (Clayton, Mo.) (Associated name)
- Taxation -- Missouri -- Saint Louis County
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
Creator
- Neaf, Martin L., 1891-1969 (Creator, Person)
- Neaf, Genevieve (Author, Person)
- Title
- Inventory of Martin L. Neaf Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2019
- 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