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John Grether, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A2919

Scope and Contents

Collection contains several commissions of John Grether, Jr., as a notary public and other professional and personal papers.

Dates

  • 1856-circa after 1896

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

John Grether, Jr., was born circa 1829 in Germany, and came to the United States with his parents as a young child. He engaged in the real estate business, and served as a justice of the peace in St. Louis in the 1850s and 1860s. He died October 29, 1899, in St. Louis.

Extent

0.06 Cubic Feet ( (1 folder; 1 oversize folder))

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The papers are arranged chronologically.

Physical and Technical Requirements

There are no physical or technical restrictions.

Donor Information

Papers were donated by Jacqueline Oertle in August 1972 (accession number: 72-0051).

Processing Information

Processed by Dennis Northcott, February 2011.

Title
Inventory of John Grether, Jr., Papers
Status
Completed
Author
EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
Date
2016
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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