Maas and Steffen Fur Company Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of fur prices, brochures, shipping tags, company letters, and a pamphlet on the fur trade in New Orleans.
Dates
- 1838; 1914-1946
Creator
- Maas and Steffen, Incorporated. The Standard Fur Company (Creator, Organization)
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.
Historical Sketch
The Steffen family began a fur trading business called Maas & Steffen, Incorporated, The Standard Fur House, in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1914. It was founded by two friends from New Orleans, Eugene Maas and Edwin Steffen, Sr. The company was located in a quonset hut on Manchester Road. In the 1970s they were one of the few surviving fur traders still in St. Louis. They purchased furs from all over North America and sold them to wholesalers in Europe. Eugene Maas was originally from Frankfurt, Germany. Edwin Steffen, Sr., learned the fur business from his brother-in-law from Wisconsin. Edwin Steffen, Jr., lived near Ladue. He attended Country Day School and Yale University. He was an officer in the mountain artillery and then joined the family business in 1946.
Extent
0.02 Cubic Feet ( (1 folder, 1 oversize folder))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Physical and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
Donated to the Missouri Historical Society by the Steffen family in 1998.
Separated Materials
The five photographs that were included with the original donation were transferred to the Photos and Prints Department.
Processing Information
Processed by Jennifer Roach, May 16-18, 2005.
Creator
- Maas and Steffen, Incorporated. The Standard Fur Company (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of Maas and Steffen Fur Company Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2023-07-27: Updated by Sara Law.
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository