C.E. Smith & Co. Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection includes plats of several subdivisions in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County; maps of St. Louis and the Illinois cities of East St. Louis, Galesburg, and Monmouth; a few aerial photographs of parts of the St. Louis area; maps and drawings regarding Sewer District No. 5 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; charts of the Mississippi River; survey plat for the De Soto–Carr Housing Project, later known as the Pruitt-Igoe housing project; and plats of the River des Peres Drainage Works. Several of these documents were prepared by C.E. Smith & Co., consulting engineers, of St. Louis.
Dates
- 1908-1955
Creator
- C.E. Smith & Co. (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.
Biographical Sketch
The St. Louis firm of C.E. Smith & Co., consulting engineers, was formed by Charles Edward Smith in 1916. The firm continued in business until approximately 1960.
Extent
5.3 Cubic Feet ( (17 roll storage boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in roll tubes by project.
Physical and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
Accession information is not available.
General
This collection was formerly known as [Smith, C.E.?] Plats and Maps.
Processing Information
Processed by Dennis Northcott, March 2021.
- Aerial views -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
- City planning -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
- East Saint Louis (Ill.) -- Maps
- Galesburg (Ill.) -- Maps
- Housing development -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
- Housing development -- Missouri -- Saint Louis County
- Mississippi River -- Maps
- Monmouth (Ill.) -- Maps
- Real property -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Maps
- Real property -- Missouri -- Saint Louis County -- Maps
- River des Peres (Mo.) -- Maps
- Saint Louis (Mo.) -- Maps
- Sewerage -- Missouri -- Cape Girardeau
- Urban renewal -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
Creator
- C.E. Smith & Co. (Creator, Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of C.E. Smith & Co. 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
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository