Lee W. Grant Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection includes Grant family correspondence, receipts, invitations, stock certificates, and other papers. Notable content includes a letter written by famed engineer James B. Eads and a letter written by Emily W. Grant, providing an eye-witness account of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
Dates
- 1854-1954
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
Lee Wiley Grant was born January 17, 1863, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Barton S. Grant and Frances A. Palmer Grant. He graduated from Washington University in 1885, and was admitted to the bar the following year. He practiced law in St. Louis for 58 years. In 1891 he married Zoe Romaine Nelson, the daughter of William S. Nelson and Diana Nelson. Their children were Barton N. Grant, Lee Donald Grant, Irma Grant, Mrs. Romaine P. Bassett, and Mrs. Esther Brown. Lee W. Grant died September 9, 1948; his wife died March 18, 1952.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet ( (2 folders; 1 rolled tube; 1 oversize item))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Physical and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were purchased from James A. Williams in 1980.
Processing Information
Processed by Dennis Northcott, August 2011.
- Deeds -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
- Grant, Lee W., 1863-1948 (Associated name)
- House painting -- Equipment and supplies
- Lewis, Aaron D. (Associated name)
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.) (Associated name)
- Mississippi River -- Channelization
- Prenger, Fred (Associated name)
- Real property -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
- San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
- Title
- Inventory of Lee W. Grant Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2017
- 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