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Doud Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A0397

Scope and Contents

The collection includes a variety of documents of the Doud family including correspondence, invitations, stock certificates, programs, and circulars. Includes papers relating to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; the death of Odd Fellows member Richard Randolph in 1915; the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 (St. Louis World’s Fair); and Miss Minnie Green and the Green family of Mt. Vernon, Illinois.

Dates

  • 1880s-1936

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

Menzer Fairchild Doud was born February 29, 1856, in Indiana, and married Etta Herdman in Jefferson County, Illinois, in 1886. They had three daughters. He worked in publishing in Kansas City and St. Louis, and served as a member of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture from 1882 to 1890. He was active in Republican politics, and was a prominent member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He died December 26, 1936, at his home, 40 Aberdeen Place, Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri, and was buried in Mount Vernon, Illinois.

Extent

0.14 Cubic Feet ( (3 folders; 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

Papers were donated by Virginia Doud in June 1972.

Processing Information

Processed by Dennis Northcott, March 2011.

Title
Inventory of Doud Family 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

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