Kerr-Peters Family Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection consists primarily of nineteenth-century deeds for property in St. Louis and related legal documents, mostly relating to Anne M. Peters, George W. Kerr, and the Spencer family. Collection also contains two Civil War commissions of James F. How.
Dates
- 1827-1883
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
Ann Maria Peters was the daughter of Judge William C. Carr (1783-1851) of St. Louis. She was married first to George Kerr and later to Ralph Peters. She died May 27, 1875, in St. Louis, and was survived by her son George W. Kerr and her daughter Isabella R. Clendenin, wife of William A. Clendenin. George W. Kerr was born circa 1838 and died in 1915 in Pasadena, California.
Extent
0.12 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
Donor information is not available.
Processing Information
Processed by Dennis Northcott, September 2004.
- Deeds -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
- Kerr-Peters family (Associated name)
- Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Peters, Ann Maria Carr (-1875) (Associated name)
- Peters, Ralph (Associated name)
- Real property -- Missouri -- Saint Louis
- United States -- Armed Forces
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Title
- Inventory of Kerr-Peters 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