Box 2
Container
Contains 137 Results:
Letter signed Alexander Rives Skinker, Kansas City, to mother, St. Louis. Tell Dad that yesterday I finished a non-smoking week. I didn’t make it longer for my regular time to quit for a month is November and that is quite enough per year. I suppose the girls are back again under the parental roof tree. Description of business. I do not lead a very gay life., 1912 Sept 1
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of Skinker family correspondence, the bulk of which is between Thomas K. Skinker and his wife, Bertha Rives Skinker. The collection also contains several folders of tax receipts of Thomas Skinker dated 1839-1886.
This finding aid was compiled by keying in the document descriptions on the folder covers. These document descriptions were presumably written by a Missouri Historical Society archivist soon after the...
Dates:
1912 Sept 1
Letter signed Alexander Rives Skinker to mother. Here is one more year passed and I can barely realize I have ceased being a boy. . . . Not an exciting way of celebrating one’s birthday, but I hope there will be plenty more. I take it that Jane is improving as I have had no news., 1912 Oct 13
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of Skinker family correspondence, the bulk of which is between Thomas K. Skinker and his wife, Bertha Rives Skinker. The collection also contains several folders of tax receipts of Thomas Skinker dated 1839-1886.
This finding aid was compiled by keying in the document descriptions on the folder covers. These document descriptions were presumably written by a Missouri Historical Society archivist soon after the...
Dates:
1912 Oct 13
Letter signed Alexander Rives Skinker, Kansas City, to mother, St. Louis. Last week I went to a dinner dance at the country club given in honor of Nancy Bell who was married last night. Today I was quite busy at church. . . . I have tentatively agreed to take charge of a boy’s club which is being organized. I have felt for a good while that I shall never be happy or satisfied living here. I have made up my mind to try to make such arrangements that I can leave the business without impairing success. If I can do this, I am coming home. Includes manuscript dinner menu., 1913 Jan 12
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of Skinker family correspondence, the bulk of which is between Thomas K. Skinker and his wife, Bertha Rives Skinker. The collection also contains several folders of tax receipts of Thomas Skinker dated 1839-1886.
This finding aid was compiled by keying in the document descriptions on the folder covers. These document descriptions were presumably written by a Missouri Historical Society archivist soon after the...
Dates:
1913 Jan 12
Letter signed T.K. Skinker, St. Louis, to wife, Brevard, North Carolina. Last night Bella broke again into society, having Dr. Green and Messrs. McMaster and Duncan Meier to dinner. Wm. Donaldson [William Donaldson] is to leave for Europe on the 26th. Last Sunday he was taken with a shortening of breath. Dr. Gundelach Jr. reports a complication of diseases, including enlargement and fatty degeneration of the heart. He already knew that he had diabetes. Improvements are going on in the O’Neil yard., 1913 July 12
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of Skinker family correspondence, the bulk of which is between Thomas K. Skinker and his wife, Bertha Rives Skinker. The collection also contains several folders of tax receipts of Thomas Skinker dated 1839-1886.
This finding aid was compiled by keying in the document descriptions on the folder covers. These document descriptions were presumably written by a Missouri Historical Society archivist soon after the...
Dates:
1913 July 12
Letter signed T.K. Skinker, St. Louis, to wife, Brevard, North Carolina. At church the chapel was so hot that Mr. Norton again moved out to the arcade where there was a splendid breeze. This preaching under the arcade is a good idea and illustrates Mr. Norton’s lack of formalism. Poor Eck’s feeling the results of his overwork in the hot weather. The chickens are doing their duty well and the g hoppers are fast going. Bella, however, is getting very tired of the chickens. They have no appreciation of clean granitoid., 1913 July 14
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of Skinker family correspondence, the bulk of which is between Thomas K. Skinker and his wife, Bertha Rives Skinker. The collection also contains several folders of tax receipts of Thomas Skinker dated 1839-1886.
This finding aid was compiled by keying in the document descriptions on the folder covers. These document descriptions were presumably written by a Missouri Historical Society archivist soon after the...
Dates:
1913 July 14
Letter signed T.K. Skinker to wife, accompanying remittance for board., 1913 July 16
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of Skinker family correspondence, the bulk of which is between Thomas K. Skinker and his wife, Bertha Rives Skinker. The collection also contains several folders of tax receipts of Thomas Skinker dated 1839-1886.
This finding aid was compiled by keying in the document descriptions on the folder covers. These document descriptions were presumably written by a Missouri Historical Society archivist soon after the...
Dates:
1913 July 16
Letter signed T.K. Skinker to wife. Bella ordered a go-cart sent to little Sam last Monday. Eck has gone back to work again. The strike is still unsettled, and according to the strike leaders, it is to be kept up all summer. Aleck, however, is at his regular duties. Allen Selden has been detailed to escort the girls to the picture shows. Poor Allen! Always running upon heavy work., 1913 July 16
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of Skinker family correspondence, the bulk of which is between Thomas K. Skinker and his wife, Bertha Rives Skinker. The collection also contains several folders of tax receipts of Thomas Skinker dated 1839-1886.
This finding aid was compiled by keying in the document descriptions on the folder covers. These document descriptions were presumably written by a Missouri Historical Society archivist soon after the...
Dates:
1913 July 16
Note signed Bella to father. I learned principally from you that a gentleman considers suspenders a piece of his underwear. . . . I cannot change my habit of thought., [1913 July 16?]
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of Skinker family correspondence, the bulk of which is between Thomas K. Skinker and his wife, Bertha Rives Skinker. The collection also contains several folders of tax receipts of Thomas Skinker dated 1839-1886.
This finding aid was compiled by keying in the document descriptions on the folder covers. These document descriptions were presumably written by a Missouri Historical Society archivist soon after the...
Dates:
[1913 July 16?]
Letter signed T.K. Skinker to wife. I have discarded my suspenders and put on a belt. This I will continue to wear as long as I can stand it. It was my appearance at table in suspenders that seemed to give Bella most offense. A day or two ago I found Mrs. Ferris and her little girl sitting under the shade of a group of young locusts. . . . It was a real pleasure to see that some of our trees are beginning to serve their purpose. If the bathroom situation becomes too uncomfortable, you had better take a room in the hotel, but I think the hotel can hardly give you the exclusive use of a bathroom. Bella has just read from the morning papers a list of St. Louisans departed for western North Carolina, including J.P. Lombard & family whose destination is Asheville., 1913 July 18
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of Skinker family correspondence, the bulk of which is between Thomas K. Skinker and his wife, Bertha Rives Skinker. The collection also contains several folders of tax receipts of Thomas Skinker dated 1839-1886.
This finding aid was compiled by keying in the document descriptions on the folder covers. These document descriptions were presumably written by a Missouri Historical Society archivist soon after the...
Dates:
1913 July 18
Letter signed T.K. Skinker, St. Louis, to wife, Brevard, North Carolina. Alex and Allen spent yesterday canoeing on the Meramec [River]. Alex says that on long stretches of the river you could see as many as 500 canoes passing a given point with half an hour. He tells of one boat house in which 700 boats are kept. The dredging done by the sand and gravel companies has greatly improved the river. Dave O’Neil was placing wire guards on his tennis court. It looks like an early beginning of building on the Lambert lot. The Lamberts have rented Davis bungalow and are to move in as soon as he takes possession of the Chancellor’s house., 1913 July 21
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists primarily of Skinker family correspondence, the bulk of which is between Thomas K. Skinker and his wife, Bertha Rives Skinker. The collection also contains several folders of tax receipts of Thomas Skinker dated 1839-1886.
This finding aid was compiled by keying in the document descriptions on the folder covers. These document descriptions were presumably written by a Missouri Historical Society archivist soon after the...
Dates:
1913 July 21