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James Buchanan Eads Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0427
Scope and Contents
The collection contains professional and personal correspondence of James B. Eads with Edward Bates, Gideon Welles, Gustavus Fox, Henry Taylor Blow, Frank P. Blair, Jr., Baron Gerolt, and others. Includes papers relating to Eads' construction of gunboats during the Civil War and the construction of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge (also known as the Eads Bridge). The collection also includes 20th-century newspaper clippings regarding James B. Eads and relations; cancelled stock certificates...
Dates:
1776-1974; Majority of material found within 1861-1896
Judith Simcoke Earnest Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3204
Scope and Contents
The collection includes original documents, photographs, and correspondence from the nineteenth century and genealogical information about the Black, Kennedy, Clayton, McCutchan, and McKnight families. It is divided into two series: Family Histories and Documents and Letters. The collection spans from 1809 to 2021 with bulk dates of 1850 to 1859 and circa 1950. There are large date gaps: 1812 to 1842, 1876 to 1910, 1912 to 1933,...
Dates:
1809-2021
Rufus Easton Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0429
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of legal documents, correspondence, manuscripts, land grants, commissions, and genealogical information relating to the lives of Rufus Easton, his son Alton Easton (1807-1893), and daughter Mary Easton Sibley (1800-1878). The collection contains correspondence of the Easton family with many prominent men of the nineteenth century, including Moses Austin, David Barton, Israel Dodge, Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Lucas, and William Tecumseh...
Dates:
1796-1897; 1949-1956
Lucien Eaton Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0432
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of Eaton family correspondence; the diaries of Lucien Eaton, dated 1855-1862; the journals of George P. Eaton, dated 1878-1882; legal papers of Lucien Eaton; 37 disbound letter books of letters received by Lucien Eaton, dated 1858-1889; and eight volumes of letter books of letterpress copies of letters sent by Lucien Eaton, dated 1861-1889. These letter books primarily contain Eaton’s professional correspondence, but some personal...
Dates:
1854-1892
Edson-Russ Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0437
Scope and Contents
Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Rachel and Daniel Edson from the families of her brothers Cotton Tower (in Indiana) and Hull Tower (in Oregon). Collection also includes an issue of the Bethany Weekly Union, April 3, 1862; a receipt of Henry M. Russ, March 1, 1856; and an undated document listing births in the Russ family from 1867 to 1906.
Dates:
1856-1900
Educational Museum of the St. Louis Public Schools Records
Collection
Identifier: A0439
Scope and Contents
The Educational Museum of the St. Louis Public Schools Records includes an inventory of records of objects circulated to grade schools, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, information on the history of the Educational Museum, reproductions of various historical St. Louis events with photos and text, printed material, financial records, and records of Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority.
Dates:
1901-1999
Henry Ware Eliot Collection
Collection
Identifier: A0445
Scope and Contents
The Henry Ware Eliot Papers consist of military certificates, forms, and correspondence, exhibition and service programs, and documents regarding Eliot's business and personal involvements.
The Correspondence Series contains letters ranging in date from 1868 to 1953. There are letters regarding the military involvement of both Eliot and his two sons, Henry and T.S. Other letters concern family exchanges, holiday greetings, and the...
Dates:
1862-1953
William Greenleaf Eliot Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0446
Scope and Contents
The William Greenleaf Eliot Papers consist of sermons, addresses, family papers, correspondence, Civil War documents, and documents regarding Eliot's church and other organizations.
The Sermons Series contains 35 sermons, dated 1835-1885, regarding topics such as suffrage, emancipation, and philanthropy. The sermons are arranged by date first delivered.
The Addresses...
Dates:
1832-1961
Newton G. Elliott Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0448
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence relating to the mule, horse, and cattle trade; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Pike's Peak; and California. It also includes muster rolls and other materials of the 1st Company, 14th Regiment, 1st Battalion, Missouri Militia from the Mormon War of 1838, in which Elliott was commander; slavery papers, land deals, and medical and merchandise bills; transactions concerning the outfitting of the Santa Fe trade; promissory notes; papers relating to Howard County,...
Dates:
1833-1909
Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company, Airplane Gun Turret Plant Dedication Invitation
Collection
Identifier: A3121
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one invitation and accompanying envelope to the dedication of the Airplane Gun Turret Plant built by the Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company on September 7, 1942. The ceremony included the unveiling of a portrait of Capt. Colin P. Kelly, Jr. The invitation includes an engraving of Kelly’s portrait and a tribute to the war hero written by Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold.
Dates:
1942
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