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George Hardesty Family Genealogy Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3333
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised entirely of photocopies and includes handwritten notes, transcripts and copies of sources materials, a “complete study of the entire family” by genealogist Harry Wright Newman in 1971, and Colma Adams’ membership application for the Daughters of America Colonists in 1980.
The earliest ancestor mentioned is George Hardesty (1620-1666) who was born in England and came to Calvert County, Maryland, with his wife Ann before the birth of their...
Dates:
1971-1980, n.d.
Sophia von Leveling Haren Autograph Album
Collection
Identifier: A3149
Scope and Contents
The autograph album is comprised of one bound volume and several loose pages containing notes written to Sophia von Leveling by various individuals from October 1832 to February 1833. There is also one photograph of Sophia and Edward Haren’s grave marker in Bellefontaine Cemetery dated circa 1900. The album and its loose items are arranged chronologically.
The album’s notes are written in old German script with two exceptions, one in French and a brief note in English. There are...
Dates:
1832-ca. 1900; Majority of material found within 1832-1833
Harney Collection: Scenes in the Indian Country by Alexander Gardner
Collection
Identifier: P0124
Scope and Contents
Scenes in the Indian Country by Alexander Gardner contains 79 photographs, mostly taken between 1866 and 1868, showing studio portraits of Native American leaders; Native Americans and Peace Commissioners at the Fort Laramie Treaty Council; and scenes of the landscape in the western United States. The Lakota Sioux, Dakota Sioux, Sac/Sauk, and Fox tribes are well documented in the collection. The Kaw, Pawnee, Crow, Arapaho, and Cheyenne tribes are also...
Dates:
1862-1868; Majority of material found in 1866-1868
Judge Roy W. Harper Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0652
Scope and Contents
The Judge Roy W. Harper Papers consist of memos, correspondence, and other papers that document his cases, judgments, and opinions as a judge in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division. The papers cover the date range 1949-1990. Box 4 contains papers from cases that involved controversial issues of the time, including draft evasion during the
Vietnam War (folders 1-3); the Smith Act (folders 4-12); and abortion (folder 19). Box 7 contains papers regarding...
Dates:
1947–1990
Hascall Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2926
Scope and Contents
The papers consist primarily of Hascall family deeds and receipts, mostly relating to land in Ralls County and Monroe County, Missouri. Also includes a couple personal letters and other family papers.
Dates:
1838-1904
Thomas S. Hawley Papers
Collection
Identifier: A0666
Scope and Contents
The Thomas S. Hawley Papers consist primarily of correspondence from Thomas Hawley to his parents and siblings in Olney, Illinois, during his Civil War service. The collection also includes several letters from Thomas' parents to their son, and a few letters between other members of the Hawley family. The correspondence documents Thomas Hawley's Civil War service, family affairs, and life in St. Louis after the war. The collection also includes a hospital record book of the 11th Missouri...
Dates:
1856-1867; Majority of material found within 1861-1866
Hayes Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2543
Scope and Contents
The collection includes advertising material of the Hy-Mol Drug Co. (St. Louis, Missouri), the National Toilet Co. (Paris, Tennessee), and The Lanola Co. (Paducah, Kentucky). A couple of these items are addressed to Mrs. M.M. Hayes of Paducah, Kentucky.
Dates:
ca. 1890-1905
Helen E. Heffern McKinley High School Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: A3191
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook is bound and contains memorabilia and photographs from Helen E. Heffern’s final year at McKinley High School from 1919 and 1920. Most items are adhered to the scrapbook pages; however, there are a few loose items. The scrapbook was produced commercially as The Girl Graduate: Her Own Book, published by The Reilly & Lee Co. (Chicago). There is a table of contents, which the creator loosely followed, and blank pages are scattered...
Dates:
1919-1920
Sidney J. Heiman Papers
Collection
Identifier: A2237
Scope and Contents
The collection contains five letters of Harry Kessler to Sidney Heiman, dated 1920-1921, written while he was a freshman at the Missouri School of Mines. The letters discuss his course work, school sporting events, and social life. One of the letters mentions the recent death of a senior football player, Eddie Bohn, who died as a result of a football injury sustained in a game between the Missouri School of Mines and the Warrensburg Normal School. The collection also contains two postcards...
Dates:
1920-1930
Frederick Charles Helfesrieder Diary
Collection
Identifier: A3298
Scope and Contents
The Frederick Charles Helfesrieder diary contains information about his life and spending from January to October 1936. The diary also contains addresses of various people who lived in St. Louis. He talks about playing Monopoly with his family, visits to the movies and opera, going to Creve Coeur Lake, his time at night school at Washington University, and spending time with his girlfriend. He resided at 5227 Minerva Avenue.
Dates:
1936
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