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The collection contains tax receipts, deeds, and the will of Charles Buchmiller (1823-1883), stepfather of Mrs. Louisa Arnold; four letters signed Edward Spahr, St. Louis, to Francis T. Mills, 1873-1874; 15 photographs taken in Oregon County, Missouri, circa 1915; 27 postcards sent to Miss Mary Hodnett and Mrs. L.A. Arnold; and other Arnold family papers and photographs.

Scope and Contents The collection relates to the Caleb Cox family of New Orleans and Fredericktown, Missouri. It contains primarily correspondence (originals and photostats) among family members, a journal belonging to Caleb Cox before his marriage, and family information. Items date from 1818 to 1940 with several date gaps, most notably 1821 to 1823, 1825 to 1847, 1855 to 1857, 1865 to 1869, 1881 to 1909, and 1914 to 1939. The collection is arranged chronologically. ...

Scope and Content Note The collection contains primarily letters, many with transcriptions, dating from 1822 to 1928. Letters among the various members of the Dorsey family comprise the bulk of the collection. There are also small amounts of land tax records, clippings, and blank postcards. Small gaps appear in the correspondence throughout the collection where there may be a few letters for one or two years and significantly more for the following years. However, there is a large gap in the Dorsey...

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The collection contains personal letters of the Fant family; tax receipts; and a title abstract for land in the city of St. Charles.

Scope and Contents The Milton and Virginia Frenzel Photograph Collection documents the lives of Milton and Virginia (Price) Frenzel, and their daughter Mary. The collection also includes significant material relating to Virginia’s mother, Edna (Nagel) Price, and the Nagel and Price families. Photographs show daily life at the Frenzel home in Ironton, Missouri, as well as the Frenzels engaging in a wide variety of outdoor activities. Several photographs also show Milton, an artist who worked with the Emil Frei...

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The collection contains primarily letters of Hall family members to family in Virginia and Missouri discussing family news, farming, their enslaved labor, their legal and political careers, the Mexican-American War, the California Gold Rush, and the John Brown raid on Harpers Ferry. Correspondents include Willard P. Hall and wife Anne E. Richardson Hall, mother Statira Hall, and siblings William A. Hall, George H. Hall, Mary Hall, and Anna Hall.

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Papers contain Higgins family correspondence, receipts, and certificates.

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The collection consists primarily of letters written to Ellen Magill from family and friends, which mostly discuss family and local news regarding Florissant, St. Louis, and Mexico, Missouri. The collection also contains correspondence relating to a cousin, Lucy Sullivan, whose account at St. Vincent’s Institution was paid for by Ellen and Jane Magill; receipts for items and money sent to St. Vincent’s Institution; and an account book from a Florissant grocery store, dated 1877.

Scope and Contents The Mayer Family Papers consist of the correspondence of Flora Byrne to Mrs. Charles F. Mayer. Describes her life and family at Byrnham Wood in Clark County near Winchester, Missouri. Includes correspondence from various members of the family in Baltimore, Maryland. The letters contain many sidelights on the state of development in that day, mention well-known characters, and show the facilities for transportation between the Atlantic seaboard and St. Louis. The latest...

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Collection consists primarily of correspondence of various McKinney family members, mostly residing in Missouri and Oregon, to Mary E. McKinney. Also includes some correspondence with family friends.