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egarding incidents in Newbern in relation to the War of 1812; letter of Francis T. Bryan to Mrs.
John H. Bryan, Raleigh, North Carolina, dated July 31, 1855, concerning an expedition down to
the Arkansas, with mentions of Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth; letter of Francis T. Bryan, St.
Louis, to sister Mary B. Pettigrew, North Carolina, dated November 3, 1855, describing the
Gasconade River bridge disaster, Chouteau at Fort Riley, and life on the plains versus life in St.
Louis. Also includes sketches and plats of San Pascal, Rio San Gabriel, the Rio Grande and the
country about El Paso Del Norte in relation to the Mexican War; letter of Brigham Young to
Honorable J. Hartnett, secretary of Utah Territory, August 12, 1858, regarding meeting with him
and his friends in the evening; invitations and tickets; six diplomas of the Bryan family from the
University of North Carolina, 1815, 1842, 1860; and a diploma from the United States Military
Academy, 1846.
Cite as: P. Taylor Bryan Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1805
Bryan, William H. (1859-1910).
Papers, 1868-1873. 1 folder
William H. Bryan was born August 14, 1859, in Washington, Franklin County, Missouri. He
was the son of steamboat captain Archibald S. Bryan. As a child, William H. Bryan produced
handwritten newspapers that described happenings in Washington, Missouri, and reprinted items
from circulating newspapers. After attending Washington University in St. Louis, Bryan became
an electrical engineer with the Pond Engineering Company of St. Louis. In 1890, he became
secretary of the Heisler Electric Company but established his own business the following year.
William H. Bryan and Company made power plants for buildings, water works, heating and
power plants, elevators, etc. He was active in civic affairs and worked on smoke abatement
committees in St. Louis. At the time of his death on December 6, 1910, he was serving as the
chief engineer of the Board of Education in Chicago. Bryan married Marie M. Runge in St.
Louis in 1885.
The collection consists of 68 handwritten newspapers. The newspapers primarily emphasize
happenings in Washington, Missouri, and Missouri riverboat news.
Cite as: William H. Bryan Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2219
Bryan, William Harper (1892- ).
Biographical Data Sheet, 1953. 1 folder
Biographical data sheet for the Missouri Historical Society filled out by William Harper
Bryan, 7500 Clayton Road, Richmond Heights, Mo.
Cite as: William Harper Bryan Biographical Data Sheet, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A2218
Bryan, William Jennings.
Verse, 1899 Nov. 1 item
Seven lines of verse signed W.J. Bryan [William Jennings Bryan] and addressed to Wetmore,
dated November 1899. Verse is written on verso of printed sheet music of Guy D’Hardelot titled
“Without Thee.”
Cite as: William Jennings Bryan Verse, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0196