Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

married Idress Head in 1913. Head had served as librarian and collections curator for the
Missouri Historical Society from 1907 to 1913.
The collection consists primarily of correspondence of Idress Head Alvord with staff of the
Missouri Historical Society, dated 1905-1935, letters by Clarence Alvord concerning his archival
research, and a notice of Clarence Alvord’s death, dated 1928.
Cite as: Clarence Alvord Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0026
Amate Plantation.
Records, 1895-1955. 3 folders
The Mexican Coffee Trading and Planting Co. of New York was incorporated December 5,
1895, with its headquarters in St. Louis. The purpose of the company was to sell on commission
and export coffee, woods, fruit and other agricultural products from Mexico to the United States
and other countries. The company owned a coffee and rubber plantation, Amate Plantation, in
Mexico. The plantation and all its belongings were bought by Samuel M. Kennard and Frank M.
Estes of St. Louis, June 1, 1904.
The papers of the plantation include the corporation papers of the Mexican Coffee Trading
and Planting Co. of New York, the Missouri certificate of incorporation, deeds, memoranda,
receipts and correspondence. Also includes papers after the plantation was sold to Kennard and
Estes.
Cite as: Amate Plantation Records, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1888
Amberg, Richard Hiller.
Papers, 1959, no date. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
Contains correspondence and papers of Richard Amberg regarding the St. Louis Globe-
Democrat Guild Strike Committee, dated 1959. Also includes a biographical data sheet for the
Missouri Historical Society filled out by Richard Hiller Amberg, 7 Edgewood Road, Ladue, St.
Louis County, Mo.
Cite as: Richard Hiller Amberg Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
Ambler, Edwin P.
See Edwin P. Ambler (Saint Louis, Missouri).
A1889
Ambler, Jean Frances Peck.
Genealogy, 1955. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
Biographical data sheet for the Missouri Historical Society filled out by Jean Frances Peck
Ambler, 525 East Argonne Drive, Kirkwood, Mo., 1955.
Cite as: Jean Ambler Genealogy, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2553
American Bar Association.
Ticket, 1949 Sept 5. 1 item
Ticket of the American Bar Association to event at the Opera House, Kiel Auditorium (St.
Louis, Missouri) featuring General Dwight D. Eisenhower as speaker.
Cite as: American Bar Association Ticket, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.