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had been loyal to the United States government during the Civil War. Typed index is inserted in
the front of the volume.
Cite as: Test Oath Registration Book for Platte Township, Clay County, Missouri, Missouri
History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0295
Clay County, Missouri.
Collection, 1849; 1965. 1 folder (10 items)
Letter of A. Browman to John Brown, dated March 4, 1849, describing Clay County; 1965
press release about bank museum to be opened in Liberty, Missouri, with account of robbery of
Clay County Bank, February 13, 1866; undated material on Clay County museum.
Cite as: Clay County, Missouri, Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2725
Clayton Family.
Papers, 1865-1903. 7 items [formerly Alphabetical File]
Includes the following seven items: (1) Letter signed John B. Helm, Hannibal, Mo., to his
son-in-law Dr. H.H. Clayton, October 12, 1865. Mentions that his wife is near death, and offers
advice on how to raise his children. (2) Letter signed John B. Helm, Hannibal, Mo., to Dr. H.H.
Clayton, November 28, 1866. Encloses a check to assist Dr. Clayton in educating his children.
(3) Letter signed John B. Helm, Hannibal, Mo., to Dr. H.H. Clayton, July 23, 1869. States that if
Dr. Clayton dies, his family would be left helpless and destitute. Letter is written on the
stationery of Robards, Ely & Co., Hannibal. (4) Kirkwood Public Schools report book of Henry
Clayton, 1892-1898 (13 pages), contains teacher remarks and student grades for examinations,
attendance, deportment, etc. Also includes signatures of Henry’s parents, John B. Clayton and
Lillie S. Clayton; his teacher, Clara L. Davis; and Principal A.L. Whitaker. (5) Invitation to the
commencement exercises of the Manual Training School, January 29, 1903. (6) Program for the
graduating exercises of the Manual Training School, Washington University, June 17, 1903. (7)
Program for the seventeenth annual reunion of the Manual Training School Alumni Association,
to be held at the Hamilton Hotel at the corner of Hamilton and Maple Avenues, St. Louis, June
17, 1904 (11 pages). Includes menu, list of alumni association officers and members of the
managing board, and illustration of the Hamilton Hotel.
Cite as: Clayton Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0296
Clemens, Cyril Coniston (1903-1999).
Collection, 1800-1979. 73 boxes
Cyril Clemens was the third cousin of Mark Twain; founder and president of the
International Mark Twain Society; and editor of the Mark Twain Journal.
Collection contains family history and genealogical notes of Boland, Chambers, and
Mullanphy families; typescript letters of the Chambers/Mullanphy family, 1827-1847;
correspondence, 1920-1979, primarily from prominent literary and political figures, mostly
expressing interest in serving as honorary vice-president or as member of the International Mark
Twain Society. Includes a letter from Samuel Langhorne Clemens (third cousin of Cyril
Clemens) concerning a self-pasting scrapbook invented by him; Clemens' 1949 thesis, "History
of St. Louis, 1854-1860"; and articles and publications by Clemens. The bulk of the collection
consists of the unprocessed Cyril Clemens’ correspondence on behalf of the International Mark
Twain Society.