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A0300
Clifford, Alfred (1869-1927).
Papers, 1884-1947. 40 items
Alfred Clifford was born in East Medway, Massachusetts, in 1845 and came to St. Louis in
1869. He worked as a bookkeeper for the Ludlow-Saylor Wire Co. and eventually established
one of the first barbed wire plants in St. Louis. John W. Gates and William Edenborn became his
partners. He became one of the active heads of the various mergers that were formed of steel and
wire companies, and assumed the chairmanship of the board of the American Steel and Wire
Company in 1900. The following year the American Steel and Wire Company was taken into the
merger of the United States Steel Corporation, and Clifford served on the board until 1916. He
married Miss Mary Francis Morton of St. Louis, who died in 1890, and in 1893 he married Mrs.
Elizabeth Johnston Anderson. He died in 1927 in St. Louis.
Papers include genealogical material of the Clifford family; early patents for barbed wire,
1888; business papers of Alfred Clifford, 1889, regarding the construction of barbed wire, sale of
the wire, and price contracts; price sheets of the St. Louis Wire Mill Co.; correspondence
regarding the incorporation of American Steel and Wire Co. of New Jersey, 1898-1899;
syndicate agreement of U.S. Steel Corporation originated under the laws of the state of New
Jersey, dated March 2, 1901; published letters between Judge Elbert H. Gary and Alfred Clifford,
1926; printed histories of early development and litigation of barbed wire; and correspondence
dated 1947 containing biographical data of John W. Gates and Alfred Clifford.
Cite as: Alfred Clifford Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0301
Cline, Daisy J.
Papers, 1861-1918. 50 items
Mrs. Daisy J. Cline was a schoolteacher in Clay County schools. Her husband was Fredric A.
Cline (circa 1834-1909).
Letters of Fredric A. Cline to his wife, dated Paducah, Kentucky, Nashville, Eastport,
Mississippi, Cairo, Illinois, and New Orleans, 1861-1865, which discuss the affairs of the 40th
Missouri Infantry (Union). Also includes letter of S. Douglas, dated 1861, which briefly
describes battle at Falling Waters, West Virginia; Cline family correspondence, 1880-1884;
letters from Fredric A. Cline to his wife and his children in St. Louis from Silver City, New
Mexico, 1885; correspondence and receipts; program for memorial service for President William
McKinley, September 19, 1919; and German letters.
Some German.
Cite as: Daisy J. Cline Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2609
Clopton, Malvern Bryan (1875- ).
Family History Sheet, 1940 June 10. 1 item [formerly Alphabetical File]
Family history sheet for the Missouri Historical Society filled out by Malvern Bryan Clopton
(residence, Clarksville, Missouri; office, 3720 Washington, St. Louis, Missouri). Includes
genealogical data on his family.
Cite as: Malvern Bryan Clopton Family History Sheet, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A2610
Clow, Frances Reid Jones, Mrs. (1890- ).