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pleasure resort; and the most suitable place in the world for holding international congresses,
synods, tournaments, etc.” Circular includes an illustration of the proposed tower.
Cite as: Crystal Palace Tower Company Circular, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0347
Cueny, Alma.
Alma and Elizabeth Cueny papers, 1918-1939. 1 folder (30 items)
Miss Alma Cueny was the co-founder and executive director of the Civic Music League in
St. Louis. Miss Elizabeth Cueny was the founder of the Cueny Concert Direction, which was
responsible for bringing various musical concerts to St. Louis.
The papers consist mainly of correspondence dealing with the Philadelphia Symphony
Orchestra concert in St. Louis with Leopold Stokowsi as conductor, March 20, 1926. Also
contains correspondence regarding the Mischa Elman Non-Sectarian Refuge Concerts, which
came to St. Louis.
Cite as: Alma and Elizabeth Cueny Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0348
Culbertson Family.
Papers, 1826-1951. 6 folders (50 items)
Major Alexander Culbertson was born in 1809. He entered the American Fur Company in
1829 and died in 1879. Thaddeus Ainsworth Culbertson, his half-brother, died in 1850.
Papers include genealogical information; Thaddeus A. Culbertson’s journal, dated March 21
to May 27, 1850, which covers an expedition to Mauvaises Terres and the upper Missouri;
journal of the history of the Crow Nation by an unknown author, February 1856; manuscript
titled "History of the Indian Tribes of the Missouri River," by Edwin T. Denig, circa 1855;
journal of Major Alexander Culbertson of the American Fur Company describing a journey from
the Marias River in Montana to the British possessions, 1870.
Cite as: Culbertson Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2269
Culli Family.
Papers, 1910-1960s. 7 folders and 1 oversize folder (142 items)
Raymond L. Culli, Sr., was born in 1900 and married Norma Lee Gibson of Belleville,
Illinois. They moved to St. Louis from Belleville in 1939, where Raymond, Sr., spent the
remainder of his life. The couple had four children: Betty Culli Vohs, Marlene Culli Tucker,
Raymond L. Culli, Jr., and Janet Lee Culli. Marlene, Raymond, Jr, and Janet were all born
between 1939 and 1946. Raymond L. Culli, Sr., died January 9, 1965.
The papers consist primarily of correspondence from various family and friends, addressed to
Mrs. Raymond L. Culli, especially between 1940 and 1948. These letters generally express how
the families are, with some mentioning World War II, St. Louis professional baseball, inflation,
and a polio epidemic in Denver, Colorado. Most notably, there is a letter written May 7, 1943,
from a friend in Belleville, Illinois, who expresses her thoughts on her son being drafted into the
army. Other items include postcards, business papers, and a small group of correspondence,
dated 1910-1920, between Charles Gibson and Lena Stockman Gibson of Belleville, Illinois,
who were Norma Culli’s parents.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Culli Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.