Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

Cite as: Robert R. (Ray) Dolan Family History Sheet, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A2655
Dolch, Abbeford Scherer (1887- ).
Family History Sheet, 1925 Oct. 1 item [formerly Alphabetical File]
Family history sheet for the Missouri Historical Society regarding Abbeford Scherer Dolch,
Attica, Indiana. Includes genealogical data on his family.
Cite as: Abbeford Scherer Dolch Family History Sheet, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A1827
Don Jose Vallieres Land Claim.
Collection, 1922-1945. 1 folder
In 1793, Don Jose Vallieres allegedly received a large tract of land along the White River in
present-day Missouri and Arkansas from the Spanish government. The grant was signed by the
Baron de Carondelet, Spanish governor of Louisiana. The disputed grant has never been
recognized by the United States government. Attempts by Vallieres’ heirs to have the grant
recognized and receive compensation have been made on several occasions in the late nineteeth
and early twentieth centuries. The United States Supreme Court ruled against the validity of the
claim in Scull vs. United States in 1878.
The collection consists of correspondence between Vallieres claimants, attorneys, and the
General Land Office, U.S. Department of Interior.
Cite as: Don Jose Vallieres Land Claim Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A0393
Donaldson, William R.
Papers, 1861-1865. 5 folders (67 items)
William R. Donaldson enlisted in the 1st Missouri Light Artillery (Union) in April 1861 at
St. Louis. He served as a private, sergeant, and corporal, and was discharged at Pulaski,
Tennessee, in April 1864.
Papers consist of Donaldson family correspondence, mostly letters of William R. Donaldson
to his father, Isaac P. Donaldson, in St. Louis. Letters of William Donaldson, which describe his
activities during the war, were mostly written at Pilot Knob, Missouri (October 1861 to January
1862); Corinth, Mississippi (April to November 1863), while working in the Ordnance
Department; Nashville, Tennessee (January to February 1864); Athens, Alabama (March to April
1864); and locations in Georgia and Alabama, during the Atlanta Campaign. Notable content
includes mentions of the raising of black troops (letters dated May to June 1863); brief
description of expedition to Florence, Alabama (letter dated May 31, 1863); description of
Vicksburg following the siege (letter dated August 16, 1863); descriptions of camp life; and a
poem (with letter dated November 20, 1861).
Cite as: William R. Donaldson Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2656
Donelan, Patrick Michael (1940- ).
Biographical Data Sheet, 1967 Jan 18. 1 item [formerly Alphabetical File]
Biographical data sheet for the Missouri Historical Society filled out by Patrick Michael