Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

John H. Droste was born in St. Charles, Missouri, in 1842. During the Civil War he served as
an officer in the 15th Missouri Infantry (Union). He died in 1909, and is buried in Immanuel
Lutheran Cemetery in St. Charles.
Collection includes appointments, commissions, discharge papers, and Grand Army of the
Republic receipt of John Droste; two notebooks containing German script (poetry) of Theodore
Rabuske ( -1897), an artist who moved to St. Louis in 1867.
Some German.
Cite as: John H. Droste Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0410
Drosten, Fred W. (1858-1923).
Collection, 1778-1919. 3 folders (approximately 60 items); 1 oversize folder
Fred W. Drosten was a St. Louis jeweler.
Collection consists of German manuscripts; applications for citizenship; World War I items;
a Civil War pass; information on American Protective League; certificate of membership for
George C. Mueller in the St. Louis Grays; and 14th Ward map of St. Louis.
Some German.
Cite as: Fred W. Drosten Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0411
Druids Hall (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Architectural Drawing, circa 1858. 1 folder
Grand temple for the Order of Druids of Missouri showing side entrance doors and show
windows details. This building was razed in 1875, and a new building was erected in 1877 at 9th
and Market. (A note on this drawing says the building was at 7th and Market.)
Cite as: Druids Hall (Saint Louis, Missouri) Architectural Drawing, Missouri History Museum
Archives, St. Louis.
A0412
Dry-Pits Lotion Company.
Records, 1939-1940. 1 box
Cite as: Dry-Pits Lotion Company Records, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2663
Dryden Family.
Family History Sheets, 1962-1971. 4 items [formerly Alphabetical File]
Collection includes biographical data sheet and family history sheet for the Missouri
Historical Society filled out by Mrs. Marie Louise Karst Dryden, 6108 McPherson Ave., St.
Louis, Missouri; family history sheet filled out by Celeste H. Dryden, 2800 Olive Street, St.
Louis, Missouri; and typescript letter signed Celeste H. Dryden to George R. Brooks, director of
the Missouri Historical Society, February 15, 1971.
Cite as: Dryden Family Family History Sheets, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0413
DuBourg, Louis Valentine, Bishop (1766-1833).
Papers, 1818-1820. 1 folder (3 items)
Bishop DuBourg was born in San Domingo and was educated in France. He was driven from
the country by the revolution and fled to Spain in 1792. He came to the United States in 1794