Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

and established the Sisters of Charity in Baltimore in 1809. In 1815, he went to Rome where he
was consecrated the bishop of Upper and Lower Louisiana. He arrived in St. Louis in January
1818, which was then the Episcopal seat for the Territory of Missouri. He resided in St. Louis
until 1824, when he was removed to New Orleans. In 1826, he left New Orleans for the See of
Montauban in France and died in October 1833.
Collection includes reproduction of a circular (in French) issued by “L. Guil. Ev. de la Louis.
et des Florides,” dated St. Louis, January 12, 1820; letter (in French) signed C. Delacroix to
Monsieur Ryckwart, professor at the Episcopal seminary at Ghent, dated Ste. Marie [St. Mary’s],
Missouri, October 26, 1818, describing the country and its people; and letter (in French) signed
“L. Guil. Ev. de la Louis” to Le Minstre de France in Washington, dated St. Louis, February 15,
1818, regarding using missions in Mississippi River district.
Cite as: Bishop Louis V. DuBourg Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0414
Duels collection, 1817-1942. 2 folders (approximately 30 items)
Collection includes newspaper articles regarding dueling both in Missouri and nationally;
original correspondence regarding Thomas Biddle and Spencer Pettis duel; correspondence and
address regarding lectures on dueling delivered at the Missouri Historical Society; and articles
and correspondence regarding Bloody Island. Also includes information on the following duels:
Abraham Lincoln and Paddy Shields; Charles Lucas and Thomas H. Benton; Joshua Barton and
Thomas C. Rector; Clay and Randolph; Taylor Berry and Abiel Leonard; and Dr. Tomlinson and
Mr. Hood.
Cite as: Duels Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2664
Duesenberg, Georg Friedrich Karl (1866- ).
Family History Sheet, circa 1920s. 1 item [formerly Alphabetical File]
Family history sheet for the Missouri Historical Society regarding Georg Friedrich Karl
Duesenberg, filled out by his widow, who resides at 3815 Wyoming Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
Includes genealogical data about the Duesenberg family.
Cite as: Georg Friedrich Karl Duesenberg Family History Sheet, Missouri History Museum
Archives, St. Louis.
A2665
Duke, Marsh P., Mrs. (1897- ).
Biographical Data Sheets, 1968 Jan 31. 2 items [formerly Alphabetical File]
Biographical data sheet and family history sheet for the Missouri Historical Society filled out
by Mrs. Marsh P. Duke (Helen Wright Duke), 200 South Brentwood, Clayton, St. Louis County,
Missouri. Includes genealogical data on her family.
Cite as: Mrs. Marsh P. Duke Biographical Data Sheets, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A0415
Dulany, William Henry Fields (1818-1914).
Papers, 1849-1944. 1 box (approximately 250 items)
William Henry Fields Dulany was born January 9, 1818, in Howard County, Missouri. He
held a series of jobs and also went to California to mine for gold. He returned to Missouri and
eventually moved his tobacco business to Quincy, Illinois, during the Civil War because he could