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A2232
Edwards, Julius J., Jr. (1916-2000).
Papers, 1916-2000. 1 folder (13 items)
Julius James Edwards, Jr., was born February 8, 1916, in Mississippi. His parents, Julius
James Edwards, Sr., and Hermine G. (Scott) Edwards, moved to St. Louis in 1921. Edwards
married Alice Julia Thompson in 1936, and they had four daughters. During World War II,
Edwards served with the U.S. Army. He was awarded the Bronze Star and Good Conduct Medal
for the Rhineland Campaign. After the war, he was the owner and operator of Edwards
Refrigeration and Heating Service for over thirty years. Edwards died December 17, 2000.
The papers consist primarily of Edwards’s military records, including a separation
qualification record, a Veterans Administration certificate of eligibility, and a discharge
certificate. The collection also includes a copy of Edwards’s birth certificate and a program for
Edwards’s funeral.
Cite as: Julius J. Edwards, Jr., Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0441
Edwards, Marcellus Ball (1828-1849).
Journal, 1846-1847. 1 volume; 1 folder
Marcellus Ball Edwards was born in Northumberland County, Virginia, orphaned at age
seven, and raised by his uncle, T.H. Henry. In 1836, he moved with his uncle to Saline County,
Missouri, where he worked as a deputy clerk in the county clerk's office in Marshall, Missouri.
At the age of 18, during the Mexican War, he enlisted as a private in Capt. John W. Reid's
company, Alexander Doniphan, captain. He returned to St. Louis after the war and worked as an
assistant in compounding medicine to the inmates of the city hospital. He died of cholera July 29,
1849.
Second edition, by author, of original journal of expedition to New Mexico and the southern
provinces under General Stephen Watts Kearny and later Col. Alexander W. Doniphan.
Descriptive account of life on the marches. Map of Mexico, New Mexico, California, and
Oregon, dated 1847. Also partial typescript of journal and biographical account by Edwards’
brother.
Cite as: Marcellus Ball Edwards Journal, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0442
Edwards, Ronald.
Architecture Collection, no date. 11 tubes, 1 box
Drawings of various projects around Missouri. Includes projects from the firm of Harms and
Kramer (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Preliminary inventory available.
Cite as: Ronald Edwards Architecture Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0443
Edwards, Ruth Katharine (circa 1898- ).
Papers, 1906-1930. 1 box
Ruth Katharine Edwards resided at 7109 Page Ave. and later 6915 Page Ave. in St. Louis
County, Mo. She married Claude M. Downer circa 1935.
Diaries, letters, school notebooks, and literary manuscripts of Ruth Edwards. Includes her
diaries and letters home while on cruises in Europe, the Caribbean, and Hawaii in the 1920s and