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Cite as: Mrs. Emma May Giger Biographical Data Sheet, Missouri History Museum Archives,
St. Louis.
A0578
Gildersleeve, Isaac B.
Papers, 1853-1864. 1 box
Isaac B. Gildersleeve was a riverboat man and hotel owner in St. Louis.
Correspondence, receipts, and newsclippings regarding Isaac Gildersleeve.
Cite as: Isaac B. Gildersleeve Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0579
Gill, McCune (1883-1965).
Papers, 1914; 1940-1965. 2 boxes
McCune Gill was born March 20, 1883, in Mexico, Missouri. His family later moved to St.
Louis and he attended Webster Groves elementary schools and Central High School in St. Louis.
He entered Washington University and received a degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1904. On June
6, 1912, he married Peggy Shannon. He became the president of the Title Guarantee Trust
Company and was chairman of the board in 1958. He was the author of a number of professional
books and papers including Gill on Missouri Titles, Gills's Missouri Real Estate Forms, and A
Treatise on Real Property Law. He also wrote a three-volume history of St. Louis titled The St.
Louis Story. He was active in the Missouri Historical Society and served on the board of trustees
from 1934-1953 and was the second vice president in 1945 and the first vice president in 1946.
He died in 1965.
Papers include insurance and pension plans and various papers regarding McCune Gill, 1965;
manuscript of a novella and poems by May Berely Shannon including notes and drafts; and
genealogy of Wright family. Manuscript of novella titled "The Ivory Fan." Manuscripts of
historical novels; Apples of Gold, originally titled, Love and Hope Made America and These
Three.
Cite as: McCune Gill Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2916
Gillespie, Andrew.
Papers, 1802-1877. 7 items [formerly Alphabetical File]
Papers include the following items: (1) Typescript copy of inventory of the estate of Sarah
Thornhill, at a court in Bedford County, February 22, 1802. (2) Certificate of the Loyal Orange
Association, County Down, Ireland, October 8, 1849, stating that Andrew Gillespie has received
a degree. (3) Marriage certificate of Andrew Gillespie and Mary Ann Lanabaugh [Mary Ann
Longabaugh], both residents of Juniata County, Pennsylvania, July 27, 1854. (4) Naturalization
certificate of Andrew Gillespie, recorded at Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pennsylvania,
September 7, 1855. (5) Letter signed Jane Gillespie to her son Andrew, December 1, 1858[?].
Mentions that Andrew’s brother David Gillespie is now on a voyage to Australia, and describes
his departure from Belfast. Mentions prices of butter and pork, and mentions several deaths at
home. (6) Letter signed Cyrus Longabaugh, Sabbath Rest, Blair County, Pennsylvania, to
Andrew Gillespie, March 10, 1869. (7) Letter signed John M. Longabaugh, Antistown, [Blair
County, Pennsylvania], to his sister, August 10, 1877[?]. Mentions the death of brother Henry
and where the various family members are living.
Cite as: Andrew Gillespie Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.