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A2420
Grand View Consolidated Mining, Milling, Tunnel and Drainage Co. (Colorado Springs,
Colorado).
Papers, 1911. 2 items
Collection contains (1) prospectus of the Grand View Consolidated Mining, Milling, Tunnel
and Drainage Co. of Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1911 (15 pages) and (2) undated flyer of the
Grand View Consolidated Mines Co., Colorado Springs, promoting investment in the company.
Cite as: Grand View Consolidated Mining, Milling, Tunnel and Drainage Co. Papers, Missouri
History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1821
Grant, Lee W. (1863- ).
Papers, 1854-1954. 2 folders
Lee W. Grant was born January 17, 1863, in St. Louis. He was the son of Barton S. Grant
and Frances A. (Palmer) Grant. He graduated from Washington University in 1885 and St. Louis
Law School in 1886. After 1899, Grant was senior partner in the Grant, Carroll & Kennedy law
firm, a general practice firm. He married Zoe R. Nelson, daughter of diving-bell manufacturer
William S. Nelson in 1891.
The collection consists of correspondence, primarily letters written by Grant’s children,
including a first-hand account of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and a letter from James
Eads to William S. Nelson. Also includes deeds, Louisiana Purchase Exposition stock
certificates, advertising cards, programs, contracts, a chart of the South Pass of the Mississippi
River jetty channel, 1878, and sketched plans for a bridge construction system. Invitation to the
50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lee W. Grant, 5710 Maple Ave., St. Louis, January
21, 1941; announcement of Mrs. Diana R. Nelson, 3682 Finney Ave., about the marriage of her
daughter Zoe Romaine Nelson to Lee W. Grant, January 21, 1891; announcement of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph W. Kerr, 4157 McPherson Ave., St. Louis, about the marriage of their daughter
Mary K. Kerr to Dr. Olney A. Ambrose, January 24, 1906.
Cite as: Lee W. Grant Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0604
Grant Monument Association of Missouri.
Records, 1885-1888. 1 box
Cashbook and record book, with minutes, articles of agreement, etc., regarding the erection
of memorial to Ulysses S. Grant.
Cite as: Grant Monument Association of Missouri Records, Missouri History Museum Archives,
St. Louis.
A2765
Grant, Samuel Becker (1896- ).
Biographical Data Sheet, 1955 Feb 13. 1 item [formerly Alphabetical File]
Biographical data sheet for the Missouri Historical Society filled out by Samuel Becker
Grant, 96 Aberdeen Place, St. Louis County, Missouri. Includes genealogical data about his
family.
Cite as: Samuel Becker Grant Biographical Data Sheet, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.