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Biographical Data Sheet, 1959 Feb 9. 1 item [formerly Alphabetical File]
Biographical data sheet for the Missouri Historical Society filled out by Alexis Frank
Hartmann, 7433 Teasdale Ave., St. Louis County, Missouri. Includes genealogical data on his
family.
Cite as: Alexis Frank Hartmann Biographical Data Sheet, Missouri History Museum Archives,
St. Louis.
A2921
Hartnett Family.
Papers, 1900-1926. 2 items
Papers include naturalization certificate of John Hartnett recorded in the St. Louis Court of
Appeals, October 15, 1900, and typescript letter signed C.G. Bentley, treasurer, National Union
Assurance Society, Cleveland, Ohio, to Mrs. Nora Hartnett, 2953 Montgomery St., St. Louis,
Mo., April 3, 1926, stating in part, “Enclosed find our Protection Fund draft No. 4595 drawn in
your favor for $1000.00 in settlement of your claim on account of the death of John J. Hartnett,
late member of Bunker Hill Council No. 469, N.U.A.S. . . .” (Draft is not included.)
Cite as: Hartnett Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2425
Hartnett, Richard.
Certificate of remittance of fine, 1898 May 13. 1 item
Certificate issued by the state of Missouri: “By virtue of authority in me vested by law, and
for good and sufficient reasons appearing, I, Lon V. Stephens, Governor of the State of Missouri,
do hereby remit the fine imposed upon Richard Hartnett who was, February 23, 1898, by a
judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Louis City (Criminal Division), fined $100 for the crime of
common assault and I do hereby entitle the said Richard Hartnett to all the rights, privileges and
immunities which by law attach and result from the operation of these presents, he paying all
costs that may have accrued in the prosecution of the case in which he was found guilty.”
Cite as: Richard Hartnett Certificate of Remittance of Fine, Missouri History Museum Archives,
St. Louis.
A0658
Hartrich, Mary Whyte.
Rombauer-Hartrich correspondence, 1943-1973; no date. 1 box
Mary Whyte Hartrich, known as "Mazie" or "Maizie," was friend and secretary to St.
Louisan Irma S. Rombauer, author of The Joy of Cooking, and assisted Rombauer in the testing
and cataloguing of recipes, and the preparation and editing of multiple editions of that cookbook
and others. Over the years Hartrich received a share in the proceeds of The Joy of Cooking, even
though there was no written agreement between the two women. As Marion Rombauer Becker,
the daughter of Irma S. Rombauer, began to assume more and more responsibility for The Joy of
Cooking, Hartrich continued to be involved. In 1973, several years after the 1962 death of Irma
S. Rombauer, the Bobbs-Merrill Company sold the paperback rights to The Joy of Cooking for
$l.5 million. When Hartrich received no portion of the proceeds, she successfully sued,
establishing her claim to an interest in The Joy of Cooking by using her personal correspondence
with Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker as evidence of legal entitlement.
This collection consists mostly of correspondence from Irma S. Rombauer and Marion
Rombauer Becker to Mary Whyte Hartrich, 1943-1962. It reveals the history of the relationship
between the three women and their respective roles in the preparation and publication of The Joy