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of Cooking, and their division of the proceeds from the sale of the book. Also includes a few
letters between Hartrich, Becker, and Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., dated 1952, relating to the
editing of the book; correspondence between Becker and Hartrich that relate to the death of Irma
S. Rombauer in 1962; a memorandum by Hartrich detailing the history of her financial
arrangement with Rombauer; and newsclippings about Irma S. Rombauer, 1948-1962, and about
the 1973 sale of the paperback rights to The Joy of Cooking. Much of the material in this
collection was used in Mary Whyte Hartrich's 1973 lawsuit for a share of the proceeds from the
sale of the paperback rights, and bears evidence stamps and notations relating to the case.
Missouri Historical Society does not possess the literary rights to the letters of either Irma S.
Rombauer or Marion Rombauer Becker.
Cite as: Rombauer-Hartrich Correspondence, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2926
Hascall Family.
Papers, 1838-1904. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
Friend P. Hascall was born in Connecticut in 1799, and married Elizabeth Fairyer in 1839 in
Ralls County, Missouri. They had a child named Joseph D. Hascall. Friend P. Hascall died
February 21, 1877, in Ralls County.
The papers consist primarily of Hascall family deeds and receipts, mostly relating to land in
Ralls County and Monroe County, Missouri. Also includes a couple of personal letters and other
family papers.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Hascall Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0659
Hatch, Frederick T. (1855- ).
Hatch family papers, 1904-1916. 2 boxes
Frederick T. Hatch was born November 21, 1855, in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He married
Gertrude Hill of Steubenhill, Ohio, August 13, 1884. Four children were born of the marriage:
Frederick Nathaniel, Alice Katharine, William Sherman, and Edward Flint. Frederick Hatch's job
as superintendent of the Peoria Division, Vandalia Line, took his family to Terre Haute, Indiana,
circa 1904. Due to poor health, Mrs. Hatch and the younger children wintered in Florida,
September 1904 until her death in February 1905, at which time the children returned to St.
Louis where Frederick Hatch had just moved. Young Edward died April 1910. Alice, a librarian,
maintained the family home for her father for many years.
Correspondence of the Frederick T. Hatch family; letters between Frederick and his wife,
Gertrude, while she wintered in Florida due to poor health (September 1904-February 1905). The
bulk of the collection is letters from William and Frederick Hatch (sons) to their sister Alice in
St. Louis, in which they discuss family matters, jobs, social life, etc.; genealogy material.
Cite as: Hatch Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2892
Hatfield, H.
Letter, 1930 Sept 27. 1 item
Typescript letter signed H. Hatfield, 1517a Marcus Ave., St. Louis, Mo., to Anne, September
27, 1930. Briefly discusses his job. Handwritten note states, “Raph Kappels is getting married
next week to a Jewish girl named Margie Bialock.” Letter is written on stationery of the Franklin
Furniture Co., 11th and Franklin Ave., and includes an illustration of the company’s building.