Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

Collection, 1850-1937. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
Photocopies of Aubuchon-Creely-Tebeau family records, deeds, and genealogical
information.
Cite as: Aubuchon-Creely-Tebeau Family Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A0066
Audubon, John James (1785-1851).
Collection, 1826-1921. 1 box; 1 volume
John James Audubon, christened Jean Jacques Fougere Rabin, was born April 26, 1785, in
Les Cayes, San Domingo, to Jean Audubon, a French naval officer, and his mistress, a
Mademoiselle Rabin, who died soon after his birth. He grew up in France with his stepmother,
Anne Moynet Audubon, but was sent to America by his father in 1803 to manage the plantation
and lead mines he had invested in near Morristown, Pennsylvania. Audubon adopted the more
American sounding name, John James, on his arrival. In 1807, he embarked on a series of
unsuccessful business ventures in Kentucky with Ferdinand Rozier. Financially ruined at age 35,
he turned to painting as a profession. His best-known work, The Birds of America, was first
published in London in 1838. When he returned from England in 1839 he began work on The
Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. Poor eyesight forced him to give up painting in 1846,
and after several years of deteriorating health, he died of a stroke on January 27, 1851.
The papers include correspondence, study notes, a scrapbook of Auduboniana compiled by
Maria R. Audubon, daughter of John Woodhouse Audubon, biographical material, and other
papers. Correspondents include John James Abert, John Bachman, Spencer F. Baird, Charles L.
Bonaparte, George T. Fox, Ethan A. Greenwood, Richard Harlan, Edward Harris, William
MacGillivray, Samuel George Morton, Robert Treat Paine, George F. Parkman, Prideaux John
Selby, William Swainson, John K. Townsend, Nathaniel A. Vigors, William Yarrell, and
members of Audubon's family.
Indexed in the archives card catalog.
Cite as: John James Audubon Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0067
Auer, Jacob.
Journal, 1887-1888. 1 volume
Journal dated June 30, 1887, to September 11, 1888, contains accounts of steamboat
shipments from Auer's Landing, Illinois. It also includes recipes and hints; drawings and
arithmetic problems added later.
Cite as: Jacob Auer Journal, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0068
Augustus Jones and Sons (Potosi, Missouri).
Ledger, 1841-1848. 1 volume (129 leaves)
Ledger dated December 6, 1841, to January 27, 1848, containing the records of Augustus
Jones and Sons, blacksmiths in Potosi, Missouri.
Cite as: Augustus Jones and Sons Ledger, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1925
Austin, Moses.
Collection, 1813; 1923-1950. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]