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Graham Frost, at Visitation Academy, to family members at Selma Hall, 1859; letter of V.S.
Blair to Agnes Brent, dated February 21, 1891, describing Sherman's funeral procession; some
letters of Robert S. Brookings after his purchase of Selma Hall; undated material includes bills,
receipts and correspondence regarding Selma Hall. The collection also includes the record of a
committee of fifty appointed on April 14, 1853, to obtain subscriptions for a testimonial for
Luther M. Kennett. Typed copy of a biographical letter written by Kennett inserted into volume.
Cite as: Kennett Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0813
Kern, Carl Wilhelm.
Manuscript music collection, 1919-1945. 3 flat storage boxes
Cite as: Carl Wilhelm Kern Manuscript Music Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives,
St. Louis., Missouri.
A0814
Kerr Family.
Account books, 1900-1912. 4 volumes
St. Louis businessman George W. Kerr married Annie Kerr, a direct descendant of Pierre
Laclede. He was involved in estate business.
Two volumes of business and personal accounts of Annie Kerr, 1900-1912; and two volumes
of personal and business accounts of George W. Kerr, 1900-1910.
Cite as: Kerr Family Account Books, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2388
Kerr, George W.
Papers, 1897-1899. 5 items
Collection contains receipt of the Jesse French Piano & Organ Co., St. Louis, Mo., December
4, 1897, for a piano purchased by George W. Kerr (attached certificate of warranty of the Starr
Piano Company, Richmond, Indiana, dated December 1, 1897); statement of the Wm. Barr Dry
Goods Co., Sixth, Olive and Locust Streets, St. Louis, to Mrs. G.W. Kerr, December 1898, for
merchandise; receipt of the Bell Telephone Company of Missouri, St. Louis, to Mrs. Geo. W.
Kerr, January 1, 1898, for telephone service; and receipt of Wm. Barr Dry Goods Co., St. Louis,
Mo., to Mrs. G.W. Kerr, 5121 McPherson, February 1899 (stationery includes image of Wm.
Barr Dry Goods Co. store).
Cite as: George W. Kerr Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1845
Kerr-Peters Family.
Papers, 1827-1883. 1 folder, 1 oversize folder
Anne M. Peters, daughter of Judge William C. Carr and widow of Ralph Peters, died May
27, 1875, in St. Louis. She was survived by her son George W. Kerr and her daughter Isabella R.
Clendenin, wife of William A. Clendenin. George W. Kerr was born circa 1838 and died in 1915
in Pasadena, California.
Collection consists primarily of nineteenth-century deeds for property in St. Louis and
related legal documents, mostly relating to Anne M. Peters, George W. Kerr, and the Spencer
family. Collection also contains two Civil War commissions of James F. How.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Kerr-Peters Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.