Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

A0959
M. Bleifuss and Co. (Ste. Genevieve, Missouri).
Journal, 1852-1858. 1 volume; 1 folder
General store, Michael Bleifuss, proprietor.
Business accounts, includes inventory of merchandise (February 1851); journal of
merchandise purchased (February-July 1852); journal of cash received (September 20, 1853-
March 26, 1854); record of house expenses (January 22, 1855-January 7, 1858); and other
accounts.
From the Bolduc House in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
Cite as: M. Bleifuss and Co. Journal, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0960
M.J. Sheehan Co. (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Business Ledgers, 1887-1899. 2 volumes
M.J. Sheehan was a druggist located at 1100 Franklin Avenue. Volumes include records of
sales and receipts. Also includes some loose bills and receipts.
Cite as: M.J. Sheehan Co. Business Ledgers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2163
Maas and Steffen Fur Company.
Collection, 1838-1946. 1 folder
The Steffen family began a fur trading business called Maas and Steffen, Incorporated, The
Standard Fur House, in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1914. It was founded by two friends from New
Orleans, Eugene Maas and Edwin Steffen, Sr. The company was located in a quonset hut on
Manchester Road. Eugene Maas was originally from Frankfurt, Germany. Edwin Steffen, Sr.,
learned the fur business from his brother-in-law from Wisconsin. Edwin Steffen, Jr., lived near
Ladue. He attended Country Day School and Yale University. He was an officer in the mountain
artillery and then joined the business in 1946. In the 1970s they were one of the few surviving
fur traders still in St. Louis. They purchased furs from all over North America and sold them to
wholesalers in Europe.
The collection consists of fur prices, brochures, shipping tags, company letters and a
pamphlet on the fur trade in New Orleans.
Cite as: Maas and Steffen Fur Company, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1001
McAdams, Clark.
Papers, 1862-1940. 3 boxes
Clark McAdams was born on a farm near Otterville, Jersey County, Illinois, in1874. He was
the son of William McAdams (1835-1895) and Ann Eliza Curtis McAdams (1847-1933). He
spent his early life in Alton, Illinois, and attended Shurtleff College. His first newspaper work
was in Alton, where he served as editor of the Alton Republican in the 1890s. He was a member
of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch staff for over 35 years and was in charge of its editorial page from
1929 until 1934, shortly before his death on November 29, 1935. He was one of the founders of
the St. Louis Artists Guild and was its president for the 22 years preceding his death. He was also
an avid outdoorsman, devoted to wildlife and game conservation. He married Laura Baker of
Alton in 1904.
Collection includes correspondence of Clark McAdams with his wife during their married
life; Mrs. McAdams' notes about her husband's life; her story of his position as editor of the St.