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Papers, 1839-1861. 4 folders (approximately 60 items)
Collection consists primarily of correspondence of Flora Byrne to Mrs. Charles F. Mayer,
which describes her reactions to St. Louis life and people and life in a cabin at Byrnham Wood in
Clark County near Winchester, Missouri. The letters contain many sidelights on the state of
development in that day; mention well-known characters; and show the facilities for
transportation between the Atlantic seaboard and St. Louis.
Cite as: Mayer Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2427
Mayer, Virginia.
Papers, 1933; no date. 3 items
Papers include holy communion certificate of Virginia Mayer, Holy Redeemer Church, May
1933; holy communion certificate of Elizabeth Jane Mayer, St. Elizabeth Academy Chapel, no
date; and photograph of Virginia Mayer in her communion dress, May 29, 1933.
Cite as: Virginia Mayer Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1000
Mays, William R.
Papers, 1877-1888. 1 folder (approximately 30 items)
William R. Mays was a Methodist minister in St. Louis. He moved here from East
Woodstock, Connecticut. The different churches that he ministered at in St. Louis were Marvin
Chapel, Chouteau Avenue Methodist Church, and St. Paul's Methodist Church.
Papers contain letters to a former parishioner, Sister Hibbard, describing his ministry in St.
Louis. The letters are descriptive of his life and living conditions in St. Louis. He describes St.
Louis as the most desolate city for real vital religion in the United States.
Cite as: William R. Mays Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1619
Measuregraph Company (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Records, 1914-1977. 4 boxes; 2 oversize folders
The Measuregraph Company was founded in St. Louis in 1914. It was incorporated under
Delaware law in 1920. It manufactured linear and area measuring devices for fabrics, textiles,
and leather. The Measuregraph machine was invented and developed by Walter H. Hosch from
Gainesville, Georgia. His brother M.C. Hosch helped develop the company in St. Louis. Wholly
owned by Brad-Mar/Fabricmaster, the company dissolved in 1977.
The records include articles of incorporation; certificates of incorporation; stock transfer
sheets; minutes of meetings of voting trustees, 1931-1937; notices, reports of annual
stockholders meetings, 1931-1979; minutes, 1914-1977, and patents. Also includes the records
of Brad-Mar Corporation, 1963-1967, which was later called Fabricmaster, 1967-1970.
Correspondence of the Hosch family, 1917, 1966-1976, including one letter of Walter Hosch to
Mrs. Bertha Freeman, January 12, 1917, describing moving to St. Louis and the work of trying to
get the Measuregraph Company off the ground. The rest of the family correspondence mainly
concerns stock dividends. Also includes issues of “The Measuregraph Bulletin,” October 1917
and January 1918; stockholder information, 1915-1976; blueprints; published articles regarding
the success of The Measuregraph Company; advertisements and pamphlets describing the
Measuregraph machine and its uses.
Cite as: The Measuregraph Company Records, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.