Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

A1030
Meriwether, Lee.
Papers, 1770s-1964. 1 box; 1 oversize folder
Papers of Lee Meriwether and Jessie Gair Meriwether; estate of George Gair, Milntown,
Scotland; family records from Scotland; and an undated campaign poster, Lee Meriwether for
Mayor, St. Louis Democratic primary election.
Papers were found at the former residence of Lee Meriwether, 5211 Washington, St. Louis.
Cite as: Lee Meriwether Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1031
Merkle, Helen Hutchinson.
Scrapbook, 1942-1949. 1 volume
Helen H. Merkle studied design at Washington University and later founded the Half-Fare
Frocks and Tween Fare children's clothing lines. The clothes were manufactured in St. Louis.
Scrapbook contains newsclippings, fabric samples, etc., regarding Half-Fare Frocks and
Tween Fare lines.
Cite as: Helen Hutchinson Merkle Scrapbook, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1032
Mersman, Joseph J. (1824-1892).
Diary, 1847-1864 (bulk 1847-1851). 2 volumes
Came to St. Louis from Cincinnati, 1849.
Diary, with extensive references to family history, by a St. Louis businessman. Includes
entries made in Cincinnati (November 10, 1848-February 8, 1849), followed by St. Louis entries
(February 26, 1949-March 20, 1855). Includes references to cholera, and a will, dated July 9,
1851, to be followed in the event of Mersman's death from cholera. Also irregular Civil War
entries, 1862-1864, and recipes for alcohol in the back. Diary was published in Linda A. Fisher,
editor, The Whisky Merchant’s Diary: An Urban Life in the Emerging Midwest (Athens, Ohio:
Ohio University Press, 2007).
Some German and French.
Cite as: Joseph J. Mersman Diary, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1033
Mertens Family.
Account books, 1841-1872. 12 volumes
Hermann, Missouri, general merchandisers.
Cashbook, ledger, and six daybooks of Claus Mertens' general store, 1841-1851. Daybook of
M. Mertens general merchandise sales, 1854-1855. Daybook and two volumes of suppliers'
invoices from Mertens and Co., general merchandisers, 1866-1872.
Some German handscript in Claus Mertens' cashbook.
Cite as: Mertens Family Account Books, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
Mesker, Frank (1859-1952).
Mesker collection, 1817-1895.
Collection title changed to Henry W. Williams Collection.
A1034
Metz Family.