Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

successful artist, establishing a studio in Rochester, New York, in the 1860s. He moved to
Tarrytown, New York, in 1888 and died August 16, 1897, in Geneva, New York. Among his
works were a bust of Frederick Douglass at the University of Rochester, a bronze statue of a
Union soldier at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, and a statue of Washington Irving in
Tarrytown.
The collection contains two volumes: (1) a scrapbook of Johnson M. Mundy dated 1859-
1898 (approximately 150 pages) that contains newspaper clippings, correspondence (mostly
addressed to Mundy and John A. Lant), and invitations. The clippings are mostly from
newspapers in Rochester and Tarrytown, and relate to the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument at
Rockford, Illinois; the bronze statue of a Union soldier at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery; the bust of
Frederick Douglass; and other topics relating to Mundy and his work. (2) Journal of accounts of
receipts and payments of Johnson Mundy, 1859-1890 (99 pages); also includes the names of
individuals for whom he did portraits. Back of the volume includes 10 pages of names and
addresses.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Johnson Mundy Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1110
Municipal Art Commission (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Record of Proceedings, 1930-1966. 4 volumes
Cite as: Municipal Art Commission Record of Proceedings, Missouri History Museum Archives,
St. Louis.
A1111
Municipal Athletic Association (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Records, 1946-1973. 4 boxes; 2 volumes
Cite as: Municipal Athletic Association Records, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1112
Municipal Theater collection, 1919-1970. 1 folder (approximately 50 items)
Collection includes John H. Gundlach's notes on municipal theater, 1955 season, essay on
theater, etc.; chart of the first officers, directors and committees of the Municipal Theater, June
10, 1919; handbills by F. Myran Caldwell, "Origin of the Idea for a St. Louis Municipal
Theater," 1940; 1960 miscellaneous items; curricular protesting policies of the Russian
government on their treatment of Jews, issued at the Municipal Theater on occasion of
appearance of the Mosieyer dancers, 1970. The Municipal Theater was later known as the St.
Louis Municipal Opera (or The Muny).
Cite as: Municipal Theater Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1113
Murphy, David (1769?-1844).
Papers, 1793-1828. 4 folders (approximately 100 items)
David Murphy came to Missouri from Tennessee in 1800. He and his brothers established the
Murphy Settlement in St. Francois County, Missouri. He donated the land for the establishment
of the town of Farmington in 1822. Murphy served two terms in the Missouri House of
Representatives.
Letters concerning the War of 1812 and politics, written by William Ashley, John Smith T.,
Nathaniel Cook, and other influential men of the day from Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis. Also