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A1120
Nagel, Charles (1849-1940).
Papers, 1861-1938. 5 folders (approximately 150 items); 1 oversize folder
Charles Nagel was a leading political figure from the city of St. Louis. He was secretary of
commerce and labor in President Taft's cabinet. He also served in the St. Louis City Council and
in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was a member from Missouri of the Republican
National Committee from 1908 to 1912. He was a member of the St. Louis law firm of Nagel,
Kirby, Orrick and Shepley.
Papers include a typed manuscript of his book, A Boy's Civil War Story, with reviews and
letters concerning same; clippings and printed matter regarding Charles Nagel; four typed letters
of Dr. Herman Nagel in Texas to the family in Germany, 1861-1864; transcripts of letters of Dr.
Herman Nagel, Milheim, Texas, and St. Louis, to his brother and mother, 1861-1864; document
honoring Charles Nagel as secretary of commerce and labor, October 9, 1912; series of
correspondence of Charles Nagel, 1920-1938.
Cite as: Charles Nagel Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1121
Napton, William Barclay (1808-1883).
Papers, 1829-1883. 4 boxes; 5 volumes
Born in New Jersey; graduated from Princeton in 1826, tutored for two years, entered
University of Virginia, qualifying as an attorney two years later; moved to Fayette, Missouri,
from Virginia in 1832; took up practice of law and edited the Boone's Lick Democrat in 1834;
served as state senator, attorney general, and state Supreme Court justice (1839-1851); aligned
himself against the abolitionists during the Civil War; practiced law in St. Louis from 1863;
returned to the Missouri Supreme Court, 1873-1880; retired in 1880; married Melinda Williams
in 1838; she died in 1862, leaving ten children who were then raised by relatives.
Correspondence of William B. Napton and his wife, Melinda Williams Napton, 1839-1861;
manuscript school books of William B. Napton, 1825-1827; and five manuscript diaries, with
typescript copies, of Judge William B. Napton, 1829-1883, with notes from studies at University
of Virginia, discussion of local, state and national political issues, St. Louis social life, discussion
of literature both current and classical, political commentary (very candid). Napton’s diaries
were published in Christoper Phillips and Jason L. Pendleton, editors, The Union on Trial: The
Political Journals of Judge William Barclay Napton, 1829-1883 (Columbia: University of
Missouri Press, 2005).
Some Latin in first volume.
Indexed in the archives card catalog.
Cite as: William Barclay Napton Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2063
Narjis, Henry.
Notice of rejection of petition to be made a Mason in Chester Lodge No. 72, A.F. and A.M.,
Chester, Illinois, 1870 Feb 5. 1 item
Cite as: Henry Narjis Notice of Rejection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2278
Nash, Marsha (1960-2007).
Funeral Program, 2007. 1 item