Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

A1125
Naturalization papers collection, 1802-1920 (bulk 1820s-1830s). 2 boxes
This collection consists of approximately 700 naturalization documents, the majority of
which are declarations of intention to become a citizen of the United States. The large majority
of these documents were filed in St. Louis County courts. The earliest document is dated 1802,
and the most recent document is dated 1920. More than half of the documents are dated 1830s.
The most frequent countries of origin for those seeking citizenship are from German states,
Ireland, and England.
Collection is arranged alphabetically.
Name indexed in the archives card catalog and in the Missouri History Museum Genealogy and
Local History Index.
Cite as: Naturalization Papers Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2521
Naval Reserves of Missouri.
Papers, 1902-1934. 2 folders
The Naval Reserves of Missouri was organized circa 1900.
The collection includes correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings relating to the
Naval Reserves of Missouri.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Naval Reserves of Missouri Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1126
Navy Department collection, 1847-1933. 1 folder (approximately 30 items)
Collection contains U.S. Navy continuous service certificate to Joseph Holub, 1879-1903;
war log of U.S.S. St. Louis, 1917-1919; newsclippings and correspondence regarding silver
service and bell of Cruiser St. Louis which were loaned to the Masonic Temple Museum,
through the Missouri Historical Society.
Cite as: Navy Department Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2518
Neave, Anna P.
Letters, 1881-1920. 12 items
In 1842, Alexander Neave married Anna Philips, a native of Pennsylvania from a Quaker
background. The couple and their children resided in Hamilton County, Ohio, before moving to
St. Louis in the 1870s. Alexander Neave died May 25, 1897, and was buried in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Collection contains ten letters of Mrs. Anna P. Neave, dated St. Louis, Missouri, to her niece
Anna P. Haines in West Grove, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Collection also includes a Zurich
postcard addressed to Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Haines and an itemized description of the letters
written by manuscript dealer Constance R. Spande.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Anna P. Neave Letters, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2262
Necktie Workers’ Organization.
Postcard, 1941 July 14. 1 item
Postcard of the Necktie Workers’ Organization, 6159 Bertha Ave., Wellston, St. Louis