Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

A1145
O. Houx and Co. (Lexington, Butler, and Marshall, Missouri).
Account books, 1866-1884. 3 volumes
Account books of general merchandise firm in Lexington, Missouri (1866-1869), Butler,
Missouri (1871), and Marshall, Missouri (1871-1884). Consists of one ledger and two sales
journals.
Cite as: O. Houx and Co. Account Books, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1146
Oakville Fair Corporation.
Records, 1959-1963. 1 box
The Oakville Fair Corporation was organized in 1959 as a non-profit corporation for the
purpose of holding a centennial celebration in 1959 for the community of Oakville, Missouri.
Complete archives of the Oakville Fair Corporation; includes correspondence, financial
records, clippings, and approximately 50 photographs by Bob Merz.
Indexed in the archives card catalog.
Cite as: Oakville Fair Corporation Records, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1147
Oberg family.
Papers, 1911-1918. 1 box; 1 oversize folder
Emil Oberg died in France during World War I.
Papers include World War I mementoes; notices of Emil’s death; photographs of family;
postcards from various places sent to family from Emil; letters of Emil to family during his
service; broadside, "Co. D, 115th Engineers, U.S.N.G. XL Division, Soldier Memorial, U.S.
German War, 1917."
Cite as: Oberg Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1148
O'Brien, David.
Diaries, 1907-1917. 2 volumes
St. Louis police officer.
St. Louis policeman's duty journals, dated March 26, 1907–March 28, 1917, with accounts of
arrests, assignments, routine police procedures, marginal notes on final disposition of cases.
Cite as: David O'Brien Diaries, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2422
O’Fallon, A.M.
Broadside for sale at public auction, 1873 Mar 13. 1 item
Broadside reads, “Public Sale! I will sell at public auction, at the place known as the John
O’Fallon Farm, near Sulphur Springs, Mo., on Thursday, 13 Day of March, 1873. Without
reserve or limitation, the most approved farming implements, consisting of 1 large separator or
threshing machine, mowing & reaping machines, all description of plows, subsoil, gang and
double plows, cultivators, harrows, mowing machines, corn crushers, rollers, horse wagons and
ox wagons. The above implements have been in use only one season, and will be sold at a great
sacrifice. Also household furniture. Also horses and mares for farm work; thoroughbred horses, a
large herd of fine cattle; Southdown sheep, Berkshire and Poland China hogs, and a quantity of
wool. Terms of Sale–A credit of 9 months for all sums over ten dollars; the purchaser giving note