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A1171
Paddock Family.
Papers, 1815-1934. 4 boxes; 1 volume (124 pages).
Family of Revolutionary War soldier Gaius Paddock, his wife Mary (Polly) and of his ten
children, two of whom were sons, Sprouat and Orville.
This collection consists of descriptions of life in St. Louis; Paddock's Grove, Madison
County, Illinois; and Springfield and Alton. It includes a few deeds, papers, Civil War letters,
correspondence concerning nursery stock. The collection also includes correspondence of the
Paddock women; a ledger, 1821-1822, later used as a scrapbook; a volume of writing of Gaius
Paddock (grandson of Revolutionary War soldier), 1834-1844; and Gaius Paddock family book,
1836-1936, by Susan and Gaius Paddock. The collection also contains a daybook of unidentified
merchandise accounts, 1836-1837; most accounts obscured by clippings, as volume was later
used as a scrapbook by Susan Paddock of Paddock's Grove.
Cite as: Paddock Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1172
Paffrath, Max.
Papers, 1893-1926. 5 folders; 1 oversize folder
Engineer.
Collection includes professional correspondence; specifications for Philippine Exhibit at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Municipal Courts Building (St. Louis), unidentified hospital and
various railroads; floor plans for a public bath house at 7th and Soulard (St. Louis), 1908; floor
plans for the Municipal Court Building, 1910; and the confirmation certificate of Max Paffrath,
1893.
Cite as: Max Paffrath Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
Pageant and Masque (Saint Louis, Missouri)
See Saint Louis Pageant and Masque
A1173
Palacek Family.
Papers, 1911-1956. 1 box (approximately 15 items)
Thomas Palacek was born June 23, 1887, in St. Louis. A beer bottler by trade, he was
employed by Anheuser-Busch, and was a member of Beer Bottler's Union no. 187 of the
International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distiller Workers of
America.
Papers include three record booklets of Clara Palacek relating to participation/membership in
Czech immigrant societies, the Sebevzdelavaci Spolek Ceskych Zen a Divek, 1911-1921, and
Sbor Bretislava c 14., 1928-1938 and 1930-1939; Missouri State Unemployment Service
identification card, issued to Thomas A. Palacek, Sr., October 9, 1939; membership booklet,
International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, and Soft Drink Workers of America,
issued to Thomas A. Palacek, Sr., May 17, 1943; group insurance and retirement income plans
for employees of Anheuser-Busch, Inc., 1947; printed booklet titled "Constitution of the
International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal Soft Drink and Distillery Workers of
America, adopted 1950"; printed booklet titled "Labor Agreement between International Union
of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers of America, CIO, and its
Local Union No. 187 and Anheuser-Busch, Inc, 1953"; letter of Harold Gartner, Industrial
Relation Dept., Anheuser-Busch, Inc., to Thomas Palacek regarding absence from work due to