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Society.
1846 typescript diary may not be reproduced without the permission of the Philosophical Society
of Ohio at Cincinnati.
Cite as: Charles Peabody Travel Diaries, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2571
Pearson, Lillie V. “Granny,” Mrs. (1915-2006).
Papers, 1948-2006. 13 items
Mrs. Lillie V. “Granny” Pearson owned and operated Tillie’s Food Shop (also known as
Tillie’s Corner), a neighborhood confectionary located at the corner of Garrison and Sheridan
Avenues in St. Louis, Missouri. She opened the shop in 1948. Mrs. Pearson died November 30,
2006, in St. Louis.
The papers include photocopies of newspaper obituaries of Mrs. Lillie V. Pearson from the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch and St. Louis American; reproductions of photographs of the exterior of
Tillie’s Corner, 1345-1355 North Garrison Avenue, taken in 2002; historical synopsis of Tillie’s
Corner written by her granddaughter Carla R. Pearson, 2004; reproductions of photographs of
Mrs. Lillie V. Pearson; reproduction of sketch of Mrs. Pearson by artist Bill O’Donnell, 1995;
and an original photograph of Mrs. Pearson inside Tillie’s Food Shop, 1948.
Cite as: Mrs. Lillie V. “Granny” Pearson Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1194
Peck, Charles.
Papers, 1817-1889. 5 items
Papers contain birth and death records from family Bible; notebook containing record of
remedies and dosages for various ailments, prescriptions of numerous St. Louis druggists and
pharmacists, and entries regarding local physicians; printed letter to member of the Central
Presbyterian Church, circa 1865; and issue of the “Children's Friend” (Volume II, Number 10;
May 18, 1867), an Evangelical Sabbath school journal, published in Richmond, [Virginia].
Cite as: Charles Peck Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1193
Peck, Charles Henry (1817-1899).
Papers, 1887-1898. 2 volumes
Born in New York, left for West in 1838, settling in St. Louis, married Rebecca Adams in
1840. Worked in building and mining, with numerous other business interests. Served as a
director of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, was an incorporator and director of Vulcan Iron Works
and of Bessemer Steel Works, incorporator of Mechanics' Bank and of Provident Savings
Association, vice-president of St. Louis Gaslight Company, president of Central Silver Mining
Company. Also an original trustee of Vandeventer Place.
Two letterpress letterbooks of Charles H. Peck, relating to his numerous business interests
and personal affairs in the latter part of his life, 1887-1899. Includes extensive correspondence
regarding the Central Silver Mining Company and its interests in Arizona.
Cite as: Charles Henry Peck Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1195
Peddicord, Kelion Franklin (1833-1905).
Papers, 1862-1910. 11 folders
Kelion Franklin Peddicord was born October 1, 1833, near Barnesville, Ohio. His family