Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

Gee Wong, the elder of the brothers who was often erroneously known as Sam Wah, died in
1985[?] and Gee Hong died in 1986.
This collection consists of papers of St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Eliot F. Porter, Jr., who,
among others, led the fight to save the Sam Wah Laundry. Included are correspondence of the
principals involved; editorials and notes of Eliot Porter; newsclippings; and documentation
related to the efforts of the Friends of Sam Wah to raise funds for the rehabilitation of the Sam
Wah Laundry. Also of note in the collection is the initial sign from the door of Sam Wah
Laundry announcing their closing, and the original condemnation notice that was posted. "Save
Sam Wah" campaign buttons transferred to the Division of Museum Collections.
Cite as: Eliot F. Porter, Jr., Campaign to Save Sam Wah Laundry Collection, Missouri History
Museum Archives, St. Louis.
Porter, Fitz-John
See Fitz-John Porter court martial collection
A1240
Porter, Valentine Mott.
Papers, [1898-1915]. 1 folder (approximately 15 items)
Missouri Historical Society Board Member.
Papers contain some correspondence of Porter in California; genealogical information
regarding family; article with photographs, L'Affaire Fery, a fishing village in Canada.
Cite as: Valentine Mott Porter Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1241
Post, Eliza G. Randolph ( -1876).
Memorandum books, 1812-1876. 16 volumes
Married Justus Post, mother of Marcus Post, came to St. Louis from New York in 1815, then
to farm in St. Louis County, fourteen miles upriver from St. Charles at Bonhomme, Missouri, in
1816. In 1830, moved to Illinois, living first in America, then Caledonia, then on a farm outside
of Caledonia in Pulaski County on the Ohio River. Upon the death of her husband in 1846, she
began to live with relatives and friends, including her son Augustus Post, in Alton, Illinois, and
her nephew, Erastus Post, in St. Louis County near Bridgeton.
Sixteen memorandum books (incomplete) detailing day-to-day activities of Eliza Post and
her family in St. Louis, St. Louis County, southern Illinois, and on trips to the northeast to visit
her family. Memorandum books include a record of her marketing expenditures, 1812-1832;
condensed autobiographical information dating from 1815-1876; and a list of books read
between 1851 and 1868. Two volumes of transcripts of memorandum book, 1815, expenses for
travel from New York to St. Louis and later trips back to New York, 1826-1850, memorandum
book, 1851-1855, and a record of books owned and read by Justus and Eliza Post.
Cite as: Eliza G. Randolph Post Memorandum Books, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A1242
Post, Justus.
Papers, 1807-1821; 1947. 4 folders (approximately 60 items)
Justus Post was an army officer in the War of 1812.
Series of letters to his brother John Post, describing his arrival in St. Louis. The letters
include descriptions of the people, the land, etc., and his buying of farm land in St. Louis