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playground during summer school vacation for children started by Wednesday Club (transferred
to library); report of review of eight years of work at the St. Louis Insane Asylum, by Dr. Runge,
1903 (transferred to library); memorial notices of Dr. Runge; certificate appointing Mrs. Emily
F. Runge assistant probation officer, 1907; deeds, photographs of patients at asylum and juvenile
court offenders; book of compositions of Emily Foote, 1892; collection of newsclippings
regarding the insane asylum.
Cite as: Edward C. Runge Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2333
Russell, Cyrus.
Collection, 1845; no date. 3 items
Collection contains undated typescript reminiscences of Cyrus Russell (2 pages) and his son
C.S. Russell (7 pages), civilians living near Pilot Knob, Mo. Contains Cyrus Russell's account of
his being taken prisoner, and C.S. Russell's account of the family's encounters with soldiers
during the time of the Battle of Pilot Knob. Collection also contains letter signed Cyrus Russell,
Arcadia, Madison County, [Missouri], to Mr. S.D. Chapin [Samuel D. Chapin], [Somers, Tolland
County, Connecticut], March 26, 1845. In this letter, Russell tells Chapin that he has “made
arrangement with Collins & Kellogg of St. Louis to receive the money at Hartford”; provides
instructions for selling his trees, barn, and land in Somers; and mentions the prices at which he
has recently sold oats and potatoes in Missouri.
Cite as: Cyrus Russell Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1333
Russell, Edna Frances.
Correspondence 1922, 1933-1952. 2 boxes
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Russell of Fulton, Missouri, teacher of English and
education in Orrick, Missouri (1934-1936), Memphis, Missouri (1937-1938), and at the
University of Missouri (1940-1951). Married George K. Morgan in 1951, whereupon she left her
teaching position to join him at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and then returned to Fulton, Missouri,
when he was shipped overseas.
Correspondence received by Edna Frances Russell from her parents in Fulton, Missouri,
friends, and from her fiancé and husband, army Lieutenant George K. Morgan, when he was
stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Camp Polk, Louisiana, Camp Stoneman, California, and on
board the General Black during the Korean War. Includes only a few letters written by Edna
herself. Of note is one letter written by her father regarding the work of the Missouri Relief and
Reconstructions Commission during the depression (letter of October 4, 1933).
Cite as: Edna Frances Russell Correspondence, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1334
Russell, William (1778-1857).
Land records, 1811-1861. 4 volumes
William Russell was born in Frederick County, Virginia, came to St. Louis in 1804, and
served as surveyor for the United States government in Missouri and Arkansas. He speculated in
large tracts of land in Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa. His only daughter, Ann, to whom he left his
estate, married Thomas Allen, who then managed his holdings.
This collection consists of records written by William Russell to document his land holdings
in Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa, and references transactions dated 1807-1853. These records also
include annotations dating up to 1861, some of which were probably made by Russell's son-in-