Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

transfer, he remained in command at St. Louis, acting as governor until provision had been made
by Congress for the government of the newly acquired territory. Acting upon the advice of
President Jefferson, he made few changes in the administration of local affairs, and inaugurated a
policy that reconciled the French settlers to the new domination. He was succeeded in the
exercise of gubernatorial powers by Gen. William Henry Harrison, governor of the Territory of
Indiana, Upper Louisiana having been attached temporarily to the territory by act of Congress in
the fall of 1804.
Important part of papers pertain to the transfer of Upper Louisiana Territory from Spain to
France to the United States. Also contains papers dealing with his activities as first civil
commandant of Upper Louisiana; autobiographical material, circa 1812; and family genealogical
information. Items are mostly original with some typescripts.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Amos Stoddard Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1578
Stone, Abner.
Papers, 1839-1892. 2 folders (approximately 50 items)
Papers include business and personal correspondence of Abner Stone regarding arriving in
St. Louis and creating a lamp manufacturing or repair business; tax receipts; map of the Stanton
Copper Works, Franklin County, Missouri (with Abner Stone written on it); newsclippings
regarding court case involving Stone and his estate.
Cite as: Abner Stone Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1579
Stone, Kate H.
Record books, circa 1865-1881. 3 volumes
From Cottleville, Missouri; married name Kate Stone Edwards; sister of Pauline Clay Stone.
English literature theme book of Kate H. Stone [after 1865]; scrapbook of Kate Stone
Edwards, circa 1875-1881; and theme book of Pauline Clay Stone for class of 1873-1874 at Fair
View Seminary, St. Charles, Missouri.
Cite as: Kate H. Stone Record Books, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1580
Strauss, Julius Caesar.
Order books, 1902-1920. 7 volumes
J.C. Strauss was born in 1857 in Cleveland, Ohio. A prominent portrait photographer, he
opened his studio in St. Louis in 1879. He was a pioneer artist and technician, whose work is
characterized by natural poses, lighting effects, and soft finishes.
The collection consists of seven volumes of order books for J.C. Strauss' photography studio
from August 2, 1902, to December 26, 1920. The entries include date, client, order number,
amount paid, amount due, and remarks. Also includes annotations in the margin concerning
weather and the whereabouts of J.C. Strauss if ill or out of town. (The Missouri History
Museum’s Photographs and Prints Department has an extensive collection of original J.C.
Strauss photographs.)
Cite as: Julius Caesar Strauss Order Books, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
Streetcar strike papers
See Cavender, John H. Saint Louis streetcar strike papers, 1900.