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Sublette, Garnet (1910-1994).
Papers, 1898-1987. 6 boxes
Garnet Sublette was born July 2, 1910, in Montgomery County, Missouri, the daughter of
William Porter Sublette and Emma Elizabeth Deardorff Sublette. She is a direct descendent of
Louis (Lewis) Soblet and Frances Hill of Virginia. They are all direct descendents of Abraham
Soblet, a French Huguenot who came to America in 1700. Garnet Sublette appears to have been
a farmer, never to have been married and to have been a school teacher. She died April 16, 1994.
The papers include correspondence from friends, family and businesses.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Garnet Sublette Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1585
Sublette, William L. (1799?-1845).
Collection, 1819-1905. 7 boxes
Businessman, politician, fur trader, and gentleman farmer.
Papers relating to mountain expeditions, the Santa Fe Trail, business associations, personal
lives, and property holdings of five brothers engaged in the fur trade: Andrew W. Sublette (1813-
1853), Milton Sublette (circa 1801-1837), Pinckney W. Sublette (circa 1811-1828?), Solomon P.
Sublette (1816-1857), and William L. Sublette (1799?-1845).
Indexed in the archives card catalog.
Cite as: William L. Sublette Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1586
Suffrage collection, 1911-1920. 1 box
Suffrage songs and verses by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1911-1913; sheet of “Suffrage for
Missouri” stamps, 1914; circulars; paper of the Equal Suffrage League of Missouri, 1912-1914,
including canceled checks, business accounts with St. Louis firms, and pledge cards.
Cite as: Suffrage Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2387
“Summer Nights in St. Louis County.”
Circular, no date. 1 item
Three-page circular titled “Summer Nights in St. Louis County” states in part, “The
advantage of living in the suburbs is greatly enhanced to the busy business man and his family
by placing a few electric lights over the lawn, so games, such as Croquet, may be played after
dark, when the air is cooler. Four (4) standard sixteen candlepower lamps, properly placed, will
give sufficient light to play croquet or table games. . . .” Includes photograph of men and women
playing croquet outside at night.
Cite as: “Summer Nights in St. Louis County” Circular, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
A2504
Summerfield, E.
Letter fragment, 1884 July 2. 1 item
Unsigned letter fragment addressed to “dear friend,” and written on the stationery of E.
Summerfield, merchant tailor, clothier and gents’ furnisher, Litchfield, Illinois. The letter writer
mentions that he is staying in Litchfield with his uncle in order to learn English; that he is bored;
and that he intends to eventually get a job in an apothecary in St. Louis. (Letter is in German