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Theresa L. Paul, daughter of Gabriel Paul, in 1846.
This collection consists of personal letters; business correspondence regarding George R.
Taylor's land and railroad interests; his ownership of Barnum's Hotel; his land holdings in
Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas; and deeds, real estate plats, bills, promissory notes, and tax
receipts. Some material of specific interest includes material relating to the Pacific Railroad
during the Civil War; and correspondence of L.A. Pratt, who leased Barnum's Hotel, regarding
operations of the hotel, 1862-1872.
Cite as: George R. Taylor Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
Taylor, Isaac S.
Jefferson Memorial Building Drawings, no date.
See Missouri Historical Society Records.
A1605
Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1933.
Papers, 1905-1956. 8 boxes
A lyric poet, Sara Teasdale was born in St. Louis to Mary Elizabeth Willard and J.W.
Teasdale, owner of a wholesale dry goods firm. She was educated at Mrs. Ellen Dean
Lockwood's school and at Hosmer Hall. In 1904, she formed a group called the Potters with
friends who were also aspiring artists and writers. They produced a hand-illustrated and
handwritten monthly magazine called The Potter's Wheel. Teasdale's poems were first published
in the Wheel. She gained prominence as a writer with the assistance of publisher William Marion
Reedy who printed a number of her early works in Reedy's Mirror. Her published books of
poetry include Sonnets to Duse and Other Poems (1907), Rivers to the Sea (1915), Love Songs,
Flame and Shadow (1920), and Stars Tonight (1930). Sara Teasdale was plagued by ill health
her entire life. Illness caused her to return from Europe in 1932 where she had been researching a
book on Christina Rosetti. She divorced her husband, Ernst Filsinger, that same year. In 1933,
she committed suicide.
Correspondence of Sara Teasdale relating to her work, the Potters, and her business and
personal life. Includes letters from Williamina Parrish, Margaret Conklin, Hazel Lukas, Vine
Colby, and Max Putzel; photographs; clippings; books of poetry; and drafts of her poems. Also
includes correspondence of Teasdale to her husband Ernst Filsinger and his family, and papers of
Filsinger himself. In part copies.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Sara Teasdale Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1606
Television collection, 1957-1963. 1 box (approximately 50 items)
Collection concerns television industry in St. Louis. Contains printed materials regarding
television stations in St. Louis; newsletters and discussion sheets of "Metroplex—A
Collaboration of Washington University Civic Education Center and [KETC]"; and script and
program of St. Louis Emmy Awards, June 7, 1986.
Cite as: Television Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1607
Telva, Marion (1898-1962).
Correspondence, 1905-1932. 2 boxes
Born Marion Elsa Taucke in St. Louis, Marion Telva moved to New York City at the age of