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Thayer, Amos Madden (1841-1905).
Papers, 1865-1876. 2 volumes
Amos Madden Thayer was born October 10, 1841, in Chautauqua County, New York. Soon
after his graduation from college in 1862, he was commissioned 2nd lieutenant of Company D,
112th New York Infantry. He later transferred to the United States Signal Corps, where he
served as 1st lieutenant until the close of the war. Following the war he moved to St. Louis,
where he passed the bar and later spent several years as a judge. He died April 24, 1905, in St.
Louis.
Contains Thayer’s diary, dated March 29-May 12, 1865, which includes brief accounts of
movements and military operations during the Appomattox Campaign; account of march from
Burneville, Virginia, to Washington, D.C.; and final messages that Thayer sent and received,
which passed between Generals Meade and Humphreys on April 9, 1865, during the Battle of
Sailor’s Creek. Also includes letterbook of correspondence from Thayer’s law practice in Saint
Louis, 1866-1876.
Cite as: Amos Madden Thayer Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1624
Theater programs collection. 102 boxes; 10 volumes
Collection of theater programs, playbills, handbills, and clippings regarding St. Louis
theaters; also includes the Ernst C. Krohn collection of programs for the St. Louis concert
seasons, 1923-1957, and material regarding the Wabash Club, hotels, flower shows, sports, horse
shows, dog shows and church programs. Theater programs from various St. Louis organizations
and schools are arranged in alphabetical files in portions of the collection. The bulk of the
collection, however, remains insufficiently processed.
Finding aid available.
Cite as: Theater Programs Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1625
Theatrical collection, 1823-1979. 2 boxes; 1 volume
This collection consists of assorted materials, acquired from a variety of sources, that relate
to theaters, theatrical companies, actors and other theatrical personalities, and drama, mostly in
St. Louis. These items are housed together because of their common subject matter. Items of
interest include a bound index or ledger of unidentified theatrical accounts, notes, theater
companies and house, performers, and productions, possibly kept by a theatrical booking agent
or a theater company, and organized alphabetically and by season dating from 1879 to 1895;
records and information regarding the St. Louis Theatre, St. Louis Dramatic Varieties
Association, McCullough Dramatic Club, the Apollo Club, and the St. Louis Theatrical
Brotherhood; a catalogue of plays belonging to Ludlow and Smith of the Mobile, St. Louis, New
Orleans, and Cincinnati Theatres, no date; Players' Memorial subscription books, 1890; four Zoe
Akins plays; assorted programs; and correspondence and material relating to Jenny Lind, Matilda
Heron, Edwin Forrest, Albert Todd, John W. Norton, Sol Smith Russell, Noah Ludlow, and
Jessie Foster.
Cite as: Theatrical Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1626
Thias, Edward J.
Architectural Specifications. 1 box
Ten bound volumes of job specifications and project manuals for projects by Thias.