Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

Archives, St. Louis.
A1638
Toensfeldt, Lois Meier (circa 1888-1977).
Scrapbook, 1899-1931. 1 box
Lois Meier Toensfeldt (circa 1888-1977) graduated in 1906 from Mary Institute and then
attended Washington University. On August 25, 1917, she married Ralf Toensfeldt, who was
head of the electrical engineering section of the St. Louis Department of Public Utilities. They
had one daughter Mrs. Montgomery Osborne. Lois Meier was the daughter of Henry Meier, Jr.,
and granddaughter of Henry Meier, president of Franklin Bank in 1900.
Scrapbook from Lois Meier Toensfeldt's year as a student at Mary Institute and her
involvement with the alumnae association. Includes commencement and wedding
announcements of Meier and many of her friends; theater, symphony, and dance programs;
newspaper articles relating to Mary Institute; correspondence from family and friends; calling
cards.
Cite as: Lois Meier Toensfeldt Scrapbook, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1639
Tompkins, William.
Papers, no date. 1 folder (1 loose leaf notebook, approximately 100 pages)
Typed genealogy of Tompkins-Benoist family.
Cite as: William Tompkins Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1640
Tomson, Henry (1787-1862).
Papers, no date. 2 boxes
Henry Tomson was a poet, teacher, and farmer from Cole County, Missouri.
Papers contain manuscript poems of political and spiritual nature written by Henry Tomson;
family history; and a wooden box that was constructed in 1892 by family members to hold
poetry manuscripts.
Cite as: Henry Tomson Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1641
Tony's (Saint Louis, Missouri).
Award certificates and publicity, 1957-1992. 1 flat storage box
St. Louis restaurant, founded 1948, owned and operated by Vince Bommarito.
Cite as: Tony's Award Certificates and Publicity, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1830
Toombs, Robert W. (1923-1995).
Memory Books, 1919-1998.
Robert W. Toombs, son of William and Florence Toombs, was born November 4, 1923, in
St. Louis County. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps in October 1942 and served
as a waist gunner aboard a B-17 bomber stationed in Italy during World War II. Upon his
discharge from the service in October 1945, he returned to his home in Jennings. He married
Marcella G. Toombs. Robert’s father, William Toombs, was trained as a pilot in World War I,
and received his pilot’s license from the French military.
The collection consists of two memory books that document the military service of Robert