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Accounts and records, consisting of daybook (1834-1835) and record book that includes
agreements made by Valle Mining Company, ledger entries, and records of lead shipments
(1839-1841, 1851-1856, and 1873).
Cite as: Valle Mining Company Account Books, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1678
Van Antwerp and Noble (Alton, Illinois).
Account books, 1836-1838. 5 volumes
Hardware business of John Van Antwerp.
Two sales journals, with ledger entries in the back of the second volume; daybook of
merchandise purchased and notes due; and two ledgers.
Cite as: Van Antwerp and Noble Account Books, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1679
Van Ravenswaay, Charles (1911-1990).
Papers, 1817-1976. 5 boxes
Charles van Ravenswaay was born August 10, 1911, in Boonville, Missouri, and began
collecting Missouri River lore as a boy and remained a collector in a variety of fields throughout
his life. He earned his bachelor's and master's degree at Washington University, served in the
U.S. Navy for four years during World War II, and in 1946 joined the Missouri Historical
Society as director. He was with the institution for 16 years. In 1962, he became president of Old
Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and was there until 1966 when he was
appointed director of Winterthur Museum. He retired in 1976. He was editor or author of several
books and articles on American horticulture, decorative arts, and material culture. His
photograph collection of early Missouri and Illinois buildings was accepted by the Library of
Congress as part of its Historic American Buildings collection.
Collection of manuscripts including agricultural notes from 1817, land grants, Civil War
military passes, circulars and programs. Correspondents with many literary figures including
Josephine Johnson, Kate L. Gregg, Emile R. Paillou, and Ward Dorrence; correspondence
regarding the Works Progress Administration, 1939, the William Clark Society, Van
Ravenswaay's book, The Missouri Guidebook, 1941, and the restoration of Fort Osage, 1941;
additional correspondents include James Douglas (Jefferson City, judge, Supreme Court of
Missouri), Ida Schaaf, John Francis McDermott regarding Missouri history, Claude Nagel, Harry
Burke, Clarence Miller (Mercantile Library), Maud Howe Elliott (Newport, Rhode Island,
writer), Mae Porter (Kansas City), Peter Hilty, and Robert Terry. Also includes correspondence
regarding the restoration of the Hanley House in Clayton, Missouri, 1968-1970. (Van
Ravenswaay was chief restoration consultant for the Hanley House project.)
Indexed in the archives card catalog.
Cite as: Charles van Ravenswaay Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1680
Vance Family.
Papers, 1771-1863; 1931. 1 box
This collection consists of genealogical material of the Hart, Vance, Thompson, and allied
families. It also contains correspondence, mainly from Kentucky, telling of family life, travel,
duel arrangements (1824), gardening, native flora. Also includes commissions, land grants,
reminiscences, journal fragments, and a register of Negroes (1822-1848).
Cite as: Vance Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.