Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

The collection contains one letter from Nemours Bienvenu, New Orleans, to Walter Douglas,
St. Louis, regarding Bienvenu’s relatives in Illinois.
Cite as: Nemours Bienvenu Letter, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2042
Biggs, David C.
Biographical Fact Sheet, no date. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
Cite as: David C. Biggs Biographical Fact Sheet, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2043
Bill, Harry Satterlee, Mrs.
Papers, 1951. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
The collection consists of genealogical information on the Bill and McClanahan families of
Missouri and Kentucky.
Cite as: Mrs. Harry Satterlee Bill Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2044
Billon, Charles.
Papers, 1941-1944. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
The papers consist of correspondence and genealogical charts regarding the Stollenwerck
family.
Cite as: Charles Billon Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0121
Billon, Clara.
Journal, 1876-1896; 1908-1954. 3 folders
Clara Billon was a member of an old St. Louis family. Her parents were Louis C. and Clara
Peterson Billon. She married Darwin Raymond Aldbridge May 27, 1891.
Collection contains a journal kept by Clara Billon to record reminiscences of members of the
Billon family. Also includes are newsclippings, pictures, letters, and other memorabilia. In the
book are notes signed by Auguste, Cerre and Henry Chouteau; a certificate (1852) of Louis C.
Billon's membership in the St. Louis National Guards; genealogical notes and holograph
reminiscences of Frederic L. Billon, Clara Billon, Charles B. Gratiot, Henry T. Gratiot, Eliza J.
Dillon, Samuel A. Gaylord, and others. Also includes newsclippings concerning Billon family
and items regarding the Billon family.
Cite as: Clara Billon Journal, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0122
Billon, Frederick L. (1801-1895).
Papers, 1673-1877; 1894. 1 box; 3 volumes; 3 oversize folders
Historian Frederick L. Billon was born April 28, 1801, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and
died October 20, 1895, in St. Louis. He came to St. Louis in the autumn of 1818, and soon
became prominently identified with local affairs. He was a member of the Board of Aldermen in
1828, and thereafter was twice appointed city comptroller. In 1853, he was appointed first
auditor of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, and held that position until 1858, when he
became secretary and treasurer of the company. He resigned the last-named position in 1863, and
from that time until his death devoted himself to collecting historical matter pertaining to the
early settlement of St. Louis and the Mississippi Valley. He was long regarded as an authority on