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Guide to the Archival Collections.pdf - Missouri History Museum

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1852. In 1857, he acted as counsel for <strong>the</strong> plaintiff in <strong>the</strong> Dred Scott case. In 1861, he was<br />

appointed postmaster general of <strong>the</strong> United States by President Lincoln. He died July 23, 1883,<br />

in Silver Springs, Maryland.<br />

Collection contains correspondence and clippings. Letters <strong>to</strong> and from Blair and his sons,<br />

Francis Pres<strong>to</strong>n Blair, Jr., and Montgomery Blair, concerning politics in <strong>Missouri</strong>, national<br />

politics, family and financial matters, <strong>the</strong> Civil War, military affairs and appointments.<br />

Collection also includes <strong>the</strong> Blair family Bible, printed in 1806, which was given <strong>to</strong> James Blair<br />

by his son-in-law.<br />

Cite as: Frank and Montgomery Blair Papers, <strong>Missouri</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>Museum</strong> Archives, St. Louis.<br />

Blair, Frank<br />

See Frank Blair Monument Association.<br />

A2070<br />

Blair, Frank Perrin (1884- ).<br />

Genealogy, no date. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]<br />

Cite as: Frank Perrin Blair Genealogy, <strong>Missouri</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>Museum</strong> Archives, St. Louis.<br />

A2071<br />

Blair, James.<br />

Genealogy, 1903. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]<br />

Cite as: James Blair Genealogy, <strong>Missouri</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>Museum</strong> Archives, St. Louis.<br />

A2073<br />

Blair, Nathan.<br />

Papers, 1859-1860. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]<br />

The collection consists of two letters from Blair’s cousins in Iowa discussing farming and<br />

family news.<br />

Cite as: Nathan Blair Papers, <strong>Missouri</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>Museum</strong> Archives, St. Louis.<br />

A2072<br />

Blair, Vilray Papin (1871- ).<br />

Genealogy, no date. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]<br />

Cite as: Vilray Papin Blair Genealogy, <strong>Missouri</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>Museum</strong> Archives, St. Louis.<br />

A2074<br />

Blake, Jack A. (1931- ).<br />

Biographical Data Sheet, 1969. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]<br />

Biographical data sheet for <strong>the</strong> <strong>Missouri</strong> His<strong>to</strong>rical Society filled out by Jack A. Blake, 213<br />

Glen Cove Drive, Chesterfield, Mo.<br />

Cite as: Jack A. Blake Biographical Data Sheet, <strong>Missouri</strong> His<strong>to</strong>ry <strong>Museum</strong> Archives, St. Louis.<br />

A0134<br />

Blake, Lillie Devereux (1833-1913).<br />

Papers, 1847-1908. 10 boxes<br />

Lillie Devereux Blake (1833-1913), writer, lecturer, reformer, and one of <strong>the</strong> pioneers in <strong>the</strong><br />

cause of woman suffrage, was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. The family moved <strong>to</strong> New<br />

Haven, Connecticut, when Lillie was two years old, and she attended Miss Apthorp's School for

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