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Cite as: Wells H. Blodgett Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2557
Blood, W.C., Mrs.
Papers, 1918. 3 items
Collection contains the following correspondence of Sergeant Erwin Henry Fathman,
Company K, 352nd Infantry, while serving with the United States Army in France shortly after
the end of World War I: Christmas card signed “EW” [Erwin Henry Fathman], Lucey, France, to
Sis, November 28, 1918; letter signed “EW” [Erwin Henry Fathman], Bonnet, France, to Mrs.
W.C. Blood, Tarkio, Mo., December 6, 1918, which discusses rumors regarding when they will
be sent home, and briefly mentions Lawrence Gordon and the influenza epidemic; and letter
signed “EW” [Erwin Henry Fathman], Bonnet, France, to Mrs. W.C. Blood, Tarkio, Mo.,
December 11, 1918, in which he criticizes the French and discusses his homesickness.
Cite as: Mrs. W.C. Blood Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A2093
Blossom, Dwight and Eleanor.
Biographical Data Sheets, 1957. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
Two biographical data sheets for the Missouri Historical Society filled out by Dwight
Bradford Blossom and Eleanor Barrows Blossom, 9685 Litzinger Road [9685 Litzsinger Road],
St. Louis County, Mo.
Cite as: Dwight and Eleanor Blossom Biographical Data Sheets, Missouri History Museum
Archives, St. Louis.
A2092
Blossom, Henry, Jr. (1866-1919).
Collection, 1946. 1 folder [formerly Alphabetical File]
Henry M. Blossom, Jr., was the son of Henry M. and Susan Blossom of St. Louis. As a
young man he became involved in the Blossom family’s insurance business but left St. Louis for
New York City to pursue a career as a writer and lyricist. Blossom is most widely known for his
novel Checkers and his Broadway plays The Yankee Consul (1903) and The Red Mill (1906).
The collection consists of a radio script titled “The Land We Live In” featuring a
dramatization of the life of Henry Blossom, Jr.
Cite as: Henry Blossom, Jr., Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A0138
Blossom, Henry Martyn (1833-1917).
Journal, 1851-1853. 1 volume
Henry Martyn Blossom was born in Madison, New York, in 1833, and came to St. Louis in
1852. He became second clerk on a steamboat of which his brother Captain C.D. Blossom was
first clerk, and later purchased his brother's interest. In 1860, he entered the insurance business,
for which he was best known.
The journal comprises a daily record of the work and social life of Henry Martyn Blossom. It
commences in Hamilton, New York, continues with an account of Blossom's journey to St.
Louis, and concludes with accounts of Blossom's life as a Mississippi and Missouri River
steamboat employee on board the Polar Star.
Cite as: Henry Martyn Blossom Journal, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.