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Ahern Real Estate Records, 1873-1928 (S1128)
0.4 cubic foot, 21 folders, 8 photographs
The Ahern Real Estate Records contain deeds of trust, correspondence, and photographs that document the financial dealings of the Ahern family. The Ahern family lived in the city of St. Louis and county during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and engaged in real estate sales. Transactions took place with the Builder’s Investment Company, various individuals, and Washington University.
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Albert Wenzlick Real Estate Co. Records, 1924-1939, 1950-1960 (S0190)
13 microfilm rolls
The Wenzlick Real Estate Company Records document the history of the Albert Wenzlick Real Estate Company. The records contain sales statements of properties from 1924 to 1939, statistical studies on St. Louis' population, standards of living, and homeownership, and building and labor costs for homes in the 1950s.
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Albert Wenzlick Real Estate Company Report, 1926 (S0026)
0.01 cubic foot, 1 folder, 36 pages
This collection contains an unpublished 36-page report titled "Studies and Analyses Covering a Proposed Colored Amusement and Building Project to be Located in Saint Louis, Mo." In the report, the Albert Wenzlick Real Estate Company proposes the erection of an entertainment and residential complex containing a theater, dance hall, five retail stores, a bowling alley, and 28 efficiency apartments for African Americans in St. Louis.
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Enoch Allred Deed, 1855 (C1882)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Deed to a tract of land in township 62 of Adair County, MO, dated November 15, 1855.
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Richard H. Angwin Papers, 1899 (R0982)
(1 folder)
These are letters dated August 11 and 19, 1899 from R. H. Angwin at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, to T. J. Scott & Sons at Montgomery, Alabama. The letters concern proposed real estate transactions in Florida, Louisiana, and Texas.
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William Henry Ashley Letter, 1837 (C2541)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Concerns purchase of residence in Virginia for Ashley's sister and purchase by Chouteau and Ashley of land between Arrow Rock and Boonville.
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Charles E. Bradley Diary, 1869-1876, 1913 (C4328)
0.2 cubic feet (7 folders)
The diary of a young man working in the buying and selling of real estate, and his experiences in social life, particularly as it pertains to marriage.
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C. F. Bruton, The Modern Promised Land Collection, 1919 (R0701)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The C. F. Bruton, The Modern Promised Land Collection contains a photocopy of a promotional booklet published by a real estate agent in Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri. It praises the agricultural opportunities in Southeast Missouri generally, and specifically the Sikeston area.
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James E. Bryan Papers, 1908 (R0898)
(1 folder)
This is a letter dated May 25, 1908 from James E. Bryan at Doniphan in Ripley County, Missouri, to M. Waddle at the Home Building and Loan Compnay in Marion, Ohio. In the letter Bryan promises to repay a loan.
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Carter Martin Buford Papers, 1925 (R1003)
(1 folder)
This is a letter dated June 16, 1925 from C.M. Buford at Ellington in Reynolds County, Missouri, to James B. Armstrong at Mexico, Missouri. The letter concerns possible land transctions in Reynolds County.
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James T. Bush Real Estate Records, 1909-1966 (S0658)
2.75 cubic foot, 101 folders, 22 oversize folders
James T. Bush Sr. Real Estate Records contain closing statements, correspondence, appraisals, statements, property titles and information, certificates of title, deeds of trust, and ledgers that document real estate holdings in St. Louis City from 1909 to 1966. James T. Bush Sr. began working in the real estate business in the 1920s and was instrumental in establishing the Real Estate Brokers Association of St. Louis in 1946. Throughout his career, he worked to maintain records pertaining to landlord rental properties in St. Louis.
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Benjamin Benson Cahoon Papers, 1868-1923 (R0142)
0.02 cubic foot (2 folders, 1 photograph)
The Benjamin Benson Cahoon Papers contain photocopies of Benjamin B. Cahoon, an attorney and land agent in Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri. The papers concern the land business, litigation in progress, and state politics. There are several letters from Missouri governors and officials, and Cahoon’s biographical sketch of Judge William Carter. There is also an original photograph of Cahoon from 1878.
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Carnahan Family Oral History Collection, 2001-2002 (SP0050)
0.5 cubic foot (9 folders, 19 cassette tapes)
The Carnahan Family Oral History Collection consists of nineteen cassette tapes featuring interviews with family members of Governor Mel Carnahan. They were interviewed by Alex Primm two to four months following the Governor’s death in a plane crash on October 16, 2000.
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Milton Pleasant Cayce Records, circa 1870 (R1039)
(1 oversize volume)
This is a bound volume containing information about land parcels in Madison, Reynolds, Wayne, Iron, and Sainte Genevieve Counties in Missouri, and miscellaneous clippings on such subjects as horticulture and cholera. The item has been attributed to Milton P. Cayce because his name occurs most often therein.
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Cyprian Chouteau Land Deed, 1835 (K0799)
0.01 c.f.
Land registrar procurement for 80 acres in T50 R33, s.w. corner of Sect.27, dated 4 Nov. 1835.
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Columbia, Missouri Real Estate Papers, 1899-1927 (C0571)
0.1 cubic feet (5 folders)
Plans and descriptive material pertaining to new additions for sale: Garth, 1899; Guitar, 1903; Beasely, 1904; Fyfer, 1907; Stewart, 1910; Westwood, 1916; Park Hill, 1927; and others. Financial report of Water and Light Company, 1904-1906, and a picture of John Belcher's store on Broadway in the 1880s.
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Commonwealth Land Company Collection, 1906 (R0790)
(1 folder)
This is a letter dated October 1, 1906, from J. P. Allen in Muskogee, Indian Territory, to J. C. Smock & Co. in Eufaula, I. T. Allen was president of the Commonwealth Land Company, whose home office was in Windsor, Henry County, Missouri.
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Dale-Wise Family Papers, 1852-1905 (SP0091)
0.5 cubic foot (9 folders)
The Dale-Wise Family Papers contains the personal papers of Robert Dale of Jasper County, Missouri, and property deeds from Jasper and Moniteau counties. The collection also includes correspondence addressed to Robert Dale and his daughter Ann Wise.
Durand-Thomure Family Papers, 1792-1938 (R1527)
0.5 cubic foot (12 folders, 2 photographs)
The Durand-Thomure Family Papers contain correspondence, financial records, property deeds, and legal documents related to the Durand and Thomure families of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. The collection also includes similar documents concerning the LaRose family, as well as Ste. Genevieve land records and French songs.
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E. C. Markham and Company Records, 1895-1900 (R0972)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
These are papers concerning e. C. Markham & Company, a real estate agency at West Plains in Howell County, Missouri. The firm's partners, E. C. Markham and C. P. Harper, were agents for the South Missouri Land Company, which was related to the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad Company.
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Farnsworth, Bills and Company Map, circa 1905 (R0973)
(1 oversize map)
This is a two-sided map showing land parcels in Reynolds County, Missouri, available through Farnsworth, Bills & Company of Chicago, Illinois. On one side is a map of Missouri and Reynolds County highlighted, and on the other is a plat of 30,000 acres north and west of Ellington indicating the available parcels.
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H. N. Ferguson Collection, 1920 (R0971)
(1 folder)
This is a real estate promotional booklet by H. N. Ferguson of Warsaw in Benton County, Missouri. Ferguson was a representative of the E. A. Strout Farm Agency. The brochure extols the virtues of Benton County's agricultural economy and describes specific farms that are for sale.
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Flat River Industrial Corporation Records, 1937-1943 (R0719)
(1 folder)
This collection includes an original stock certificate and photocopies of supporting documents concerning the Flat River Industrial Corporation, which was formed to acquire land and build a shoe factory upon it in Flat River (now Park Hills) in Saint Francois County, Missouri.
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Alfred J. Ford Papers, 1945-1980 (S0659)
0.25 cubic foot, 7 folders
Alfred J. Ford was a well-known civic leader and entrepreneur, who owned Ford Brothers Insurance Brokers and served as vice-president of General Insurers, Inc. This collection contains pamphlets, programs, meeting of businesses, boards, and organizations to which he belonged.
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Frisco Heights Townsite Company Collection, 1911 (R1110)
(1 folder)
This is a receipt dated March 13, 1911 from the Frisco Heights Townsite company of Sulphur in Murray County, Oklahoma to E. Jeffries of Monett in Barry County, Missouri, for $5.00 payment on lots 23-24 in block 13. The receipt is signed by J. N. Wilson, secretary-treasurer.
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Frisco-Santa Fe Land and Development Company Collection, 1906 (R1004)
(1 folder)
This is a certificate dated September 4, 1906 for one unit interest in the lands and towns located in Montgomery County, Texas, on sale by the Frisco-Santa Fe Land and Development Company. The company was based at Springfield in Greene County, Missouri. The president was Maurice H. Meyers.
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Thomas A. Goodman Collection, circa 1925 (R0160)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Thomas A. Goodman Collection contains a photocopy of a seven page illustrated pamphlet, “A Little Journey Through El Jane of the Ozarks,” advertising the sale of the “El Jane” property in Arcadia, Iron County, Missouri. The 500-acre estate was to have been the permanent residence of Thomas A. Goodman of Chicago, Illinois.
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Bayard M. Grant Collection, 1915-2005 (K0892)
14.25 c.f.
Collection consists of various business documents that Grant used as a commercial real estate agent. These include correspondence, lease agreements, legal documents, appraisals, and pamphlets. Also included in the collection are the documents from the many local and national organizations in which Grant was active. Of particular interest are the papers for Kansas City Jazz Inc., which Grant was president for several years, and the pamphlets and correspondence for Future Farmers of America (FFA).
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Greene County Abstracts of Title, 1846-1976 (SP0045)
.1 c.f.
The Greene County Abstracts of Title collection contains abstracts of properties located in Greene County. It includes the abstract for property owned by Springfield, Missouri, attorney Henry C. Young, the abstract of a home located at 2400 S. McCann in Springfield, and a home located in the Rosewood sub division in Springfield.
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Hidden Valley Lake, Laclede County, Missouri Collection, no date (R1156)
(1 folder)
This is a brochure for Hidden Valley Lake, a privately managed recreation site east of Lebanon in Laclede County, Missouri. The proprietors were Bill and Rhea Casner.
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Himmelberger-Harrison Land Selling Company Records, 1915-1920 (R0893)
(1 folder)
These are typescript copies of letters dated November 27, 1915 and May 27, 1920 from John H. Friant, President of the Himmelberger-Harrison Land Selling company at Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau county, Missouri, to the Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber company in Cape Girardeau and A. W. Wilkey at Risco in New Madrid County, Missouri.
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Holm Family Papers, 1873-1920 (R1311)
(1 folder)
The collection consist of Anton Holm's declaration to become a United States citizen at Manitowoc County, Wisconsin in 1873, and a receipt to Holm regarding a Phelps County civil court case in 1905. There is also a letter from an attorney for the University of Missouri regarding a sale of sixty acres to the University by Anton J. Holm in 1920.
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John W. Gregory and Company Collection, 1950-2010 (S0351)
14.5 cubic feet
The collection contains site plans, sales brochures, floor plans, photographs, and appraisal reports for home developments in the St. Louis area, including LaSalle Park, Chateau Country Club, and Lake Saint Louis.
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Kansas City Realty and Insurance Publications Collection, 1925-1926 (K0438)
0.02 c. f.
The collection contains realty and insurance publications related to Kansas City.
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Kaskaskia Commons Collection, 1911 (R1377)
0.1 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Kaskaskia Commons Collection contains information about the efforts of the people of Kaskaskia, Illinois to sell the commons to provide a school fund for their children. The collection contains a pamphlet detailing the history and qualities of the land as well as the plan and reasons for its sale. An abstract of title of the land is also included in the collection.
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Frank Kern Letters, 1930-1940 (C0959)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Letters pertain to the renting and selling of land in the Missouri Ozarks during the Great Depression years.
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Lake St. Louis Development Records, 1961-1965 (S0740)
0.2 cubic foot, 4 folders, 1 oversize folder
In 1963, Trails Lake Development Company began construction on the $150 million permanent residence development called Lake St. Louis. The community is located in St. Charles County, approximately 16 miles west of the Missouri River, fronting both Interstate 70 and 64. The collection contains sales and financial records, as well as maps, newspaper clippings, and promotional materials.
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Little River Valley Land Company Collection, circa 1908 (R0946)
(1 folder)
This collection contains photocopies of a promotional booklet for the Little River Valley Land Company, which marketed land made available by the drainage of the swamps in southeastern Missouri. A.L. Harty served as president and W. F. Smith served as secretary of the firm, which was based at Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
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Missouri Pacific Railway Company Records, circa 1911 (R0459)
0.01 cubic foot (1 folder)
The Missouri Pacific Railway Company Collection contains illustrated promotional booklets advertising railroad lands for sale in northeastern and central Arkansas. The booklets include descriptions and photographs of twenty-one counties, with information on agricultural production, stock raising, and railroad connections in the region.
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Munsell and Ware Collection, 1889 (R1226)
(1 folder)
This is a letter dated March 23, 1889 from Munsell and Ware, real estate agents at Eminence in Shannon County, Missouri, to J. W. Rulifson and Bro. of Lincoln, Nebraska. The letter concerns land for sale in Shannon County.
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Osborne Realty Company Collection, no date (R0878)
(1 folder)
This is a promotional brochure for the Osborne Realty Company at Osceola in St. Clair County, Missouri. It extols the virtues of the land and people of the area, and offers several parcels of rural land for sale.
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Thomas Parmer Papers, 1805-1837 (C0383)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Deeds to land in [Charette] Village, District of St. Charles, to Thomas Parmer from Joseph Chartrau and Joseph Larrevy, and instruments recording the deeds, 1834. Also plan of town of Rockcastle, MO, 1837.
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L. N. Phillips Papers, 1871 (R0863)
(1 folder)
This is a holograph letter dated March 31, 1871, from L. N. Phillips in Dubuque, Iowa, to D. Lansing in New York, New York. In the letter, Phillips tries to interest Lansing in the St. James and Little Rock Railroad Company and lead mining opportunities in Missouri and Iowa. Included is a hand-drawn map of existing and proposed rail lines.
Poplar Bluff Municipal Library Collection, 1791-1959 (CG0042)
2.0 c. f.
The Poplar Bluff Municipal Library Collection includes title records, court documents, and other papers primarily from Butler County, Missouri. This collection also contains register books from the Edgewood Home for Children in Poplar Bluff and personal items belonging to William B. Adams, such as farm workers’ time schedules and a divorce memorandum journal.
Post Family Papers, 1884-1940 (CA6592)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
The papers of a St. Louis family include estate papers pertaining to Erastus and Justus Post, land transactions with Samuel N. Adie, and family genealogy of John and Elizabeth Post.
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Justus Post Letters, 1816 (C0388)
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Photostat copies of letters from St. Louis, Missouri Territory, to his brother John Post in Vermont commenting on land prices, condition and availability.
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Pulaski County, Missouri Tax Records, circa 1936-1944 (R1331)
(2 folders)
These undated books contain data pertaining to land owners in Pulaski County. They were created by William C. White, assessor of Pulaski County, Missouri, between the years 1936-1944.
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Stephen R. Raiche Papers, 1864-1989 (S0623)
0.4 cubic foot, 10 folders
The Stephen R. Raiche Papers contain research notes and printed material about St. Louis neighborhoods including Lafayette Park/Square, Soulard Neighborhood and Soulard Market, and an Architectural Survey of LaSalle Park Area.
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Francis Claude Rozier Records, 1871-1919 (R0461)
0.5 cubic foot (1 oversize volume)
The Francis Claude Rozier Records contains a ledger with lists of real estate owned by Francis Claude Rozier of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. The listings are for properties in Missouri, Iowa, and Texas. Also included in the records are assessments of the real, personal, and intangible property owned by Rozier, his widow and his estate.
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Sappington Family Land Records, 1905-2020 (CA6656)
1 folder
Abstracts of title and deeds for land in Saline County, Missouri, once owned by Dr. John Sappington. Includes information on the Arrow Rock Cannel Coal Mining Company and a land auction booklet for the sale of the "Pilot Hickory" Historic Farm.