Series III: Business, Legal and Financial Papers, 1843-1959
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of the Owen, McCutchen and Merritt families; and consists of correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, business and legal papers and ephemera, mostly dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the 1920s.
Dates
- Creation: 1843-1959
Extent
From the Collection: 9.0 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Consists of correspondence, mostly between Louis McCutchen and numerous businesses concerning his store and mercantile interests. Also contains bank and railroad papers, tax receipts, personal receipts and credits and miscellaneous financial papers, created between 1844 and 1959. The earliest papers from the 1840s and 1850s are connected to Given Owen.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
One University Plaza, MS 4600
Cape Girardeau Missouri 63701 United States
5736512245
semoarchives@semo.edu