McMinn-Berry Collection
Scope and Contents
Contains papers, receipts, ledgers, newspapers, and magazines from the 1800s. Most of the papers are in a stable condition but some are very fragile.
Dates
- Creation: 1801-1895
Rights Statement
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Biographical / Historical
Alfred F. McMinn was a blacksmith. He was elected judge of Bollinger County, Missouri in 1857.
Extent
1.0 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Personal, business, and legal paperwork from North Carolina and Missouri. Includes product receipts from Missouri State Guard camps during the American Civil War, election results from Wayne County, Missouri, elections in 1837 and 1840, and Bollinger County, Missouri, 1857. Also included are business ledgers, legal documents, and published materials.
Provenance
Collection was acquired by the Southeast Missouri State University Regional History Center before 1982 from an unknown donor. Collection was later given to the Special Collections and Archives before 1996.
- Title
- McMinn-Berry Collection 1801-1895
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jon D. Shepherd
- Date
- April 1991
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- April 2008: Finding Aid Revised by Sarah Stephens
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