Abstract

Financial and legal papers, publications, ephemera, photographs, and ledgers documenting the furniture and undertaking business established by August Walther in Cape Girardeau in 1864, and owned by three generations of Walthers before its sale in 1979 to Tom Boudinot.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains several journals reflecting the Walther’s business transactions, and numerous photographs of the original furniture building from the 1890’s to the mid 1900’s. There are several articles that relate the Walther family and business history and also numerous legal documents, including contracts of land sales, additions and improvements to the furniture building, and court cases involving the Walthers. There are also Cape Girardeau city directories from 1932, 1945, and...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains several journals reflecting the Walther’s business transactions, and numerous photographs of the original furniture building from the 1890’s to the mid 1900’s. There are several articles that relate the Walther family and business history and also numerous legal documents, including contracts of land sales, additions and improvements to the furniture building, and court cases involving the Walthers. There are also Cape Girardeau city directories from 1932, 1945, and...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains several journals reflecting the Walther’s business transactions, and numerous photographs of the original furniture building from the 1890’s to the mid 1900’s. There are several articles that relate the Walther family and business history and also numerous legal documents, including contracts of land sales, additions and improvements to the furniture building, and court cases involving the Walthers. There are also Cape Girardeau city directories from 1932, 1945, and...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains several journals reflecting the Walther’s business transactions, and numerous photographs of the original furniture building from the 1890’s to the mid 1900’s. There are several articles that relate the Walther family and business history and also numerous legal documents, including contracts of land sales, additions and improvements to the furniture building, and court cases involving the Walthers. There are also Cape Girardeau city directories from 1932, 1945, and...