Glenn Family, Papers, 1845-1930 (C107)

3.8 linear feet, 6 oversize volumes

INTRODUCTION

The personal and business papers of John H. Glenn and his sons Addison N. Glenn and Robert C. Glenn include account books of the Mound City, Missouri, general merchandise, furniture, and drug stores run by John and Robert Glenn and the farm implement store managed by Addison Glenn for the McKeeson & Rinker Company in Falls City, Nebraska. The collection also includes correspondence between family members, wedding invitations, the Glenns' lending library circulation records, and a minute book for the Mound City G.A.R. post.

DONOR INFORMATION

The Glenn Family Papers were deposited at the University of Missouri by Lena M. Fayman, S.W. Wortham, and J. V. Crannell on 12 October 1946 (Accession No. 2875).

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

John H. Glenn was born in Gallia County, Ohio, on 23 May 1818. He married Jane Dupre and in 1860 they moved their family to Holt County, Missouri, where he opened Glenn Mercantile. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives as a Republican in 1868 and served for two years. He died in 1900.

One of his sons, George P., became an educator and moved to Jacksonville, Florida. Another son, Addison N., was born in 1839 and moved to Falls City, Nebraska, after the Civil War. There he managed a farm implement store for McKeeson & Rinker Company of Council Bluffs, Iowa.

A third son, Robert C., went into business with his father. He eventually took over the enterprise and expanded it to include a furniture store, clothing store, and drug store. He married Belle Mitchell in 1877. Belle's sister Elizabeth married John Ulysses Crosen, an educator in northern Missouri. The papers contain correspondence between the two families.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Glenn Family Papers consist of business and legal records, correspondence, and miscellaneous material. They document the operations of the various businesses the Glenns owned and operated as well as documenting their social lives and family life. The records are arranged into three series:

• Business Records
• Civic Affairs
• Personal Papers

The Business Records series contains account books, legal records, tax records, correspondence, advertising, and invoices which describe the Glenns' dealings with wholesalers, manufacturers, and bankers throughout the Midwest and the East Coast. However, the bulk of their business was done in St. Joseph, Missouri.

A large number of volumes is part of this series including two ledgers containing library circulation records and numerous daybooks, account ledgers, and sales journals detailing the Glenns' daily business operations. Another volume contains invoices pasted over the leaves of an 1853 geography textbook. The records are arranged by type of material.

The Civic Affairs series contains records of the Glenns' donations of money and materials for the new Presbyterian Church in Mound City and records concerning Addison Glenns' association with the Mound City Grand Army of the Republic post and Robert Glenns' affiliation with the Odd Fellows lodge. These records are arranged by topic.

The Personal Papers series includes correspondence, invitations and announcements, a diary, two photographs, and miscellaneous items belonging to various members of the Glenn family. Most of the records in this series consist of correspondence written from 1871 through 1930 between Belle Glenn and her sister Elizabeth's family and between Robert Glenn and his brother George. This series also includes a diary written by Bella Mitchell in the year prior to her marriage to Robert Glenn. There are numerous invitations and announcements which would be interesting to those examining the rituals involved in wedding and graduation ceremonies during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This series is arranged by type of material.

FOLDER LIST

Business Records Series

(See also the Volumes Series below)

f. 1	McKeeson & Rinker, invoices, 1894-1898
f. 2	McKeeson & Rinker, invoices, 1901-1902
f. 3	R.C. Glenn, invoices, 1878-1911
f. 4	McKeeson & Rinker, receipts, 1894-1897
f. 5	McKeeson & Rinker, receipts, 1898-1903
f. 6	Glenn Mercantile, receipts, 1864-1882
f. 7	R.C. Glenn, receipts, 1883-1901
f. 8	Manufacturers' advertisements, ca. 1880
f. 9	Manufacturers' price lists, 1866-1908
f. 10	McKeeson & Rinker, correspondence, 1882-1897
f. 11	McKeeson & Rinker, correspondence, 1898
f. 12	McKeeson & Rinker, correspondence, 1898
f. 13	McKeeson & Rinker, correspondence, 1898
f. 14	McKeeson & Rinker, correspondence, 1898
f. 15	McKeeson & Rinker, correspondence, 1898
f. 16	McKeeson & Rinker, correspondence, 1898
f. 17	McKeeson & Rinker, correspondence, 1898
f. 18	McKeeson & Rinker, correspondence, 1898
f. 19	McKeeson & Rinker, correspondence, 1898
f. 20	McKeeson & Rinker, correspondence, 1898
f. 21	McKeeson & Rinker, correspondence, 1898
f. 22	Glenn Mercantile, correspondence, 1872-1886
f. 23	R.C. Glenn, correspondence, 1883-1919
f. 24	Abstracts of Titles, 1889-1900
f. 25	Contracts, 1882-1911
f. 26	Quit Claim Deeds, 1870-1877
f. 27	Quit Claim Deeds, 1879-1913
f. 28	Sheriff=s Deeds, 1859-1893
f. 29	Deeds of Trust, 1874-1894
f. 30	Warranty Deeds, 1866-1874
f. 31	Warranty Deeds, 1876-1881
f. 32	Warranty Deeds, 1882-1889
f. 33	Warranty Deeds, 1890-1919
f. 34	Deeds, 1857-1884
f. 35	Mortgage Deeds, 1875-1889
f. 36	Mortgage Deeds, 1894-1899
f. 37	Mortgage Deeds, 1915-1917
f. 38	Protest Notices, 1994-1903
f. 39	Summons, 1894-1895
f. 40	Estate Papers, 1884-1919
f. 41	Land Grants, 1845-1919
f. 43	Promissory Notes, 1872-1879
f. 44	Promissory Notes, 1880-1889
f. 42	Promissory Notes, 1890-1899
f. 45	Promissory Notes, 1900-1905
f. 46	Promissory Notes, 1906-1914
f. 47	Promissory Notes, 1915-1918
f. 48	Tax receipts, Mound City, Missouri, 1890-1914
f. 49	Tax receipts, Richardson County, Nebraska, 1871-1904
f. 50	Tax receipts, Holt County, Missouri, 1873-1879
f. 51	Tax receipts, Oregon, Missouri, 1891-1902
f. 52	Tax receipts, Oregon, Missouri, 1904-1908
f. 53	Tax receipts, Oregon, Missouri, 1912-1913
f. 54	Miscellaneous business records, 1882-1917

Civic Affairs Series

f. 55	Presbyterian Church, Invoices, 1872-1880
f. 56	Presbyterian Church, Receipts, 1872-1906
f. 57	Presbyterian Church, Board of Missions, 1891
f. 58	Presbyterian Church, Deeds and miscellany, 1872-1890
f. 59	G.A.R., Membership roll and constitution, 1885
f. 60	G.A.R., Minutes, 1883-1885
f. 61	G.A.R., Minutes, 1886-1887
f. 62	Odd Fellows, Membership certificates, 1870-1873

Personal Papers Series

f. 63	Correspondence, 1871-1890
f. 64	Correspondence, 1891-1900
f. 65	Correspondence, 1901-1902
f. 66	Correspondence, 1903-1905
f. 67	Correspondence, 1906-1907
f. 68	Correspondence, 1908-1909
f. 69	Correspondence, 1912-1930
f. 70	Correspondence, n.d.
f. 71	Announcements and invitations, 1875-1882
f. 72	Announcements and invitations, 1884-1891
f. 73	Announcements and invitations, 1892-1900
f. 74	Announcements and invitations, 1902-1904
f. 75	Announcements and invitations, 1905-1908
f. 76	Announcements and invitations, 1909-1912
f. 77	Belle Mitchell Diary, 1877
f. 78	Newspaper clippings, photographs, n.d.
f. 79	Republican convention materials, 1888

Volumes

v. 1	Glenn Mercantile, cash book and general ledgers, 1859-1867
v. 2	Glenn Mercantile, ledger #4, 1881-1887
v. 3	Glenn Mercantile, letterbook, 1870-1871
v. 4	Glenn Mercantile, cash book, 1871-1873
v. 5	Glenn Mercantile, account book #7 and church subscriptions, 1889-1890
v. 6	Glenn Mercantile, general journal, North Point and Mound City, Missouri, 1866-1867; store inventory 1872-1873
v. 7	Glenn Mercantile, general journal, Oregon, Forest City, and Mound City, Missouri, 1869-1872
v. 8	Glenn Mercantile, daybook, 1870-1871
v. 9	Glenn Mercantile, daybook, 1871-1872
v. 10	Glenn Mercantile, daybook, 1871-1874
v. 11	Glenn Mercantile, general ledger, 1871-1872
v. 12	Glenn Mercantile, general ledger, 1872-1874
v. 13	Glenn Mercantile, general ledger, 1876-1878
v. 14	Glenn Mercantile, general ledger, 1880-1883
v. 15	R.C. Glenn Drug Store, invoices, 1873-1874 (pasted over an 1853 geography book)
v. 16	R.C. Glenn Drug Store, invoices, 1877-1918
v. 17	R.C. Glenn Drug Store, daybook #26, 1879
v. 18	R.C. Glenn Drug Store, daybook #27, 1879
v. 19	R.C. Glenn Drug Store, daybook #28, 1879
v. 20	R.C. Glenn Drug Store, daybook #29, 1880
v. 21	R.C. Glenn Drug Store, daybook #30, 1880
v. 22	R.C. Glenn Drug Store, daybook #31, 1880
v. 23	R.C. Glenn Drug Store, daybook #32, 1880
v. 24	R.C. Glenn Drug Store, daybook #33, 1880-1881
v. 25	R.C. Glenn Drug Store, daybook #34, 1881-1882
v. 26	R.C. Glenn Drug Store, daybook #39, 1883-1884
v. 27	R.C. Glenn Drug Store, general ledger, 1883-1885
v. 28	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store, daybook #1, 1880-1882
v. 29	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store, daybook #2, 1882-1884
v. 30	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store, daybook #3, 1884-1885
v. 31	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store, daybook #4, 1885-1886
v. 32	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store, daybook #5, 1886-1887
v. 33	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store ,daybook #6, 1887-1889
v. 34	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store, sales journal, 1882-1883
v. 35	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store, sales journal, 1883-1884
v. 36	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store, sales journal, 1885-1886
v. 37	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store, sales journal, 1887-1888
v. 38	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store, invoices, 1883-1890
v. 39	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store, invoices, 1890
v. 40	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store, payment receipts, 1885-1888
v. 41	R.C. Glenn Furniture Store, general ledger, 1885-1906
v. 42	R.C. Glenn Clothing Store, sales journal, 1883-1887
v. 43	R.C. Glenn Co., rent check stubs, 1890
v. 44	R.C. Glenn & Co., hay weights totals book, 1895-1901
v. 45	McKeeson & Rinker Farm Implements, purchase journal, 1893
v. 46	McKeeson & Rinker Farm Implements, general ledger, 1894
v. 47	McKeeson & Rinker Farm Implements, general ledger, 1894-1897
v. 48	McKeeson & Rinker Farm Implements, daybook, 1894-1895
v. 49	McKeeson & Rinker Farm Implements, trial balance, 1895
v. 50	McKeeson & Rinker Farm Implements, check stubs, 1895-1899
v. 51	McKeeson & Rinker Farm Implements, letter book, 1895-1903
v. 52	McKeeson & Rinker Farm Implements, cash book, 1898
v. 53	McKeeson & Rinker Farm Implements, stock book, 1898-1899
v. 54	McKeeson & Rinker Farm Implements, general accounts book, 1898-1902
v. 55	McKeeson & Rinker Farm Implements, accounts receivable ledger, 1898-1904
v. 56	McKeeson & Rinker Farm Implements, subsidiary ledger, 1901-1902
v. 57	W.A. Mackey and John G. Cottner General Merchandise, daybook, 1869-1875
v. 58	Mound City Post No. 65 Department of Missouri G.A.R., record book, 1883
v. 59	Lending library record book, 1877-1881
v. 60	Lending library record book, 1877-1884

INDEX TERMS

These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.

• Advertising
• Advertising
• Advertising
• Agricultural machinery
• Agricultural machinery
• Agricultural machinery
• Carriages and carts
• Cartes de visite
• Costume, 1870s
• Costume, 1880s
• Crosen, John Ulysses
• Diaries
• Drake, W.F.
• Drug companies
• Drug stores
• Drugs
• Dry goods
• Duprey, F.M.
• Education
• Election, 1912, Presidential
• Electric lighting
• Embroidery
• Embroidery machines
• Embroidery pattern book
• Erns & Brill Stationery, St. Joseph, Missouri
• Evan, Edward
• Evan, Gerald Morgan
• Evan, Marian
• Eyeglasses
• F.H. Logeman Chair Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, Missouri
• Factories
• Fences
• Fibers
• Flower gardening
• Folk medicine
• Fortune telling
• Foster & Towns'ee, St. Joseph, MO
• Fraternal Organizations
• Frederick Stearns & Company, Laboratory, Detroit, MI
• Fruit culture--Apple
• Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company, Madison, WI
• Funeral supplies indusury
• Furniture
• Furniture Company of Weston, MO
• General stores--Missouri
• Gibson Paris & Company, Chicago, IL
• Gillilan, Strickland W.
• Glassware
• Glenn family
• Glenn Mercantile
• Glenn Mercantile, Mound City
• Glenn, Addison N. (1839- )
• Glenn, Belle M. ( -1912)
• Glenn, John H. (1818-1900)
• Glenn, Robert C.
• Grand Army of the Republic
• Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Missouri, Post No. 65, Mound City, MO
• Gray, Reverend Ora S.
• Greeting cards--Christmas
• Grocery trade
• Hardware industry
• Harris Beebe Tobacco Company, Quincy, IL
• His'y, Joseph C.
• Holman Liver Pad Company, St. Louis, MO
• Horigan Supply Company, St. Joseph, MO
• Hotel Vermilya, Sheffield, IA
• Howe, Elias, Jr.
• Hundley Judd & Company, St. Joseph, MO
• Interior decoration
• J.B. Brady & Company
• Jacob Goodlive, Jr., Company, St. Joseph, MO
• James L. Taylor & Company
• Johnson & Chambers, St. Joseph, MO
• Jordan, S.M.
• Knitting machines
• Krieg, Hiram
• Kynett's Medicines, Council Bluffs, IA
• Land records
• Landon, James
• Letterhead, Stationery
• Levinge, Gas'ard
• Libraries--Circulation, loans
• Medicine
• Merchants
• Missouri, Kansas City, Buildings
• Missouri, Mound City
• Missouri, Oregon County
• Missouri, Polk County
• Missouri, Rock Port
• Missouri, Rockport
• Missouri, Rockport High School
• Missouri, St. Joseph
• Missouri, St. Louis, Buildings
• Nebraska, Falls City
• Odd Fellows, Independent Order of
• Paint
• Payne, D.H. (Photographer)
• Politics
• Presbyterian Church
• Republican Party, medals, badges, decorations, etc., 1880s
• Sewing machines
• Taxation
• Tintypes