Doud Family Papers, 1880s-1936

<P>Menzer Fairchild Doud was born February 29, 1856, in Indiana, and married Etta Herdman in Jefferson County, Illinois, in 1886. They had three daughters. He worked in publishing in Kansas City and St. Louis, and served as a member of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture from 1882 to 1890. He was active in Republican politics, and was a prominent member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He died December 26, 1936, at his home, 40 Aberdeen Place, Clayton, St. Louis County, Missouri, and was buried in Mount Vernon, Illinois.</P>

<P>The collection includes a variety of documents of the Doud family including correspondence, invitations, stock certificates, programs, and circulars. Includes papers relating to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; the death of Odd Fellows member Richard Randolph in 1915; the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904 (St. Louis World's Fair); and Miss Minnie Green and the Green family of Mt. Vernon, Illinois.</P>

<P>Finding aid available.</P>

<P>3 folders, 1 oversize folder</P>

<P>Cite as: Doud Family Papers, Missouri Historical Society Archives, St. Louis.</P>

<P>道兹·费尔柴尔德·道德于1856年2月29日出生于印第安纳州，并于1886年在伊利诺伊州的杰斐逊县与艾塔·赫德曼结婚。他们共育有三名女儿。道德曾在堪萨斯城和圣路易斯从事出版工作，并在1882年至1890年间担任密苏里州农业委员会成员。他在共和党政治中活跃，并成为独立兄弟会（Odd Fellows）的杰出成员。道德于1936年12月26日在密苏里州圣路易斯郡克莱顿的家中逝世，享年80岁，葬于伊利诺伊州的芒特弗农。</P>

<P>本收藏包括道德家族的各类文献，包括信函、请柬、股票证书、节目单和传单。其中包含与独立兄弟会相关的文件；1915年Odd Fellows成员理查德·兰道夫的逝世；1904年路易斯安那购地展（圣路易斯世界博览会）；以及来自伊利诺伊州芒特弗农的明妮·格林及其家族的资料。</P>

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<P>共3个文件夹，1个超大规模文件夹。</P>

<P>引用格式：道德家族档案，密苏里历史学会档案馆，圣路易斯。</P>