Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Wednesday's Wonderful Collection - Schader Family Papers, MS.000190

The Schaders were German immigrants who settled in Pulaski County, Arkansas. They operated a family grocery store at 1600 Cross Street in Little Rock from the late 1800s until 1968, when the store closed.

This collection contains correspondence, legal records, financial papers, and grocery business records of the Joseph Conrad Schader family of Little Rock.

  • Personal correspondence
    • 1. 1853 March 18: Katarina Schahner, Bensheim, Germany, to "Aunt and Uncle" [Conrad Joseph and Francis Schader], in German, with translation (Box 1)
    • 2. 1854 January 15: Joseph Boos, St. Marie, Illinois, to "Brother-in-Law and Sister," in German, with translation
    • 3. 1857 March 26: Joseph Boos, St. Marie, Illinois, to "Brother-in-Law and Sister," in German, with translation
    • 4. 1859 April 18: Joseph A. Schader, Napoleon, Arkansas, to "Friend Merkel, Mother, Brothers and Sister"
    • 5. 1859 April 20: Joseph A. Schader, Napoleon, Arkansas, to "Mother, Brothers and Sister," New Orleans, Louisiana
    • 6. Undated: Joseph A. Schader, Napoleon, Arkansas, to unknown
    • 7. 1859 November 25: Joseph Boos, St. Marie, Illinois, to "Brother-in-Law and Sister"
    • 8. 1864 March 26: Joseph A. Schader, Little Rock, to "Mother, Brothers and Sisters"
    • 9. 1865 February 2: Joseph A. Schader, Little Rock, to "Mother, Brothers and Sisters"
    • 10. 1865 February 6: Joseph A. Schader, Little Rock, to "Mother, Brothers and Sisters," St. Louis, Missouri
    • 11. 1865 May 4: Joseph A. Schader, Little Rock, to "Mother, Brothers and Sister"
    • 12. 1868 March 24: "Niece," Napoleon, Arkansas, to "Aunt"
    • 13. 1870 November 15: Mary Boos, St. Marie, Illinois, to "Cousin"
    • 14. 1894 September 22: Bertie, Georgetown College, to "Grandma"
    • 15. 1913 September 1: Postcard, Oliver, Cedar Grove, Indiana, to Mrs. Schader, Little Rock
    • 16. 1918 June 20: Josie and Pete, Cincinnati, Ohio, to "Friends"
    • 17. 1918 August 16: L. Becker, Oakley, Ohio, to Eugene Schader, Little Rock
    • 18. 1925 August 7: Unknown, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Coyne, Little Rock
    • 19. 1925 August 14: Postcard, unknown, New Orleans, to Mrs. Schader, Little Rock
    • 20. 1925 October 13: Paralee Donald, Toledo, Ohio, to "Friend"
    • 21. 1926 February 9: Postcard, Dot, Amarillo, Texas, to Viola Coyne, Little Rock
    • 22. 1926 October 21: Mrs. Charles Sutter, Alexander, Arkansas, to Charles Schader, Little Rock
    • 23. 1926: Marguerite, St. Louis, Missouri, to "Little Mother"
    • 24. 1936 August 26: Lottie, Little Rock, to Charles Schader and Viola Coyne, Little Rock
    • 25. 1936 October 28: Postcard, "Your daughter," to George F. Porbeck, Little Rock
    • 26. 1941 August 6: Postcard, C.W. Smith to Francis Coyne, Little Rock
    • 27. 1942 February 11: Postcard, "Chick" Eleanor, Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Edward Schader
    • 28. 1942 June 28: Postcard, Laura B. Eudy, Los Angeles, California, to Mrs. J.C. Coyne, Little Rock
    • 29. 1943 February 13: Postcard, Elroy Martin, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, to Schader Grocery Company, Little Rock
    • 30. 1944 November 3: Willie Williams, India, to E.D. Schader, Little Rock
    • 31. 1945 April 23: Postcard, Irma McCloud, Washington, D.C., to Schader Grocery
    • 32. 1948 July 8: Postcard, Dot Masterman, Biloxi, Mississippi, to Viola Coyne
    • 33. 1961 September 5: Dorothy "Dot" Masterman Valle, Mission, Texas, to Viola Coyne
    • 34. 1969 October 14: Postcard, Ella Turley, Dallas, Texas, to Mrs. Coyne
    • 35. 1969 October 15: Postcard, Ella Turley, Dallas, Texas, to Mrs. Coyne
    • 36. 1969 October 16: Postcard, Ella Turley, Dallas, Texas, to Mrs. Coyne
    • 37. 1969 October 16: Postcard, Ella Turley, Dallas, Texas, to Mrs. Coyne
    • 38. Undated: Postcard, Louise to Viola Schader
    • 39. [?] May 25: Postcard, John, Franklinton, Louisiana, to Mrs. J. [Genden], Little Rock
    • 40. Undated: "Mamma, Viola" Oakley, Ohio, to unknown
    • 41. Undated: Sophia L. Schader to "Ma"
    • 42. [?] May 24: Postcard, John Hoffman, Franklinton, Louisiana, to Mrs. Charles Schader
    • 43. Undated: postcard, John Hoffman, Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Mrs. C.A. Schader
    • 44. Undated: Postcard, H.J., Colorado, to Schader Grocery
    • 45. Undated: Postcard, Harriet Vick, New York, New York, to Ed Schader, Little Rock
    • 46. Undated: Postcard, John, New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mrs. C. Schader, Little Rock
    • 47. Undated: Postcard, Lookout Mountain, Colorado, to Bus Schader, Little Rock
  • Personal items
    • 48. Undated: Information, birthplace of Conrad Joseph Schader (Box 2)
    • 49. 1831: Baptismal record of Conrad Joseph Schader, Latin
    • 50. 1840 April 18: Marriage license, Conrad Joseph Schader to Frances Boos
    • 51. 1842 May 26: Naturalization record, Conrad Joseph Schader
    • 52. 1854 May 22: Bill of sale, slave and child
    • 53. 1855 October 6: Will, Conrad Joseph Schader
    • 54. 1918: Appointment, Ellen Barry Schader as guardian of Louis Barry
    • 55. 1936: Court case records, death of Eugene Schader
    • 56. 1936: Funeral service records, Eugene Schader
    • 57. 1921-1943: Emma Merkle estate
    • 58. 1944: Funeral service records, Emma Merkle
    • 59. 1946: Funeral service records, Viola Frances Coyne
    • 60. 1961: Funeral service records, Earl Schader
    • 61. 1968: Funeral service records, Robert Schader
    • 62. Undated: Schader estate
    • 63. Undated: Knights of Columbus activities
  • Schader Grocery
    • 64. 1868: Schader and brother, partnership agreement (Box 3)
    • 65. 1891-1894: Invoices and statements, A.L. Schader, grocer
    • 66. 1895-1901: Invoices and statements, A.L. Schader, grocer
    • 67. 1924-1961: General operations
    • 68. 1964: Financial summary
    • 69. 1968: Financial summary
  • Legal documents
    • 70. 1845: Deed, Chester Ashley to Conrad J. Schader (Box 4)
    • 71. 1845: Deed, Roswell Beebe to Conrad J. Schader
    • 72. 1846: Deed, City of Little Rock to Conrad J. Schader, Mount Holly Cemetery lots
    • 73. 1859-1900: Deeds and mortgages
    • 74. 1901-1904: Deeds and mortgages
    • 75. Undated: Abstracts
    • 76. Undated: Miscellaneous legal documents
  • Tax records
    • 77. 1853-1869 (Box 5)
    • 78. 1870-1879
    • 79. 1880-1889
    • 80. 1890-1899
    • 81. 1900-1909
    • 82. 1910-1919
    • 83. 1920-1929
    • 84. 1930-1939
    • 85. 1940-1949
    • 86. 1950-1959
  • Financial records
    • 87. 1901-1911: Notices to vacate rental property, from Schaders (Box 6)
    • 88. 1955-1957: Rents received
    • 89. 1914-1951: Insurance documents
    • 90. 1919-1940: Stocks
    • 91. 1907-1939: Miscellaneous bank statements and banking records
    • Invoices and Receipts
      • 92. 1846-1849 (Box 7)
      • 93. 1850-1859
      • 94. 1860-1869
      • 95. 1870-1879
      • 96. 1880-1889
      • 97. 1890-1899
      • 98. 1900-1909
      • 99. 1910-1913
      • 100. 1914-1919
      • 101. 1920-1929
      • 102. 1930-1939
      • 103. 1940-1949
      • 104. 1950-1959
      • 105. 1960-1968
      • 106. Undated
  • Miscellaneous
    • 107. Miscellaneous personal items (Box 8)
    • 108. Miscellaneous personal items
    • 109. Miscellaneous
    • 110. Miscellaneous newspaper clippings (Box 9)
    • 111. 1888-1897: Ledger, Knights of Columbus (Box 10)
    • 112. 1912: Grammar school certificate, Viola Schader
    • 113. 1919: First communion certificate, Eugene Schader
    • 114. 1920: Broadside, campaign poster, Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge