Adolph W. Post Family Papers

Adolph W. Post Family Papers, 1862-1966

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Adolph W. Post Family
Title: Adolph W. Post Family Papers
Dates: 1862-1966 (inclusive)
18621966
Quantity: 0.5 c.f.
Collection Number: MG027 (collection)
Summary: Stock certificates, deeds, mortgages and other personal papers of the Adolph Post family of Rathdrum, Idaho. Included are materials relating to Frederick Post, of Post Falls, Idaho and Adolph's son, John W. Post.
Repository: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Frederick W. Post, for whom Post Falls is named, was born in Germany in 1821. In 1850 he came to the United States and settled in Kendall County, Illinois. In 1871 he moved to Idaho. His relationship to Adolph Post is not known.

Adolph W. Post was born in Germany in 1845. On immigrating to the U.S. he settled first in Kansas, then in the 1880's he moved to Rathdrum, Kootenai County, Idaho. His wife was Mary E. Post; they had on son, John W., who was born in Kansas in 1882. He came with his parents to Rathdrum where he became a merchant. Tacie B. Post, his wife, was a legal secretary in Rathdrum. It is she who saved the papers and gave them to the library.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The papers of the Post family span the years 1862 to 1966, with the bulk of the material from the years 1880 to 1930.

The material includes stock certificates from defunct companies in Idaho, Montana, and Washington, deeds and mortgages, items relating to Frederick Post's Post Falls property, and other personal papers such as confirmation certificates, life insurance policies and cemetery deeds of Adolph and John Post.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The papers in this group fall into several distinct categories. The stock certificates are separated by state, then arranged alphabetically by company. The deeds and mortgages are separated by family member or transaction concerned, then arranged chron ologically. In some folders both parties to the contracts are the same on all items, this is indicated by a slash (/) between the names on the folder heading; where parties are different only the Post name is listed. The remaining papers which form the fi nal series are arranged by family member concerned. There are a few items which do not appear to have any connection with the Post family; of these the deeds and mortgages were put in Series II and the letters patent in series III.

Acquisition Information

The papers of the A.W. Post family were given to the University of Idaho Library by Tacie (Mrs. John W.) Post and her daughter Jane (Mrs. E.M.) Andrews in November 1966.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Stock Certificates , 1895-1966Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Correspondence, re: the companies 3 items	1966
1/2-3	Idaho Companies 17 items	1895-1914
1/4	Montana Companies 5 items	1939-1946
1/5	Washington Companies 20 items	1906-1912

Series II. Deeds, Mortgages, etc. , 1874-1943Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/6-7	Frederick W. Post 14 items	1883-1901
1/8-9	Adolph W. and Mary E. Post 21 items	1874-1921
1/10	Mary E., John W., Tacie B. Post/Rathdrum State Bank 4 items	1918-1927
1/11	Mary E. Post to John W. Post 4 items	1926
1/12	J.M. Wood to J.W. Post 17 items	1882-1919
1/13-14	John W. and Tacie B. Post 26 items	1912-1943
1/15	Other deeds and mortgages 4 items	1896-1903

Series III. Other Papers , 1862-1937Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/16	Frederick W. Post 2 items	1882-1891
1/17-18	Adolph W. Post 11 items	1862-1914
1/19-20	Adolph W. and John W. Post 7 items	1908-1927
1/21	John W. Post 8 items	1910-1937
1/22	Letters patent 5 items	1884

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

Post, Adolph W., 1843-
Post, Frederick W., 1821-
Post, John W., 1882-

Family Names

Post Family

Geographical Names

Post Falls (Idaho)--History--Sources
Rathdrum (Idaho)--History--Sources

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