s0787 WESSEL/DONNAN RECORDS, 1956-2005
31 FOLDERS, 72 PHOTOGRAPHS

STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH CENTER-ST. LOUIS
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS

Collection stored offsite, with the exception of oversized material. Please allow 3-5 business days for retrieval.

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The Wessel/Donnan Records were donated by Geoffrey Wade Donnan in 2005 and 2008. Geoffrey Donnan is the grandson of Lillian and Emil Wessel of Kirkwood, MO. In 1953, Lillian and Emil Wessel moved from Webster Groves to Kirkwood, MO in order to start a stable business that they called Wessel Stables. In the mid-1970s, their daughter and her husband, Dwight and Gloria Donnan, took over operation of the stable. In 1985, the Donnans moved the stable to a new 43-acre location in Weldon Spring, MO. In 2005, the stable went out of business.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

This collection primarily contains the business records of Wessel Stables while under the management of Dwight and Gloria Donnan. This collection also contains artifacts of the Donnan's participation with the Mariner Gam, a civic club affiliated with the United Church of Christ of Lockwood in Webster Groves, MO. The club was similar in nature to the girl scouts, but offered only water-based sporting activities. The couple was involved with Mariner Gam for approximately 20 years, ending in the mid 1980s.

More information about the personal lives of Lillian and Emil Wessel can be found in collection sl 522 Wessel/Schaeffer Family Papers.

FOLDER LIST

SERIES 1: FILES, 1956-2005

BOX 1 (081647)

1. Accounts receivable ledger, 1956-74
2. Accounts receivable ledger, 1981-82
3. Accounts receivable ledger, 1983-84
4. Accounts receivable ledger, 1984-85 (oversized storage)
5. Accounts receivable ledgers, 1985-86
6. Accounts receivable ledgers, 1987-88
7. Accounts receivable ledgers, 1989
8. Accounts receivable ledgers, 1990-91
9. Accounts receivable ledgers, 1992-93
10. Accounts receivable ledgers, 2000-01 (oversized storage)
11. Accounts receivable ledgers, 2001-02 (oversized storage)
12. Accounts receivable ledgers, 2004
13. Assessments, St. Charles County, 1987-2005
14. Board payments, 1977-1981

BOX 2 (081648)

15. Corporate records, 1976-88
16. Crocker Claims, 1983-86
17. Daily budget, 1984-1992
18. Donnan investments in Wessel Stables, 1977-1982
19. Financial statements, 1978-85
20. Investment portfolio, 1973-2001
21. Jaeger property acquisition, 1986-96
22. Kirkwood, MO property sale, 1986
23. Midwestern Coach inventory and expenses, 1974-83
24. Move to Weldon Springs property, 1985-86
25. Past payments from boarders, 1971-79
26. Real Estate, 1983-86 (photos in f. 29)
27. Real Estate Appraisal, 1992-1996
28. Veterinary expenses, 1980-93

SERIES 2: PHOTOGRAPHS, 1987

29. Photographs (taken from folder 26), 787.1-787.11
30. Photographs, 1987, 787.12-787.72

SERIES 3: ARTIFACTS (Oversized storage), n.d.

30. Mariner Gam Booby Paddle, n.d.
31. Mariner Gam club jackets (2) with activity badges, n.d.

INDEX

Donnan family
Horse stable
Mariner Gam
Weldon Spring
Wessel family
Wessel Stables


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