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Title
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Finding Aid for the Harold Clute Collection
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Type
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Collection
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Date
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1871-1970
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Description
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This collection documents the life of Harold Clute, the Clute family and other related families. Records within the collection include: correspondence, official documents, family genealogy journals, and photographs.
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Extent
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27 folders
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Identifier
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MGC 1027
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Harold M. Clute Collection
Collection Summary
Title
Harold M. Clute Collection
Date
1871-1970
Extent
27 folders
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1027-HMCC
Processed by: Alethea Thomas, 2012; Finding aid created by Alethea Thomas, 2012 and edited by Nicole
Pye, 2013
Name of Creator
Clute, Harold Moore
Biographical History
Harold Moore Clute was born November 11, 1900 in Johnson County, Nebraska. During his life he was
part of several organizations including the Boy Scouts of America, the National Guard, and the Army
Corp of Engineers. Harold was employed as an engineer after WWII, working for the federal
government on public projects such as irrigation development and water conservation. Clute retired
after forty one years of service; thirty four of those were spent in Kansas City, Missouri. He died August
24, 1992 and was buried in Sutton, Nebraska.
Harold Clute had an interest in his own family’s history and researched his genealogy. This collection
reflects Clute’s interest in the history of his family and contains materials referring to multiple members
of his family. Clute traced his lineage back to the American Revolution.
Scope and Content
This collection documents the life of Harold Clute, the Clute family and other related families. Records
within the collection include: correspondence, official documents, family genealogy journals, and
photographs.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in three series.
Series 1, Clute family papers
Folder 1, Family Correspondence
Item 1, Letter from Mamie to Jennie, January 7, 1871
Item 2, Letter from Daniel Newton to Sister Cooper, May 10, 1883
Item 3, Letter from Daniel Newton to Mrs. Holmes, December 20, 1883
Item 4, Letter from J.L. Lout to Mary, July 1, 1888
Item 5, Letter from Ella Clute to J. Frank Clute, February 26, 1890
Item 6, Letter from Sister Campbell to Frank Clute, March 7, 1890
Item 7, Letter from Unknown to Aunt Betsy, September 16, 1891
Item 8, Letter from Agnes McInray to Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper, August 22, 1892
Item 9, Letter from Jane Boyd to Mrs. Pamela McAlister, March 22, 1893
Item 10, Invitation from Myra Halsted to Frank Clute, May 26, 1893
Item 11, Graduation invitation from Myra Halsted to Frank Clute, May 27, 1893
Item 12, Letter from James Harper to Mrs. Mary C. Holmes, August 7, 1905
Item 13, Letter from James Harper to Mrs. Mary C. Holmes, April 20, 1908
Item 14, Letter from Mary E. Arnes to Cousin Mary, April 29, 1909
Item 15, Postcard from Unknown to Mrs. F.J. Clute, August 24, 1911
Item 16, Postcard from Anna Moore to Mrs. Moore, September 4, 1911
Item 17, Memorabilia of Cody Stampede from Irene to Harold Clute, July 1924
Item 18, Letter from Uncle Will to Harold M. Clute, May 31, 1928
Item 19, Wedding invitation from Mr. and Mrs. William Leonard Moore to Mr. and Mrs.
Frank J. Clute, August 29, 1935
Item 20, Letter from Edna B. Schaible to Mrs. Buck, May 29, 1941
Item 21, Letter from Albert C. Bux to Clute, June 1, 1941
Item 22, Postcard from Lackey to C.M. Clute, June 1946
Item 23, Letter from Myrtle Ragon to Mrs. Clute, December 28, 1946
Item 24, Postcard from Aunt Alice (Moore) to Harold M. Clute, February 10, 1947
Item 25, Postcard from Mother and Rught to Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Kuhlman, June 17, 1952
Item 26, Postcard from Ruth to Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Kuhlman, June 17, 1952
Item 27, Postcard from Meredith Thomas to Unknown, August 14, 1970
Item 28, Letter from Olive E. Mason to Joseph Holmes, undated
Item 29, Invitation from Unknown to Frank Clute, undated
Item 30, Florist card from B. Richardson to Julia Clute, undated
Item 31, Invitation from Esther Campbell to Frank Clute, March 3 (year unknown)
Item 32, Calling card from P.N. Dolan, undated
Item 33, Postcard from Mrs. Anna (Maude) Moore to Mother, undated
Item 34, Postcard from Helen to Harold, Anna, and Alice, undated
Folder 2, Susie Clute Buck papers
Item 1, Last Will and Testament of Susie Z. Buck, June 30, 1926.
Item 2, Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter Meeting Calendar, 1940-1941
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Item 3, Court of Clay County Nebraska, Hearing in the matter of the Estate of Ralph J.
Buck, July 8, 1941
Item 4, Correspondence from G.A. Olmstead, Nebraska State Building & Loan ASSN. to
Susie Z. Buck, July 23, 1941
Item 5, Correspondence from M.L. Springer, Commerce Investment Company to Susie Z.
Buck, February 13, 1942
Item 6, Susie Buck’s membership certificate for Rebekah Lodge No. 34, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, August 13, 1943
Item 7, Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter Meeting Calendar, 1943-1944
Folder 3, Dr. Carlton K. Chubbuck papers
Item 1, Public Funeral Announcement for Dr. Carlton K. Chubbuck by city of Tecumseh,
Nebraska, November 27, 1907
Item 2, Funeral Announcement for Dr. Carlton K. Chubbuck, November 27, 1907
Item 3, Fragment of obituary for Dr. Carlton K. Chubbuck, undated
Folder 4, Anna C. Clute papers
Item 1, Deed of Grant from Anna C. Clute to Susie M. Clute, June 14, 1930
Folder 5, F. J. Clute papers
Item 1, Chattel Mortgage contract to the Citizens Nation Bank, Tecumseh, Nebraska,
April 22, 1904
Item 2, Letter of Recommendation from Lincoln Traction Company, April 2, 1908
Item 3, Receipt of Payment with Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery, February 21, 1933
Item 4, Receipt of Payment with Wadlow’s Mortuary, July 3, 1939
Item 5, Receipt of Payment with Wadlow’s Mortuary, September 7, 1939
Item 6, Receipt of Payment with Wadlow’s Mortuary, February 4, 1947
Item 7, Mortuary Expenses with Cecil E. Wadlow Mortuary, Febuary 5, 1947
Folder 6, Harold M. Clute papers
Item 1, Registration Card for The Inter-State Branch Studio System, February 23, 1916
Item 2, Commencement program for Lincoln (Nebraska) High School, June 9, 1916
Item 3, Boy Scouts of America Letter of Recommendation regarding Harold Clute, From
G.S. Winton to J.E. Whitney, February 1, 1918
Item 4, Membership certificate for Boy Scouts of America, June 1918
Item 5, National Guard Training graduation program from Fort Douglas, Utah, August
24, 1922
Item 6, Vaccination Register, 1923
Item 7, Initiatory Banquet program for Mu Sigma, May 17, 1924
Item 8, Ranger application with Yellowstone National Park, 1925
Item 9, Mu Sigma Rushee date book, 1925
Item 10, Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity stickers, August 1926
Item 11, Newspaper clipping about Theta Xi fraternity, February 3, 1927 and March 20,
1929
Item 12, University of Nebraska Civil Engineers Annual Banquet program, March 9, 1927
Item 13, Theta Xi Installation Banquet program, March 13, 1927
Item 14, Annual Engineers’ Banquet program, May 6, 1927
Item 15, Alpha Theta Chi invitation, February 25, 1928
Item 16, Theta Xi membership payment receipts, February 1927-May 1928
Item 17, Theta Xi Founders Day Banquet program, April 28, 1928
Item 18, Harold M. Clute’s University of Nebraska Commencement invitation, June 2,
1928
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Item 19, Bookmark graduation gift, June 1928
Item 20, Account book with Goldman Jewelry Co., December 16, 1931-February 2, 1932
Item 21, U.S. Engineer’s Dance invitation card, November 5, 1932
Item 22, Certificate of First Aid training from the Department of Interior-Bureau of
Mines, March 23, 1935
Item 23, Tennessee Valley Authority Employee’s pass issued to H.M. Clute, November 5,
1937
Item 24, Account book with First National Bank in Lincoln, Nebraska, December 22,
1937-January 31, 1938
Item 25, The American Red Cross membership card, 1940
Item 26, Y.M.C.A. Residence application in Kansas City, Missouri, April 1943
Item 27, Property Tax papers in Lincoln, Nebraska, January 1946
Item 28, Correspondence from Law Offices of Merlin L. Springer to Harold M. Clute,
December 15, 1948
Item 29, Correspondence from Law Offices of Merlin L. Springer to Harold M. Clute,
January 28, 1949
Item 30, The American Red Cross membership card and sticker, 1951
Item 31, The American Society of Photogrammetry membership card, October 27, 1957
Item 32, Payment receipt from The American Society of Photogrammetry, November 17,
1958
Item 33, Article regarding Lifetime Membership of Harold M. Clute in ASCE newsletter,
March 1969
Item 34, Correspondence from Department of Army, Kansas City district, Corps of
Engineers to Harold M. Clute, September 4, 1970
Item 35, Harold M. Clute’s business card, undated
Folder 7, John A. Clute papers
Item 1, Funeral service announcement card, September 30, 1942
Folder 8, Joseph Clute papers
Item 1, Last will and testament of Joseph Clute, July 25, 1895
Folder 9, R.J. Clute papers
Item 1, Denver Athletic Club membership card, June 10, 1911
Folder 10, Susie Moore Clute papers
Item 1, Affidavit from Susie Moore Clute regarding possession of Moore Family Bible,
January 11, 1944
Folder 11, Elisabeth Cooper papers
Item 1, Quit-Claim Deed, March 1, 1865
Folder 12, James H. Cooper papers
Item 1, Lease from James H. Cooper to Joseph L. and Mary C. Holmes, September 10,
1900
Folder 13, Emma Edwards papers
Item 1, Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter Meeting Calendar, 1931-1932
Item 2, Application for Membership to Daughters of the American Revolution, undated
Item 3, Application for Membership to Daughters of the American Revolution, undated
Folder 14, Mary Holmes papers
Item 1, Last will and testament of Mary Holmes, December 14, 1921
Folder 15, Joseph L. Holmes papers
Item 1, Deed of Sale from Frank E. Pocock and wife to J.L. Holmes, January 26, 1909
Item 2, Mortgage from Joseph L. Holmes to H.N. Miner, April 30, 1909
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Item 3, Satisfaction of Mortgage from H.N. Miner to Joseph L. Holmes, March 16, 1912
Folder 16, Alice Moore papers
Item 1, University of Nebraska Unofficial Credit book, 1920
Item 2, Correspondence regarding Alice Moore fulfilling Mrs. Mary C. Holmes’ will,
August 24, 1926
Item 3, Grant Deed from Alice Moore to Susie Moore Clute, September 1, 1926
Item 4, Legal correspondence from Van Ness & Russell, Attorney at Law to Alice Moore,
June 26, 1941
Item 5, Correspondence from E.G. Hopkins to Alice Moore, May 21, 1945
Item 6, Correspondence from M.F. McAvoy to Alice Moore, May 21, 1945
Item 7, Correspondence from Lloyd D. Halsted to Alice Moore, May 21, 1945
Item 8, Mortgage from William R. Lieb, Jr. to Alice Moore, October 1945
Folder 17, Anna Moore papers
Item 1, Memorial Record, April 27, 1919
Folder 18, Frank E. Pocock papers
Item 1, Grant Deed from Nellie M. St. John and H.G. St. John to Frank E. Pocock, August
10, 1908
Item 2, Deed of Trust from Frank E. Pocock to Chas. E. Walker and Russell K. Pitzer,
August 11, 1908
Folder 19, Harriett (Hattie) Moore Marthis papers
Item 1, High School Autograph book, 1880-1884
Item 2, Wedding Album for Harriett Moore and John Marthis, June 26, 1911
Item 3, Memorial Record book for Marthis, undated
Folder 20, Mary E. Clute papers
Item 1, Scrapbook, undated
Series 2, Clute Genealogy Research
Folder 21, Genealogy Papers
Item 1, Loose genealogy research, undated
Item 2, Rodgers Family history, undated
Item 3, Newbury Family history, 1770s-1930s
Item 4, Jacob W. Clute obituary, April 1911
Item 5, John A. Clute obituary, September 26, 1942
Item 6, Mrs. John (Ella) Clute obituary, March 1944
Item 7, Mrs. Susie Moore Clute obituary, January 1947
Item 8, Alice R. Moore obituary, March 1947
Series 3, Photographs
Folder 22, Clute Family photographs
Item 1, Clute Family album, undated
Item 2, Mary E. Clute Smith, undated
Item 3, Susie, Johnie & Julia Clute, undated
Item 4, Anna Clute, undated
Item 5, Anna Clute, undated
Item 6, Harold Clute with unidentified woman, undated
Item 7, Harold Clute, undated
Item 8, Harold Clute, undated
Item 9, Harold and Anna Clute, undated
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Item 10, Mrs. F.J. (Susie), Harold and Anna Clute, undated
Item 11, Harold Clute, undated
Item 12, Harold Clute, undated
Item 13, Harold Clute, undated
Item 14, Harold Clute, undated
Item 15, Harold Clute, undated
Item 16, Anna, F.J., Mrs. F.J. (Susie), Alice Clute, undated
Item 17, Anna, F.J., Mrs. F.J. (Susie), Alice Clute, undated
Item 18, Anna, Mrs. F.J. (Susie), Harold, Alice Clute, December 1924
Item 19, Alice, Mrs. F.J. (Susie), unidentified woman, Anna Clute, December 1924
Item 20, Harold Clute, September 6, 1931
Item 21, Harold Clute with unidentified woman, October 11, 1931
Item 22, Harold Clute, October 11, 1931
Item 23, Harold Clute, September 8, 1935
Item 24, Harold Clute, July 4, 1936
Folder 23, Moore Family photographs
Item 1, Harriett Moore, undated
Item 2, Mary Moore, undated
Item 3, Mary Moore, undated
Item 4, Eva Jarrett Himes and Alice R. Moore, undated
Item 5, Susan Moore, undated
Item 6, Alice R. Moore, undated
Item 7, Alice R. Moore, undated
Item 8, Harriett Moore Marthis with unidentified man, undated
Folder 24, Edwards Family photographs
Item 1, Julia Edwards, undated
Item 2, Emma Edwards, undated
Item 3, Anna Edwards, undated
Item 4, Hosea Edwards, 1894
Folder 25, Miscellaneous photographs
Item 1, Charlie N., Jo and George Cooper, John Holmes, 1877
Item 2, Emma Mason, Maggie Cole, and Mary M., June 21, 1882
Item 3, Alice Newbury, 1901
Item 4, Hat Cozzens, undated
Folder 26, Harold M. Clute military organizations photographs
Item 1, Battery “A” C.M.T.C., 1922
Item 2, “A” Company Infantry-ROTC, 1922
Item 3, C.M.T.C. Camp, 1923
Item 4, First Platoon-E Company, undated
Folder 27, Family houses photographs
Item 1, Aunt Hat’s house, undated
Item 2, Grandfather Newbury’s house, undated
Item 3, Julia Fielding’s home, undated
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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed in file folders. Originals are not available for research and
copies are provided.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
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