TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary of the Collection
Scope and Content of the Collection
Series 1: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1909-1929
Series 2: American Red Cross in Greece, 1918-1926
Series 3: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1919-1929
Series 4: Orchestra Association (Chicago, Illinois), 1890-1929
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Inventory of the Horace Sweeney Oakley Papers, 1881-1929
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Polly Smith, 2009. ©2009. |
Descriptive Summary of the Collection |
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| Creator | Oakley, Horace Sweeney, 1861-1929 |
| Title | Horace Sweeney Oakley Papers |
| Dates | 1881-1929 |
| Extent | 4.3 linear feet (9 boxes) |
| Abstract | Correspondence and papers of lawyer and civic leader Horace S. Oakley. Also photographs, memorabilia, writings, and materials relating to his work with The Orchestral Association in Chicago, the American Red Cross Commission to Macedonia, and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. |
| Language | Materials are in English. |
| Repository | Newberry Library, Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections |
| Collection Call Number | Midwest MS Oakley |
| Collection Stack Location | 3a 41 2-3 |
Administrative Information
Cite As
Horace Sweeney Oakley Papers, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Provenance
Gift, Horace S. Oakley estate, circa 1930.
Processed by
Lenore Glanz, 2008.
Access
The Horace Sweeney Oakley Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum (Priority II).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Horace Sweeney Oakley Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
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Biography of Horace S. Oakley
Chicago lawyer and civic leader.
Horace Oakley was born in Prescott, Wisconsin on June 2, 1861. He received a law degree from National University in Washington, D.C. in 1881 and then studied literature at the University of Michigan. He then returned to Chicago to practice law and was admitted to the bar in 1883. Soon afterwards he became associated with the firm of Ball and Oakley which eventually became Wood and Oakley. The two partners, Mr. Charles B. Wood and Mr. Oakley, retired in 1927. The firm specialized in county, state, and municipal bonds; it was said that banks and investment houses in Chicago would not underwrite or manage bonds unless their form and legality were sanctioned by Wood and Oakley. During all this time, Oakley maintained his interest in classical studies which began with his studies at the University of Michigan. He read and spoke French and Italian, and he traveled much in foreign countries.
Oakley’s financial acumen and personality—he seems to have been an engaging, graceful, and knowledgeable speaker and conversationalist—contributed to his ever increasing civic leadership. He became a trustee of the Newberry Library, the Art Institute of Chicago, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, and the Orchestral Association. For the Library, the Institute, and the School, he made continual contributions of books, art, money, a building, and suggestions for increasing the collections on classical subjects. For the Orchestral Association, he took the lead in financial matters relating to the orchestra, its new building, and the players. In fact, he acted as the point man for negotiations with James Petrillo and the American Federation of Musicians (he provided for all these institutions in his will).
Consonant with his interests and scholarship in classical studies, Oakley developed other interests. He explored and researched the Franciscan Missions of California and wrote papers on the topic. He also lectured on the need for a league to enforce peace, which came to the attention of President Wilson’s advisor, Colonel Edward House, who placed Oakley on one of his peace committees. In 1918, Oakley resigned from this committee when he was invited, because of his legal skills and interests in international law, to join the American Red Cross Commission to Greece. Oakley was sent there as deputy commissioner, and given the rank of Major. He remained with this commission from September 1918 to April 1919, surveying and reporting on relief efforts in Macedonia. He and his fellow officers took snapshots of the people and places they encountered, and a number of these pictures appear in the photo album, “In Macedonia:”, which is included in this collection.
As a socially gregarious man—Oakley was a tall man of imposing size—Oakley seems to have been an oft-invited party and weekend guest as well as a member of social clubs such as the Wayfarers and literary or professional groups such as The Chicago Literary Club, the Law Club and, the Illinois Bar Association. He also owned a villa, La Badia, near Fiesole, in Italy, and frequently sailed to visit it. It is on one of his journeys there that Oakley’s overtaxed heart gave out; he died at sea in December, 1929 aboard a liner taking him to Naples. He was a lifelong bachelor.
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Scope and Content of the Collection
Correspondence, writings, speeches, notebooks, memorabilia, and photographs of Horace S. Oakley.
Includes correspondence, mostly incoming, of Oakley with friends, acquaintances, and his sister, Mary Oakley Hawley. Most of the correspondence and papers are topical – The Orchestral Association (Chicago, Illinois), the American Red Cross in Greece, the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, and, to a lesser extent, on subjects such as the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Bar Association, the Chicago Civic Music Association and Orchestra, the Croswell Memorial in Adrian, Michigan (filed under the name of Oakley’s client, Elizabeth Merrill), and the Newberry Library. There are also some of Oakley’s memorabilia such as programs, song books, and university social club pamphlets; as well as works such as his speeches, classroom and research notes, writings such as a paper on the Franciscan Missions of California, and his book of photographs taken in Macedonia after the First World War; plus photographs of his interests such as the Wayfarers Club and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, as well as some snapshots of the Franciscan Missions and many more of people and places in Macedonia.
Narrative descriptions of the subject matter, types of material, and arrangement of each series are available through the Organization section of the finding aid.
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Organization
Papers are organized in the following series:
- Series 1: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1909-1929. Box(es) 1-2
- Series 2: American Red Cross in Greece, 1918-1926. Box(es) 3
- Series 3: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1919-1929. Box(es) 4
- Series 4: Orchestra Association (Chicago, Illinois), 1890-1929. Box(es) 5
- Series 5: Mementos, 1881-1929. Box(es) 6
- Series 6: Works, 1881-1927. Box(es) 7
- Series 7: Photographs, 1918-1929. Box(es) 8
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Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Newberry Library's public catalog. Researchers desiring additional materials on a particular topic should search the catalog using these headings.
Names
- American Red Cross -- Records and correspondence
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens -- Records and correspondence
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Cassimatis, George N.
- Chicago (Ill.). Board of Education
- Chicago Bar Association
- Chicago Chamber Music Society
- Chicago Federation of Musicians
- Civic Music Association of Chicago
- Civic Orchestra of Chicago
- Hamill, Charles H. (Charles Humphrey), 1868-1941
- Hawley, Mary Oakley
- Merrill, Elizabeth Musgrove Croswell
- Newberry Library. Board of Trustees
- Oakley, Horace Sweeney, 1861-1929
- Oakley, Violet, 1874-1961
- Orchestral Association (Chicago, Ill.) -- Records and correspondence
- Stock, Frederick, 1872-1942
- Wayfarers’ Club (Chicago, Ill.)
Subjects
- Charities -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Clubs -- Membership
- Greece -- History -- 1917-1944
- Macedonia -- History -- 1912-1945
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Missions -- California
- Photographs -- Greece -- 1901-1950
- Symphony orchestras -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century
- Trusts and trustees -- Correspondence
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Greece
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Container List
Series 1: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1909-1929 |
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| Correspondence with his sister and with persons whom Horace Oakley met during his years in Chicago. These include friendships and contacts made as a result of his civic and social activities. Also includes papers from various civic and cultural organizations. Consists of letters, telegrams, clippings, postcards, notes, minutes, and reports. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by name of person or organization. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Adams, Edith and Joseph -- Letters, 1927 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Addams, Jane -- Letter (re: subscription to Hull House Art School), June 12, 1928 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Aldis, Arthur T. -- Letter (re: Italian Commission), May 16, 1917 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | American Friends of Greece -- Letters, 1914-1925 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | American Friends of Musicians in France -- Letters (incoming and outgoing), 1919 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Art Institute of Chicago -- Correspondence and reports, 1923-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Bartlett, Adolphus C. -- Legal document (copy), June 10, 1927 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Brown, Carroll N. -- Letter and petition, 1919 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Carpenter, Lilla B -- Letter (re picture of Mr. Wirtz), Feb. 29, 1920 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Carr, Clyde Mitchell (1869-1925) -- Letters, with enclosures, 1920-1923 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Casadesus, Francis (1870-1954) -- Letter and announcement, 1919 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Cassimatis, George N -- Letters, cables, and money transfers (incoming and outgoing), 1922-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Chicago. Board of Education -- Letters (incoming and outgoing), 1927 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Chicago Bar Association -- Letters and election ticket, 1909 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Chicago Chamber Music Society -- Letters and notes, 1926-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Chicago Civic Opera Company: Letter (re ticket tax rebate), Nov. 1, 1922 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Chicago Musical College -- Letter from Felix Borowski, June 1, 1922 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Civic Arts Council (Chicago, Illinois) -- Report, 1924 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Civic Music Association of Chicago -- Letters, minutes, and financial statements, 1919-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Civic Music Association of Chicago -- Programs and Annual Reports, 1919-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Civic Music Association of Chicago-Student Orchestra -- Letter, program, and clippings, 1919-1920 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Damrosch, Walter (1862-1950 -- Letters, 1919-1920 | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Delamarter, Eric (1880-1953) -- Letters (incoming and outgoing), 1919-1927 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Deeds, Edward A -- Letter, Oct 29, 1917 | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Di Robilant, Irene -- Letter of introduction, Mar. 29, 1926 | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Emerson, Edith -- Letter (re artwork of Violet Oakley), Feb. 29, 1926 | |||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Falori, Vittorio -- Letter (re Italian Commission), May 7, 1917 | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 | Glessner, John Jacob (1843-1936) -- Letters (re Orchestral Association), 1923-1927 | |||||||||
| 1 | 29 | Gordon, Jacque -- Letters, 1927 | |||||||||
| 1 | 30 | Gunn, Glenn Dullard -- Letter and enclosure (re World's Fair, 1933), Jan. 27, 1928 | |||||||||
| 2 | 31 | Hambleton, Chalkley J. (1881-1956) -- Letter, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 32 | Hawley, Mary Oakley -- Outgoing letters, postcard, and telegram, 1918-1919 | |||||||||
| 2 | 33 | Hoffman, Bernhard -- Letter, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 34 | Hopkins, John Henry -- Letters and postcard, 1927 | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Houghton Mifflin Company -- Letter (re pictures of C.E. Norton and J.R. Lowell), 1919 | |||||||||
| 2 | 36 | Knight, Frances M -- Letters (re Evanston Symphony Orchestra), 1927-1928 | |||||||||
| 2 | 37 | Kohlsaat, Herman Henry (1853-1924) -- Letter (outgoing), Dec. 14, 1917 | |||||||||
| 2 | 38 | Lathrop, Helen -- Letter (re Civic Orchestra concert), Feb. 7, 1922 | |||||||||
| 2 | 39 | League to Enforce Peace (U.S.) -- Letter (outgoing) and brochure, 1917 | |||||||||
| 2 | 40 | Lee, Frances Glessner -- Letter (re Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Mar. 10, 1926 | |||||||||
| 2 | 41 | Lemon, John -- Letter (re snapshots of Macedonia), Nov. 29, 1919 | |||||||||
| 2 | 42 | Logan, Frank -- Letter (re painting of Theodore Thomas), Oct. 6, 1923 | |||||||||
| 2 | 43 | Lovett, Robert Morss -- Letter (re benefit concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Oct. 7, 1920 | |||||||||
| 2 | 44 | Lowden, Governor Frank O -- Letter (re service in Macedonia), Oct. 22, 1918 | |||||||||
| 2 | 45 | Manly, John Matthews -- Letter (re aerial photography), Sept. 14, 1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 46 | Masslich, Chester B. -- Letter (re: Chicago Symphony Orchestra) Jan. 26, 1921 | |||||||||
| 2 | 47 | Mayer, Isaac H. -- Letter (re: Symphony seats), May 1, 1924 | |||||||||
| 2 | 48 | McCormick, Cyrus Hall -- Letters (re: Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Aug. 30, 1918 | |||||||||
| 2 | 49 | McCormick, Harold Fowler -- Letter (re: Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Musicians' Union), August, 1927? | |||||||||
| 2 | 50 | Merrill, Elizabeth Musgrove Croswell -- Incoming and outgoing letters, telegrams, and agreements (re: Croswell Memorial), 1922-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 51 | Mezes, Sidney Edward (1863-1931) -- Letters (incoming and outgoing) and telegrams, 1917-1918 | |||||||||
| 2 | 52 | Miller, Walter -- Letter (with bibliography of books on Greece), Nov. 6, 1926 | |||||||||
| 2 | 53 | Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra -- Letter (re concert by Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Feb. 17, 1928 | |||||||||
| 2 | 54 | Morey, Sara -- Letter (dinner invitation), Oct. 18, 1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 55 | Musical Guild of Illinois -- Letter and pamphlet with list of names, June 28, 1919 | |||||||||
| 2 | 56 | Newberry Library -- Letters and bibliographies (also outgoing), 1914-1928 | |||||||||
| 2 | 57 | Oakley, F.W -- Letter (re: American Red Cross commission), Sept. 19, 1918 | |||||||||
| 2 | 58 | Oakley, Violet (1874-1961) -- Calligraphy and print papers, 1921-1923 | |||||||||
| 2 | 59 | Otis, Philo A -- Letters and penciled notes, 1921-1927 | |||||||||
| 2 | 60 | Page, Florence L. -- Letter (re: Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Feb. 21, 1921 | |||||||||
| 2 | 61 | Palmer, Potter -- Letter (re: Art Institute), Apr. 13, 1928 | |||||||||
| 2 | 62 | Payson, George S -- Letter, July 16, 1927 | |||||||||
| 2 | 63 | Parker, Woodruff J -- Letter (re symphony concerts), Jan. 30, 1928 | |||||||||
| 2 | 64 | Peabody, A.S -- Letter (re: Civic Orchestra), June 10, 1927 | |||||||||
| 2 | 65 | Peace Conference -- Memorandum by H.S. Oakley, December, 1917 | |||||||||
| 2 | 66 | Pond, Alan B. -- Letter (re: Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness), Dec. 12, 1926 | |||||||||
| 2 | 67 | Pratt, Mary Porter -- Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1920-1924 | |||||||||
| 2 | 68 | Princeton University -- Letters, telegrams, clippings, and pamphlets, 1922-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 69 | Punch, David T. -- Letters (re: Orchestra Hall and a Civic Orchestra, 1927 | |||||||||
| 2 | 70 | Rawson, F.H. -- Note (re dinner meeting), Dec. 30, 1911 | |||||||||
| 2 | 71 | Rose, G.B -- Letter (re: Hague Conference), Mar. 4, 1918 | |||||||||
| 2 | 72 | Rosenthal, Lessing -- Letter (re: death of Fannie Zeisler), Nov. 19, 1927 | |||||||||
| 2 | 73 | Schelling, Ernest -- Letter, Dec. 1, 1926 | |||||||||
| 2 | 74 | Sewell, Arthur -- Letter (re: Ship "William F. Frye"), Jan. 15, 1918 | |||||||||
| 2 | 75 | Seymour, Ralph Fletcher -- Letter (re: Croswell Memorial, Adrian, Michigan), Feb. 16, 1928 | |||||||||
| 2 | 76 | Shambaugh, George E -- Letter (re: Billings Memorial, University of Chicago), Jan. 27, 1927 | |||||||||
| 2 | 77 | Shaw, Howard Van Doren -- Letters (re: Theodore Thomas memorial), 1920 | |||||||||
| 2 | 78 | Sherrif, Andrew R -- Letter (re: Orchestra salaries), July 15, 1917 | |||||||||
| 2 | 79 | Spelman, Timothy Mather -- Letter (re: his composition Barbaresque), Oct. 29, 1932 | |||||||||
| 2 | 80 | Stock, Frederick August (1872-1942) -- Letters (incoming and outgoing), notes, cards, clippings, and telegram, 1913-1927 | |||||||||
| 2 | 81 | Swift, Charles H -- Letters (re: Orchestral Association), 1921-1923 | |||||||||
| 2 | 82 | Thomas, Rose Fay (Mrs. Theodore Thomas) -- Two letters (re: portrait of Theodore Thomas), 1927 | |||||||||
| 2 | 83 | Ulen & Company -- Letters, 1926 | |||||||||
| 2 | 84 | Upham, Helen Hall -- Letters (re: Civic Music Association), 1920-1923 | |||||||||
| 2 | 85 | Wacker, Ella T -- Letter (re: Chicago Band Association), Apr. 26, 1920 | |||||||||
| 2 | 86 | Wagner, E.R -- Letters (re: Orchestral Association), 1927 | |||||||||
| 2 | 87 | Warner, Ezra J. -- Letter (re: Orchestral Association), Nov. 29, 1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 88 | Webster, Ronald -- Card (with home and business information), no date | |||||||||
| 2 | 89 | Wells, Howard -- Letter (re: contest for young musicians), July 31, 1923 | |||||||||
| 2 | 90 | Wessels, Frederick J -- Letters and postcards, 1922-1928 | |||||||||
| 2 | 91 | Wetmore, F.O. -- Letter (re: Orchestral Association), Dec. 5, 1927 | |||||||||
| 2 | 92 | Witherspoon, Herbert -- Article and letters (re: new music college building), 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 2 | 93 | Wood, Charles B. -- Letter (character reference), Mar. 2, 1921 | |||||||||
| 2 | 94 | Wormser, Leo F. -- Letter (re: Orchestral Association) June 5, 1928 | |||||||||
| 2 | 95 | Yarros, Victor S. -- Letter and clipping (re: Chicago Symphony Orchestra), 1922 | |||||||||
| 2 | 96 | Zeisler, Fannie and Sigmund -- Two letters (incoming and outgoing), 1917-1921 | |||||||||
| 2 | 96 | Zeisler, Fannie and Sigmund -- Two letters (incoming and outgoing), 1917-1921 | |||||||||
Series 2: American Red Cross in Greece, 1918-1926 |
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| Includes correspondence, documents, reports, and notes concerning the American Red Cross in Macedonia after World War I when Oakley was commissioned as a major and served as a Deputy Commissioner from September, 1918 to March, 1919. The land was devastated and the populace, including thousands of refugees, was desolate and starving, lacking food, clothing, shelter, medical care and sanitation. American Red Cross personnel transported and distributed clothing, food, and medical supplies; set up dispensaries; initiated sanitary measures; and began the task of repatriating the displaced people. Oakley's papers give insight into the sad postwar situation in that area of the Balkans. Series also includes a log of the Atlantic crossing by the ship carrying the Macedonian Commission members from America to Europe. | |||||||||||
| Folders are arranged alphabetically by type or name of materials. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 3 | 97 | Correspondence and miscellaneous documents (incoming and outgoing), 1918 | |||||||||
| 3 | 98 | Correspondence, documents, and notes (incoming and outgoing), 1919 | |||||||||
| 3 | 99 | Correspondence (incoming and outgoing), 1920-1926 | |||||||||
| 3 | 100 | "In Macedonia" (album of photographs) -- Correspondence (incoming only), 1920 | |||||||||
| 3 | 101 | "The Log of the Orita" -- Book and documents, 1918 | |||||||||
| 3 | 102 | "The Log of the Orita" -- Correspondence (incoming and outgoing), 1918-1921 | |||||||||
| 3 | 103 | Notes by Major Horace Oakley -- Three stenographer notebooks, 1918-1919 | |||||||||
| 3 | 104 | Oakley, Horace S. -- Correspondence and personal notes (outgoing), 1918 | |||||||||
| 3 | 105 | Orders, Special and General, 1918 | |||||||||
| 3 | 106 | Personal accounts ledger by Major H.S. Oakley, 1918 | |||||||||
| 3 | 106 | Personal accounts ledger by Major H.S. Oakley, 1918 | |||||||||
Series 3: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1919-1929 |
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| Contains correspondence, reports, minutes, and other documents relating to the development and administration of the school. Oakley was a trustee and was actively involved in the work of maintaining the school and its library, especially the financial aspects. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 4 | 107 | Correspondence (incoming and outgoing), 1919-1926 | |||||||||
| 4 | 108 | Correspondence (incoming and outgoing), 1927 | |||||||||
| 4 | 109 | Correspondence (incoming and outgoing), 1928 | |||||||||
| 4 | 110 | Correspondence (incoming and outgoing), 1929 | |||||||||
| 4 | 111 | Financial papers and incoming correspondence, 1925-1929 | |||||||||
| 4 | 112 | Minutes, Reports, and By-laws -- Papers and pamphlets, 1920-1926 | |||||||||
| 4 | 113 | Minutes, Reports, Memorandum and Agreement -- Papers and pamphlet, 1927 | |||||||||
| 4 | 114 | Minutes, Reports, Memorandum, and By-laws -- Papers and pamphlets, 1928 | |||||||||
| 4 | 115 | Minutes, Reports, and Memorandum, 1929 | |||||||||
Series 4: Orchestra Association (Chicago, Illinois), 1890-1929 |
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| Includes correspondence as well as financial records, ticket sales, and miscellaneous documents relating to Orchestra Hall and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, of which Oakley was an officer on the board of trustees. Because of Oakley's financial acumen, he was actively involved in, and the recipient of various papers and letters concerning, monetary matters such as the negotiations over salary with the Chicago Federation of Musicians and James Petrillo, the union president. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 5 | 116 | Arthur Young & Company -- Financial reports, 1919-1929 | |||||||||
| 5 | 117 | Financial Papers -- reports, notes, and incoming correspondence, 1919-1929 | |||||||||
| 5 | 118 | General Correspondence -- Letters (incoming), memos, minutes, agreements, and brochures, 1890-1919 | |||||||||
| 5 | 119 | General Correspondence -- Letters (incoming and outgoing), minutes, and clippings, 1920 | |||||||||
| 5 | 120 | General Correspondence -- Letters (incoming), minutes, and brochure, 1921 | |||||||||
| 5 | 121 | General Correspondence -- Letters (incoming and outgoing), minutes, postcard, brochure, receipt, and legal document (copy), 1922 | |||||||||
| 5 | 122 | General Correspondence -- Letters (incoming and outgoing), memos, brochure, and legal document (copy), 1923 | |||||||||
| 5 | 123 | General Correspondence --Letters (incoming and outgoing) and legal document, 1924 | |||||||||
| 5 | 124 | General Correspondence -- Letters (incoming and outgoing) and legal documents (copies and original), 1925 | |||||||||
| 5 | 125 | General Correspondence -- Letters (incoming and outgoing), memos and notes; plus programs and legal document, 1926 | |||||||||
| 5 | 126 | General Correspondence -- Letters (incoming and outgoing), memos, notices, telegrams, and clippings, 1927 | |||||||||
| 5 | 127 | General Correspondence -- Letters (incoming and outgoing), memoranda, notices, and program, 1928 | |||||||||
| 5 | 128 | General Correspondence -- Letters (incoming and outgoing), notice, and programs, 1929 | |||||||||
| 5 | 129 | Hamill, Charles, 1868-1941 ((President) -- Correspondence(incoming and outgoing), 1922-1928 | |||||||||
| 5 | 130 | Petrillo, James C. -- Announcement and cartoon, 1927 | |||||||||
| 5 | 131 | Philadelphia Orchestra -- Letters (incoming) and program, 1927 | |||||||||
| 5 | 132 | Wessels, Frederick J. (Treasurer) -- Ticket sales tally sheets, Oct. 17, 1919--April 21, 1928 | |||||||||
Series 5: Mementos, 1881-1929 |
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| Includes miscellanea such as program books from musical, civic, and social events; pamphlets; membership cards; greeting cards; a passport and travel documents; a membership list; skits presented before an audience; university publications; and tax payment receipts. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by name of organization or type of publication. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 6 | 133 | Bible -- Title pages, 1885 | |||||||||
| 6 | 134 | Chicago Bar Association -- Program booklet for Abraham Lincoln Commemoration Dinner, Feb. 11, 1909 | |||||||||
| 6 | 135 | Chicago Historical Society -- Pamphlet, 1925 | |||||||||
| 6 | 136 | Commercial Club of Chicago -- Program booklets, invitation, and place card, 1914-1927 | |||||||||
| 6 | 137 | Greeting cards and invitations, undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 138 | Illinois State Bar Association -- Program booklet, April 29, 1916 | |||||||||
| 6 | 139 | Inoculation Records -- Letters and certificate, 1918-1929 | |||||||||
| 6 | 140 | Law Club of the City of Chicago -- Pamphlet, 1900 | |||||||||
| 6 | 141 | Membership cards -- Seven cards, 1914-1928 | |||||||||
| 6 | 142 | Music Programs, 1919-1924 | |||||||||
| 6 | 143 | Passport and other travel documents, plus baggage claim letter,1918-1919 | |||||||||
| 6 | 144 | Programs (Belgian Mission and Greek Consul), 1917-1920 | |||||||||
| 6 | 145 | Skits (presented before the Chicago Bar Association?), undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 146 | Sumner Literary Society -- List of members, 1899 | |||||||||
| 6 | 147 | Tax payment receipts and contributor acknowledgements, 1910-1921 | |||||||||
| 6 | 148 | University of Michigan -- 3 booklets (National dinner in New York City), Feb. 4, 1911 | |||||||||
| 6 | 149 | University of Michigan -- 4 booklets (Oracle, Palladium, University Calendar), 1881-1885 | |||||||||
| 6 | 150 | Wayfarers' Club (Chicago, Illinois) --Letter, 3 songbooks, and 7 dinner programs, 1901-1915 | |||||||||
| 6 | 151 | Wisconsin Society of Chicago -- Banquet programs and seating arrangements, 1910-1912 | |||||||||
| 6 | 151 | Wisconsin Society of Chicago -- Banquet programs and seating arrangements, 1910-1912 | |||||||||
Series 6: Works, 1881-1927 |
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| Includes a briefing paper, classroom notes, a daily diary, introductory speeches, papers read before an audience, research notes, and publications relating to Oakley's service in Macedonia with the American Red Cross. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by title of memento. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 7 | 152 | Citizenship rights and duties -- Notes and authorities, undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 153 | Faust and the Faust Legend: Lectures by Calvin Thomas -- Classroom notes, 1882-1883 | |||||||||
| 7 | 154 | Franciscan Missions of California -- Paper read before The Chicago Literary Club, April 30, 1900 | |||||||||
| 7 | 155 | Franciscan Missions of California -- Research notes, ca. 1900 | |||||||||
| 7 | 156 | Freedom of the Seas -- Briefing paper (topic assigned by Col. House), 1918 | |||||||||
| 7 | 157 | Freedom of the Seas -- Notecards with references for the topic, 1918 | |||||||||
| 7 | 158 | The Girl from Andros -- Paper read before the Chicago Law Club, Oct. 25, 1901 | |||||||||
| 7 | 159 | The Greek Orators: Lectures by M.L. D'Ooge -- Classroom notes, 1882-1883 | |||||||||
| 7 | 160 | Guizot's History of Civilization: Analysis by Prof. Hudson -- Classroom notes, 1882 | |||||||||
| 7 | 161 | In Macedonia -- Souvenir album of photographs, printed for the Macedonian Unit of the American Red Cross, Chicago, 1920. | |||||||||
| 7 | 162 | Introduction to talk by the Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 163 | League to Enforce Peace -- Paper (read before the Law Club of Chicago?), 1917 | |||||||||
| 7 | 164 | Pro Antica Poeta -- Classroom notes (in Latin), ca. 1881 | |||||||||
| 7 | 165 | Relief work in Eastern Macedonia -- Chapter II of this report, 1920 | |||||||||
| 7 | 166 | Speech to welcome the Italian Ambassador, Sept. 12, 1918 | |||||||||
| 7 | 167 | Year Book 1927 -- Daily diary with only occasional entries, 1927 | |||||||||
Series 7: Photographs, 1918-1929 |
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| Contains some photographs and many snapshots. Subjects include the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra onstage, the Franciscan Missions of California, Oakley himself, Rheims, Rome and, especially, persons, places, and buildings connected with the American Red Cross unit in Macedonia and environs. | |||||||||||
| Arranged alphabetically by subject. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | Contents | |||||||||
| 8 | 168 | American Red Cross: Dispensary and sleeping quarters -- 5 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 169 | American Red Cross: Headquarters building, Athens -- 3 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 170 | American Red Cross: Personnel -- 8 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 171 | American Red Cross: Transporting supplies -- 3 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 172 | American School of Classical Studies at Athens: Buildings and construction -- Postcards and snapshots, 1924-1929 | |||||||||
| 8 | 173 | Athens, Greece: Acropolis and Temple of Olympian Zeus -- 2 snapshots, ca. 1924 | |||||||||
| 8 | 174 | Beers, Captain H. Stewart -- Photograph and snapshot, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 175 | Bosporus: Harbor view -- One snapshot, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 176 | Bostaniyli, Turkey: Blacksmith shop -- One snapshot, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 177 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra -- One photograph, ca. 1925 | |||||||||
| 8 | 178 | Chios, Greece: Postwar period -- 12 snapshots, 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 179 | Corinth: Views of the ruins after the earthquake -- 7 snapshots, 1927 | |||||||||
| 8 | 180 | Franciscan Missions of California -- 6 photographs, ca.1900 | |||||||||
| 8 | 181 | In Macedonia -- Duplicates of photographs in Souvenir Album, printed in 1920 | |||||||||
| 8 | 182 | Janina, Macedonia: Town square--One snapshot, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 183 | Kavalla, Macedonia: Workshop -- One snapshot, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 184 | Macedonia: Blessing of food -- One snapshot, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 185 | Macedonia: Buildings used by American Red Cross? -- 6 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 186 | Macedonia: Farm animals -- 4 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 187 | Macedonia: Harbor views -- 6 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 188 | Macedonia: Refugees -- 4 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 189 | Macedonia: Urban landscapes -- 8 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 190 | Macedonia: Urban street scenes -- 10 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 191 | Macedonia after the war -- 10 postcards showing buildings and people, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 192 | Macedonia after the war -- 6 snapshots of people taken by John Lemon, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 193 | Mesowpi (Macedonia?): Local coffee house -- One snapshot, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 194 | Mountain crossing: Itea to Brallos by motor transport -- 3 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 195 | Musthenie, Macedonia: American Red Cross personnel? -- 4 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 196 | Oakley, Horace S. -- 2 photographs, 1918 | |||||||||
| 8 | 197 | Pravi, Macedonia: Dispensary, workshop, and other buildings -- 8 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 198 | Rheims, France: Ruins of cathedral and environs -- 7 snapshots, 1918? | |||||||||
| 8 | 199 | Rome: Coliseum -- One snapshot, ca. 1924 | |||||||||
| 8 | 200 | Serres, Macedonia: Buildings and personnel -- 3 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 201 | Soldiers (non Greek) -- 6 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 202 | Tirnovo, Bulgaria: Buildings, people, and other scenes -- 7 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 203 | Wayfarers Club -- One photograph, 1920 | |||||||||
| 8 | 204 | Xanthi, Macedonia: Bread distribution -- 2 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||
| 8 | 204 | Xanthi, Macedonia: Bread distribution -- 2 snapshots, 1918 or 1919 | |||||||||