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Alma Schmidt Petersen papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Petersen
Abstract Correspondence of Alma Schmidt Petersen of Chicago to her parents (Emma Seipp Schmidt and Dr. Otto L. Schmidt) while on tours of European, Canadian and American spas and vacation sites, and at Mt. Vernon Seminary, 1913-1914. Also letters from various Seipp family members in Germany in 1914, and from a German soldier-admirer, 1914-1915. Topics include attitudes toward the impending war in Europe, the treatment of chronic illness, and the school and vacation experiences of a well-off young...
Dates: 1909-1988; Majority of material found within 1911-1985

Ben Hecht papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Hecht
Abstract

Works, correspondence, and papers of novelist, playwright, and screenwriter Ben Hecht, and also papers of his wife Rose Caylor Hecht (novelist) and daughter Jenny Hecht (actress).

Dates: 1879-1983

Charles Saeltzer papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Saeltzer
Abstract Correspondence, certificates, vouchers, orders, muster rolls, and a diary belonging to Charles Saeltzer of Mansfield, Ohio, dated between 1846 and 1865, and documenting his training and certification as a teacher, both in Germany and Ohio, and his service as a member of the 10th Ohio Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War. Most of Saeltzer's early papers are his teacher certifications from the German government, dated between 1846 and 1853; similar certifications from the state of Ohio are...
Dates: 1846-1865; Majority of material found within 1864 - 1865

David C. Meyer collection of letterheads and stationery

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Identifier: Case Wing-NC1002-L47 D38
Abstract

Collection of letterheads and stationery from David C. Meyer, owner of Meyerbooks and its imprint David Meyer Magic Books. Collection consists of single sheet letterheads, envelopes, stationery packets, and advertising materials originally issued by hotels, businesses, organizations, and performers.

Dates: 1861? to approximately 2013; Majority of material found within 1915 - 2000

Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler and Sigmund Zeisler papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Zeisler
Abstract Correspondence to and from pianist Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, Sigmund Zeisler, their sons Ernest, Leonard and Paul, and relatives and friends; also, miscellaneous material relating to Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler's life and musical career, including a biography of Fannie Zeisler written by her husband Sigmund; works of Sigmund Zeisler relating to his legal career and involvement in the Haymarket riots of 1886; also assorted memorabilia of Fannie Zeisler and the Zeisler family, photographs of...
Dates: 1869-1981; Majority of material found within 1883-1931

George Salter papers

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Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-Salter
Abstract Prominent German-American calligrapher and one of the most admired designers of book jackets in the United States. Papers consist chiefly of art work, correspondence, contracts, and printed materials relating to design projects executed in New York along with earlier German design projects. Also includes correspondence with American and German colleagues (some in German), most notably Walter Brudi, Kurt Schauer, E.F.H Schneidler, and Jeanyee Wong; drafts of articles by Salter; papers...
Dates: 1919-1980

Hermann Raster papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Raster
Abstract

Correspondence and other materials pertaining to the life of German immigrant "Forty-Eighter," Hermann Raster, and his work as editor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung.

Dates: 1849-1940; Majority of material found within 1860-1891

Jack Fuller papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-FullerJ
Abstract

The literary and journalistic works, correspondence, and personal materials of Chicago journalist and novelist Jack Fuller.

Dates: 1850-2016; Majority of material found within 1951-2009

James and Josie Tomes travel collection

 Collection
Identifier: Maps-Tomes
Abstract

Collection of maps and travel ephemera related to the travels of James and Josie Tomes. Material covers Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, with most material on Europe and North America. Also includes material related to James Tomes’ genealogy research, much of which required travel in the United States and Europe.

Dates: 1928-2008; Majority of material found within 1980-2000

Max Schlund papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Schlund
Abstract Diary, 1862-1865, kept in German by Max Schlund during the period of his Civil War service, representing a very complete account of the 82nd Regiment's action from its inception until the end of the war. Schlund includes detailed descriptions of battles and marches including Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Knoxville campaign, the Atlanta campaign (Resaca, Cassville, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek), the occupation of Atlanta, the march through Georgia to Savannah, and the...
Dates: 1862-1865

Mendicant ephemera collection

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Identifier: Case-folio-HV4493 .N49
Abstract

Collection of printed poems, postcards, photographs, and other ephemera with appeals to the public by people who are blind, deaf, or with other physical disabilities, offered in exchange for a small donation. Geographic coverage is focused primarily on the United States but also includes Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Spain.

Dates: approximately 1850-approximately 2020

Paper specimen collection

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Identifier: Case Wing folio-TS1220-N49
Abstract

A collection of paper specimen sheets, catalogs, binding materials, and other advertising materials issued primarily by paper companies. Geographic coverage includes primarily the United States and continental Europe.

Dates: approximately 1900-ongoing; Majority of material found within 1970 - 2010

Road maps and travel ephemera collection

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Identifier: Maps-Travel-Ephemera
Abstract

Growing collection of printed road maps and travel ephemera issued to promote local tourism. Scattered worldwide geographic coverage, but most extensive for the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Dates: 1876-2018; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1990

Wilhelm Rapp papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Rapp
Abstract

Correspondence, poetry, and clippings relating to Wilhelm Rapp, German emigre and editor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung.

Dates: 1846-1929

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Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1
Anderson, Margaret C. 1
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Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 1
Andrews, Nelson, Whitehead (Firm) 1
Antheil, George, 1900-1959 1
Armitage, Walter J. 1
Axelrod, Mark 1
Bach, Ed. 1
Begin, Menachem, 1913-1992 1
Best Western Hotels (Firm) 1
Bloomfield-Zeisler, Fannie, 1863-1927 1
Bodenheim, Maxwell, 1893-1954 1
Book Jacket Designers Guild 1
Brachvogel, Udo, 1835-1913 1
Brent, Stuart 1
Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889 1
Brockton (Mass.). Police Department 1
Brudi, Walter 1
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925 1
Campbell, Robert, active 20th century 1
Carlier, Emile 1
Carver, Art 1
Caylor, Rose 1
Chambers, John, 1850- 1
Champion International Corporation 1
Chapellerie du Jockey Club 1
Chicago Daily Journal 1
Chicago Daily News, Inc. 1
Chicago Tribune (Firm) 1
Cole, Chick 1
Commonwealth Rescue League (Upton, Mass.) 1
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art 1
Covert, Geo. L. 1
Crane (Firm) 1
Damrosch, Leopold, 1832-1885 1
Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1
Eastern Corporation (Bangor, Me.) 1
Edwards, V., Cap. 1
Essipoff, Marie Armstrong, 1892- 1
Filip, František, 1904-1957 1
Fithen, Frank E. (Frank Edward), 1882-1940 1
Folk, L. M. 1
Fortnightly of Chicago (Organization) 1
Fowler, Gene, 1890-1960 1
Fox River Paper Co. 1
Freemasons. Medina Lodge, No. 336 (Medina, N.Y.) 1
Fuller, Ernest 1
Fuller, Jack 1
Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940 1
Gilbert Paper (Firm) 1
Graff, William W. 1
Guild of the Brave Poor Things 1
Harriss, Daniel E. F. P. 1
Hart, Moss, 1904-1961 1
Hecht family 1
Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964 1
Hemmerlé, Emile 1
Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924 1
Hirschberger, Fritz, Lieutenant 1
Holler, Jeanette 1
Holmes, Julian (Lyricist) 1
Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Clinton Lodge, No. 98 (Lock Haven, Pa.) 1
Inter-American Press Association 1
InterContinental Hotels Group 1
International Brotherhood of Magicians 1
Irgun tseva'i le'umi 1
January, J. W. 1
Jessel, George, 1898-1981 1
Johnston, Clarence A. 1
Just, Ward S. 1
Kaak, Willy, 1890- 1
Karchmar, Jacob 1
Kennedy, Willie, 1884- 1
Kogan, Herman 1
Kook, Hillel, 1915-2001 1
Kroch, Adolph, 1882- 1
Krÿnberg, A. 1
Lampérière, G. 1
Lentini, Frank A., 1889-1966 1
Lenya, Lotte 1
Levi, Edward H. (Edward Hirsch), 1911-2000 1
Ligue des Droits du religieux ancien combattant 1
Limited Editions Club 1
Lipsky, Seth 1
Locher, Dick, 1929-2017 1
MacArthur, Charles, 1895-1956 1
MacNelly, Jeff 1
Mankiewicz, Herman J. (Herman Jacob), 1897-1953 1
Marx, Harpo, 1888-1964 1
McKeown, Frank 1
Mead Paper Company 1
Medill School of Journalism 1
Medill, Joseph, 1823-1899 1
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 1
Meyer, David, 1943- 1
Midwest Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) 1
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