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Clay Judson Papers - Additions

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-JudsonC2
Abstract Correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia of Chicago lawyer and civic leader, Clay Judson, including correspondence, mostly with family members; travel narratives of camping trips taken by Judson and his friends, chiefly in Wisconsin and Minnesota; materials relating to Judson’s experiences with the A.E.F. in World War I; and photographs of Judson and his family members, among which is an album of snapshots made while his father was stationed in Panama during the construction of the Gatun...
Dates: 1839-1960; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1926

Frances Wells Shaw papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-ShawF
Abstract

Papers of Frances Wells Shaw of Chicago and Lake Forest, Illinois, wife of architect Howard Van Doren Shaw. Bulk consists of material related to the frequent domestic and international travels of Frances Shaw during the first half of the 20th century. Includes her diaries, travel materials and memorabilia, and photographs. Also includes correspondence to and from Frances Shaw and her daughters, plus the diaries of her brother-in-law, Charles T. Atkinson.

Dates: 1866-1976; Majority of material found within 1925-1937

Harvey family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Harvey
Abstract

Collection of letters, photographs, diaries, writings, business records, and genealogical research materials centering around Chicago native and longtime Rand McNally employee Bennet B. Harvey, his wife Dorothy Wegener Harvey, their son Bennet B. Harvey, Jr., and their ancestors, many of whom were early Chicago settlers and involved in the development of the city. Families represented include Botsford, Chapin, Fisk, Gehrke, Harvey, and Wegener.

Dates: 1800-2007; Majority of material found within 1851 - 1984

Marsh-Roberts-Mack Family Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-MarshRM
Abstract Papers of the Marsh, Roberts, and Mack families, many members of whom were wealthy Chicago residents. Materials include correspondence, travel and personal diaries, business, property, and estate documents, genealogical materials, photographs, and other personal ephemera. Also contains materials from related families including letters and estate litigation of early Chicago pioneer Daniel Elston, who was related to the Marsh family via the marriage of Sarah Clark to George B. Marsh, as well...
Dates: 1706-1984; Majority of material found within 1850 - 1950

Monroe family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Monroe-Family
Abstract Correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia from the Monroe family of Chicago. Correspondence is primarily from Henry Stanton Monroe (Chicago attorney), his daughters Harriet Monroe, Dora Monroe Root (and her architect husband John Wellborn Root), and Lucy Monroe Calhoun, and their children. Topics include the births of children, travel, Poetry Magazine, and life in Chicago including Oscar Wilde's 1882 Chicago visit. Also contains World War II and post-war correspondence between William...
Dates: 1868-1949

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Photographs -- 1851-1900 4
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Genealogical correspondence -- United States 2
Illinois -- Genealogy 2
Photograph albums -- 1901-1950 2
Autochromes (photographs) 1
Autograph albums 1
Autographs -- Collectors and collecting -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Business records -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1851-1900 1
Business records -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1901-1950 1
Canada -- Description and travel 1
Canada -- Guidebooks 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century 1
Children's books -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
Children's drawings -- France 1
Claims against decedents' estates 1
Correspondence 1
Correspondence -- 1801-1850 1
Correspondence -- 1951-2000 1
Cruise ships -- Guidebooks 1
Daguerreotypes (photographs) 1
Diaries -- 1901-1950 1
Diaries -- Illinois -- 1901-1950 1
Diaries -- Illinois -- 1951-2000 1
Drawings (visual works) -- Illinois -- 1901-1950 1
East Asia -- Guidebooks 1
Europe -- Description and travel 1
Europe -- Guidebooks 1
Gatun Locks (Panama) -- Photographs 1
Heyerdahl, Thor. Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen. English. 1
Japan -- Guidebooks 1
Lake Forest (Ill.) -- History 1
Love-letters -- United States -- 20th century 1
Mackinac Island (Mich.) -- History 1
Mackinac Island Region (Mich.) -- Description and travel 1
Manuscripts, American 1
Manuscripts, American -- Illinois 1
Massachusetts -- Genealogy 1
Middle West -- Description and travel 1
Millinery -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Parent and adult child -- Correspondence 1
Photograph albums -- 1851-1900 1
Photograph albums -- Southwestern States -- 1901-1950 1
Photographs -- 1951-2000 1
Physicians -- Illinois -- Biography 1
Postcards -- 1901-1950 1
Publishers and publishing -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History 1
Scrapbooks -- 1801-1850 1
Scrapbooks -- 1851-1900 1
Scrapbooks -- 1901-1950 1
Travel diaries -- 1901-1950 1
Travel guidebooks -- 1901-1950 1
Travel literature -- 1901-1950 1
Travelers -- Europe 1
Travelers -- Middle West 1
Travelers' writings, American 1
United States -- Guidebooks 1
Upper class -- United States -- Social life and customs 1
Upper class families -- Family relationships 1
Wills 1
Women travelers -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
World War, 1914-1918 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Personal narratives 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Personal narratives 1
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Names
Atkinson, Charles Thomas, 1864-1943 1
Atkinson, Martha Wells, approximately 1868-1935 1
Botsford family 1
Clark, Robert R., 1834-1907 1
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 1