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Ephraim C. Dawes papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Dawes
Abstract

Letters, diaries, scrapbooks and writings of Dawes and others, miscellaneous personal and military items, relating to Dawes’s service in the United States Civil War as adjutant and major in the 53rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Also material relating to his historical interests and his subsequent activities in the rail and coal industries in the Midwest.

Dates: 1836-1905; Majority of material found within 1855-1895

Ernest A. Griffin family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Griffin Family
Abstract

Papers of family historian Ernest A. Griffin, proprietor of the Griffin Funeral Home on Chicago's south side, including family documents, photographs, audio/visual material, genealogical notes, and materials relating to the history of Camp Douglas (on which the funeral home stood) and Charles H. Griffin who served in a colored regiment during the Civil War. Also includes documentation of the funerals of prominent African Americans.

Dates: 1862-2007; Majority of material found within 1910-1995

Henry W. Lawton scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-folio-Graff-2420
Abstract

Scrapbook made up of autograph letters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, maps, portraits, etc., all pertaining to Henry W. Lawton.

Dates: 1874-1900

Illinois Central Railroad Company Archives

 Collection
Identifier: IC
Abstract The Archives of the Illinois Central Railroad Company document the activities of the Company and its subsidiary lines and companies from before its charter on Feb. 10, 1851, through and a bit beyond 1972, when the line merged with the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad to become Illinois Central Gulf Railroad. The collection includes correspondence of administrators and staff, minutes, reports and legal documents, financial records, stock information, historical material, maps, blueprints, and...
Dates: 1831-1984; Majority of material found within 1851 - 1970

Milo Kendall papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Kendall
Abstract

Vermont native who settled in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, in 1846 and practiced law there for over sixty years. Papers include extensive records of Kendall's legal practice, family correspondence, and real estate records.

Dates: 1798-1925; Majority of material found within 1845-1906

Woolson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Woolson
Abstract

Letters, scrapbooks, photographs, diaries, clippings, and genealogical materials concerning the Woolson family of New Hampshire, Ohio, and Chicago.

Dates: 1856-1950; Majority of material found within 1889 - 1910

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Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 4
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Railroads -- United States -- Consolidation -- History 2
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 2
Advertising -- Transportation -- United States -- History 1
African American business enterprises -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
African American families -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
African American families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century 1
African Americans -- History 1
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century 1
Amateur journalism -- Ohio -- Warren -- Specimens 1
Atlanta Campaign, 1864 -- Personal narratives 1
Automobile ownership -- Ohio 1
Automobile travel -- Florida 1
Automobile travel -- Ohio 1
Automobile travel -- United States 1
Bonds (negotiable instruments) 1
Broadsides (notices) 1
Bronzeville (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Brothers and sisters -- Correspondence 1
Brothers and sisters -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Bureau County (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Businessmen -- Middle West -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Businessmen -- Ohio -- Toledo 1
Businessmen -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
Camp Douglas (Ill.) 1
Chattel mortgages -- Illinois 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Commerce -- 20th century 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
Children's writings, American 1
Ciphers (codes) -- 1851-1900 1
Coal mines and mining -- Middle West 1
Coffee industry -- Ohio -- Toledo 1
College students -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Contracts 1
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Correspondence -- 1901-1950 1
Courtship -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Debtor and creditor -- Illinois -- Cases 1
Deeds -- Illinois -- Bureau County 1
Diaries -- 1851-1900 1
Divorce -- Illinois -- Cases 1
Divorce suits -- Illinois 1
Elections -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Embalming 1
Europe -- Description and travel 1
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Families -- Middle West -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
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Family-owned business enterprises -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century 1
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century 1
Genealogical correspondence -- United States 1
Genealogies (histories) 1
Genealogy 1
Generals -- United States -- Biography 1
Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 1
Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century 1
Jackson (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 -- Personal narratives 1
Law -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
Lawyers -- Illinois -- Bureau County 1
Leases -- Illinois 1
Legal instruments -- Illinois -- Bureau County 1
Manuscripts, American 1
Maps -- Colorado -- 1879 1
Maps -- West (U.S.) -- 1876 1
Mexican War, 1846-1848 1
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Middle Bass (Ohio) 1
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Ohio -- History -- 19th century 1
Pamphlets 1
Parent and child -- Correspondence 1
Photograph albums 1
Photograph albums -- 1901-1950 1
Photograph albums -- 1951-2000 1
Photographs -- 1851-1900 1
Photographs -- 1901-1950 1
Physicians -- Ohio 1
Practice of law -- Illinois -- Princeton -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Princeton (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Put-in-Bay (Ohio) 1
Railroad accidents -- Illinois -- Cases 1
Railroad law -- Illinois -- Cases 1
Railroads -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Railroads -- Middle West -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Railroads -- Right of way -- Illinois -- Cases 1
Railroads -- United States -- Accidents 1
Railroads -- United States -- Branch lines -- History 1
Railroads -- United States -- Design and construction 1
Railroads -- United States -- Electrification 1
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United States. Army 2
American House Hotel (Princeton, Ill.) 1
Blackman, George Curtis, 1819-1871 1
Carter, Robert Goldthwaite, 1845-1936 1
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company 1