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Chauncey McCormick papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-McCormick
Abstract Letters, clippings, photographs, and mementos of Chicago businessman and philanthropist Chauncey McCormick. He was the nephew of Cyrus McCormick, founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company which became part of International Harvester Company, and was president of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1944-1954. Correspondence concerns business, civic, philanthropic, religious, and political activities. Also contains speeches and writings, including those for the Art Institute, child...
Dates: 1887-1955

Joseph Giganti papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Giganti
Abstract

Papers and photographs pertaining to Chicagoan Joe Giganti, a labor defense activist who served as the Chairman of the Board of the Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company. The collection includes 1930s periodicals, documents, and ephemera of Communist and Socialist groups in Chicago, New York, Italy, and elsewhere. Also included are Giganti's University papers, a file on Giorgio del Vecchio, an audio recording of Giganti, and a photograph album, which features Joe's wife, Rose.

Dates: 1917-1986; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1950

Mendicant ephemera collection

 Collection
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

Michelin map collection

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Identifier: Maps-Michelin
Abstract

Road maps issued by the French tire manufacturer Pneu Michelin, better known as Michelin (4,990 maps, published 1905-ongoing). Geographic coverage most complete for Benelux, British Isles, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland; less complete for Eastern Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Asia. Accompanied by a small collection of printed ephemera, secondary sources, souvenirs, and collectibles (approximately 350 items, 1911-2016).

Dates: 1905-ongoing

Storrs & Deville Chabrol Family Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Storrs
Abstract Letters, World War II-era memorabilia, journals, clippings, manuscripts and photographs pertaining to Marguerite Deville Chabrol Storrs (1881-1959), a successful fiction and non-fiction writer who used the pseudonym "Marc Debrol." Also included are letters and materials related to the Deville Chabrol family, including correspondence between family members present during the Franco-Prussian War and the colonization of Algeria. Additionally, collection includes genealogical information about...
Dates: 1850-2002; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1945

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Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 3
Photographs -- 1851-1900 2
Photographs -- 1901-1950 2
Accidents 1
Advertisements -- France -- 1911-2011 1
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Africa -- Maps 1
Albums (Books) 1
Algeria -- History -- 1830-1962 -- Sources 1
Alms boxes 1
Beaugency (France) 1
Begging 1
Begging poems 1
Benelux countries -- Maps 1
Bibendum (Advertising character) -- Collectibles 1
Blind 1
British Isles -- Maps 1
Broadside poems 1
Broadsides 1
Businessmen -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Catalogs 1
Charitable giving 1
Chicago (Ill.) 1
Colonization -- History -- 19th century 1
Communist parties 1
Constantine (Algeria) 1
Correspondence -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- 1901-1950 1
Correspondence -- 1951-2000 1
Deaf 1
Ephemera -- France -- 1905-2013 1
Europe -- Economic conditions -- History -- Sources 1
Europe -- Maps 1
Europe -- Social conditions -- History -- Sources 1
Families -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Families -- Middle West -- History -- Sources 1
France -- Colonies -- Africa -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
France -- Colonies -- History, Military -- 19th century 1
France -- History -- 20th century 1
France -- Maps 1
Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 -- Sources 1
Germany -- Maps 1
Greeting cards 1
Homeless persons 1
Homelessness 1
Iberian Peninsula -- Maps 1
Italy -- Maps 1
Kabylia (Algeria) 1
Keepsakes -- France -- 1970-2010 1
Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
Maps (documents) -- Africa -- 1929-2007 1
Maps (documents) -- Benelux countries -- 1920-2012 1
Maps (documents) -- British Isles -- 1905-2013 1
Maps (documents) -- Europe -- 1920-2013 1
Maps (documents) -- France -- 1905-2013 1
Maps (documents) -- Germany -- 1931-2011 1
Maps (documents) -- Iberian Peninsula -- 1920-2007 1
Maps (documents) -- Italy -- 1923-2008 1
Maps (documents) -- Portugal -- 1920-2007 1
Maps (documents) -- Spain -- 1920-2007 1
Maps (documents) -- Switzerland -- 1922-2009 1
Medals -- 1901-1950 1
Mer (France) 1
Mothers and daughters -- France -- Correspondence 1
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Orléans (France) 1
Parent and adult child -- United States -- Correspondence 1
People with disabilities 1
Periodicals 1
Philanthropists -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Photographs 1
Photographs -- 1951-2000 1
Picture postcards 1
Poems 1
Poland -- History -- German occupation, 1914-1918 1
Poor 1
Portugal -- Maps 1
Poverty 1
Printed ephemera 1
Public welfare -- Illinois 1
Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Poland 1
Road maps 1
Roads -- Africa -- Maps 1
Roads -- Benelux countries -- Maps 1
Roads -- British Isles -- Maps 1
Roads -- Europe -- Maps 1
Roads -- France -- Maps 1
Roads -- Germany -- Maps 1
Roads -- Iberian Peninsula -- Maps 1
Roads -- Italy -- Maps 1
Roads -- Portugal -- Maps 1
Roads -- Spain -- Maps 1
Roads -- Switzerland -- Maps 1
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921 1
Sideshows 1
Socialites -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Soldiers -- Wounds and injuries 1
Spain -- Maps 1
Switzerland -- Maps 1
Thematic maps -- Europe -- 1932-2009 1
Thematic maps -- France -- 1932-2009 1
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Names
American Field Service 1
American Red Cross in France 1
American Relief Administration 1
Armitage, Walter J. 1
Art Institute of Chicago 1
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Axelrod, Mark 1
Bach, Ed. 1
Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889 1
Brockton (Mass.). Police Department 1
Campbell, Robert, active 20th century 1
Carlier, Emile 1
Carver, Art 1
Chambers, John, 1850- 1
Chapellerie du Jockey Club 1
Charles H. Kerr Company 1
Cole, Chick 1
Commonwealth Rescue League (Upton, Mass.) 1
Covert, Geo. L. 1
Deville Shabrol family 1
Edwards, V., Cap. 1
Filip, František, 1904-1957 1
Fithen, Frank E. (Frank Edward), 1882-1940 1
Folk, L. M. 1
Freemasons. Medina Lodge, No. 336 (Medina, N.Y.) 1
Giganti, Joseph, 1904-1986 1
Goodwin, Philip Lippincott, 1885-1958 1
Graff, William W. 1
Guild of the Brave Poor Things 1
Harriss, Daniel E. F. P. 1
Hemmerlé, Emile 1
Holler, Jeanette 1
Holmes, Julian (Lyricist) 1
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 1
Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society 1
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Clinton Lodge, No. 98 (Lock Haven, Pa.) 1
Industrial Workers of the World 1
January, J. W. 1
Johnston, Clarence A. 1
Kaak, Willy, 1890- 1
Karchmar, Jacob 1
Kennedy, Willie, 1884- 1
Kennelly, Martin H., 1887-1961 1
Krÿnberg, A. 1
Lampérière, G. 1
Lenroot, Katharine F. (Katharine Fredrica), 1891-1982 1
Lentini, Frank A., 1889-1966 1
Ligue des Droits du religieux ancien combattant 1
McCormick Theological Seminary 1
McCormick, Chauncey, 1884-1954 1
McDonald, Robert L., 1948- 1
McKeown, Frank 1
Minnen, A. v. d. 1
Modern Woodmen of America 1
Mooney, Thomas J., 1882-1942 1
Mougenel, J. 1
Myers, Ray R. (Raymond Robert) 1
National Institute for the Blind (London, England) 1
Newberry Library 1
Paillot, Georges 1
Pineda, Ricardo 1
Pinto, Geo. E. 1
Pneu Michelin (Firm) 1
Pouliquen, Marie 1
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 1
Rosin, François 1
Ryan, J. C. 1
Sanders, Charles E. 1
Sellers, W. J. 1
Selvaggio, Marc S. 1
Shaw, R. G. 1
Shell, John, 1788- 1
Sine, L. D., 1828 or 1829- 1
Smith, R. 1
Socialist Workers Party 1
Souslin, Alonzo, 1860- 1
Stevens, F. B. 1
Storrs family 1
Storrs, John Henry Bradley, 1885-1956 1
Storrs, Marguerite Deville Chabrol 1
Takkenberg, C. 1
Tennant, Wm. (William) 1
Thompkins, Ralph D. 1
Thomson, Ann E. Leak, 1839-1899 1
Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940 1
Tucker, W. D. 1
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces 1
Unthan, C. H. 1
Urgence cardiaque Viviane (Organization) 1
Vaillancourt, Fred E. 1
Ventura, Antonio 1
White, Arthur T. 1
Williams, W. C. 1
Wilson, Lauren 1
Yanney, J. B., 1853- 1
Young Helpers' League (Great Britain) 1
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