United States Christian Commission
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Blatchford family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Blatchford
Abstract
Extensive collection of letters, photographs, scrapbooks, diaries, writings, and genealogical research materials centering around Chicago lead manufacturer, Newberry Library founding trustee, and Christian social activist Eliphalet Wickes Blatchford, his wife Mary Williams Blatchford, their parents and grandparents, and the families of their children, especially son Paul Blatchford, but also daughter Amy Blatchford Bliss. Families represented most heavily include Blatchford, Williams, Bliss,...
Dates:
1777-1987; Majority of material found within 1839-1965
Everett family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Everett
Abstract
Primarily correspondence of the Everett family, concerning family news and health issues, and also covering abolition, temperance, women's rights, rights of African-Americans, and moral reform. Printing, education, pioneer life, and religion are all discussed within the papers. Papers include materials of Robert Everett, the pastor of Welsh Congregationalist churches in Oneida County, NY, and publisher of Y Cenhadwr Americanaidd (The American Missionary), a...
Dates:
1794-1949; Majority of material found within 1838 - 1927
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- Abolitionists -- 1850-1860 1
- Abolitionists -- United States -- Correspondence 1
- Ambrotypes (photographs) -- 1851-1900 1
- Antislavery movements -- Kansas 1
- Bangor (Me.) 1
- Brothers and sisters -- United States -- Correspondence 1
- Central America -- Description and travel 1
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- College students -- Connecticut -- Correspondence 1
- College students -- Massachusetts -- Correspondence 1
- Congregational churches -- Sermons 1
- Congregational churches -- United States -- Clergy -- Correspondence 1
- Congregationalists 1
- Cookbooks -- 1801-1850 1
- Cookbooks -- 1851-1900 1
- Cooking, American -- History -- 19th century 1
- Correspondence -- 1801-1850 1
- Correspondence -- 1851-1900 1
- Correspondence -- 1901-1950 1
- Daguerreotypes (photographs) -- 1851-1900 1
- Dakota Indians -- Land tenure 1
- Dakota Indians -- Missions -- South Dakota -- History 1
- Diaries -- 1801-1850 1
- Diaries -- 1851-1900 1
- Europe -- Description and travel -- 19th century 1
- Families -- New York (State) -- Oneida County -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Family farms -- Kansas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Farm life -- Kansas 1
- Female friendship -- Correspondence 1
- Free Soil Party (U.S.) 1
- Freedmen -- Education -- Southern States 1
- Freedmen -- United States 1
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Kansas 1
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Middle West -- Sources 1
- Golf clubs (Sporting goods) -- United States 1
- Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 1
- Homeopathy -- Methods 1
- Homeopathy -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
- Houses -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Houses -- Illinois -- Oak Park 1
- Husband and wife -- Correspondence 1
- Industrialists -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Jerusalem -- Description and travel 1
- Kennebunkport (Me.) 1
- Kindergarten -- United States 1
- Lead industry and trade 1
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Manuscripts, American -- New York (State) 1
- Missionaries -- Arab countries 1
- Missionaries -- South Dakota 1
- Oak Park (Ill.) 1
- Osawatomie, Battle of, Osawatomie, Kan., 1856 1
- Parent and adult child -- Correspondence 1
- Parent and adult child -- United States -- Correspondence 1
- Philanthropists 1
- Philippines -- Description and travel 1
- Photographs -- Colombia 1
- Photographs -- Colorado 1
- Photographs -- Ecuador 1
- Photographs -- Grand Canyon 1
- Photographs -- Guatemala 1
- Photographs -- Jerusalem 1
- Photographs -- Panama 1
- Photographs -- Presidio of San Francisco (Calif.) 1
- Postcards 1
- Private presses -- New York (State) 1
- School prose, American -- New York (State) 1
- Sermons -- 1751-1800 1
- Sermons -- 1801-1850 1
- Sermons -- 1851-1900 1
- Sermons -- New York (State) -- 1751-1800 1
- Sermons -- New York (State) -- 1801-1850 1
- Sermons, American -- 18th century 1
- Sermons, American -- 19th century 1
- Shipping -- Maine -- Bangor -- History 1
- Sisters -- Correspondence 1
- Slavery -- United States -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century 1
- South America -- Description and travel 1
- Temperance -- United States -- 19th century 1
- Temperance and religion 1
- Tintypes (prints) -- 1851-1900 1
- Travel guidebooks 1
- Travel literature 1
- Upper class -- United States -- Social life and customs 1
- Welsh Americans -- New York (State) -- History -- 19th century 1
- Welsh language -- 19th century 1
- Women medical students -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Women physicians -- Training of 1
- Women physicians -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
- Women pioneers -- Kansas -- History 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1 + ∧ less
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