Vassar College
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Boyce-Gilbert family papers
Reproductions of diaries, correspondence, photographs, and genealogical information about the Boyce-Gilbert family, beginning with the diary of Le Roy Boyce, a Cortland, New York native and successful Chicago drugstore owner. Collection also includes diaries from Simeon Leonard Boyce beginning in 1869 and Elizabeth Boyce Gilbert beginning in 1910. Collection contains an extensive family tree documenting the genealogy until 1898, and biographical sketches of Boyce family members.
Witkowsky Family Papers
Assortment of material related to the Witkowsky family of Chicago: mid-19th century valentines addressed to Esther, James, and Pauline Witkowsky of Chicago; an 1858 letter from Pauline mentioning the Lincoln-Douglas debates; and a 1942 tribute to Esther from Vassar classmates, class of 1886. Also material relating to the World War I military service of Alan Witkowsky (name changed to Whitney).
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- Businesspeople -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Sources 1
- Correspondence -- 1801-1850 1
- Cortlandt (N.Y. : Town) -- Genealogy 1
- Courtship -- Illinois 1
- Diaries -- Illinois -- Normal -- 1801-1850 1
- Diaries -- Illinois -- Normal -- 1851-1900 1
- Diaries -- Illinois -- Normal -- 1901-1950 1
- Drugstores -- United States 1
- Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 -- History -- Sources 1
- Photographs -- 1851-1900 1
- Real property -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Valentines -- 1801-1850 1
- Valentines -- 1851-1900 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives 1 + ∧ less