Smith family
Family
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Helen Ainslie Smith papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Smith
Abstract
Helen Ainslie Smith was the author of books on the ancient world and colonial American history. The papers contain correspondence with family and friends, family photographs, work notes, and other materials.
Dates:
1744-1950; Majority of material found within 1880-1890
Smith-Dewey family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Smith-Dewey
Abstract
Genealogies, publications, photographs, armories, letters, and documents pertaining to the family histories and forebears of Edward Byron Smith, former chairman of the Northern Trust Corporation of Chicago, and of his wife, Louise Dewey Smith. Papers also include documents pertaining to Northern Trust's founding by Smith's grandfather, Byron Laflin Smith, and the family's ongoing relationship to the corporation.
Dates:
1870-1990