Blatchford, E. W. (Eliphalet Wickes), 1826-1914
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1826 - 1914
Found in 4 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
Blatchford family papers - Additions
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Blatchford 2
Abstract
Chicago lead manufacturer, co-executor of Walter L. Newberry's will, and first president of the Newberry Library Board of Trustees, 1892-1914. Papers include letters, notes, documents, photographs, scrapbooks and clippings relating to his family, his business ventures, his work at the Newberry, and his involvement with Chicago social, charitable and educational organizations.
Dates:
1841-1947; Majority of material found within 1870 - 1914
Howe-Barnard family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Howe-Barnard
Abstract
Correspondence, diaries, personal and professional materials, and photographs of the Howe and Barnard families, early Chicago settlers. Included are the materials of Annie L. Howe, a missionary, teacher, and founder of Glory Kindergarten and Training School in Japan, her brother, Edward G. Howe, a science teacher who originated the practice of field trips in science classes, and Alice Lucretia Barnard, one of the first woman principals in the Chicago schools. Also contains Civil War letters...
Dates:
1826-1999; Majority of material found within 1880-1940
Newberry Library Archives
Collection
Identifier: NL-Archives
Abstract
The Newberry Library's institutional records, records of the Walter L. Newberry estate, personal papers of staff members and trustees, photographs, and publications that document the establishment and operation of the library, its growth and transformation over time, and its active participation in the cultural and intellectual life of Chicago and the nation. Also information on the Newberry family and property development in Chicago.
Dates:
1885-ongoing
Filtered By
- Subject: Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Diaries -- 1851-1900 2
- Missionaries -- Arab countries 2
- Administrative records 1
- Ambrotypes (photographs) -- 1851-1900 1
- Autobiographies (literary works) -- 1851-1900 1
- Azores -- Description and travel 1
- Bangor (Me.) 1
- Book collecting -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Brothers and sisters -- United States -- Correspondence 1
- Central America -- Description and travel 1
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- College students -- Connecticut -- Correspondence 1
- College students -- Massachusetts -- Correspondence 1
- Congregationalists 1
- Congregationalists -- United States 1
- Cookbooks -- 1801-1850 1
- Cookbooks -- 1851-1900 1
- Cooking, American -- History -- 19th century 1
- Correspondence 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
- Deeds -- Illinois -- 1852-1925 1
- Diaries -- 1801-1850 1
- Dry Tortugas (Fla.) 1
- Dwellings -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Education -- History -- 19th century 1
- Europe -- Description and travel -- 19th century 1
- Faith -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
- Families -- Correspondence 1
- Female friendship -- Correspondence 1
- Genealogies (histories) 1
- Golf clubs (Sporting goods) -- United States 1
- Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 1
- Houses -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Houses -- Illinois -- Oak Park 1
- Husband and wife -- Correspondence 1
- Husband and wife -- United States -- Correspondence 1
- Illinois -- Genealogy 1
- Industrialists -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Jerusalem -- Description and travel 1
- Kennebunkport (Me.) 1
- Kindergarten -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History 1
- Kindergarten -- Japan -- History 1
- Kindergarten -- United States 1
- Kindergarten facilities -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Kindergarten facilities -- Japan -- History 1
- Kindergarten teachers 1
- Kindergarten teachers -- Training of 1
- Kobe, Japan 1
- Landlords -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Lead industry and trade 1
- Librarians 1
- Libraries -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Library administration 1
- Library architecture 1
- Library buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Library statistics 1
- Library trustees 1
- Missionaries -- Japan -- Correspondence 1
- Missionaries -- Japan -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
- Missionaries -- South Dakota 1
- Mortgages -- United States -- History 1
- Oak Park (Ill.) 1
- Parent and adult child -- Correspondence 1
- Parent and 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
- Plats (maps) -- Washington Heights (Chicago, Ill.) -- 1885-1924 1
- Postcards 1
- Rare book libraries -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Real estate business -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Research libraries -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- School field trips -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century 1
- School principals -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Science -- Study and teaching -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Science teachers -- United States 1
- Sermons -- 1751-1800 1
- Sermons -- 1801-1850 1
- Sermons -- 1851-1900 1
- Shipping -- Maine -- Bangor -- History 1
- Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence 1
- South America -- Description and travel 1
- Theological seminaries -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Tintypes (prints) -- 1851-1900 1
- Travel guidebooks 1
- Travel literature 1
- Travelers -- Azores -- Diaries 1 + ∧ less
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