Root, John Wellborn, 1850-1891
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1850 - 1891
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charles L. Hutchinson Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Hutchinson
Abstract
Correspondence, writings, scrapbooks and miscellany related to Charles L. Hutchinson, Chicago financier, trustee, and philanthropist, particularly regarding Hutchinson’s relationship with the Art Institute of Chicago. Correspondence is solely incoming, mostly to Hutchinson, but also to Mrs. Hutchinson and a few others. Group of writings consists of speeches and diary notebooks. The several scrapbooks hold numerous receipts of art purchases, articles, clippings, a few letters and notes. The...
Dates:
1868-1934
Monroe family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Monroe-Family
Abstract
Correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia from the Monroe family of Chicago. Correspondence is primarily from Henry Stanton Monroe (Chicago attorney), his daughters Harriet Monroe, Dora Monroe Root (and her architect husband John Wellborn Root), and Lucy Monroe Calhoun, and their children. Topics include the births of children, travel, Poetry Magazine, and life in Chicago including Oscar Wilde's 1882 Chicago visit. Also contains World War II and post-war correspondence between William...
Dates:
1868-1949
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- Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Art -- Purchasing 1
- Art museums -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century 1
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century 1
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century 1
- Correspondence -- 1851-1900 1
- Correspondence -- 1901-1950 1
- Correspondence -- Middle West -- 1851-1900 1
- Correspondence -- Middle West -- 1901-1950 1
- Diaries -- Illinois -- 1851-1900 1
- Diaries -- Illinois -- 1901-1950 1
- Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources 1
- Humanitarianism 1
- Philanthropists -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
- Photographs -- 1851-1900 1
- Photographs -- 1901-1950 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Personal narratives 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Personal narratives 1 + ∧ less
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