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Series 3: Miscellaneous Material of Chamberlin and Lutz Families, 1850-1992

 Series

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Scope and Contents note

Four youthful journals and notes of George E. Chamberlin, 1850-1859, and other Chamberlin miscellany including two copies of ancestral tablets kept by Caroline Chamberlin Lutz, a broadside register of ancestor Aaron Bull, plus two unsigned documents of mathematical notes and a 1863 unsigned oration entitled “Ministers and their Boys,” and a copied page from the Chattanooga Daily Rebel, June 28, 1863.

Lutz material includes clippings, business and legal documents, college and school memorabilia, genealogical notes and letters, marriage announcements, death certificates and wills, and a few items relating to Adeline Louise Lutz and her work at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1979-1982.

Dates

  • Creation: 1850-1992

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Lutz-Chamberlin family papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Arrangement note

Organized alphabetically by type of material within each family (Chamberlin, Lutz), with items relating to the donor of the collection, Adeline Louise Lutz, at the end.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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