Hambleton Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: Midwest-MS-022

Staff Only

Scope and Content of the Collection

Three letters by Emma Lander Hambleton, wife of Chalkley Jay Hambleton, including one ten-page account of fleeing the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, written just one day after the fire ended. Two of the letters are written to Emma’s son, Chalkley Jay Hambleton, regarding the Hambleton ranch in California, one including a clipping. Also a letter by Vera Stock Wolfe about her father, conductor Frederick Stock, and pianists Vladimir Horowitz and Josef Hofmann.

Dates

Creation: 1871-1932

Creator

Hambleton, Emma Lander (Person)

Language

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The Hambleton Family Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Ownership and Literary Rights

The Hambleton Family Papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.

Biography of Emma Lander Hambleton

Wife of Chalkley Jay Hambleton (1829-1900) and mother of Chalkley Jay Hambleton (1881-1956), a real estate businessman in Chicago.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Additional Description

Abstract

Three letters by Emma Lander Hambleton, wife of Chalkley Jay Hambleton. Also one letter by Vera S. Wolfe, daughter of conductor Frederick Stock to Peggy Hambleton Murphy.

Arrangement

Materials arranged alphabetically.

Collection Stack Location

1 1 2

Catalog Record

https://i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_NBY/i5mcb2/alma998264928805867

Provenance

Gift, Chalkley Jay Hambleton, 1986.

Processed by

Jill Waycie, 2010.

Acknowledgements

This inventory was created with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this inventory do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.