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Chauncey McCormick papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-McCormick
Abstract Letters, clippings, photographs, and mementos of Chicago businessman and philanthropist Chauncey McCormick. He was the nephew of Cyrus McCormick, founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company which became part of International Harvester Company, and was president of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1944-1954. Correspondence concerns business, civic, philanthropic, religious, and political activities. Also contains speeches and writings, including those for the Art Institute, child...
Dates: 1887-1955

Clay Judson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-JudsonC
Abstract

Correspondence, writings, photographs and memorabilia of Chicago lawyer Clay Judson.

Dates: 1800-1966

Clay Judson Papers - Additions

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-JudsonC2
Abstract Correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia of Chicago lawyer and civic leader, Clay Judson, including correspondence, mostly with family members; travel narratives of camping trips taken by Judson and his friends, chiefly in Wisconsin and Minnesota; materials relating to Judson’s experiences with the A.E.F. in World War I; and photographs of Judson and his family members, among which is an album of snapshots made while his father was stationed in Panama during the construction of the Gatun...
Dates: 1839-1960; Majority of material found within 1905 - 1926

Harris-MacLean family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Harris-MacLean
Abstract Letters, diaries, photographs, daybooks, ledgers, writings, genealogical material, and memorabilia detailing the life and travels of several wealthy Chicago families, mainly during the first three decades of the 20th century. The Harris family side is Norman Wait Harris, founder of the Harris Bank of Chicago, and his wife, Emma Gale Harris from New Hampshire, and their parents, grandparents, children and grandchildren. Other major related families represented include Gale, Bent, Lane, and...
Dates: 1784-1980; Majority of material found within 1880-1940

William H. Peterson papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Peterson
Abstract Correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and personal material of William H. Peterson, a World War II radar man and later engineer for the Pullman Company. Includes Peterson's schoolwork, wartime letters, and engineering designs. There is additional material for the Peterson family, including William's father Hartin F. Peterson, also a Pullman employee, such as his World War I photographs and his own draft work. Collection also contains genealogy and photographs of the...
Dates: 1891-2012

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Photographs -- 1951-2000 2
World War, 1914-1918 2
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Bankers -- Illinois -- Correspondence 1
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- 20th century 1
Brothers and sisters -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Business records -- United States -- 1851-1900 1
Business records -- United States -- 1901-1950 1
Businessmen -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Cabinet photographs -- 1851-1900 1
Canada -- Description and travel 1
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) -- Pictorial works 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Genealogy 1
Children's drawings -- France 1
College students -- Connecticut -- Correspondence 1
Daybooks -- New Hampshire -- Newton -- 1801-1850 1
Daybooks -- New Hampshire -- Newton -- 1851-1900 1
Engineers -- United States 1
Europe -- Description and travel 1
Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources 1
Families -- Iowa -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Families -- New Hampshire -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
France -- History -- 20th century 1
Gatun Locks (Panama) -- Photographs 1
Husband and wife -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Lake Geneva (Wis.) 1
Logbooks 1
Love-letters 1
Manuscripts, American 1
Medals -- 1901-1950 1
Medicine -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Middle West -- Description and travel 1
Mothers and sons -- United States -- Correspondence 1
New England -- Genealogy 1
Parent and adult child -- Correspondence 1
Parent and adult child -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Philanthropists -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Photograph albums -- 1851-1900 1
Photograph albums -- 1901-1950 1
Photographs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1851-1900 1
Photographs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1901-1950 1
Poland -- History -- German occupation, 1914-1918 1
Public welfare -- Illinois 1
Pullman (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- 20th century 1
Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Poland 1
Sanatoriums -- United States -- 20th century 1
Scrapbooks -- 1801-1850 1
Scrapbooks -- 1851-1900 1
Scrapbooks -- 1901-1950 1
Socialites -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence 1
Soldiers' writings, American 1
Tintypes (prints) -- 1851-1900 1
Travelers -- Europe 1
Travelers -- Middle West 1
Travelers' writings, American 1
Upper class families -- Family relationships 1
Voyages and travels 1
Whaling -- New England -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Women college teachers 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief -- France 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief -- Poland 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Sources 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- Poland 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean -- Naval operations, American 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Protest movements 1
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) -- Pictorial works 1
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Language
French 1
Swedish 1
 
Names
Judson, Clay, 1892-1960 2
Judson, William V. (William Voorhees), 1865-1923 2
America First Committee 1
American Field Service 1
American Red Cross in France 1