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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 Swedish-American...
Dates: 1891-2012

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Photographs -- 1901-1950 25
Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 24
Correspondence -- 1901-1950 11
Correspondence -- 1951-2000 10
Correspondence -- 1851-1900 7
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Clippings -- 1951-2000 6
Sound recordings -- 1951-2000 6
Clippings -- 1901-1950 5
Genealogical correspondence -- United States 5
Audiotapes -- 1951-2000 2
Authors, American 2
Brothers and sisters -- Correspondence 2
Cabinet photographs -- 1851-1900 2
Cabinet photographs -- 1901-1950 2
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) 2
Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century 2
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs 2
Correspondence -- 1801-1850 2
Daguerreotypes (photographs) 2
Diaries -- 1851-1900 2
Diaries -- 1901-1950 2
Genealogies (histories) 2
Illinois -- Genealogy 2
Journalism -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History 2
Journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
Manuscripts, American 2
Music teachers -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. 2
Photograph albums -- 1901-1950 2
Publishers and publishing -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History 2
Scrapbooks -- 1951-2000 2
Sisters -- Correspondence 2
Sound recordings -- 1901-1950 2
Women journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
20th century music -- History 1
Abolitionists -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County 1
Accidents 1
Advertising -- Railroads -- United States 1
Advertising, Newspaper 1
Advice columns 1
Alcoholics 1
Amateur arts 1
Americana -- Collectors and collecting 1
Antiquarian booksellers 1
Architects -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography 1
Architecture -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Architecture -- Middle West 1
Architecture, Domestic 1
Audiocassettes 1
Audiotapes -- 1901-1950 1
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Sources 1
Autochromes (photographs) 1
Barrington (Ill.) 1
Biographers 1
Book collecting 1
Book reviewing 1
Bookstores 1
Bookstores -- Illinois -- Chicago Region 1
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- 20th century 1
Buildings -- Salvaging -- Middle West 1
Burlington Zephyr (Express train) 1
Business records -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1851-1900 1
Business records -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1901-1950 1
Businessmen -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Businessmen -- Illinois -- Lincoln -- Correspondence 1
Calligraphy (visual works) 1
Carpentersville (Ill.) 1
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) -- Pictorial works 1
Chester County (Pa.) -- History 1
Chesterton (Ind.) -- History 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Industries 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Newspapers 1
Children's books -- Publishing 1
Children's books -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
China -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Sources 1
Christian Science 1
Clergy -- Illinois -- Correspondence 1
Clippings -- 1851-1900 1
Collective settlements -- Illinois -- Sangamon County 1
College students -- New Hampshire -- Hanover -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Company towns -- United States -- History 1
Composers 1
Composers -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Composition (Music) 1
Conductors (Music) 1
Correspondence 1
Correspondence -- Illinois -- 1851-1900 1
Correspondence -- Illinois -- 1901-1950 1
Correspondence -- Illinois -- 1951-2000 1
Correspondence -- Ireland 1
Correspondence -- United States 1
Correspondence -- Vermont -- 1851-1900 1
Courtship 1
Courtship -- Illinois -- Correspondence 1
Critics -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Cuba -- Description and travel -- 19th century 1
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Language
French 3
German 2
Polish 1
Swedish 1
 
Names
Pullman Company 3
Auditorium Theater (Chicago, Ill.) 2
Chicago Daily News, Inc 2
Chicago Tribune (Firm) 2
Drury, John 2
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Johnson family 2
Lewis, Lloyd 2
Lewis, Sinclair 2
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis) 2
Newberry Library 2
Rand McNally and Company 2
Sandburg, Carl 2
Strong, Walter Ansel 2
Wright, Frank Lloyd 2
Abercrombie, Gertrude, 1909-1977 1
Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 1
Adler and Sullivan 1
Adler, Dankmar, 1844-1900 1
Adler, Liebmann, 1812-1892 1
Akers, Milburn P. 1
American Field Service 1
American Red Cross in France 1
American Relief Administration 1
Anderson, Margaret C. 1
Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 1
Art Institute of Chicago 1
Art Institute of Chicago. School 1
Associated Press 1
Balakirev, Miliì† Alekseevich, 1837-1910 1
Baril, Elmer J. 1
Barnes, Bessie 1
Bates family 1
Beberdick, Frank H. (Frank Harry) 1
Beech, Keyes 1
Bell, Laird 1
Beloit College 1
Blew, John 1
Bodenheim, Maxwell 1
Borden Company 1
Borowski, Elsa 1
Borowski, Felix 1
Botsford family 1
Brothers of the Book 1
Bryan, William Lowe 1
Bubley, Esther 1
Burck, Jacob 1
Butcher, Fanny 1
Callas, Maria, 1923-1977 1
Caniff, Milton Arthur, 1907-1988 1
Carnevali, Emanuel 1
Carpenter, John Alden 1
Carson Pirie Scott 1
Cassidy, Claudia 1
Cather, Willa 1
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) 1
Chamberlain family 1
Chamberlin, George E. 1
Chandler, Harry 1
Chicago Daily Socialist 1
Chicago Journal of Commerce 1
Chicago Musical College 1
Chicago Stock Exchange Building (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1
Chicago sun-times 1
Chicago sun-times. School Services Division 1
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company 1
Clark, Herma Naomi 1
Club Belladonna (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Club Madrid (Milwaukee, Wisc.) 1
Colles family 1
Colles, Abraham 1
Colles, Christopher 1
Colles, John Armstrong Purefoy 1
Colles, William Morris 1
Conkey, William B. 1
Corliss Steam Engine Company 1
Cuala Press 1
Curt Teich & Co 1
Dartmouth College 1
Dawson, George Ellis 1
Dawson, Julia Meacham 1
Dawson, Manierre 1
Dawson, Mitchell 1
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor) 1
Dedmon, Emmett 1
Derleth, August 1
Dewey, Ken 1
Downs family 1
Dwiggins, W. A. (William Addison) 1
E.C. Kropp Co 1
Eberhart, Mignon G. (Mignon Good) 1
Edwards family 1
Edwards, John C. 1
Egeland family 1
Epworth League (U.S.) 1
Fanning, Lawrence S. 1
Ferber, Edna 1
Field Communications Corporation 1
Field Enterprises 1
Field Enterprises Educational Corporation 1
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