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Ben Hecht papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Hecht
Abstract
Works, correspondence, and papers of novelist, playwright, and screenwriter Ben Hecht, and also papers of his wife Rose Caylor Hecht (novelist) and daughter Jenny Hecht (actress).
Dates:
1879-1983
Elaine Madlener Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Madlener
Abstract
Research material for a biography of Herbert von Karajan and material on autograph collecting gathered by Elaine Madlener, Chicago philanthropist and socialite. Material related to Madlener’s Grant Hospital committee work for two benefit performances by Karajan in 1955 and 1965, and manuscripts by British author Charles Langbridge Morgan.
Dates:
1916-1966; Majority of material found within 1944 - 1965
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler and Sigmund Zeisler Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Zeisler
Abstract
Correspondence to and from pianist Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, Sigmund Zeisler, their sons Ernest, Leonard and Paul, and relatives and friends; also, miscellaneous material relating to Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler's life and musical career, including a biography of Fannie Zeisler written by her husband Sigmund; works of Sigmund Zeisler relating to his legal career and involvement in the Haymarket riots of 1886; also assorted memorabilia of Fannie Zeisler and the Zeisler family, photographs of the...
Dates:
1869-1981; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1931
Felix Borowski Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Borowski
Abstract
Correspondence, writings, photographs, sound recordings, clippings scrapbooks, and some biographical material documenting the life of Felix Borowski, Chicago composer, musicologist, critic for the Chicago Evening Post and Herald, and music bibliographer for the Newberry Library. The papers include letters from prominent American and European composers such as Mili Balakirev, Edvard Grieg, Paul Hindemith, John Alden Carpenter, and...
Dates:
1841-1995; Majority of material found within 1896 - 1956
George Salter Papers
Collection
Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-Salter
Abstract
Prominent German-American calligrapher and one of the most admired designers of book jackets in the United States. Papers consist chiefly of art work, correspondence, contracts, and printed materials relating to design projects executed in New York along with earlier German design projects. Also includes correspondence with American and German colleagues (some in German), most notably Walter Brudi, Kurt Schauer, E.F.H Schneidler, and Jeanyee Wong; drafts of articles by Salter; papers relating...
Dates:
1919-1980
Hermann Raster Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Raster
Abstract
Correspondence and other materials pertaining to the life of German immigrant "Forty-Eighter," Hermann Raster, and his work as editor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung.
Dates:
1849-1940; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1891
Jack Fuller papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-FullerJ
Abstract
The literary and journalistic works, correspondence, and personal materials of Chicago journalist and novelist Jack Fuller.
Dates:
1850-2016; Majority of material found within 1951 - 2009
James and Josie Tomes Travel Collection
Collection
Identifier: Maps-Tomes
Abstract
Abstract: Collection of maps and travel ephemera related to the travels of James and Josie Tomes. Material covers Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, with most material on Europe and North America. Also includes material related to James Tomes’ genealogy research, much of which required travel in the United States and Europe.
Dates:
1928-2008; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2000
John M. Wing Foundation Printing Ephemera Collection
Collection
Identifier: Wing-Ephemera-File
Abstract
Printed ephemera from a variety of companies, organizations, and individuals, mostly concerned with printing, publishing, graphic design, and related book arts. Geographic coverage includes North America, Great Britain, Europe and East Asia.
Dates:
Approximately 1750-ongoing; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1999
Michael Reid Anti-Fascism Collection
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Reid
Abstract
Appeals, calls to action, declarations, newspapers, notes, notices, poems, and resolutions by a variety of anti-fascist organizations in Chicago and United States that formed after Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. Groups such as the Chicago Committee to Aid Victims of German Fascism, the Provisional United Front Anti-Fascist Committee (Chicago), the National Committee to Aid Victims of German Fascism (New York City, New York), the International Relief Committee for Victims of Hitler...
Dates:
1933-1934
Rudolph Ganz Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Ganz
Abstract
Works, correspondence to and from prominent musical figures, family correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, artifacts, and a couple of recordings of this world-renowned concert pianist, composer, conductor, and educator.
Dates:
1864-2013
Stanton, Schilling, and Parsons family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-SSP
Abstract
Family history of the three main branches of a large Chicago based family. Includes over eight generations of correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, and diaries, following family members across the United States, Europe, and the Philippines. Material relates to the biographical information of many family members, including their careers, family life, and hobbies.
Dates:
1733-2015; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1980
Teich family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Teich Family
Abstract
Teich family papers include photographs, letters, travel and personal documents, and information about the Teich ancestral town, Lobenstein, Germany. A large portion of this collection is family photographs.
Dates:
1823-1994; Majority of material found within 1877 - 1970
Wilhelm Rapp Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Rapp
Abstract
Correspondence, poetry, and clippings relating to Wilhelm Rapp, German emigre and editor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung.
Dates:
1846-1929
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