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Paul Shorey letters

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-149
Abstract

Fourteen letters and drafts of letters between Paul Shorey, Professor of Greek at the University of Chicago, and various members of the German academic world, relating to the outbreak of the First World War, 1914-1915. Also, one printed German poem “An England”. Letters have attached explanatory notes written by Fritz Caspari, once a Newberry staff member.

Dates: 1914-1915

Philip P. Bregstone papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Bregstone
Abstract

Papers of Chicago lawyer, judge, writer, and public official Philip P. Bregstone, who was active in Chicago Jewish affairs and in promoting Zionist causes in the Midwest. The bulk of the papers consist of correspondence, writings, reviews, and memorabilia by and about Bregstone and the wartime activities of his wife, Anne Rosenberg Bregstone.

Dates: 1889-1951; Majority of material found within 1931-1933

Robert J. Casey papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Casey
Abstract

Works, correspondence, and personal materials of writer Robert J. Casey, who served in World War I and covered World War II for the Chicago Daily News. Casey was also a humor columnist, novelist, and nonfiction writer who traveled all over the world and wrote of his adventures in newspapers and in books.

Dates: 1894-1964

Stella Skiff Jannotta scrapbooks

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Jannotta
Abstract Three disbound scrapbooks compiled by Stella Skiff Jannotta for her youngest son, Joseph Edwin Jannotta, in the early 1930s. Titled, “The Evolution of a Man: Joseph Edwin Jannotta, His Story in Pictures,” the volumes contain a variety of materials including photographs, correspondence, clippings, programs, and family histories along with Stella Jannotta’s extensive handwritten annotations. Also includes separated materials related to the family and the founding of Jewel Tea Company by the...
Dates: 1801-1996; Majority of material found within 1850-1930

Storrs & Deville Chabrol Family Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Storrs
Abstract Letters, World War II-era memorabilia, journals, clippings, manuscripts and photographs pertaining to Marguerite Deville Chabrol Storrs (1881-1959), a successful fiction and non-fiction writer who used the pseudonym "Marc Debrol." Also included are letters and materials related to the Deville Chabrol family, including correspondence between family members present during the Franco-Prussian War and the colonization of Algeria. Additionally, collection includes genealogical information about...
Dates: 1850-2002; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1945

Victor Lawson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Lawson
Abstract

Correspondence, reports, legal documents, contracts, and other materials pertaining to Victor Lawson’s life and career as a pioneering newspaperman and owner of the Chicago Daily News in early 1900s Chicago.

Dates: approximately 1860-1931; Majority of material found within 1885-1925

Virna Harman Walker Johnston papers

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Identifier: Dance-MS-JohnstonV
Abstract

Correspondence, programs, report cards, and clippings relating to Chicago dancer and dance instructor Virna Harman Walker Johnston.

Dates: 1903-1959; Majority of material found within 1918-1930

Wacker family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Wacker
Abstract

Papers of Chicago Plan Commission head, Charles H. Wacker, his immediate family, and the family of his daughter, Rosalie Wacker Zimmerman. Includes correspondence, photographs, artifacts, keepsakes, films, and scrapbooks spanning five generations.

Dates: 1812-2002; Majority of material found within 1870 - 1970

Welling Family Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Welling
Abstract

Correspondence, writings and documents relating to Harriet W. Welling, her husband John P. Welling, and his father, John C. Welling. Harriet Welling material includes memoirs of her life in Chicago, and histories of Chicago clubs; John P. Welling material includes military records from his service in World War I.

Dates: 1899-1988

William Austin Tomes, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-TomesW
Abstract

Correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, and photographs pertaining to William A. Tomes, Jr. who served with the U.S. Army’s 27th Division during World War I.

Dates: 1892-2009

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

William Horne-Ernest Hemingway papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Horne-Hemingway
Abstract

Correspondence, works, articles, clippings and memorabilia relating to Ernest Hemingway and William Horne.

Dates: 1913-1985

Winterbotham-French family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Winterbotham-French
Abstract Correspondence, personal materials, diaries, financial and estate documents, genealogical research, and photographs of the Winterbotham and French families who were united by the marriage of John R. Winterbotham III and Chloe T. French. Papers include correspondence pertaining to Chloe Tyler French's work at Mathieson Alkali Works, courtship letters between Seth B. French and Mary Tyler Duffy, and letters and photographs of Hilah French, an aunt of Chloe Tyler French, who served at a Red...
Dates: 1850-2005; Majority of material found within 1900-1950

Witkowsky Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-098
Abstract

Assortment of material related to the Witkowsky family of Chicago: mid-19th century valentines addressed to Esther, James, and Pauline Witkowsky of Chicago; an 1858 letter from Pauline mentioning the Lincoln-Douglas debates; and a 1942 tribute to Esther from Vassar classmates, class of 1886. Also material relating to the World War I military service of Alan Witkowsky (name changed to Whitney).

Dates: 1840-1942

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Photograph albums 3
Scrapbooks -- 1901-1950 3
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World War, 1939-1945 3
Ambulance drivers -- Italy -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 2
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American Red Cross 3
Art Institute of Chicago 3
Chicago Daily News, Inc. 3
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 3
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Newberry Library. Board of Trustees 3
America First Committee 2
American National Red Cross 2
Anderson, Margaret C. 2
Bell, Edward Price, 1869-1943 2
Bobbs-Merrill Company 2
Bodenheim, Maxwell, 1893-1954 2
Chicago Historical Society 2
Dennis, Charles Henry, 1860-1943 2
Hansen, Harry, 1884-1977 2
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 2
Hemingway, Mary Welsh, 1908-1986 2
Judson, Clay, 1892-1960 2
Judson, William V. (William Voorhees), 1865-1923 2
Lawson, Victor Freemont, 1850-1925 2
McCormick, Chauncey, 1884-1954 2
Mowrer, Hadley Hemingway 2
New England Church (Chicago, Ill.) 2
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967 2
Smith, Henry Justin, 1875-1936 2
A.C. McClurg & Co. 1
A.W. Wall Ltd. 1
Ade, George, 1866-1944 1
American Field Service 1
American Red Cross in France 1
American Relief Administration 1
American School of Classical Studies at Athens 1
American University of Beirut 1
Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 1
Antheil, George, 1900-1959 1
Associated Press 1
Athenaeum of Philadelphia 1
Atkinson, Charles Thomas, 1864-1943 1
Auditorium Theater (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Baker, Carlos, 1909-1987 1
Barr, Robert, 1849-1912 1
Bauer family 1
Bauer, Louis S., 1894-1975 1
Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, Baron, 1879-1964 1
Beecher, Edward N. 1
Begin, Menachem, 1913-1992 1
Bell, Mary Alice Mills 1
Bent family 1
Bent, Clara Ames Wingate 1
Bent, George Payne, 1854-1930 1
Bernini, Joseph 1
Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927 1
Blaine, Anita McCormick 1
Blatchford, E. W. (Eliphalet Wickes), 1826-1914 1
Blatchford, Frances L. (Frances Lord), 1866-1958 1
Blatchford, Mary Emily Williams, 1834-1921 1
Blatchford, Paul, 1859-1925 1
Blatchford, Samuel, 1767-1828 1
Blatchford, Samuel, 1820-1893 1
Blew, John 1
Bogan, Louise, 1897-1970 1
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941 1
Borglum, Mary Montgomery, 1874-1955 1
Boston National Opera Company 1
Bregstone, Anne Rosenberg, 1873-1941 1
Bregstone, Philip P. (Philip Pollack), 1866-1934 1
Brent, Stuart 1
Brice, W. Kirkpatrick 1
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America. District Council No. 14 1
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America. Local 147 (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Brown family (Kentucky) 1
Brown, Constantine, 1889-1966 1
Brown, Genevieve, 1903-1971 1
Brown, Grace, 1901-1990 1
Brown, McAuliffe, 1889-1963 1
Bullen, Percy Sutherland, 1869- 1
Butcher, Fanny, 1888-1987 1
Carnevali, Emanuel 1
Carpenter, John Alden, 1876-1951 1
Casey, Robert J. (Robert Joseph), 1890-1962 1
Casino (Club : Chicago, Ill.) 1
Cassimatis, George N. 1
Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915 1
Caylor, Rose 1
Centaur Press 1
Chatfield-Taylor, H. C. (Hobart Chatfield), 1865-1945 1
Chicago (Ill.). Board of Education 1
Chicago Bar Association 1
Chicago Chamber Music Society 1
Chicago Commission on Race Relations 1
Chicago Daily Journal 1
Chicago Federation of Musicians 1
Chicago Grand Opera Company (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Chicago Literary Club 1
Chicago Plan Commission 1
Chicago Political Equality League (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Chicago Zoological Society (Ill.) 1
Ciardi, John, 1916-1986 1
City News Bureau of Chicago 1
Civic Music Association of Chicago 1
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