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Alma Schmidt Petersen papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Petersen
Abstract Correspondence of Alma Schmidt Petersen of Chicago to her parents (Emma Seipp Schmidt and Dr. Otto L. Schmidt) while on tours of European, Canadian and American spas and vacation sites, and at Mt. Vernon Seminary, 1913-1914. Also letters from various Seipp family members in Germany in 1914, and from a German soldier-admirer, 1914-1915. Topics include attitudes toward the impending war in Europe, the treatment of chronic illness, and the school and vacation experiences of a well-off young...
Dates: 1909-1988; Majority of material found within 1911-1985

Brown family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Brown Family
Abstract Correspondence, writings, newspaper clippings, numerous group and portrait photographs, a scrapbook, travel and souvenir items and snapshots, relating to sisters Grace and Genevieve Brown, musicians who were members of three American all-girl bands between 1923 and 1932. A large part of the collection consists of photographs of the bands and the performers: Harry Waiman and the Debutantes, the Parisian Red Heads and the Ingenues, as well as numerous small travel photographs Also a small...
Dates: 1918-1972; Majority of material found within 1923 - 1932

C. Frederick Kittle collection of Doyleana

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Identifier: VAULT-Modern-MS-Kittle-Doyle
Abstract Correspondence, photographs, and artwork of and relating to Arthur Conan Doyle and his family, forming a small part of the C. Frederick Kittle Collection of Doyleana, most of which is individually cataloged. Includes 140 letters, notes and cards written by Arthur Conan Doyle, 12 letters to him, and 57 other letters, some by Doyle family members and others retained by C. Frederick Kittle (mostly regarding his collecting of Doyle materials). Also artwork by Doyle’s father, grandfather and...
Dates: 1836-2000

Chauncey McCormick papers

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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

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-JudsonC
Abstract

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

Dates: 1800-1966

Clay Judson Papers - Additions

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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

Eden-Martin family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Eden
Abstract

Papers pertaining to the family of Illinois U.S. Representative John R. Eden (1826-1909). The majority of the material primarily concerns John R. Eden’s daughter Rose, her husband Ivory J. Martin, and their children. The papers also contain correspondence and material relating to the Taylor and Pifer families, who were the in-laws of Rose and Ivory’s son, Robert W. Martin. (Robert Martin married Ruth Pifer, daughter of Hattie Taylor and Finley Pifer).

Dates: approximately 1827-1961

Edward Price Bell papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Bell
Abstract

Correspondence, works, and other items related to Edward Price Bell's career as a foreign correspondent for the Chicago Daily News and roving correspondent for the Literary Digest.

Dates: 1886-1951; Majority of material found within 1900-1942

Harris-MacLean family papers

 Collection
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

Jenny Dufau papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Dufau
Abstract

Love letters written during World War I from an Italian in Florence, Italy, to French opera singer Jenny Dufau living in Chicago. Also, brief correspondence concerning Dufau’s passport, a note from a New York opera company, and three photographs of musicians.

Dates: 1913-1917

Louis S. Bauer Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Bauer L
Abstract

Letters written to Louis S. Bauer while serving in the army during World War I at Camp Grant near Rockford, Illinois. Correspondence is primarily from his siblings, with some from other family and friends. Letters document life for the Bauer family in Chicago during World War I. Includes approximately 50 postcards, most produced in Germany, a few of which have messages sent to Louis while in Europe. Also contains physical and digital photographs.

Dates: 1911-1919; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1918

Paul Shorey letters

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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

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

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 H. Peterson papers

 Collection
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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Elmhurst (Ill.) 1
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Europe -- Description and travel 1
Fair Oaks (Calif.) 1
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France -- History -- 20th century 1
Gatun Locks (Panama) -- Photographs 1
Great Britain -- History -- Pictorial works 1
Housekeeping 1
Husband and wife -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Illustrators -- Great Britain 1
Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 1
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Jazz -- 1921-1930 1
Jazz -- 1931-1940 1
Journals (accounts) -- 1901-1950 1
La Crescenta (Calif.) 1
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America First Committee 2
Art Institute of Chicago 2
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 2
Judson, Clay, 1892-1960 2
Judson, William V. (William Voorhees), 1865-1923 2
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A.W. Wall Ltd. 1
American Field Service 1
American Red Cross 1
American Red Cross in France 1
American Relief Administration 1
Athenaeum of Philadelphia 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
Bell, Edward Price, 1869-1943 1
Bell, Mary Alice Mills 1
Bent family 1
Bent, Clara Ames Wingate 1
Bent, George Payne, 1854-1930 1
Boston National Opera Company 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
Casino (Club : Chicago, Ill.) 1
Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915 1
Chicago Grand Opera Company (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Chicago Historical Society 1
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 1
Cook, Mollie Price 1
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 1
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878 1
Curnow, Leslie 1
Dennis, Charles Henry, 1860-1943 1
Dill Pickle Club (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Doyle family 1
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 1
Doyle, Charles Altamont 1
Doyle, Jean Leckie 1
Doyle, John, 1797-1868 1
Doyle, Lena Annette Jean Conan 1
Doyle, Mary Louise Conan 1
Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883 1
Dufau, Jenny 1
Eden, John R. (John Rice), 1826-1909 1
Eden-Martin family 1
Eleanor Association 1
Fast, Francis R. 1
Ford, Arthur, 1896-1971 1
Fortnightly of Chicago (Organization) 1
Francis W. Parker School (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Gales family 1
Georgetown Visitation Academy (Washington, D.C) 1
Gillette, William, 1853-1937 1
Gilmore, Blanche 1
Goodwin, Philip Lippincott, 1885-1958 1
Hanley family 1
Harman, Lillian 1
Harman, Moses, 1830-1910 1
Harris N.A. 1
Harris Trust and Savings Bank 1
Harris family 1
Harris, Emma Susan Gale 1
Harris, Muriel Bent 1
Harris, Norman Wait, 1846-1916 1
Harris, Stanley Gale 1
Harry Waiman and His Debutantes 1
Haskins, Sylvia Shaw Judson, 1897-1978 1
Hill School (Pottstown, Pa.) 1
Hirschberger, Fritz, Lieutenant 1
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 1
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 1
Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948 1
Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society 1
Ingénues (Musical group) 1
Insull, Samuel, 1859-1938 1
Johnson family 1
Johnston, Arthur Oliver, 1890-1972 1
Johnston, Chester 1
Johnston, Robert Harman, 1920-2011 1
Johnston, Virna Harman Walker 1
Judson family 1
Junior League of Chicago 1
Katō, Takaaki, 1860-1926 1
Kennelly, Martin H., 1887-1961 1
King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874-1950 1
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936 1
Kirkland, Wallace 1
Kittle, C. Frederick 1
Knox, Frank, 1874-1944 1
Kotula family 1
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 1
Lane family 1
Lane, Clayton, 1895- 1
Lane, Dorothy Bent 1
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