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Ernest A. Griffin family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Griffin Family
Abstract

Papers of family historian Ernest A. Griffin, proprietor of the Griffin Funeral Home on Chicago's south side, including family documents, photographs, audio/visual material, genealogical notes, and materials relating to the history of Camp Douglas (on which the funeral home stood) and Charles H. Griffin who served in a colored regiment during the Civil War. Also includes documentation of the funerals of prominent African Americans.

Dates: 1862-2007; Majority of material found within 1910-1995

Frances Wells Shaw papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-ShawF
Abstract

Papers of Frances Wells Shaw of Chicago and Lake Forest, Illinois, wife of architect Howard Van Doren Shaw. Bulk consists of material related to the frequent domestic and international travels of Frances Shaw during the first half of the 20th century. Includes her diaries, travel materials and memorabilia, and photographs. Also includes correspondence to and from Frances Shaw and her daughters, plus the diaries of her brother-in-law, Charles T. Atkinson.

Dates: 1866-1976; Majority of material found within 1925-1937

Goodman family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Goodman Family
Abstract

Papers, letters, photograph albums, cards, genealogical materials, diaries, and travel memorabilia from the family of Marjorie Sawyer Goodman Graff, daughter of playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, and her mother, Marjorie Robbins Hopkins.

Dates: 1795-2003; Majority of material found within 1880-1995

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

Harvey family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Harvey
Abstract

Collection of letters, photographs, diaries, writings, business records, and genealogical research materials centering around Chicago native and longtime Rand McNally employee Bennet B. Harvey, his wife Dorothy Wegener Harvey, their son Bennet B. Harvey, Jr., and their ancestors, many of whom were early Chicago settlers and involved in the development of the city. Families represented include Botsford, Chapin, Fisk, Gehrke, Harvey, and Wegener.

Dates: 1800-2007; Majority of material found within 1851 - 1984

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Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 4
Genealogical correspondence -- United States 3
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs 2
Correspondence -- 1851-1900 2
Correspondence -- 1901-1950 2
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Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 2
Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources 2
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Correspondence 2
Photograph albums -- 1851-1900 2
Photographs -- 1851-1900 2
Photographs -- 1901-1950 2
Photographs -- 1951-2000 2
African American business enterprises -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
African American families -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
African American families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century 1
African Americans -- History 1
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century 1
Ambrotypes (photographs) 1
Autochromes (photographs) 1
Bankers -- Illinois -- Correspondence 1
Bronzeville (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Brothers and sisters -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Business records -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1851-1900 1
Business records -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1901-1950 1
Business records -- United States -- 1851-1900 1
Business records -- United States -- 1901-1950 1
Cabinet photographs -- 1851-1900 1
Calligraphy (visual works) 1
Camp Douglas (Ill.) 1
Canada -- Guidebooks 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Commerce -- 20th century 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Genealogy 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 1
Children's books -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
China -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Sources 1
College students -- Connecticut -- Correspondence 1
Correspondence -- 1801-1850 1
Correspondence -- 1951-2000 1
Cruise ships -- Guidebooks 1
Cuba -- Description and travel -- 19th century 1
Daguerreotypes (photographs) 1
Daybooks -- New Hampshire -- Newton -- 1801-1850 1
Daybooks -- New Hampshire -- Newton -- 1851-1900 1
Diaries 1
Diaries -- 1901-1950 1
Divorce 1
Drawings (visual works) 1
East Asia -- Guidebooks 1
Egypt -- Description and travel -- 20th century 1
Embalming 1
Europe -- Description and travel -- 19th century 1
Europe -- Guidebooks 1
Families -- Iowa -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Families -- Middle West -- History -- Sources 1
Families -- New Hampshire -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Family records 1
Family-owned business enterprises -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century 1
Florida -- Description and travel -- 19th century 1
Funeral homes 1
Funeral homes -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century 1
Genealogies (histories) 1
Genealogy 1
Goodman Theatre (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Heyerdahl, Thor. Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen. English. 1
Husband and wife -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Illinois -- Genealogy 1
Japan -- Description and travel -- 20th century 1
Japan -- Guidebooks 1
Lake Forest (Ill.) -- History 1
Lake Geneva (Wis.) 1
Logbooks 1
Love-letters 1
Love-letters -- United States -- 20th century 1
Mackinac Island (Mich.) -- History 1
Mackinac Island Region (Mich.) -- Description and travel 1
Manuscripts, American -- Illinois 1
Massachusetts -- Genealogy 1
Medicine -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Millinery -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Mothers and sons -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Moving images 1
New England -- Genealogy 1
Parent and adult child -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Parent and child -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Philanthropists -- United States 1
Photograph albums -- 1951-2000 1
Photographs 1
Photographs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1851-1900 1
Photographs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1901-1950 1
Physicians -- Illinois -- Biography 1
Postcards -- 1901-1950 1
Publishers and publishing -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History 1
Sanatoriums -- United States -- 20th century 1
Scrapbooks 1
Sound recordings 1
Theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
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Names
Atkinson, Charles Thomas, 1864-1943 1
Atkinson, Martha Wells, approximately 1868-1935 1
Bent family 1
Bent, Clara Ames Wingate 1
Bent, George Payne, 1854-1930 1