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Allen Family Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Allen
Abstract Courtship letters of lawyer and Wisconsin statesman Gideon W. Allen and his future wife Annie Cox during the years of 1863-1865 in which they discuss current their political and religious beliefs, Allen's travels throughout Wisconsin while looking for work, and Cox's life as a woman in Madison, Wisconsin. Also an unfinished biography of renowned botanist Ruth F. Allen by Mabel Nebel, incoming correspondence of Ruth F. Allen, and other family correspondence, photographs, and personal...
Dates: 1862-1964

Alma Bunch Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Bunch
Abstract

Mostly photographs of Chicagoan Alma Bunch and her family and friends, plus a small amount of memorabilia retained by Bunch. Also genealogical correspondence regarding the name "Bunch," written in the 1950s.

Dates: 1890-1985

Ashton Stevens Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Stevens
Abstract

The papers of San Francisco and Chicago journalist and drama critic Ashton Stevens contain correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues from the entertainment world; works including newspaper clippings, playscripts, articles, and interviews; personal materials including biographical information, memorabilia, and materials pertaining to the banjo; photographs of actors, actresses, family, friends and colleagues; artworks and audio recordings; and a small number of artifacts.

Dates: approximately 1850-1952; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1940

Blatchford family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Blatchford
Abstract Extensive collection of letters, photographs, scrapbooks, diaries, writings, and genealogical research materials centering around Chicago lead manufacturer, Newberry Library founding trustee, and Christian social activist Eliphalet Wickes Blatchford, his wife Mary Williams Blatchford, their parents and grandparents, and the families of their children, especially son Paul Blatchford, but also daughter Amy Blatchford Bliss. Families represented most heavily include Blatchford, Williams, Bliss,...
Dates: 1777-1987; Majority of material found within 1839-1965

Boyce-Gilbert family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Boyce
Abstract

Reproductions of diaries, correspondence, photographs, and genealogical information about the Boyce-Gilbert family, beginning with the diary of Le Roy Boyce, a Cortland, New York native and successful Chicago drugstore owner. Collection also includes diaries from Simeon Leonard Boyce beginning in 1869 and Elizabeth Boyce Gilbert beginning in 1910. Collection contains an extensive family tree documenting the genealogy until 1898, and biographical sketches of Boyce family members.

Dates: 1831-2000

Burt family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Burt
Abstract

Letters, photographs, diaries, writings, and scrapbooks centering around Edith Fleming Burt, building engineer Henry Jackson Burt, and their daughter, singer Helen Burt Potteiger.

Dates: 1890-1951

Carpenter family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Carpenter Family
Abstract

Genealogical information, correspondence, photographs, and other mementos of the Carpenter family, and other related families including Snow, Isham, and Manierre.

Dates: 1813-1947

Catherine Eddy Beveridge papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Beveridge
Abstract

Correspondence, papers, and diary of Catherine Eddy Beveridge, and also correspondence, papers, photographs and genealogical information collected by Catherine Eddy Beveridge related to her family.

Dates: 1703-2004; Majority of material found within 1870-1910

Charles H. Dennis papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Dennis
Abstract

Correspondence and miscellaneous items relating to Charles H. Dennis, managing editor of the Chicago Daily News.

Dates: 1868-1942; Majority of material found within 1885 - 1929

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

Dankmar Adler papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Adler
Abstract Correspondence, autobiography, writings, articles, genealogy, books, clippings, photographs, and pictures relating to Dankmar Adler, Chicago architect, acoustician, and partner of Louis Sullivan in the Adler and Sullivan architectural firm. Also other family and research materials accumulated by Joan W. Saltzstein, Adler's granddaughter, for her study of Adler and his numerous architectural projects, including the Auditorium Theater, Stock Exchange Building, Garrick Theater Building, and the...
Dates: 1857-1984

Edward Eagle Brown family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Brown
Abstract

Materials pertaining to the family of Chicago banker Edward Eagle Brown, primarily of Brown's father Edward Osgood Brown, great grandfather William Brown, and descendants in the Ipswich and Salem Massachusetts areas.

Dates: 1749-1955; Majority of material found within 1810 - 1900

Edwards family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Edwards
Abstract

Letters, documents, photographs, and printed ephemera centering on John C. Edwards and Lydia Martin Edwards, and their immediate families, both of whom settled near Chicago in the 1840s.

Dates: 1800-1982; Majority of material found within 1847-1908

Edwin R. Capron letters

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Identifier: VAULT-Graff-579
Abstract

The collection includes a letter from Capron's sister to her mother, a letter to Capron from his parents and one letter from Henry C. Barrett to Nannie and Cyrus Fairley, Camp Cleveland, Ohio, 29 December 1863. Written from Fort Kearney and Cottonwood Springs, Nebraska Territory. Also includes 12 envelopes and a daguerreotype portrait of Capron.

Dates: 1863-1866

Eunice Tietjens papers - Additions

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Tietjens2
Abstract

Correspondence, works, and miscellaneous material relating to Eunice Tietjens, Chicago poet, novelist, lecturer and associate editor of Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. Also material relating to the Hammond and Strong families, Eunice Tietjens' daughter, Janet Tietjens Hart, and Eunice Tietjens' first husband, Paul Tietjens; and three boxes of photographs.

Dates: 1847-1972

Fairbank-Graham Family Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Fairbank-Graham
Abstract Correspondence, personal and business materials, documents, diaries, writings, photographs, and maps of the Fairbank and Graham families. These families were connected by the marriage of Nathaniel Kellogg Fairbank, a prominent Chicago businessman, and Helen Beeckman Graham, daughter of East Coast industrialist John Andrew Graham. Collection also includes materials of the Carpenter family, through the marriage of Helen Fairbank and Benjamin Carpenter, and three generations of the Nathan S....
Dates: 1775-1980; Majority of material found within 1870 - 1920

Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler and Sigmund Zeisler papers

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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...
Dates: 1869-1981; Majority of material found within 1883-1931

Fanny Butcher papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Butcher
Abstract

Correspondence, clippings, manuscripts, photographs, and memorabilia relating to the life and work of Chicago literary critic and author, Fanny Butcher.

Dates: 1830-1984; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1984

Francis Fisher Browne papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Browne
Abstract

Correspondence, literary manuscripts, memorabilia, clippings, photos and material relating to Francis Fisher Browne and the publication of several Chicago literary periodicals, primarily The Dial, of which Francis Fisher Browne was the founder and editor, 1880-1913.

Dates: approximately 1860-1949; Majority of material found within 1873 - 1915

Goodman family papers

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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

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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

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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

Helen Ainslie Smith papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Smith
Abstract

Helen Ainslie Smith was the author of books on the ancient world and colonial American history. The papers contain correspondence with family and friends, family photographs, work notes, and other materials.

Dates: 1744-1950; Majority of material found within 1880-1890

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Correspondence -- 1951-2000 17
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Genealogical correspondence -- United States 9
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Correspondence -- 1801-1850 7
Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century 6
World War, 1914-1918 6
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs 5
Diaries -- 1851-1900 5
Cabinet photographs -- 1851-1900 4
Clippings -- 1951-2000 4
Diaries -- 1901-1950 4
Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources 4
Husband and wife -- Correspondence 4
Journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago 4
Newspaper editors -- Illinois -- Chicago 4
Newspaper publishing -- Illinois -- Chicago 4
Parent and adult child -- Correspondence 4
Parent and child -- Correspondence 4
Tintypes (prints) 4
Tintypes (prints) -- 1851-1900 4
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 4
Brothers and sisters -- Correspondence 3
Businessmen -- Illinois -- Chicago 3
Cabinet photographs -- 1901-1950 3
Correspondence -- United States -- 1901-1950 3
Europe -- Description and travel 3
Europe -- Description and travel -- 19th century 3
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Foreign correspondents 3
Foreign news 3
Genealogies (histories) 3
Illinois -- Genealogy 3
Journalism -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History 3
Lawyers -- Illinois -- Chicago 3
Photograph albums 3
Photograph albums -- 1901-1950 3
Poems -- 1901-1950 3
Scrapbooks -- 1851-1900 3
Scrapbooks -- 1901-1950 3
Sisters -- Correspondence 3
Spanish-American War, 1898 3
Syndicates (Journalism) -- United States 3
Upper class families -- Family relationships 3
American literature -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
Authors, American 2
Brothers and sisters -- United States -- Correspondence 2
Cabinet photographs 2
Cartes de visite 2
Chicago (Ill.) 2
Chicago (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. 2
Chicago (Ill.) -- Genealogy 2
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 2
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Sources 2
Clippings -- 1851-1900 2
College students -- Connecticut -- Correspondence 2
Correspondence 2
Correspondence -- United States -- 1851-1900 2
Courtship -- Correspondence 2
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Diaries 2
Diaries -- Europe 2
Families -- Illinois -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 2
Families -- Massachusetts 2
Families -- Middle West -- History -- Sources 2
Female friendship -- Correspondence 2
Genealogical correspondence 2
Genealogy -- Massachusetts 2
Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 2
Husband and wife -- United States -- Correspondence 2
Middle West -- Description and travel 2
Mothers and daughters -- Correspondence 2
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Correspondence 2
Musicians -- Correspondence 2
Musicians -- Portraits 2
News agencies 2
Newspapers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History 2
Parent and adult child -- United States -- Correspondence 2
Parent and child -- United States -- Correspondence 2
Philanthropists -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
Photograph albums -- 1851-1900 2
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Poets, American -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 2
Soldiers' writings, American 2
United States -- Genealogy 2
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Public opinion 2
Women journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
Women poets, American -- Illinois -- Chicago 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Protest movements 2
20th century music -- History 1
Abolitionists -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County 1
Actors -- Correspondence 1
Actors -- Portraits 1
Actors -- United States -- 20th century 1
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French 3
German 2
Swedish 1
 
Names
Chicago Daily News, Inc. 4
Monroe, Harriet, 1860-1936 4
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 4
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926 3
Field, Eugene, 1850-1895 3
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Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940 3
Lawson, Victor Freemont, 1850-1925 3
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 3
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967 3
Tietjens, Eunice, 1884-1944 3
Ade, George, 1866-1944 2
Associated Press 2
Auditorium Theater (Chicago, Ill.) 2
Bell, Edward Price, 1869-1943 2
Browne, Francis F. (Francis Fisher), 1843-1913 2
Browne, Waldo R. (Waldo Ralph), 1876-1954 2
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925 2
Carman, Bliss, 1861-1929 2
Carpenter family 2
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910 2
Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938 2
Dennis, Charles Henry, 1860-1943 2
Fuller, Henry Blake, 1857-1929 2
Hansen, Harry, 1884-1977 2
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 2
Isom family 2
Johnson family 2
Judson, Clay, 1892-1960 2
Judson, William V. (William Voorhees), 1865-1923 2
Lewis, Lloyd, 1891-1949 2
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951 2
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 2
Lindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931 2
McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949 2
Mowrer, Paul Scott, 1887-1971 2
New England Church (Chicago, Ill.) 2
Newberry Library 2
Noyes, Frank B. (Frank Brett), 1863-1948 2
Rice, Wallace, 1859-1939 2
Smith, Henry Justin, 1875-1936 2
Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965 2
Stone, Melville Elijah, 1848-1929 2
Strong family 2
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 2
A.D. Worthington & Co. 1
Abercrombie, Gertrude, 1909-1977 1
Adams, F. A. 1
Adams, Franklin P. (Franklin Pierce), 1881-1960 1
Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 1
Adgate family 1
Adgate, Asa 1
Adler and Sullivan 1
Adler, Dankmar, 1844-1900 1
Adler, Liebmann, 1812-1892 1
Aldis, Mary, 1872-1949 1
Allen, Annie Cox, 1840-1895 1
Allen, Gideon W., 1835-1912 1
Allen, Ruth F., 1879-1963 1
America First Committee 1
American Field Service 1
American Medical Association 1
American Mothers 1
American Red Cross 1
American Red Cross in France 1
American Relief Administration 1
American Tract Society 1
American University of Beirut 1
Anderson, Margaret C. 1
Anderson, Melville Best, 1851-1933 1
Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 1
Art Institute of Chicago 1
Art Institute of Chicago. School 1
Bahá'i Temple (Wilmette, Ill.) 1
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 1
Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946 1
Balzhäuser family 1
Barrett, Henry C. 1
Barrett, Oliver R. (Oliver Roger), 1873-1950 1
Barrett, Roger 1
Barrows, John Henry, 1847-1902 1
Barrymore, Ethel 1
Barrymore, John, 1882-1942 1
Bartlett, Helen Birch, 1884-1925 1
Bates family 1
Bell, Laird, 1883-1965 1
Beloit College 1
Bent family 1
Bent, Clara Ames Wingate 1
Bent, George Payne, 1854-1930 1
Bernard family 1
Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923 1
Bernie, Ben, 1891-1943 1
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949 1
Beveridge family 1
Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927 1
Beveridge, Catherine Eddy, 1881-1970 1
Bispham, David, 1857-1921 1
Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne, 1832-1910 1
Blatchford, E. W. (Eliphalet Wickes), 1826-1914 1
Blatchford, Frances L. (Frances Lord), 1866-1958 1
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