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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

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

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Bankers -- Illinois -- Correspondence 1
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Cabinet photographs -- 1851-1900 1
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Daybooks -- New Hampshire -- Newton -- 1801-1850 1
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Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Families -- Iowa -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Families -- New Hampshire -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Husband and wife -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Lake Geneva (Wis.) 1
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Medicine -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Mothers and sons -- United States -- Correspondence 1
New England -- Genealogy 1
Parent and adult child -- Correspondence 1
Parent and adult child -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Photograph albums -- 1851-1900 1
Photograph albums -- 1901-1950 1
Photographs -- Germany -- 1901-1950 1
Photographs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1851-1900 1
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Sanatoriums -- Europe -- 20th century 1
Tintypes (prints) -- 1851-1900 1
Tourists -- Canada -- Correspondence 1
Tourists -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Upper class families -- Family relationships 1
Voyages and travels 1
Whaling -- New England -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Women college teachers 1
Women travelers -- Europe -- Correspondence 1
Women travelers -- Pacific and Mountain States -- Correspondence 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives 1
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Bent family 1
Bent, Clara Ames Wingate 1
Bent, George Payne, 1854-1930 1
Eleanor Association 1
Fortnightly of Chicago (Organization) 1