Newberry Library. Board of Trustees
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Head family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-HeadFH
Abstract
Family papers from multiple generations of the Head family. Includes letters from the 1860s-1870s from the Utah Territory from Franklin Harvey Head, later a trustee of Newberry Library. Also includes Francis M. Knight letters from WWI. Thomas C. Fischer letters from WWII. and materials about the Perkins and Durkee families.
Dates:
1860-1957
James M. Barker papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Barker
Abstract
Correspondence, business records, speeches, personal materials, photographs, and family newsletters of business executive James M. Barker. During his career, Barker was, among other things, banker, vice-president of Sears, Roebuck and Company and president of Allstate Insurance Company whose financial expertise made him a valued advisor in government financial matters and corporate environments. He participated in post World War II era economic missions to Iran and Turkey, and was a close...
Dates:
1825-1975; Majority of material found within 1920-1970
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- Buenos Aires (Argentina) 1
- Businessmen -- United States 1
- Cold War -- Economic aspects -- United States 1
- Correspondence -- 1901-1950 1
- Correspondence -- 1951-2000 1
- Diaries 1
- Education, Higher -- United States 1
- Engineers -- United States 1
- Families -- Correspondence 1
- Financial executives 1
- Iran -- Foreign economic relations -- United States 1
- Languages, Modern -- Study and teaching 1
- Newsletters 1
- Photographs -- 1901-1950 1
- Photographs -- 1951-2000 1
- Speeches 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1
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