Letters, Luey, Martha to father, Chicago, IL, 1888-1894
Scope and Content of the Collection
Most of the letters are from Martha Ellen Luey Parish to her father, Lester Lyman Luey. The letters mainly concern domestic matters, although some community topics are touched on. Among the subjects are: electrification, the bicycling mania, fires and fire insurance, the final days of the Columbian Exposition, weather, and health matters. There are also several letters concerning the problems created by Martha’s alcoholic brother Henry Luey, who was finally placed at the "Washington Home" to recover.
Also included are a Chicago Fire Patrol report from March 2, 1889 when Charles Parish’s business burned down, an ornate envelope from Gibson, Parish, & Co. to L. L. Luey, a pamphlet from Gibson, Parish, & Co. advertising a new location and their reopening, and a pamphlet from the Grand Opera house on the occasion of going electric, called their “first illumination."
Typed transcripts of the letters from Martha Ellen Luey Parish to her father, Lester Lyman Luey, 1884-1896, are in the last folder of the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1888-1894
Creator
- From the Collection: Parish, Martha Ellen Luey (Person)
Access
The Parish Family Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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