Memorabilia: bookplates, cancelled check, cards, Ade's pencils and writing tablet, 1940s
Scope and Contents note
Family items, including a biography of George Ade's father, John Ade, and some school records; articles about Ade, 1902-1969, including obituaries and his funeral in 1944; material about the Ade Memorial, Hazelden, John T. McCutcheon, James Rathbun, the Mark Twain Society, the Union League Club of Chicago and the Whitechapel Club of Chicago; some dust jackets, a few legal documents including Ade's will, and a manuscript entitled "Charley Case's Father" (author unknown). Also, publicity items regarding the Liberty Ship christened the George Ade in 1944.
Dates
- Creation: cancelled check, cards, Ade's pencils and writing tablet, 1940s
Creator
- From the Collection: Ade, George, 1866-1944 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The George Ade papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum (Priority II).
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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