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Photographs, "Walden," Lake Forest, 1908

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17

Scope and Content of the Collection

From the Collection:

Mementos and photographs (many unidentified) relating to the Warner and Haskins families and friends, belonging primarily to Mrs. R. C. Haskins and Mrs. Rawleigh (Dorothy Haskins) Warner.

Haskins family materials include mementos and photographs of Mrs. Rawleigh Warner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Haskins, including dance cards and snapshots of a 1919 trip to Miami and Ormond, Florida. Mrs. Warner’s mementos include European travel itineraries, a 1934 “Century of Progress” World’s Fair exhibitor’s pass with the Pure Oil Co., and documents pertaining to the “Gray Ladies,” a World War II Red Cross volunteer organization.

Identified photographs include the R.C. Haskins home; a group outing at “Walden” in Lake Forest in 1908; the Pure Oil Building at 35 E. Wacker Drive in Chicago; John Glessner’s house at 1800 S. Prairie Avenue in Chicago; snapshots and portraits of family members and friends, including Fletcher S. Heath of the Pure Oil Co., Mrs. Warner and friend at the 1953 recommissioning of the U.S.S. Hornet in New York City, and Rawleigh Warner at the Colonial Club in Princeton, New Jersey.

Other materials include a postcard of actress Evelyn Nesbit Thaw from 1919, a signed portrait of opera singer Dame Nellie Melba, and many unidentified portraits and snapshots of men, women, children, and group portraits. Also a few negatives.

Dates

  • Creation: 1908

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Warner-Haskins 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

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