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Contains 17 Results:
Bent, Clara Ames Wingate, to George Payne Bent [husband], 1875-1876, 1928
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1875-1876, 1928
Bent, Clara Ames Wingate, to Muriel Bent Harris [daughter], 1928, 1934-1935
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1928, 1934-1935
Bent, Clara Ames Wingate, to Muriel Bent Harris [daughter], 1936
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1936
Bent, Clara Ames Wingate, to Muriel Bent Harris [daughter], 1937-1938
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1937-1938
Bent, Clara Ames Wingate, to Dorothy Bent Lane [daughter], 1934
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1934
Bent, Clara Ames Wingate. Incoming, from Cynthia O. Harris [granddaughter], 1927-1931
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1927-1931
Bent, Clara Ames Wingate. Passport and Scrapbook, n.d., 1925
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
n.d., 1925
Bent, Clara Ames Wingate and George Payne Bent. Wedding and anniversary material, 1876, 1926
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1876, 1926
Bent, George. Poetry Book/Diary, dedicated by M.P. Paine, 1849-1857
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1849-1857
Bent, George. Knox College Commencement program, 1849
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1849
Bent, George. Will (also letter to Bent from Kate Hawley Hennessey), 1870
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1870
Bent, George Payne, to Clara Ames Wingate Bent [wife], 1873-1908
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1873-1908
Bent, George Payne, to Stanley Gale Harris [son-in-law], 1919
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1919
Bent, George Payne, to Stanley Gale Harris [son-in-law] (mostly financial matters, with related correspondence from others), 1924-1928
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1924-1928
Bent, George Payne, to Dorothy Bent Lane [daughter], 1928-1930
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1928-1930
Bent, George Payne, to parents, 1872
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1872
Bent Family in America (annotated book), 1900
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
George Payne Bent was born in Illinois in 1854, the son of George and Mary Priscilla Payne Bent. He married Clara Ames Wingate, who was the daughter of Henry and Charity Emeline Willsie Wingate. George Payne Bent manufactured George P. Bent Pianos (later called Crown Pianos) in Chicago from about 1890 to 1920. The George P. Bent family had a summer home called "The Boulders" in Wisconsin near Lake Geneva, and close to the Harris' summer estate, "Wadsworth...
Dates:
1900