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Caleb Thomas Curtis Letters
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-199
Abstract
Nine letters written by Caleb Thomas Curtis of Boston, Massachusetts during his travels by steamboat on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
Dates:
1836-1838
Harris-MacLean family papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Harris-MacLean
Abstract
Letters, diaries, photographs, daybooks, ledgers, writings, genealogical material, and memorabilia detailing the life and travels of several wealthy Chicago families, mainly during the first three decades of the 20th century. The Harris family side is Norman Wait Harris, founder of the Harris Bank of Chicago, and his wife, Emma Gale Harris from New Hampshire, and their parents, grandparents, children and grandchildren. Other major related families represented include Gale, Bent, Lane, and...
Dates:
1784-1980; Majority of material found within 1880-1940