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John Blew collection on Wright Howes, Zoe Howes, and U.S.IANA

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Blew
Abstract

Correspondence, genealogical research, photographs, interviews, writings, and other materials related to the lives and careers of Wright and Zoe Howes, their families, and Wright Howes' bibliographical work U.S.IANA. Materials were compiled by John Blew, a Chicago lawyer and book collector who became interested in the life of Wright Howes through his use of Howes' U.S.IANA.

Dates: 1790s-2012; Majority of material found within 1870-1999

Mitchell Dawson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Dawson
Abstract

Works, correspondence, and papers of lawyer and poet Mitchell Dawson, and also papers, photographs and genealogical information of the Dawson, Manierre and Hahn families.

Dates: 1810-1988

Storrs & Deville Chabrol Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Storrs
Abstract Letters, World War II-era memorabilia, journals, clippings, manuscripts and photographs pertaining to Marguerite Deville Chabrol Storrs (1881-1959), a successful fiction and non-fiction writer who used the pseudonym "Marc Debrol." Also included are letters and materials related to the Deville Chabrol family, including correspondence between family members present during the Franco-Prussian War and the colonization of Algeria. Additionally, collection includes genealogical information about...
Dates: 1850-2002; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1945

William H. Peterson papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Peterson
Abstract Correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and personal material of William H. Peterson, a World War II radar man and later engineer for the Pullman Company. Includes Peterson's schoolwork, wartime letters, and engineering designs. There is additional material for the Peterson family, including William's father Hartin F. Peterson, also a Pullman employee, such as his World War I photographs and his own draft work. Collection also contains genealogy and photographs of the...
Dates: 1891-2012

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Photographs -- 1951-2000 3
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Algeria -- History -- 1830-1962 -- Sources 1
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Sources 1
Beaugency (France) 1
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Bookstores -- Illinois -- Chicago Region 1
Bridgeport (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- 20th century 1
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) 1
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) -- Pictorial works 1
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century 1
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Colonization -- History -- 19th century 1
Constantine (Algeria) 1
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Correspondence -- 1901-1950 1
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Diaries -- 1851-1900 1
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Engineers -- United States 1
Europe -- Description and travel 1
Families -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
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France -- Colonies -- Africa -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
France -- Colonies -- History, Military -- 19th century 1
Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 -- Sources 1
Genealogical correspondence -- United States 1
Greeting cards -- Specimens 1
Imposters and imposture -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
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Lawyers -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Mer (France) 1
Mothers and daughters -- France -- Correspondence 1
Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Orléans (France) 1
Parent and adult child -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Periodicals -- Publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
Photograph albums 1
Poems -- 1901-1950 1
Poets, American -- 20th century -- Sources 1
Pullman (Chicago, Ill.) -- History -- 20th century 1
Scrapbooks 1
Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence 1
Soldiers' writings, American 1
Utopian socialism -- Illinois -- Sangamon County 1
Women authors, French 1
Women authors, French -- 20th century -- Correspondence 1
Women journalists -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
Women travelers -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Military intelligence -- United States 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- France 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- France -- Newspapers 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military occupations -- France 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military personnel -- American -- France 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Missing in action -- Great Britain 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean -- Naval operations, American 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- France 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France -- Loir-et-Cher 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- France 1
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) -- Pictorial works 1
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Anderson, Margaret C. 1
Auditorium Theater (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Blew, John 1
Bodenheim, Maxwell, 1893-1954 1
Carnevali, Emanuel 1