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Catherine Eddy Beveridge papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Beveridge
Abstract

Correspondence, papers, and diary of Catherine Eddy Beveridge, and also correspondence, papers, photographs and genealogical information collected by Catherine Eddy Beveridge related to her family.

Dates: 1703-2004; Majority of material found within 1870-1910

Ernest A. Griffin family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Griffin Family
Abstract

Papers of family historian Ernest A. Griffin, proprietor of the Griffin Funeral Home on Chicago's south side, including family documents, photographs, audio/visual material, genealogical notes, and materials relating to the history of Camp Douglas (on which the funeral home stood) and Charles H. Griffin who served in a colored regiment during the Civil War. Also includes documentation of the funerals of prominent African Americans.

Dates: 1862-2007; Majority of material found within 1910-1995

Harvey family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Harvey
Abstract

Collection of letters, photographs, diaries, writings, business records, and genealogical research materials centering around Chicago native and longtime Rand McNally employee Bennet B. Harvey, his wife Dorothy Wegener Harvey, their son Bennet B. Harvey, Jr., and their ancestors, many of whom were early Chicago settlers and involved in the development of the city. Families represented include Botsford, Chapin, Fisk, Gehrke, Harvey, and Wegener.

Dates: 1800-2007; Majority of material found within 1851 - 1984

Marsh-Roberts-Mack Family Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-MarshRM
Abstract Papers of the Marsh, Roberts, and Mack families, many members of whom were wealthy Chicago residents. Materials include correspondence, travel and personal diaries, business, property, and estate documents, genealogical materials, photographs, and other personal ephemera. Also contains materials from related families including letters and estate litigation of early Chicago pioneer Daniel Elston, who was related to the Marsh family via the marriage of Sarah Clark to George B. Marsh, as well...
Dates: 1706-1984; Majority of material found within 1850 - 1950

William Edward Parsons papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Parsons
Abstract

Professional and personal materials and photographs of Chicago architect and city planner William Edward Parsons.

Dates: 1873-1992; Majority of material found within 1873 - 1939

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Correspondence 2
Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources 2
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Photographs 2
Scrapbooks 2
African American business enterprises -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
African American families -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
African American families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century 1
African Americans -- History 1
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century 1
Appointment books 1
Architects 1
Architecture 1
Articles 1
Autochromes (photographs) 1
Autograph albums 1
Autographs -- Collectors and collecting -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Baguio (Philippines) 1
Blueprints (reprographic copies) 1
Bronzeville (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Building plans 1
Business records -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1851-1900 1
Business records -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1901-1950 1
Cabinet photographs -- 1851-1900 1
Cabinet photographs -- 1901-1950 1
Camp Douglas (Ill.) 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- Commerce -- 20th century 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Sources 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 1
Children's books -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
City planning 1
Claims against decedents' estates 1
Daguerreotypes (photographs) 1
Denver (Colo.) 1
Diaries -- Illinois -- 1901-1950 1
Diaries -- Illinois -- 1951-2000 1
Diaries -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 1901-1950 1
Drawings (visual works) 1
Drawings (visual works) -- Illinois -- 1901-1950 1
Embalming 1
Europe -- Description and travel -- 19th century 1
Family records 1
Family-owned business enterprises -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century 1
Fathers and daughters -- Correspondence 1
Financial records 1
Funeral homes 1
Funeral homes -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Illinois -- Chicago -- 20th century 1
Genealogical correspondence -- Connecticut 1
Genealogical correspondence -- Massachusetts 1
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Hardware -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Hartford County (Conn.) 1
Heyerdahl, Thor. Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen. English. 1
Legislators -- United States 1
Love-letters -- United States -- 20th century 1
Mackinac Island (Mich.) -- History 1
Mackinac Island Region (Mich.) -- Description and travel 1
Manila (Philippines) 1
Massachusetts -- Genealogy 1
Millinery -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Mothers and daughters -- Correspondence 1
Moving images 1
Negatives (photographs) 1
Newspaper clippings 1
Philippines 1
Photograph albums -- 1851-1900 1
Photograph albums -- 1951-2000 1
Photograph albums -- Southwestern States -- 1901-1950 1
Photographs -- 1951-2000 1
Physicians -- Illinois -- Biography 1
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Puerto Rico 1
Santa Catalina Island (Calif.) 1
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Sound recordings 1
Tintypes (prints) 1
Travel literature -- 1901-1950 1
Undertakers and undertaking -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
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Upper class -- United States 1
Upper class -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century 1
Upper class families -- Family relationships 1
Washington (D.C.) 1
Washington (D.C.) -- Description and travel -- 19th century 1
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American Institute of Architects 1
Barrows, John Henry, 1847-1902 1
Bartlett, Helen Birch, 1884-1925 1
Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954 1
Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949 1