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Ann Barzel papers

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Identifier: Dance-MS-Barzel
Abstract

Correspondence, works, photographs, and personal and biographical material by Chicago dance critic and historian Ann Barzel.

Dates: 1912-2005

Anne Siewers Coyne papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Coyne
Abstract Papers (correspondence, photographs, poems, clippings, programs, and other materials) of Anne Siewers Coyne, who began working at 14 at Ralph G. Newman's Abraham Lincoln Book Shop. There she met, became friends with, and corresponded with Nelson Algren. In 1957 and 1958 she initiated Loyola University Chicago's David B. Steinman Visiting Poets series, corresponding with poets such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Marianne Moore, and Dame Edith Sitwell. The papers also include materials related to her...
Dates: 1943-1999; Majority of material found within 1948 - 1969

Arthur Meeker, Jr. Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Meeker
Abstract

Correspondence, personal materials, works, and photographs of Chicago author Arthur Meeker, Jr.

Dates: approximately 1850-1972; Majority of material found within 1920 - 1945

Augustine J. Bowe papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Bowe
Abstract

Correspondence, family and personal materials, works, photographs, and audiovisual materials of Chicago judge and poet Augustine J. Bowe.

Dates: approximately 1890-1966; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1966

Bernard J. Brommel-Eugene V. Debs papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Brommel-Debs
Abstract

Research material and works of Eugene V. Debs biographer Bernard J. Brommel, including correspondence, notes, photocopies, photographs, pamphlets, newsclippings, and memorabilia. Also letters and personal materials of Grace Laird, a teacher with whom Brommel retained a long time correspondence.

Dates: 1886-2003

C. Frederick Kittle collection of Doyleana

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Identifier: VAULT-Modern-MS-Kittle-Doyle
Abstract Correspondence, photographs, and artwork of and relating to Arthur Conan Doyle and his family, forming a small part of the C. Frederick Kittle Collection of Doyleana, most of which is individually cataloged. Includes 140 letters, notes and cards written by Arthur Conan Doyle, 12 letters to him, and 57 other letters, some by Doyle family members and others retained by C. Frederick Kittle (mostly regarding his collecting of Doyle materials). Also artwork by Doyle’s father, grandfather and...
Dates: 1836-2000

Carroll Binder papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Binder
Abstract

Correspondence, writing, personal and family materials, and photographs of newspaper editor and foreign correspondent Carroll Binder.

Dates: 1910-1984; Majority of material found within 1920-1955

Chauncey McCormick papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-McCormick
Abstract Letters, clippings, photographs, and mementos of Chicago businessman and philanthropist Chauncey McCormick. He was the nephew of Cyrus McCormick, founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company which became part of International Harvester Company, and was president of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1944-1954. Correspondence concerns business, civic, philanthropic, religious, and political activities. Also contains speeches and writings, including those for the Art Institute, child...
Dates: 1887-1955

Clay Judson Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-JudsonC
Abstract

Correspondence, writings, photographs and memorabilia of Chicago lawyer Clay Judson.

Dates: 1800-1966

Dankmar Adler papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Adler
Abstract Correspondence, autobiography, writings, articles, genealogy, books, clippings, photographs, and pictures relating to Dankmar Adler, Chicago architect, acoustician, and partner of Louis Sullivan in the Adler and Sullivan architectural firm. Also other family and research materials accumulated by Joan W. Saltzstein, Adler's granddaughter, for her study of Adler and his numerous architectural projects, including the Auditorium Theater, Stock Exchange Building, Garrick Theater Building, and the...
Dates: 1857-1984

Edward Eagle Brown family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Brown
Abstract

Materials pertaining to the family of Chicago banker Edward Eagle Brown, primarily of Brown's father Edward Osgood Brown, great grandfather William Brown, and descendants in the Ipswich and Salem Massachusetts areas.

Dates: 1749-1955; Majority of material found within 1810 - 1900

Edward Price Bell papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Bell
Abstract

Correspondence, works, and other items related to Edward Price Bell's career as a foreign correspondent for the Chicago Daily News and roving correspondent for the Literary Digest.

Dates: 1886-1951; Majority of material found within 1900-1942

Eugene E. Prussing Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Prussing
Abstract

Manuscript autobiography and related notes by Eugene E. Prussing (interleaved with photographs and clippings). Also clippings and letters relating to Prussing’s two books on George Washington, genealogical information about the Peltzer family, and a biography of father Ernst Prussing.

Dates: 1928-1980

Fanny Butcher papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Butcher
Abstract

Correspondence, clippings, manuscripts, photographs, and memorabilia relating to the life and work of Chicago literary critic and author, Fanny Butcher.

Dates: 1830-1984; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1984

Harry Hansen papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Hansen
Abstract

Correspondence, subject files, photographs and artwork of newspaper writer and editor Harry Hansen.

Dates: 1900-1974

Hope Abelson papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Abelson
Abstract

Materials related to the theater career, business, and personal life of Chicago theater producer and philanthropist Hope Abelson, including scripts, theater mementos, correspondence, financial documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video recordings.

Dates: 1914-2008; Majority of material found within 1949-2006

Jack Mabley papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Mabley
Abstract Correspondence with colleagues, congratulatory letters, inter-office memos; works including newspaper clippings, subject files dealing with important stories including the 1968 Democratic Convention, the Richard Cain case, racketeering, police corruption, and vice in Chicago, miscellaneous articles and columns; biographical clippings, publicity, and interviews, and photographs of Mabley himself and with public figures such as Hugh Hefner and Richard Nixon. Mabley was a reporter and columnist...
Dates: 1937-2003

James M. Barker papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Barker
Abstract Correspondence, business records, speeches, personal materials, photographs, and family newsletters of business executive James M. Barker. During his career, Barker was, among other things, banker, vice-president of Sears, Roebuck and Company and president of Allstate Insurance Company whose financial expertise made him a valued advisor in government financial matters and corporate environments. He participated in post World War II era economic missions to Iran and Turkey, and was a close...
Dates: 1825-1975; Majority of material found within 1920-1970

John Drury-Marion Neville Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Drury-Neville
Abstract

Correspondence, clippings, manuscripts, artwork, personal materials, and photographs of author and journalist John Drury, and his wife, journalist and painter Marion Neville.

Dates: 1860-1970

John Lardner Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-LardnerJ
Abstract

Correspondence, works, personal materials, photographs, and artwork of sportswriter, humorist, reporter, and critic John Lardner.

Dates: approximately 1900-2001; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1960

Kay Ashton-Stevens papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-StevensK
Abstract

Correspondence, personal and career related materials, photographs, and audiovisual materials of Chicago actress, television and radio personality, and wife of critic Ashton Stevens, Kay Ashton-Stevens.

Dates: 1905-1978

Lewis family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-LewisF
Abstract

Correspondence, documents, personal materials, genealogical research, and photographs of the Lewis and related families collected by Louise Lewis, sister of Chicago journalist Lloyd Lewis.

Dates: 1775-1977; Majority of material found within 1850-1950

Lloyd Lewis papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Lewis
Abstract

Correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, personal materials, and photographs of Chicago journalist and historian Lloyd Lewis.

Dates: 1886-1985; Majority of material found within 1905-1949

R. Ford Bentley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-Bentley
Abstract

Personal, family, and professional papers including photographs and genealogical materials relating to Robert Ford Bentley, Chicago marketing and advertising executive with the Miehle Printing Press and Manufacturing Co. Also includes promotional materials and correspondence pertaining to many of the printing related companies that Ford worked for.

Dates: approximately 1830-1990; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1970

Ralph Korngold papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Korngold
Abstract

Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and personal items relating to the life and work of Socialist journalist and historical biographer Ralph Korngold.

Dates: 1867-1994; Majority of material found within 1909 - 1964

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Newspaper editors -- Illinois -- Chicago 3
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Names
Dennis, Charles Henry, 1860-1943 3
Mowrer, Paul Scott, 1887-1971 3
Smith, Henry Justin, 1875-1936 3
Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965 3
America First Committee 2
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Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 2
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926 2
Dillon, George, 1906-1968 2
Hansen, Harry, 1884-1977 2
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 2
Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984 2
Knox, Frank, 1874-1944 2
Lewis, Lloyd, 1891-1949 2
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951 2
Meeker, Arthur, 1902-1971 2
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 2
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967 2
Strong, Walter Ansel, 1883-1931 2
Turbyfill, Mark, 1896-1990 2
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 2
A.W. Wall Ltd. 1
Abelson, Hope, 1910-2006 1
Abercrombie, Gertrude, 1909-1977 1
Abraham Lincoln Book Shop 1
Adler and Sullivan 1
Adler, Dankmar, 1844-1900 1
Adler, Liebmann, 1812-1892 1
Algren, Nelson, 1909-1981 1
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company 1
Allstate Insurance Company 1
American Council for Judaism 1
American Field Service 1
American Friends Service Committee 1
American Railway Union 1
American Red Cross in France 1
American Relief Administration 1
American School of Prehistoric Research 1
Arpino, Gerald 1
Art Institute of Chicago 1
Art Institute of Chicago. School 1
Arts Club of Chicago 1
Asheville School (Asheville, N.C.) 1
Auditorium Theater (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Baker family 1
Ballet Guild of Chicago 1
Barker family 1
Barker, James M. (James Madison), 1886-1974 1
Barr, Robert, 1849-1912 1
Barzel, Ann 1
Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, Baron, 1879-1964 1
Beecher, Edward N. 1
Bell, Edward Price, 1869-1943 1
Bell, Laird, 1883-1965 1
Bell, Mary Alice Mills 1
Bentley, Arthur, 1876-1946 1
Bentley, R. Ford (Robert Ford), 1909-1994 1
Berger, Elmer, 1908-1996 1
Binder, Carroll, 1896-1956 1
Bingham, Barry, 1906-1988 1
Bolm, Adolph, 1884-1951 1
Boulton, Inez 1
Bowe, Augustine Joseph, 1892-1966 1
Bowe, Julia Lecour, 1900 or 1901-1986 1
Brommel, Bernard J., 1930- 1
Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963 1
Brothers of the Book 1
Brown University Dramatic Society 1
Brown family 1
Brown, Constantine, 1889-1966 1
Brown, Edward E. (Edward Eagle), 1885-1959 1
Brown, Edward Osgood, 1847-1923 1
Brown, Theodora Winterbotham 1
Brown, William, -1833 1
Bryan, William Lowe, 1860-1955 1
Bullen, Percy Sutherland, 1869- 1
Butcher, Fanny, 1888-1987 1
Cain, Richard, -1973 1
Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976 1
Carruthers, Olive 1
Carson Pirie Scott 1
Cather, Willa, 1873-1947 1
Cavell, Edith, 1865-1915 1
Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971 1
Chancellor, John, 1927-1996 1
Chicago Daily News, Inc. 1
Chicago Daily Socialist 1
Chicago Musical College 1
Chicago Public Schools 1
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1
Chicago Tribune (Firm) 1
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company 1
Chomsky, Noam 1
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) 1
Clark, Herma, 1871-1959 1
Clarke, Mary, 1923-2015 1
Compton, K. T. (Karl Taylor), 1887-1954 1
Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990 1
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 1
Cooper, Marguerite Debs 1
Cowles, John, 1898-1983 1
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