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Eunice Tietjens papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Tietjens
Abstract

Correspondence, works and miscellaneous material relating to Eunice Tietjens, Chicago poet, novelist, lecturer and associate editor of Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. The bulk of the correspondence is incoming.

Dates: 1898-1944

Eunice Tietjens papers - Additions

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Tietjens2
Abstract

Correspondence, works, and miscellaneous material relating to Eunice Tietjens, Chicago poet, novelist, lecturer and associate editor of Poetry: A Magazine of Verse. Also material relating to the Hammond and Strong families, Eunice Tietjens' daughter, Janet Tietjens Hart, and Eunice Tietjens' first husband, Paul Tietjens; and three boxes of photographs.

Dates: 1847-1972

Fairbank-Graham Family Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Fairbank-Graham
Abstract Correspondence, personal and business materials, documents, diaries, writings, photographs, and maps of the Fairbank and Graham families. These families were connected by the marriage of Nathaniel Kellogg Fairbank, a prominent Chicago businessman, and Helen Beeckman Graham, daughter of East Coast industrialist John Andrew Graham. Collection also includes materials of the Carpenter family, through the marriage of Helen Fairbank and Benjamin Carpenter, and three generations of the Nathan S....
Dates: 1775-1980; Majority of material found within 1870 - 1920

Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler and Sigmund Zeisler papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Zeisler
Abstract Correspondence to and from pianist Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, Sigmund Zeisler, their sons Ernest, Leonard and Paul, and relatives and friends; also, miscellaneous material relating to Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler's life and musical career, including a biography of Fannie Zeisler written by her husband Sigmund; works of Sigmund Zeisler relating to his legal career and involvement in the Haymarket riots of 1886; also assorted memorabilia of Fannie Zeisler and the Zeisler family, photographs of...
Dates: 1869-1981; Majority of material found within 1883-1931

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

Fortnightly of Chicago records

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Fortnightly
Abstract

Chicago Woman’s Society founded in 1873 by Kate Newell Doggett. Records document the founding, operations, and activities of The Fortnightly of Chicago and its members. Includes historical materials, meeting minutes (restricted), scrapbooks, notices, member biographical information, members' and guests' papers, photographs, yearbooks, and other administrative and activity records.

Dates: 1869-2018

Francis Fisher Browne papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Browne
Abstract

Correspondence, literary manuscripts, memorabilia, clippings, photos and material relating to Francis Fisher Browne and the publication of several Chicago literary periodicals, primarily The Dial, of which Francis Fisher Browne was the founder and editor, 1880-1913.

Dates: approximately 1860-1949; Majority of material found within 1873 - 1915

Frank H. Woods, Jr. papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Woods-F
Abstract

Material relating to the life and career of businessman and philanthropist Frank H. Woods, Jr. of Chicago, including family, business, personal and philanthropic-related correspondence and general files, clippings, memorabilia and photographs.

Dates: 1890-2000; Majority of material found within 1935-1980

Fred B. Hackett papers

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Identifier: Ayer-Modern-MS-Hackett
Abstract Materials pertaining to Fred B. Hackett, a member of the Chicago Corral of The Westerners, who, for a time, lived and worked among the Oglala Lakota people at the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. The material includes a report of the proceedings of the council held on September 21-22, 1903 at Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota between Congressman E. W. Martin and the delegates of five different tribal representatives, relative to the Black Hills treaty of 1876; a typed description of...
Dates: 1882-1963

Fred Thompson Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Thompson
Abstract Correspondence, writings, publications, photographs, etc. of Fred W. Thompson, I.W.W. official and historian, and president of the Charles H. Kerr Company. A radical in his native Canada, Thompson came to the United States in 1922 and joined the I.W.W. He remained an active member for over 65 years. In the 1970s, he joined a Kerr Publishing Company rescue effort. There is considerable correspondence with Wobblies, some addressed to Franklin H. Rosemont, and also photographs of union...
Dates: 1915-1997; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1985

George Ade papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Ade
Abstract

Correspondence, works, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, miscellaneous pictorial items and memorabilia documenting the literary and personal life of George Ade, Midwestern journalist, humorist and playwright, best known for his Chicago Record column, "Stories of the Streets and of the Town," and for his innumerable fables in slang.

Dates: 1865-1971

George Deal Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Deal
Abstract

Fifty-five letters and fragments of letters from George Deal, Ohio Union soldier in the Civil War, to his wife Sarah Cole Deal. Also, photographs of Sarah and George Deal, photocopies of army service records, three Confederate bills, and a few genealogical notes made by Deal's grandson.

Dates: 1862-1975; Majority of material found within 1862 - 1864

George Frederick Augustus Ruxton papers

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Identifier: VAULT-folio-Graff-3614
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, manuscript notes, drafts, copies, etc., mostly relating to Ruxton's travels in America.

Dates: approximately 1839-1948

Gladys Fornell Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Fornell
Abstract

Correspondence, writings, and photographs from writer and editor Gladys Fornell. Includes drafts of short stories, poetry, stage plays, and her unpublished novel “Montel.” Also includes genealogical material about the Fornell family and the immigration of ancestor Nils Fornell from Sweden to Wisconsin in 1868.

Dates: 1938-1982

Goodman family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Goodman Family
Abstract

Papers, letters, photograph albums, cards, genealogical materials, diaries, and travel memorabilia from the family of Marjorie Sawyer Goodman Graff, daughter of playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, and her mother, Marjorie Robbins Hopkins.

Dates: 1795-2003; Majority of material found within 1880-1995

Harris-MacLean family papers

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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

Harry Hansen papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Hansen
Abstract

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

Dates: 1900-1974

Harvey family papers

 Collection
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

Helen Ainslie Smith papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Smith
Abstract

Helen Ainslie Smith was the author of books on the ancient world and colonial American history. The papers contain correspondence with family and friends, family photographs, work notes, and other materials.

Dates: 1744-1950; Majority of material found within 1880-1890

Henry Blake Fuller papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Fuller
Abstract

Correspondence, works and miscellaneous material relating to Henry Blake Fuller, Chicago novelist, essayist, critic, and satirist. The bulk of the collection consists of Fuller's writings, both published and manuscript, and incoming correspondence.

Dates: 1868-2000; Majority of material found within 1874 - 1929

Henry W. Lawton scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: VAULT-folio-Graff-2420
Abstract

Scrapbook made up of autograph letters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, maps, portraits, etc., all pertaining to Henry W. Lawton.

Dates: 1874-1900

Henshaw family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Modern-MS-Henshaw
Abstract

Materials primarily originating from Edward Henshaw (1844-1925) documenting the Henshaw family descended from Joshua Henshaw, who settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts about 1653. Includes manuscript and typescript writings, correspondence, genealogy notes, photographs, and the Henshaw coat of arms.

Dates: 1861-1925

Hoke Norris Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Norris
Abstract

Collection of correspondence, works, research materials, and personal information by and about Hoke Norris, reporter, book reviewer, novelist, and public affairs director. Norris worked for several papers including the Raleigh News and Observer, the Winston-Salem Journal-Sentinel, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Daily News.

Dates: 1934-1977; Majority of material found within 1956 - 1977

Hope Abelson papers

 Collection
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

Horace Sweeney Oakley papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Oakley
Abstract

Correspondence and papers of lawyer and civic leader Horace S. Oakley. Also photographs, memorabilia, writings, and materials relating to his work with The Orchestral Association in Chicago, the American Red Cross Commission to Macedonia, and the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

Dates: 1881-1929

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Chicago (Ill.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century 12
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World War, 1914-1918 10
Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs 9
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Chicago Daily News, Inc. 8
Monroe, Harriet, 1860-1936 8
Art Institute of Chicago 7
Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967 6
Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965 6
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Tietjens, Eunice, 1884-1944 6
Debs, Eugene V. (Eugene Victor), 1855-1926 5
Dennis, Charles Henry, 1860-1943 5
Field, Eugene, 1850-1895 5
Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940 5
Hansen, Harry, 1884-1977 5
McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949 5
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 5
Mowrer, Paul Scott, 1887-1971 5
Ade, George, 1866-1944 4
Auditorium Theater (Chicago, Ill.) 4
Chatfield-Taylor, H. C. (Hobart Chatfield), 1865-1945 4
Fuller, Henry Blake, 1857-1929 4
Goodman Theatre (Chicago, Ill.) 4
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 4
Lawson, Victor Freemont, 1850-1925 4
Lindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931 4
Masters, Edgar Lee, 1868-1950 4
Page, Ruth, 1899-1991 4
Smith, Henry Justin, 1875-1936 4
Turbyfill, Mark, 1896-1990 4
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 4
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 4
Algren, Nelson, 1909-1981 3
Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 3
Bell, Edward Price, 1869-1943 3
Bodenheim, Maxwell, 1893-1954 3
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925 3
Butcher, Fanny, 1888-1987 3
Carpenter, John Alden, 1876-1951 3
Carpenter, Rue Winterbotham, -1931 3
Charles H. Kerr Company 3
Chicago Sun-Times 3
Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990 3
Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989 3
Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana (Newberry Library) 3
Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979 3
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 3
Head, Cloyd 3
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 3
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 3
Lewis, Lloyd, 1891-1949 3
Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972 3
Newberry Library 3
Newberry Library. Board of Trustees 3
Rice, Wallace, 1859-1939 3
Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957 3
Stevens, Ashton 3
Strong, Walter Ansel, 1883-1931 3
Teasdale, Sara, 1884-1933 3
Yaddo (Artists' colony) 3
Aiken, Conrad, 1889-1973 2
America First Committee 2
American National Red Cross 2
American Red Cross 2
Arpino, Gerald 2
Arts Club of Chicago 2
Associated Press 2
Bell, Laird, 1883-1965 2
Best, Marshall, -1982 2
Beveridge, Albert J. (Albert Jeremiah), 1862-1927 2
Bolm, Adolph, 1884-1951 2
Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000 2
Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-1963 2
Browne, Francis F. (Francis Fisher), 1843-1913 2
Browne, Waldo R. (Waldo Ralph), 1876-1954 2
Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976 2
Carman, Bliss, 1861-1929 2
Carpenter family 2
Cather, Willa, 1873-1947 2
Chicago Historical Society 2
Chicago Opera Ballet 2
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2
Chicago Tribune (Firm) 2
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 2
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910 2
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990 2
Crook, George, 1829-1890 2
Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938 2
Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865-1951 2
Dell, Floyd, 1887-1969 2
Dillon, George, 1906-1968 2
Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 2
Dubuffet, Jean, 1901-1985 2
Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968 2
Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968 2
Ficke, Arthur Davison, 1883-1945 2
Fortnightly of Chicago (Organization) 2
Fowler, Gene, 1890-1960 2
Gerstenberg, Alice 2
Gillette, William, 1853-1937 2
Goudy, Frederic W. (Frederic William), 1865-1947 2
Green, Abel, 1900-1973 2
Harrison, Carter H. (Carter Henry), 1860-1953 2
Hearst Corporation 2
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