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Charles Saeltzer papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Saeltzer
Abstract
Correspondence, certificates, vouchers, orders, muster rolls, and a diary belonging to Charles Saeltzer of Mansfield, Ohio, dated between 1846 and 1865, and documenting his training and certification as a teacher, both in Germany and Ohio, and his service as a member of the 10th Ohio Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War. Most of Saeltzer's early papers are his teacher certifications from the German government, dated between 1846 and 1853; similar certifications from the state of Ohio are dated...
Dates:
1846-1865; Majority of material found within 1864 - 1865
Charles Sweningsen Collection of Chicago Sun-Times Newspapers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Sweningsen
Abstract
Collection of Chicago Sun-Times newspapers from former Sun-Times staff member Charles Sweningsen, from 1963 to 1998. Newspapers cover such historical events as the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, the Vietnam war, the moon landing, the Watergate scandal, affirmative action, and the 50th anniversary of the Sun-Times.
Dates:
1963-1998
Charles W. Gallentine Letters
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Gallentine
Abstract
Letters home, 1862-1863, by Charles W. Gallentine of the 7th Illinois Cavalry, from Camp Butler, Springfield, Ill., Jacinto and Corinth, Miss., Memphis and LaGrange, Tenn., and Lawrence Co., Ala., regarding camp life, skirmishes, men killed and wounded, Southern guerillas, northern Copperheads and the draft, Southern plantations and slave attitudes, Union and Confederate prisoners, etc.
Dates:
1861-1863
Charles Williamson Papers
Collection
Identifier: VAULT-Ayer-MS-1006
Abstract
Extensive correspondence, documents, a journal describing an information gathering trip to Turkey of Charles Williamson, politician, British government agent, and developer of central New York State lands in the late 1700s. Williamson is suspected to have been involved in the "Burr Conspiracy," an episode in history in which Burr was accused of treason. Collection also includes research materials compiled by Isaac Joslin Cox, a scholar who wrote several articles on the Aaron Burr incident.
Dates:
1775-approximately 1940s; Majority of material found within 1790 - 1810
Chase Hall Dickinson Papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-DickinsonC
Abstract
Correspondence and diary of Civil War soldier Chase Hall Dickinson (1838-1893), of the Illinois Chicago Mercantile Light Artillery Battery. Dickinson wrote home to his mother, father, and sister Louise from 1862-1864, and also kept a diary from 1863-1864. Portions of both the correspondence and the diary have been transcribed. Papers also include some confederate money and a photograph of Dickinson.
Dates:
1862-1864
Chauncey McCormick Papers
Collection
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
Chicago Allied Arts, Inc. records
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Chicago-Allied Arts
Abstract
Records kept by Thomas Hart Fisher, secretary for the Chicago Allied Arts, Inc., a short-lived organization which produced a series of programs of new music and dance in Chicago from 1924-1927. Includes business correspondence and financial information, with some program planning information.
Dates:
1924-1928
Chicago American Indian Photography Project photographs
Collection
Identifier: Ayer-Modern-MS-Photo Project
Abstract
Photographs taken by Dan Battise, Ben Bearskin, Orlando Cabanban, Joe Kazumura, F. Peter Weil, and Leroy Wesaw for the Chicago American Indian Photography Project. Images document the social life and customs of the American Indian community in Chicago during the late 1950s to the mid-1980s. Includes many photographs from activities of the American Indian Center. Many of these photographs were displayed in the Hermon Dunlap Smith Gallery at the Newberry Library as part of an exhibition entitled...
Dates:
approximately 1950s-1987
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Chicago and Western
Abstract
Letters from John B. Carson, president of the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company and Belt Railway Company of Chicago (formerly Chicago and Western Indian Belt Railway Company) to Anthony J. Thomas who represented J.P. Morgan railroad interests in New York City. Thomas also was the treasurer of this company, which was mostly concerned with financing for construction projects like viaducts and two-way track in Chicago.
Dates:
1881-1890
Chicago Black Lives Matter Protest Collection
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-ChicagoBLM
Abstract
Announcements, flyers, artwork, buttons, newsletters, photographs, posters, t-shirts, and other materials collected by various individuals at Chicago protests, 2015-2016, responding to recurring police violence and civil rights violations against black citizens. This documentation was solicited as part of a 2016 Newberry Library exhibition, From Civil War to Civil Rights, and also includes responses to events posted by visitors to the exhibition.
Dates:
2014-ongoing
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company records
Collection
Identifier: CB&Q-Main
Abstract
Correspondence, reports, maps, blueprints, financial documents, advertising materials, photographs, and other items documenting the history of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB&Q), which existed from 1855 to 1970.
Dates:
1820-1999
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Advertising Department
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-A-2
Abstract
Administrative files, advertising copy, press kits, budgets, and subject files relating to the promotion of the railroad. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1850s-1960s
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Auditor's Office
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-36
Abstract
Financial records (Ledgers, Journals, Construction Accounts, and Miscellaneous Accounts) of the CB&Q Railroad Company. Mostly detailed financial records kept in large ledger books. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1855-1914
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Aurora Laboratory Records
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-A-7
Abstract
Reports and minutes of the engineers and scientists working at the CB&Q’s testing laboratories in Aurora, Illinois. Includes results from their testing a variety of materials and substances for their suitability for use in manufacturing rails, train car parts, and various structures. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1876-1906
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Iowa
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-5
Abstract
Correspondence, reports, circulars, securities, and other miscellaneous materials related to the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad-Iowa (B&MRR-Iowa), incorporated in 1852 and leased to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB&Q) in 1872. Includes materials related to incorporation, operation, branches to Chariton and Creston, and consolidation with CB&Q. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1852-1919
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-6
Abstract
Correspondence, contracts, financial records, and other materials related to the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska (B&MRR-Nebraska), incorporated in 1869 and taking over all Nebraska property of the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad in Iowa, as well as the Nebraska land grant given to the B&MRR-Iowa in 1864. The B&MRR-Nebraska consolidated with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB&Q) in 1880. Includes materials related to...
Dates:
1850-1918
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Correspondence
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-3
Abstract
Incoming and outgoing letters of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB&Q) executives, members of the board, lawyers, and other employees. Content covers virtually all aspects of railroad management, including financial and legal matters, expansion and acquisition, relations with other railroads and subsidiaries, personnel and policies, construction, rates, and other business matters. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1857-1918
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Correspondence by Office
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-31
Abstract
Correspondence between Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB&Q) officers and directors, organized by Boston or Chicago office of origin. Content includes railroad extensions, construction, salaries, financial issues, strikes, and other aspects of company management. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1875-1909
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Decade Subject File
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-33
Abstract
Correspondence, statements, reports, and other papers related to different aspects of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB&Q) operations, grouped by decade: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, and 1900. Each decade comprises a separate series, and subseries within each decade follow the same sequence: Statements, Equipment, Personnel, Legal, Contracts, New Lines, Pools, and Miscellaneous, with a separate Strike subseries in 1880. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy...
Dates:
1856-1935; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1920
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - General Passenger Traffic Department Records
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-A-3
Abstract
The General Passenger Traffic Department ensured the quality and reliability of the passenger travelers' experience, and promoting tourism as well as business travel along the routes of the CB&Q. Records include administrative files relating to specific passenger trains, or to railroad operations in general. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1924-1965
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Historical and Printed Materials
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-32
Abstract
Official and unofficial histories of the company, annual reports, in-house newsletters, circulars, scrapbooks, timetables, pamphlets, and research files produced by the CB&Q and its historians. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1849-1999
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Land Department
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-7
Abstract
Correspondence, reports, maps, plats, promotional material, ledgers, legal and financial volumes, contracts, applications, and some drawings pertaining to the examination and sale of lands granted to the CB&Q by Federal land grant acts. Most of the lands were sold for farming, in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1852-1934
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Maps, Blueprints, and Drawings
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-A-6
Abstract
Printed maps, manuscript maps, technical blueprints, and drawings produced by the CB&Q and its affiliated lines. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1870-1971
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Master Mechanic's Records
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-A-8
Abstract
Meeting minutes and scattered subject files relating to the Master Mechanics Association of the CB&Q. The association was formed to make recommendations to the management about construction, maintenance, and repair of all rail cars, equipment, tools, and rail lines. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1886-1966; Majority of material found within 1886 - 1895
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Office of the President
Record Group
Identifier: CB&Q-A-1
Abstract
Materials created and collected by Ralph Budd (1879-1962), who was the president of the CB&Q from 1932 to 1949. Includes correspondence with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, administrative files, and Federal Coordinator of Transportation Files. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Dates:
1924-1955
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