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Alma Schmidt Petersen papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Petersen
Abstract Correspondence of Alma Schmidt Petersen of Chicago to her parents (Emma Seipp Schmidt and Dr. Otto L. Schmidt) while on tours of European, Canadian and American spas and vacation sites, and at Mt. Vernon Seminary, 1913-1914. Also letters from various Seipp family members in Germany in 1914, and from a German soldier-admirer, 1914-1915. Topics include attitudes toward the impending war in Europe, the treatment of chronic illness, and the school and vacation experiences of a well-off young...
Dates: 1909-1988; Majority of material found within 1911-1985

Ben Hecht papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Hecht
Abstract

Works, correspondence, and papers of novelist, playwright, and screenwriter Ben Hecht, and also papers of his wife Rose Caylor Hecht (novelist) and daughter Jenny Hecht (actress).

Dates: 1879-1983

Charles Saeltzer papers

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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...
Dates: 1846-1865; Majority of material found within 1864 - 1865

Elaine Madlener papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Madlener
Abstract

Research material for a biography of Herbert von Karajan and material on autograph collecting gathered by Elaine Madlener, Chicago philanthropist and socialite. Material related to Madlener’s Grant Hospital committee work for two benefit performances by Karajan in 1955 and 1965, and manuscripts by British author Charles Langbridge Morgan.

Dates: 1916-1966; Majority of material found within 1944-1965

Emma Meier Rupp papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Rupp
Abstract

Civil War diary of Emma Meier, who either worked for or was a relative of an unknown store owner with Southern sympathies in Brunswick, Missouri, together with fifty-four letters, 1861-1864, written to her by Adolph Rupp, a Union soldier serving in Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment, Missouri Volunteers. Rupp wrote from St. Louis, and various locations in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. All the letters are in German, with place locations and personal names recorded in English.

Dates: 1861-1864

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

Felix Borowski Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Borowski
Abstract Correspondence, writings, photographs, sound recordings, clippings scrapbooks, and some biographical material documenting the life of Felix Borowski, Chicago composer, musicologist, critic for the Chicago Evening Post and Herald, and music bibliographer for the Newberry Library. The papers include letters from prominent American and European composers such as Mili Balakirev, Edvard Grieg, Paul Hindemith, John Alden Carpenter,...
Dates: 1841-1995; Majority of material found within 1896 - 1956

Frederick A. Stock Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Stock
Abstract

Incoming correspondence to Frederick A. Stock, second conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Also photographs of Stock rehearsing at Interlochen Music Camp, early 1940s.

Dates: 1904-1940s

George Salter papers

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Identifier: Wing-Modern-MS-Salter
Abstract Prominent German-American calligrapher and one of the most admired designers of book jackets in the United States. Papers consist chiefly of art work, correspondence, contracts, and printed materials relating to design projects executed in New York along with earlier German design projects. Also includes correspondence with American and German colleagues (some in German), most notably Walter Brudi, Kurt Schauer, E.F.H Schneidler, and Jeanyee Wong; drafts of articles by Salter; papers...
Dates: 1919-1980

Hermann Raster papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Raster
Abstract

Correspondence and other materials pertaining to the life of German immigrant "Forty-Eighter," Hermann Raster, and his work as editor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung.

Dates: 1849-1940; Majority of material found within 1860-1891

Höfeln Family Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Höfeln
Abstract

Chiefly letters from Germany to Charlotte Fischer, both before and after her emigration to Illinois in 1851 and her marriage to Andreas von Höfeln in 1852. Also includes correspondence with their son, Alexander Andrew Heflin, who worked for railroads in Kansas, and between Heflin and his wife, teacher Jessie Beathard Heflin.

Dates: 1831-1897

House of David pamphlets and ephemera

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-House
Abstract

Collection of printed pamphlets and ephemera, ca. 1906 to ca. 1970, relating to the House of David and Mary’s City of David religious colonies in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Features a variety of topics, including religious beliefs, court cases, and vegetarian recipes.

Dates: approximately 1906 to approximately 1970; Majority of material found within 1912 - 1963

Jack Fuller papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-FullerJ
Abstract

The literary and journalistic works, correspondence, and personal materials of Chicago journalist and novelist Jack Fuller.

Dates: 1850-2016; Majority of material found within 1951-2009

James and Josie Tomes travel collection

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Identifier: Maps-Tomes
Abstract

Collection of maps and travel ephemera related to the travels of James and Josie Tomes. Material covers Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, with most material on Europe and North America. Also includes material related to James Tomes’ genealogy research, much of which required travel in the United States and Europe.

Dates: 1928-2008; Majority of material found within 1980-2000

James Ferdinand Mallinckrodt Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Mallinckrodt
Abstract

Personal journals and letter books of James Ferdinand Mallinckrodt (1842-1925), a German American solider, author, printer, and businessman. Materials provide a detailed look at life in St. Louis, Missouri, between 1864 and 1915, and Salt Lake City, Utah, between 1915 and 1924. Also includes materials from Mallinckrodt’s mother, brother, and nephew.

Dates: 1837-1939; Majority of material found within 1864 - 1924

Max Schlund papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Schlund
Abstract Diary, 1862-1865, kept in German by Max Schlund during the period of his Civil War service, representing a very complete account of the 82nd Regiment's action from its inception until the end of the war. Schlund includes detailed descriptions of battles and marches including Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Knoxville campaign, the Atlanta campaign (Resaca, Cassville, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek), the occupation of Atlanta, the march through Georgia to Savannah, and the...
Dates: 1862-1865

Michael Reid Anti-Fascism Collection

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Reid
Abstract Appeals, calls to action, declarations, newspapers, notes, notices, poems, and resolutions by a variety of anti-fascist organizations in Chicago and United States that formed after Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. Groups such as the Chicago Committee to Aid Victims of German Fascism, the Provisional United Front Anti-Fascist Committee (Chicago), the National Committee to Aid Victims of German Fascism (New York City, New York), the International Relief Committee for Victims of Hitler...
Dates: 1933-1934

Road maps and travel ephemera collection

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Identifier: Maps-Travel-Ephemera
Abstract

Growing collection of printed road maps and travel ephemera issued to promote local tourism. Scattered worldwide geographic coverage, but most extensive for the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Dates: 1876-2018; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1990

Rudolph Ganz Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Ganz
Abstract

Works, correspondence to and from prominent musical figures, family correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, artifacts, and a couple of recordings of this world-renowned concert pianist, composer, conductor, and educator.

Dates: 1864-2013

Stanton, Schilling, and Parsons family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-SSP
Abstract

Family history of the three main branches of a large Chicago based family. Includes over eight generations of correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, and diaries, following family members across the United States, Europe, and the Philippines. Material relates to the biographical information of many family members, including their careers, family life, and hobbies.

Dates: 1733-2015; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1980

Teich family papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Teich Family
Abstract

Teich family papers include photographs, letters, travel and personal documents, and information about the Teich ancestral town, Lobenstein, Germany. A large portion of this collection is family photographs.

Dates: 1823-1994; Majority of material found within 1877 - 1970

Theodore Thomas Papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Thomas
Abstract

Correspondence, mainly incoming, of Theodore Thomas, the first conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and his wife Rose Fay Thomas; photographs of musicians; and a small collection of miscellaneous material relating to the Thomases.

Dates: 1852-1926

Wilhelm Rapp papers

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Identifier: Midwest-MS-Rapp
Abstract

Correspondence, poetry, and clippings relating to Wilhelm Rapp, German emigre and editor of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung.

Dates: 1846-1929

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Raster, Hermann, 1827-1891 2
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Thomas, Rose Fay, 1852-1929 2
Thomas, Theodore, 1835-1905 2
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1
Anderson, Margaret C. 1
Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 1
Antheil, George, 1900-1959 1
Arliss, George, 1868-1946 1
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company 1
Backhaus, Wilhelm, 1884-1969 1
Balakirev, Miliĭ Alekseevich, 1837-1910 1
Beach, Amy, 1867-1944 1
Begin, Menachem, 1913-1992 1
Berliner Philharmoniker 1
Bloomfield-Zeisler, Fannie, 1863-1927 1
Bodenheim, Maxwell, 1893-1954 1
Book Jacket Designers Guild 1
Borowski, Elsa 1
Borowski, Felix, 1872-1956 1
Boulanger, Nadia 1
Brachvogel, Udo, 1835-1913 1
Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897 1
Brent, Stuart 1
Brudi, Walter 1
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925 1
Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912 1
Busoni, Ferruccio, 1866-1924 1
Caylor, Rose 1
Chadwick, G. W. (George Whitefield), 1854-1931 1
Chicago Committee to Aid Victims of German Fascism 1
Chicago Daily Journal 1
Chicago Daily News, Inc. 1
Chicago Musical College 1
Chicago Tribune (Firm) 1
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art 1
Curt Teich Postcard Archives Collection (Newberry Library) 1
Damrosch, Leopold, 1832-1885 1
Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950 1
Dettmer, Roger 1
Dimitrov, Blagoĭ 1
Dimitrov, Georgi, 1882-1949 1
Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1
Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904 1
Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934 1
Essipoff, Marie Armstrong, 1892- 1
Foote, Arthur, 1853-1937 1
Fortnightly of Chicago (Organization) 1
Fowler, Gene, 1890-1960 1
Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 1
Fuller, Ernest 1
Fuller, Jack 1
Ganz, Rudolph, 1877-1972 1
Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940 1
Grant Hospital (Chicago, Ill.) 1
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Grove, George, 1820-1900 1
Hart, Moss, 1904-1961 1
Hecht family 1
Hecht, Ben, 1894-1964 1
Heflin family 1
Heflin, Alexander Andrew 1
Heflin, Jessie Beathard 1
Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924 1
Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963 1
Hirschberger, Fritz, Lieutenant 1
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 1
House of David (Religious society) 1
Hull-House (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Höfeln, Andreas von 1
Höfeln, Charlotte Fischer von 1
Independent Communist Labor League (U.S.) 1
Indy, Vincent d', 1851-1931 1
Inter-American Press Association 1
Interlochen Arts Academy (Interlochen, Mich.) 1
International Relief Committee for Victims of Hitler Fascism 1
Irgun tseva'i le'umi 1
Jessel, George, 1898-1981 1
Joachim, Joseph, 1831-1907 1
Just, Ward S. 1
Karajan, Herbert von 1
Kellogg, Clara Louise, 1842-1916 1
Kogan, Herman 1
Kook, Hillel, 1915-2001 1
Kroch, Adolph, 1882- 1
Lake County Forest Preserve District (Ill.) 1
Landowska, Wanda 1
Lehmann, Lilli, 1848-1929 1
Lenya, Lotte 1
Levi, Edward H. (Edward Hirsch), 1911-2000 1
Limited Editions Club 1
Lipsky, Seth 1
Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886 1
Locher, Dick, 1929-2017 1
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