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Hamilton, Helen, 1880-fl. 1920. Letter, October 15, 1918.

Title: Letter, October 15, 1918.

Letter to Illinois State Historical Library librarian Jessie Palmer Weber thanks her for the Illinois Centennial Commission invitation and regrets that she was unable to attend.

ArchivalResource: 1 item

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/192100040 View

Lincoln Circuit Marking Association. Records, 1915-1932.

Title: Records, 1915-1932.

Minutes of meetings, 1916-1932. Treasurer's reports, 1917-1928. Correspondence, 1916-1932, of secretaries Jessie Palmer Weber and Georgia L. Osborne; 1915-1932, of chairman Lotte E. Jones; and 1917-1932, of treasurer Andrew Russel. Also includes contracts, bills, blueprints, brochures and publicity material.

ArchivalResource: .84 linear feet (2 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56434068 View

Selby, Paul, 1825-1913. Letters, 1854, 1910, and 1912.

Title: Letters, 1854, 1910, and 1912.

Letter of October 9, 1854 to John Moses discusses a campaign for the state legislature seat from Morgan County; letter of June 4, 1910 to Jessie Palmer Weber accepts Selby's appointment as a member of the program committee for the Illinois State Historical Society; and letter of January 3, 1912 to Weber reminisces about Gen. Benjamin H. Grierson.

ArchivalResource: 3 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/426921424 View

Garlick, Joshua P., b. ca. 1837. Letter : San Francisco, Calif., to Jessie Palmer Weber, Springfield, Ill., 1913 May 20.

Title: Letter : San Francisco, Calif., to Jessie Palmer Weber, Springfield, Ill., 1913 May 20.

Reminiscences of a political debate between John M. Palmer and John A. McClernand in Jacksonville, Illinois, during the 1860 campaign.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (21 p.) ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31023733 View

Chamberlin, M. H. (McKendree Hypes), 1838-1914. Letters, November 2, 1907 and April 10, 1912.

Title: Letters, November 2, 1907 and April 10, 1912.

Two letters thanking Jessie Palmer Weber for time spent with the Chamberlins on a visit to Springfield and for a book she sent Chamberlin in California. Also gives Chamberlin's opinion on woman suffrage.

ArchivalResource: 2 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/493510667 View

Carryl, Elizabeth S., 1860-fl. 1912. Letters, April 25 and 29, 1912.

Title: Letters, April 25 and 29, 1912.

Two letters from Carryl, on behalf of Mary Coles, to Jessie Palmer Weber, concern sending to Weber multiple copies of Elihu Washburne's book and W. T. Norton's pamphlet on Governor Edward Coles.

ArchivalResource: 2 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/443060773 View

Weber, Jessie Palmer, 1863-1926. Address, 1908.

Title: Address, 1908.

Typescript, with corrections, of address on Abraham Lincoln given at Freeport Women's Club, 1908.

ArchivalResource: 86 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58528357 View

Palmer, John McAuley, 1870-1955. Letter, Sept. 10, 1925.

Title: Letter, Sept. 10, 1925.

Letter to Aunt Jessie, thanking her for the copy of her "Lincoln address". Most of the letter is about his father and mother and rereading their letters to him while he was at West Point. Reminiscent and nostalgic.

ArchivalResource: 4 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53398565 View

Hardin, Julia A. Carlin, 1850-fl. 1920. Letter, August 23, 1917.

Title: Letter, August 23, 1917.

Letter to Jessie Palmer Weber tracing the descendants of Governor Thomas Carlin.

ArchivalResource: 5 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/192100010 View

Dunne, Edward F. (Edward Fitzsimmons), 1853-1937. Papers, 1913-1916.

Title: Papers, 1913-1916.

1 invitation, 1 commission, 2 extradition orders, and 3 miscellaneous letters written during Dunne's term as governor.

ArchivalResource: 7 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123416154 View

Chenery, William Dodd, 1863-1942. Papers, February 18, 1921, April 5, 1925.

Title: Papers, February 18, 1921, April 5, 1925.

Handwritten copy of an article from the Chicago Tribune of February 18, 1921 about William McKinley's pronouncement on the greatness of the Illinois song when he heard it in 1894; also letter of April 5, 1925 from William Dodd Chenery to Jessie Palmer Weber discussing and giving the words to the song "Baby Mine."

ArchivalResource: 4 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/226967113 View

Lowden, Florence Pullman, 1868-1937. Letter, ca. 1918.

Title: Letter, ca. 1918.

Undated letter from Lowden to Jessie Palmer Weber thanking her for flowers and discussing the Illinois state centennial celebration.

ArchivalResource: 4 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71275509 View

Palmer, John M. (John McAuley), 1817-1900. Papers, 1840-1900.

Title: Papers, 1840-1900.

Fifteen legal documents written and signed by Palmer. One 1858 letter to Sam Willard discussing "Douglas" and politics. One Special Order, Sept. 3, 1862 given by Palmer. Fourteen telegrams, Oct.-Nov. 1872 re: politics from Gustave Koerner, George W. Shutt, Ozias Hatch and others. Ten appointments signed by Palmer while serving as governor. 1874 construction deed between Palmer, Morris Ketchum and William Ackerman as trustees of the Illinois Central Railroad and Ira Engart of Coles County. An 1895 letter of reference written by Palmer for James H. Fields. Three letters, 1899-1900, to his daughter, Jessie Palmer Weber re: his memoirs and living in Evanston. "Estimate of Gen. U.S. Grant." Several miscellaneous items including notes, clippings and short letters of acknowledgment from Palmer.

ArchivalResource: 54 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53398562 View

Fifer, Gertrude Lewis, 1848-1932. Letter, August 18, 1918.

Title: Letter, August 18, 1918.

Letter to Jessie Palmer Weber, Illinois State Historical Library librarian, sending her information about Governor John M. Hamilton's children (not enclosed).

ArchivalResource: 1 item

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/192100044 View

Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1835-1914. Letter, December 14, 1907.

Title: Letter, December 14, 1907.

Letter to Jessie Palmer Weber telling her that his paper will be on Stephen A. Douglas.

ArchivalResource: 1 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/434841900 View

Mulligan, Charles J., 1816-1916. Letter, July 6, 191-.

Title: Letter, July 6, 191-.

Letter to Jessie Palmer Weber, requesting payment for statue authorized by the state of Illinois.

ArchivalResource: 1 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53039982 View

Worthington, Harriet E., fl. 1924. Letter, December 5, 1924.

Title: Letter, December 5, 1924.

Letter to librarian Jessie Palmer Weber sending her some "Data" (no longer enclosed) and mentioning several genealogical matters.

ArchivalResource: 2 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/477280819 View

Sherman, Lawrence Y., 1858-1939. Letters, April 9 and November 6, 1914.

Title: Letters, April 9 and November 6, 1914.

Letter to Jessie Palmer Weber about annual meeting and to D. L. Van Antwerp about 1860 election folder.

ArchivalResource: 2 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/436774258 View

Schmidt, Otto Leopold, 1863-1935. Otto L. Schmidt papers, 1877-1941 (bulk 1900-1935).

Title: Otto L. Schmidt papers, 1877-1941 (bulk 1900-1935).

Correspondence, newsclippings, and other papers of Dr. Schmidt, a Chicago physician, historian, and German American civic leader. Materials pertain to his leadership of the Illinois State Historical Society, the Chicago Historical Society, and the Illinois Centennial Commission; participation in German American cultural activities; service on the Chicago Board of Education, 1927-1928; and support of relief efforts for Germany following World War I. The collection primarily consists of incoming letters and copies of outgoing letters, notices, announcements, reports, and other communications and records pertaining to the various cultural, historical, civic, and humanitarian organizations and projects with which Dr. Schmidt was involved from about 1900 to his death in 1935. The strength of the collection lies in the detailed, inside information provided on the organizations and projects with which Dr. Schmidt was affiliated.

ArchivalResource: 1 oversize folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/713357815 View

Douglas, Walter Bond, 1851-1920. Letters : St. Louis, [Missouri], to Jessie Palmer Weber, [Springfield, Illinois], 1910 Jan. 31, Feb. 1.

Title: Letters : St. Louis, [Missouri], to Jessie Palmer Weber, [Springfield, Illinois], 1910 Jan. 31, Feb. 1.

Discusses a paper Douglas has written on Saint-Ange de Bellerive, published in Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society no. 14 (1909).

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29647671 View

Dyche, Grace Locke Scripps, 1863-fl. 1920. Letter, May 20, 1912.

Title: Letter, May 20, 1912.

Letter to Jessie Palmer Weber about sending an article by Mrs. Joseph Ward of Evanston, Illinois for publication in the historical society's quarterly. Also asks questions about information sources for Dyche's own project about prominent women. Includes a clipping describing Dyche's studies.

ArchivalResource: 2 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/443060767 View

Douglas, Robert M. (Robert Martin), 1849-1917. Letters : Greensboro, N.C., to Jessie Palmer Weber, Springfield, Ill., 1909.

Title: Letters : Greensboro, N.C., to Jessie Palmer Weber, Springfield, Ill., 1909.

Letters concerning Stephen A. Douglas materials being sent to Weber.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29551919 View

Blair, Joseph Cullen, 1871-1940. Correspondence, 1909.

Title: Correspondence, 1909.

Correspondence about horticulture matters, especially landscaping at Fort Massac and a park district bill in the legislature.

ArchivalResource: 6 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233593452 View

William Roscoe Thayer papers, 1762-1927 (inclusive), 1872-1921 (bulk)

Title: William Roscoe Thayer papers, 1762-1927 (inclusive), 1872-1921 (bulk)

Correspondence (chiefly letters received), articles, poems, speeches, book reviews, diaries and journals, miscellaneous notebooks, scrapbooks, clippings, and other printed material. Correspondence concerns Thayer's writings, particularly in the area of Italian history, and his connections with Harvard as editor of the Harvard Graduates' Magazine and later as an overseer. Also included are some miscellaneous papers of William Warland Clapp, a Boston journalist; and some papers of Thomas Wentworth Higginson, chiefly from a European trip made by Higginson in 1872.

ArchivalResource: 48 linear feet (96 boxes)

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00563/catalog View

Illinois State Historical Society. Report on location of Fort Crevecoeur, [1925?]

Title: Report on location of Fort Crevecoeur, [1925?]

Final report of committee charged with determing original site of Fort Crevecoeur. Signed by Otto L. Schmidt, Jessie Palmer Weber and J. C. Thompson.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.); 36 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34990629 View

Humphrey, J. Otis, 1850-1918. Letter: Springfield, Ill., to Jessie Palmer Weber, [Springfield, Ill.], 1913 Jan 14.

Title: Letter: Springfield, Ill., to Jessie Palmer Weber, [Springfield, Ill.], 1913 Jan 14.

Apologizes for forgetting to send her a book on Abraham Lincoln.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.); 27 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34202420 View

Charnwood, Godfrey Rathbone Benson, Baron, 1864-1945. Letter: New York, [N.Y.], to [Jessie Palmer] Weber, 1918 Oct. 7.

Title: Letter: New York, [N.Y.], to [Jessie Palmer] Weber, 1918 Oct. 7.

Discusses plans to visit Springfield, Illinois.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28165783 View

Weber, Jessie Palmer, 1863-1926. Letter: Springfield, Ill., to Frederick D. Grant, Chicago, Ill., 1911 Sept. 13.

Title: Letter: Springfield, Ill., to Frederick D. Grant, Chicago, Ill., 1911 Sept. 13.

Asks for a list of descendants of U. S. Grant. Includes Frederick Grant's reply listing Grant's children and addresses.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.); 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32038931 View

Carr, Clark E. (Clark Ezra), 1836-1919. Letter: Galesburg, Ill., to Jessie Palmer Webber [i.e., Weber], 1907 Nov. 11.

Title: Letter: Galesburg, Ill., to Jessie Palmer Webber [i.e., Weber], 1907 Nov. 11.

Discusses arrangements for meeting with local representatives at the locations of the Lincoln-Douglas debates to prepare for the upcoming Lincoln centennial.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.); 19 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28106890 View

Schofield, John McAllister, 1831-1906. Letter, July 1, 1905.

Title: Letter, July 1, 1905.

Letter to Jessie Palmer Weber sending a photograph (not included).

ArchivalResource: 2 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/434841901 View

Weber, Jessie Palmer, 1863-1926. Correspondence on dedication of John M. Palmer statue, 1923.

Title: Correspondence on dedication of John M. Palmer statue, 1923.

Efforts to locate members of Illinois 37th General Assembly, the "101" who elected John M. Palmer senator in 1891, to invite to dedication ceremony of statues of Palmer and Richard Yates at the Illinois state capitol. Includes copy of letter by Lorado Taft about the statues.

ArchivalResource: 69 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34607994 View

Masters, Edgar Lee, 1868-1950. Papers, 1922-1926.

Title: Papers, 1922-1926.

Autograph copies of poems on Ann Rutledge and Hardin Wallace Masters, plus 3 letters to Jessie Palmer Weber, Illinois State Historical Society secretary in Springfield. Includes transcript of H. W. Masters poem and 1 envelope.

ArchivalResource: 5 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/304436194 View