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

Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895

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Composer, music educator and president of Root & Sons Music Co., Chicago, Ill. Acquaintance of Abby Hutchinson Patton a famous singer (Hutchinson Family Singers) and song writer of the nineteenth century. Also a campaigner for Abraham Lincoln and member of the Executive Committee of the American Equal Rights Association after the Civil War. From the description of Letter, June 26, 1891. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54354828 Geo...

Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794

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Baron Friedrich von Steuben; Prussian military officer; reformed and disciplined the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, subsequently regarded as one of the fathers of the United States Army. Steuben took part in several battles in the Seven Years' War (1756–63), rose to the rank of captain, and became aide-de-camp to Prussian King Frederick the Great, abruptly discharged from the army in 1763. Awarded title Baron in 1771 from his service to Hollenzollern-Hechingen earned him...

Illinois State Historical Library

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The "Merci Train," or "Thank You Train," arrived in the United States from France in February 1949, in gratitude for a "Friendship Train" full of food and other necessities sent to France from the United States the previous year. The French train contained one car full of gifts for each state. Illinois' car was displayed in Chicago and Springfield before the contents were distributed. From the description of "Merci Train" Records, 1949-1950. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). Wo...

Chicago Historical Society

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Pease, Theodore Calvin, 1887-1948

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Professor of history, University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus). From the description of Papers, 1915-1944. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28412520 ...

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (b. August 29, 1749, Free Imperial City of Frankfurt-d. March 22, 1832, Weimar) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, and natural scientist. He is often ranked with Shakespeare and Dante as one of the three most important poets in history. Goethe gained early fame with The Sorrows of Young Werther, published in 1774, but his most famous work is Faust, a poetic drama in two parts....

Miller, Cornelius

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Neutral Commission.

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Dever, William E. (William Emmett), 1862-1929

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Rammelkamp, Charles Henry, 1874-1932

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Thompson, William Hale, 1869-1944

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Kalkhorst, Anton B. C.

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Illinois. Centennial Commission

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Commission established in 1907 by Illinois Governor Charles Deneen to arrange for a celebration of the anniversary of the 100th birthday of Abraham Lincoln in 1909. The commission worked with the Lincoln Centennial Association, later the Abraham Lincoln Association, to put on the celebration. From the description of Report: Springfield, Ill., 1909. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34799091 The Illinois Centennial Commission was created by joint res...

Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837-1876

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Gunther Collection (Chicago, Ill.)

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Haydon, James Ryan.

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Owen, Thomas Jefferson Vance, 1801-1835.

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Seipp family.

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Chicago, Ill. Board of Education

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Crews, Halbert O., 1880-

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McAndrew, William, 1863-1937

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Schmidt, Emma, 1868-1942.

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American Cattle Association.

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Magill, Hugh S.

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Gunther, Charles Frederick, 1837-1920

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C. F. Gunther, a native of Germany, was a wealthy Chicago confectioner and a collector of artifacts and manuscripts. From the description of Letter, January 12, 1912. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 62881469 Gunther, a native of Germany, was a wealthy Chicago confectioner and a collector of artifacts and manuscripts. From the description of Papers, 1886-1904. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 647976992 ...

Thompson, Joseph J. (Joseph James), 1868-

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Wilkerson, James N.

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German-American Society.

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Haven School (Chicago, Ill.)

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Thompson, James, 1789-1872.

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Angle, Paul M. (Paul McClelland), 1900-1975

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Author and historian. From the description of Paul M. Angle papers, 1947-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123391606 Paul M. Angle (1900-1975), historian and author, was secretary of the Abraham Lincoln Association (1925-1932), Librarian of the Illinois State Historical Library (1932-1945), and Director of the Chicago Historical Society (1945-1965). Angle was an Abraham Lincoln scholar and wrote several books on Lincoln and Illinois history, including The Lincoln Reader (...

Brooks, Sarah A., 1845-1919.

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Schmidt, Otto Leopold, 1863-1935.

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East Prussian Relief Fund.

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Cleaveland, Harry Hayes, 1869-1946.

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Larson, Laurence Marcellus, 1868-1938

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Warren, Louis Austin, 1885-....

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Biographical note: Dr. Louis Austin Warren, the minister of the Elizabethtown Christian Church in Hardin County, Kentucky, had a life-long interest in Abraham Lincoln and the Lincoln family, and spent many years collecting, compiling, and writing about Lincoln and his family. From the description of Warren collection, 1921-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 191915650 ...

Himrod, James Lattimore

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Union soldier who served in Companies A and C of the Forty-Eighth New York Volunteers; enrolled at rank of Corporal, promoted to Lieutenant; Forty-Eighth New York Infantry Regiment was organized at Brooklyn, N.Y., 10 Sept. 1861. From the description of James Himrod papers, 1861-1864. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 55523265 ...

Loeb, Jacob M. (Jacob Moritz), 1875-1944

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Insurance executive and philanthropist, of Chicago, Ill. From the description of Papers, 1913-1926. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70925064 ...

Osborne, Georgia Lou

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Cahokia Courthouse (Cahokia, Ill.)

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Mississippi Valley Historical Association.

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Baum, Max Z.

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Vienna Hospital and Medical Relief Fund Committee.

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Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865

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Actor; assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. From the description of John Wilkes Booth-Miller collection, 19??-1946 / Ernest Conrad Miller. (Allegheny College). WorldCat record id: 44935230 From the description of Papers, 1863 June-1865 April. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27418055 From the description of Letter: Franklin, [Pennsylvania], to John, [18]64 June 17. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27418059 ...

Moore, Edward C. (Edward Colman), 1877-1935

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Page, Joseph Milner, b. 1845.

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All-American Exposition (1919 : Chicago, Ill.)

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Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim, 1729-1781

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Epithet: writer of plays British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000977.0x0002ac German man of letters. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Reichenau, to an unidentified aristocrat, 1762 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270591169 ...

Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818

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Surveyor; noted Indian fighter in the American midwest in the latter half of the 18th century. From the description of Documents, 1778-1818. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28287330 American Revolutionary Colonel in the Old Northwest. Clark first came to Detroit from Cleveland in 1817, and was followed by his parents in a commercial fisherman and deputy collector of customs in China, Mich. (from M.P.C., I, 501-507: Clark's "Recollections".) (blue ...

Alvord, Clarence Walworth, 1868-1928

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Weber, Jessie Palmer, 1863-1926

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Librarian, Illinois State Historical Library, 1898-1926. From the description of Correspondence on dedication of John M. Palmer statue, 1923. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34607994 From the description of Address, 1908. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 58528357 Librarian, Illinois State Historical Library, 1898-1926. A founder of the Illinois State Historical Society and editor, Journa...

German Federation of Chicago (Ill.)

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American Relief for the German People.

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