Chase, Charles E. (Charles Edward) Diaries

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Chase, Charles E. (Charles Edward) Diaries

1893, 1919,1928

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Earlier diaries have more detailed, daily entries than later diaries. Of particular note is the boxing match between John Sullivan and "Gentleman Jim" Corbett (1893) with original illustrations. Chase noted the weather, family events, local news, farm work, celebrations, attending concerts, the Chicago World's Fair, and the mileage and cities he traveled to while working. The 1893 diary includes accounts while the 1927 diary includes miscellaneous newspaper clippings of Charles Lindbergh. A small photograph of Chase is pasted on the inside front cover of each diary except 1893.

.25 cubic ft. (in 1 box)

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Central Michigan University. Libraries

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Sullivan, John Lawrence, 1858-1918

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John Lawrence Sullivan was born on October 15, 1858 in Roxbury, Massachusetts to Irish immigrant parents. Nicknamed the “Boston Strong Boy”, Sullivan began to box professionally in 1878. He was a heavyweight champion whose boxing style was reliant on brute strength, fighting under the London Prize Ring Rules (bare-knuckle boxing). In 1882, Sullivan won one of his most famous fights, beating Irish-born Paddy Ryan for the bareknuckle championship of the world in Mississippi. By the 1890s, Sulli...