Isaac M. Weston Papers 1859-1899

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Isaac M. Weston Papers 1859-1899

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Grand Rapids Michigan businessman and politician, active in lumbering and banking in Wisconsin and Michigan, Democratic party official, head of Board of World's Fair Managers for Michigan, overseeing state's exhibits at 1893 Columbian Exposition. Collection primarily documents business activities with some material on World's Columbian Exposition, as well as personal and family material.

6 linear ft. and 3 oversized volumes

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Bentley Historical Library

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Bentley Historical Library

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World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Democratic Party (Mich.)

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The Democratic Party of Michigan is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Democratic National Committee, and its State Chairman is a member of the Association of State Democratic chairs. The group is dedicated to supporting Democratic candidates for public office in the state of Michigan, promoting the party in Michigan, and fielding the concerns of Michigan citizens as part of their effort to affect legislative change. Although the Democratic Party State Central...

Weston, B. F. (Benjamin Frank), d. 1916.

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O-Wash-ta-Nong Boat Club.

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Weston, Isaac M. (Isaac Mellen), 1845-1898.

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, businessman and newspaperman, Democratic politician, mayor of Grand Rapids, and president of the Michigan Board of World's Fair managers. From the description of Isaac M. Weston papers, 1859-1899. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34421685 Isaac Mellen Weston was born April 20, 1845 in North Anson, Maine. The chronology of his life from those years in Maine until he established permanent residency in Michigan in 1867 gives the...

Weston, William, 1810-1882.

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Michigan. Board of World's Fair Managers.

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Public Act 188 of 1891 created a commission known as The World's Fair Managers. It consisted of 6 members, 2 of whom were to be women, and the governor as an exofficio member. The purpose of the Managers was to prepare an exhibit of various manufactures and products of Michigan at the World Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. The Michigan Building was designed by Mortimer L. Smith of Detroit. Exhibits were planned concerning Michigan agriculture, minerals, forests and forest products, educa...