William Christian Weber Papers 1858-1940

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William Christian Weber Papers 1858-1940

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-86260?rgn=main;view=text

Detroit, Michigan businessman and civic leader. Business correspondence relating to Weber's activities as a dealer in timber lands, his role as a member of the Art Commission in the development of Detroit, Michigan's Cultural Center, his involvement in the construction of the Detroit-Windsor bridge and tunnel and his activities during World War I; and correspondence and class notes of his sons, Harry B. and Erwin W. Weber, while attending University of Michigan; also photographs, including family portraits, aerial views of Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, photographs of the construction of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel and Ambassador Bridge, and glass negatives of family vacations in Upper Michigan, Ontario, and Quebec; and maps of land and timber holdings

28 linear ft. (30 boxes), 15 outsize v., and 15 outsize folders

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Bentley Historical Library

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Bentley Historical Library

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