Palmer Family Papers, 1853-1940

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Palmer Family Papers, 1853-1940

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Charles Henry Palmer family of Pontiac, Michigan. Palmer was an investor in, and developer of, mines and railroads in the state's upper peninsula. He was regent of the University of Michigan, 1852-1859. Palmer and his wife Betsey had four children: Charles, Clarence, Virginia, and Philomela. The collection has been arranged by name of family member. The Charles Henry Palmer subgroup includes business correspondence relating to northern Michigan mining business affairs and other real estate and railroad investments; also copies of letters from Henry P. Tappan written while traveling in Europe. The Charles H. Palmer Jr. subgroup includes business papers and University of Michigan student notebooks, ca. 1863, on lectures of De Volson Wood and Andrew D. White. Other materials include photocopied diary, 1895-1896, of Elizabeth Palmer Bradfield, and astrological information on Palmer family members.

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White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918

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Bradfield, Elizabeth Palmer.

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Palmer, Charles Henry, d. 1911.

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Wood, De Volson, 1832-1897

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Palmer, Charles Henry, 1814-1887.

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Regent of University of Michigan from Pontiac, Michigan. From the description of Papers, 1875-1879. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419633 ...

Tappan, Henry Philip, 1805-1881

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Palmer Family

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Charles Henry Palmer (1814-1887) was a pioneer investor and developer of mines and railroads in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Born in Lenox, New York, he graduated from Union College in 1837 and married Betsey Ann Cowles in 1839. After their marriage, they followed his parents to Michigan, where Palmer became principal of the Romeo Academy in 1847. He served on the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan from 1852-1859, and was instrumental in securing his close friend, Henry T...