Grosvenor family papers 1819-1944

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Grosvenor family papers 1819-1944

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The Grosvenor family papers span from 1819 to 1944 and contain papers from Charles Henry Grosvenor (CHG) and Constance Leete (CL).

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Ohio University

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Leete, Constance.

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Grosvenor, Charles Henry, 1833-1917

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Charles Henry Grosvenor (CHG) was an attorney, a general in the Union Army during the Civil War, and a United States Congress representative for 20 years. CHG grew up in Athens, Ohio. He was responsible for persuading Andrew Carnegie to provide funds for a library at Ohio University. Constance Leete (CL) is his granddaughter through his second wife Louise Currier. CL lived in the Grosvenor house until sold to the Episcopal Church in 1948. From the guide to th...