Chessman, Dorothy Crowder. Papers circa 1987

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Chessman, Dorothy Crowder. Papers circa 1987

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Dorothy Crowder Chessman, teacher. The Dorothy Crowder Chessman Papers consist of a manuscript from 1987 titled “University of Chicago Days.” In it Chessman describes her experiences as a student at the University of Chicago.

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University of Chicago.

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Most of the records in the collection pertain to the $400,000 raised by the American Baptist Education Society in 1889-1890 in order to obtain a 600,000 grant from John D. Rockefeller for the creation of an endowment for the University of Chicago. The first volume in the inventory, Record of Pledges for the University of Chicago, contains an alphabetical numbered listing of subscribers, amounts pledged, and payments made through 1906. The subscription forms and letters (1:4-13) are numbered to c...

Chessman, Dorothy Crowder

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Dorothy Crowder Chessman attended Bradley Polytechnic Institute (now Bradley University) from 1915 to 1917. In 1917 Chessman enrolled at the University of Chicago, graduating in 1919 with a Ph.B in English. While at the University of Chicago, Chessman was a member of Pi Beta Phi. Chessman taught English at Peoria High School after college. From the guide to the Chessman, Dorothy Crowder. Papers, circa 1987, (Special Collections Research Center University of C...