Papers, 1783-1945, (bulk 1855-1893) [microform].

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Papers, 1783-1945, (bulk 1855-1893) [microform].

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Includes family correspondence, primarily of Anne Randolph Taylor Whittle, wife of Stephen Decatur Whittle, and her daughter Kate R. Whittle, as well as correspondence of the Hancock and Hopkins families, clippings, deeds, accounts, wills, and literary works, including manuscript novels, poems, and essays. Also included is a guide to the 1893 Columbian Exposition, and a land prospectus for Marion County, Florida.

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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...

Hancock family.

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Whittle, Stephen Decatur.

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Whittle, Kate R., ca. 1853-

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Whittle family.

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Prominent family originally from Norfolk, Virginia, with Navy connections, who later settled in Mecklenburg and Powhatan counties, Virginia. From the description of Papers, 1783-1945, (bulk 1855-1893) [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122702482 ...

Whittle, Anne Randolph Taylor, 1830-

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Hopkins family.

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