Rood and Turner families papers, 1861-1902.

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Rood and Turner families papers, 1861-1902.

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Nineteen letters, many from O.W. Turner, an attorney in Chicago, to Mrs. George Rood, a sister, in Fredonia, and other correspondence among family members; information regarding the 1893 Chicago World's Fair; letter edged in black regarding death of father; memorial card, newsclippings, lock of hair; and three sketchy diaries, 1861, 1869, 1876.

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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...

Rood family.

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Turner, O. W.

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Rood, George, Mrs.

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