Papers, 1884-1929 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1884-1929 (inclusive).

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Photocopy of diary (1891-1910) by Ormsby re: the development, rearing, and education of Esther; Ormsby's concern for the plight of working children and servant girls; her travels to Watertown, N.Y.; and the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Also family photographs, letters and sketches by Esther, list of Esther's first words, Cook County Normal School commencement program, and clippings.

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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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...

Ormsby, Edna Reed, 1862-

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Edna R. Ormsby of Chicago was a homemaker and amateur artist and the wife of school principal Fulton B. Ormsby; they had two children: Esther (b. 1891) and Stewart (b. 1894). Esther, a pianist, married Earle M. Crysler in 1929. From the description of Papers, 1884-1929 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007831 ...