Scrapbooks on the activities and death of James W. Scott.

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Scrapbooks on the activities and death of James W. Scott.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270718168

Scrapbooks on the activities and death of James W. Scott.

4 v. ; 31-38 cm.

Chicago History Museum

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Chicago History Museum

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Scott, James W. (James Wilmot), 1849-1895

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James W. Scott was born in Wisconsin and was raised in Galena (Ill.). He was best known as the publisher and business manager of the Chicago Times-Herald and the Chicago Evening Post. He was a patron of the arts and was instrumental in ensuring that the World's Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago. His sudden death from apoplexy shocked the Chicago community in April 1895. From the description of James W. Scott papers, 1891-1895. (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 7133...