Jessie Clara Chase papers, 1805-1852

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Jessie Clara Chase papers, 1805-1852

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This collection deals mainly with her activities in genealogical societies and her genealogical notes and charts necessary to her membership. Also included is an autobiography of Theodore Russell Chase, her father, and well-known Detroit businessman; together with charts on the Chase, Winegar and other families.

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Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7336121

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Huguenot Society of Michigan

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Society of Mayflower Descendants in Michigan

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Daughters of Colonial Wars

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Daughters of the American Revolution.

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D. A. R. chapters from Washington, DC and surrounding areas. From the description of Papers, 1948-1949. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36009706 ...

Wells College

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Winegar family.

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Chase, Theodore Russell.

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Chase family.

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Chase, Jessie Clara, d. 1952.

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Jessie C. Chase, born in Cleveland, Ohio, graduated from Wells College in 1877 and joined the Detroit Public Library Staff in 1893. She retired in 1938. For her pioneer work in establishing Detroit's branch library system, the Detroit Library Commission named a branch in honor of her, located at West Seven Mile at Fenmore. Jessie Chase died at the age of ninety-five in Detroit, November 1952. Miss Chase was a member of many genealogical organizations, including the Michigan Society of Mayflower ...