Goodwin family papers, 1802-1913.

Newberry Library

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kt7hww (person)

The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Midwest manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bm24mm (corporateBody)

Amherst College

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63c6pdg (corporateBody)

Founded in 1821, Amherst College developed out of the secondary school Amherst Academy. The college was originally suggested as an alternative to Williams College, which was struggling to stay open. Although Williams survived, Amherst was formed and diverged into its own institution....

Goodwin, Paul,

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6573r3c (person)

New York family, some of whom moved to Chicago in the 1860's. Solomon Goodwin of Rome, N.Y., worked a contractor and builder for the Mohawk & Hudson Railroad during the early 1830's. He and his wife, Hannah, had a son, Edward Payson Goodwin, who graduated from Amherst College in 1856 and married Ellen Maria Chamberlin in 1860. He served as minister of the First Congregational Church in Chicago, 1868-1900, and traveled frequently. In 1870 he journeyed to London, Marse...

Seelye, Julius H. (Julius Hawley), 1824-1895

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6668zw1 (person)

1849 graduate of Amherst College. Clergyman, educator, author and politician. Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy, Amherst College, 1858-1877; President, 1877-1890. Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 44th Congress, 1875-1877. Trustee, Mount Holyoke College, 1872-1895. Member, Board of Visitors, Andover Theological Seminary, 1874-1892. Married Elizabeth Tillman James in 1854 and had four children: Anna, Mabel, Elizabeth and William. From the description of Seelye papers, 1824...

Princeton University

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63z1x39 (corporateBody)

The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Goodwin family

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dk4j5s (family)

Mohawk and Hudson Rail Road Company

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fn5xxk (corporateBody)

Goodwin, Edward Payson, 1832-1901.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cr86qr (person)

Congregational minister, Columbus, Ohio, 1860-1868 and First Congregational Church, Chicago, Illinois, 1868; served with U.S. Christian Commission, 1865. From the description of Letters: [to Ellen Goodwin, Columbus, Ohio,] 1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 31595295 ...

First Congregational Church of Chicago

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wq5x7b (corporateBody)

Goodwin, Solomon, 1797-1857.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65m8k4f (person)