Duffy family papers, 1892-1960.

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Duffy family papers, 1892-1960.

Personal papers of the Duffy family of Chicago, including newsclippings and memorial cards relating to the death of Patrick Duffy (d. 1902), a Chicago policeman killed on duty; correspondence from Edward Duffy while serving in France in 1919; some personal correspondence of Annie (Cox) Duffy; letters from Frances Duffy, a Chicago schoolteacher travelling abroad (1950s); nineteen oversize certificates and diplomas; and one personal diary (1932) which perhaps belonged to Frances Duffy.

1 oversize folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8069894

Chicago History Museum

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