Charles W. Nugent and family papers, 1850-1950 (bulk 1850-1920).

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Charles W. Nugent and family papers, 1850-1950 (bulk 1850-1920).

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Personal correspondence, financial records, military documents, newspaper clippings (ca. 1940, 1955), naturalization certificates, and other personal papers of Charles W. Nugent and family. Included are Charles W. Nugent's Grand Army of the Republic records, Confederate money, and an invitation and two tickets to the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. In addition are naturalization certificates for Charles W. Nugent (immigrant from Great Britain) and George Dreyfus (immigrant from France). Also included are materials related to the South Park Commissioners of Chicago (1905-1908), where Nugent was employed, and Nugent's retirement papers (ca. 1920-1930).

1.5 ft. (1 box and 1 v.)

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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...

Nugent, Charles

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Chicago (Ill.). South Park Commissioners.

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Grand Army of the Republic

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