Harvey family papers, 1800-2007, bulk 1851-1984.

Heyerdahl, Thor, 1914-2002

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Thor Heyerdahl (6 October 1914 – 18 April 2002) was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany and geography. Heyerdahl is notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km (5,000 mi) across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands. The expedition was designed to demonstrate that ancient people could have made long sea voyages, creating contacts between societies. ...

Newberry Library

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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)

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Fisk family.

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Latin School of Chicago

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Rand McNally, and Company

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In 1856, William H. Rand established a printing office above Keen and Lee's Bookstore at 148 Lake Street in Chicago, Illinois. In 1858, he hired Andrew McNally and shortly after, they became partners and formed Rand McNally and Company. Rand McNally has since become a prolific publisher operating in a variety of areas. They established themselves as a household name in the United States and became known around the world for their cartographic products, producing not only...

Harvey family.

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Jones, Mary Alice, 1898-

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Wellesley College

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Botsford family.

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Illinois. Constitutional Convention, 1969-1970

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Convention called to write a new constitution to replace the 1870 Illinois constitution, with Samuel Witwer chosen as president. A Constitution Study Commission had been formed in 1965 to determine the need for a convention. The convention organized nine committees to study issues and organization of state government in order to update the old constitution. The new constitution was adopted Sept. 3, 1970 and ratified by the voters on December 15, 1970. From the description of Records,...

Harvey, Bennet B. 1903-1998.

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