Tallmadge, Abby Louise. Papers, 1860-1952.
1 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Evanston, Illinois sister of Chicago architect Thomas Eddy Tallmadge, who spent much of her life researching and writing about Jane Austen. Abby Tallmadge's papers include correspondence from fellow Austen scholars, a few manuscript copies of her scholarly work, a family scrapbook and printed material relating to the architectural work of her brother, Thomas Eddy Tallmadge.
Subjects: Arts; Literature; Women
Call Number: Midwest MS Tallmadge (formerly T)
Collection Stack Location: 3a 43 5
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Tanner, Helen Hornbeck. Papers, ca. 1970-2001.
24 cubic ft.
Senior research fellow at the Newberry Library, who directed the Atlas of Great Lakes Indian History Project, was acting director of the Newberry's D'Arcy McNickle Center, and served as an expert witness and historical consultant for a number of Indian tribes.
Papers include personal and professional correspondence, research notes, research notebooks, card files, Potawatomi (1997) and Caddo court case materials, and research files and data for maps in Settling of North America (1995).
Subjects: Indians and the West; Newberry Library; Politics and Government; Women
Call Number: Ayer Modern MS Tanner
Collection Stack Location: 3 60 11-13
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Taylor, Graham, 1851-1938. Papers, 1820-1975, bulk 1866-1940.
34 cubic ft.
Ordained minister, who founded and ran the Chicago Commons social settlement and founded the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy (incorporated into the University of Chicago in 1920), who was a professor of social economics at the Chicago Theological Seminary, and a columnist for the Chicago Daily News. Taylor's papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, works, diaries and other material relating to his activities, and include much information relating to Chicago civic organizations and social reformers in the areas of housing, child welfare, labor and education, as well as numerous printed pamphlets and other documents produced by them.
Subjects: Clubs and Organizations; Journalism; Religion; Social Action; Women
Call Number: Midwest MS Taylor (formerly Ta)
Collection Stack Location: 3a 43 3-5
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Taylor, Harriet, d. 1931. Papers, 1867-1935.
1.5 cubic ft.
Newberry Library Genealogy Department supervisor, 1900-1931, and heraldry specialist. Taylor's papers consist of diaries, correspondence, biographical notes, financial records, photographs, estate papers and obituaries relating to her personal life and her work at the Newberry, and include her "Finance Book" of investments and her "Bulletin Book" of administrative memoranda.
Subjects: Newberry Library; Women
Call Number: Archives 11/15/01
Collection Stack Location: 4a 11 16
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Catalog cards: Manuscript Card Catalog.
Photocopies of catalog cards: Modern Manuscript Collections Notebooks.
Inventory: Guide to the Newberry Library Archives.
Templeton, George M., d. 1870. Papers, 1852-1958.
1.5 cubic ft. (3 boxes)
Diaries and photographs covering the period of the army officer's duties at Fort C. F. Smith, from the establishment of the fort to its abandonment.
Subjects: Indians and the West; Photographs
Call Number: VAULT Graff folio 4099
Collection Stack Location: VAULT 40 5
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Thanet, Octave, 1850-1934. Alice French papers, 1871-1934.
2.5 cubic ft.
Correspondence, diaries, literary manuscripts, clippings and other miscellaneous material relating to Alice French, the author of short stories, novels and essays who wrote under the pseudonym Octave Thanet.
Subjects: Literature; Women
Call Number: Midwest MS Thanet (formerly Fr)
Collection Stack Location: 3a 39 10
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Theater programs, ca. 1755-present, bulk 1870-present.
25 cubic ft.
Programs, playbills, and scrapbooks for theatrical productions, including music recitals, opera, some motion pictures, and other spectacles in addition to drama. Programs from Chicago, New York City, and England make up a large portion of the collection, but there are examples from theaters across the United States and Europe.
Subjects: Music; Theater
Call Number: Midwest MS Theater
Collection Stack Location: 3 35 2-4
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Thomas, Theodore, 1835-1905. Papers, 1852-1926.
2 cubic ft.
Correspondence, mainly incoming, of Theodore Thomas, the first conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and his wife Rose Fay Thomas; photographs of musicians; and a small collection of miscellaneous material relating to the Thomases, such as a scrapbook, programs, short articles, notes and memorabilia, and inventories of the contents of the Thomases' libraries. Thomas' sizeable collection of music scores, books about music, and program scrapbooks are cataloged separately.
Subjects: Music; Women
Call Number: Midwest MS Thomas (formerly Th)
Collection Stack Location: 3a 43 3
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Tia Chucha Press. Records, 1989-1999.
6.5 cubic ft.
Administrative and literary materials of the Tia Chucha Press, founded by author/poet/lecturer Luis Rodriguez in 1989. Includes correspondence, manuscripts, reports, and financial documents pertaining to the establishment and operation of the publishing company.
Subjects: Business; Literature; Printing and Book Arts
Call Number: Midwest MS Tia Chucha
Collection Stack Location: 3a 24 14
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Tietjens, Eunice, b. 1884. Papers, 1898-1944.
8.6 cubic ft.
Correspondence, works, a few photographs, and miscellaneous material relating to Eunice Tietjens, Chicago poet, novelist, lecturer, associate editor of Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, and active figure in the Chicago Literary Renaissance. The bulk of the correspondence is incoming.
Subjects: Journalism; Literature; Women
Call Number: Midwest MS Tietjens (formerly Ti)
Collection Stack Location: 3a 43 2-3
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Article: Newberry Library Bulletin, 2nd Ser. No. 5 (December 1950), p. 146-157.
Tietjens, Eunice, b. 1884. Papers - Additions, 1847-1972.
5.5 cubic ft.
Correspondence, works, a few photographs, and miscellaneous material relating to Eunice Tietjens, Chicago poet, novelist, lecturer, associate editor of Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, and active figure in the Chicago Literary Renaissance. Also material relating to the Hammond and Strong families, Eunice Tietjens' daughter, Janet Tietjens Hart, and Eunice Tietjens' first husband, Paul Tietjens; and three boxes of photographs of family members and literary associates (Mary Aldis, Edgar Lee Masters, Vachel Lindsay, Harriet Monroe, Sara Teasdale, etc.).
Subjects: Family; Journalism; Literature; Women
Call Number: Midwest MS Tietjens 2
Collection Stack Location: 3a 43 2
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Tomes, Francis, 1780-1869. Francis and Robert Tomes Papers, 1837-1881.
1.5 cubic ft.
Journals, essays, and memoirs written by British businessman Francis Tomes (1780-1869) and his son, American-born physician and author Robert Tomes (1817-1882).
Subjects: Business; Family
Call Number: Vault Modern MS Tomes
Collection Stack Location: Vault 40 8
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Online.
Torn, Jerry. Dance sketches and memorabilia, 1981-1984.
2 cubic ft.
Artist Jerry Torn graduated from the University of Iowa and taught at Loyola University. His collection includes graphite drawings, photographs, and audiocassette interviews with dancers Greg Begley, Randy Duncan, and Rory Foster.
Subjects: Arts; Dance
Call Number: Dance MS Torn
Collection Stack Location: 3a 48 5
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Towner, Lawrence W. (Lawrence William), 1921-1992. Papers, 1948-1989, bulk 1962-1986.
46 cubic ft.
American colonial historian and sixth librarian of the Newberry Library, 1962-1986, who during his tenure expanded research and education programs, enlarged the library's physical space, and inaugurated development activities. Towner's papers include correspondence, reports, research notes, articles, speeches and publications relating to Newberry personnel, collections, conferences, departments, events, gifts, property and trustees, as well as to his pre-Newberry and non-Newberry activities.
Subjects: Newberry Library
Call Number: Archives 03/06
Collection Stack Location: 4a 7 3-7; 4a 7 10
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Guide to the Newberry Library Archives.
Tree, Lambert, 1832-1910. Papers, 1821-1947, bulk 1877-1909.
7.5 cubic ft.
Correspondence, speeches, drafts, documents, photographs, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings relating to Lambert Tree, Cook County lawyer, judge, politician, philanthropist, and U.S. diplomat in Belgium and Russia. The collection contains some Tree family material, commentary on the state of the Democratic Party under Grover Cleveland and William Jennings Bryan, and numerous items related to Tree's social, political, philanthropic, and diplomatic activities.
Subjects: Family; Politics and Government
Call Number: Midwest MS Tree (formerly Tr)
Collection Stack Location: 3a 43 1
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Manuscript Card Catalog and NUCMC (60-988).
Summary: Modern Manuscript Collections Notebooks.
Selected authors of letters: Database of Names in Manuscript Collections Notebooks
Article: Newberry Library Bulletin, No. 8 (December 1947), p. 3-8.
Currently in process: contact Curator for access.
Trimmer, Charles McKendree. Scrapbook, 1860-1889.
0.2 cubic ft.
Music teacher, choral director and composer. Scrapbook containing correspondence, programs, clippings, advertisements relating to Trimmer's education at the Northwestern Normal Academy of Music in Bloomington, Illinois, 1865-1868, his posts as a principal at the Musical Institute at Normal, Illinois, and at various teaching and principal positions, institutes, and concerts in Illinois (including Chicago). Trimmer apparently lived many years in Chicago.
Subjects: Music
Call Number: Midwest MS Trimmer
Collection Stack Location: 3a 24 15
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Tripp, Samuel V. Letters, 1849-1906, bulk 1849-1876.
44 items (1 box).
Correspondence, dating mainly from 1849 to 1876, of California emigrant Samuel V. Tripp, addressed primarily to his mother and sister in Ohio, regarding his life in the Northern California gold region and later in Southern California.
Subjects: Family; Indians and the West
Call Number: VAULT Ayer MS 3219
Collection Stack Location: VAULT 26 1
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Online.
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Troy, Leander. Leander Troy - James T. Farrell papers, 1932-2004.
1 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Materials by and about James T. Farrell, collected by his friend, Rev. Leander Troy, including published and unpublished articles, columns, reviews and stories, together with copies of letters to Farrell from such individuals as Russell Baker, Pearl S. Buck, Hubert H. Humphrey, Lyndon B. Johnson and Adlai E. Stevenson, plus notes, obituaries and other memorabilia.
Subjects: Literature
Call Number: Midwest MS Troy-Farrell
Collection Stack Location: 3a 38 14
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Tubbs family. Account book, 1805-1818.
1 folder.
Account book and miscellaneous notes relating to the Tubbs shipbuilding business in Duxbury, Mass. Includes entries for costs for goods, employee pay, and other expenses.
Subjects: Business, Family
Call Number: Midwest MS 99
Collection Stack Location: 3a 35 3
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Turbyfill, Mark, 1896-. Papers, 1911-1985.
2 cubic ft.
Material relating to the life and career of dancer, poet and painter Mark Turbyfill, including three copies of his unpublished autobiography and many copies of published and unpublished poems. Also, articles and reviews by and about Turbyfill, a few pieces of correspondence, clippings, dance programs, photographs, a cassette tape of him reading, and a published genealogy of the Turbyfill family.
Subjects: Dance; Literature
Call Number: Midwest MS Turbyfill
Collection Stack Location: 3a 43 1
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Twogood, James Henry, b. 1826. Papers, 1888-1910.
12 items.
Includes manuscript accounts of the early settlement of Boise, Idaho, troubles with the Indians, etc., as well as documents, newspaper clippings, etc.
Subjects: Indians and the West
Call Number: VAULT folio Graff 4224.
Collection Stack Location: VAULT 40 5
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Ullmann, Margaret. Writings, 1894-1956.
0.5 cubic ft. (1 box)
Typewritten essays presented at meetings of the Winnetka Fortnightly, 1930's-1950's, an essay presented to the Mary Noble Club in Kenwood, ca. 1905, plus a scrapbook of childhood poetry and a literary newspaper dating from 1894, some collected early poetry (collected in 1914), volumes of verse written during the 1920's, copies of her poetry published in the Chicago Daily News and the Ladies' Home Journal.
Subjects: Clubs and Organizations; Literature; Women
Call Number: Midwest MS Ullmann
Collection Stack Location: 3a 35 2
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Underwood, Muriel. Papers, 1950-1977, bulk 1971-1977.
54 items
Correspondence (some calligraphic), clippings, printed ephemera, notes on phone calls, etc., concerning the 50th anniversary publication of the Society of Typographic Arts and other projects, such as reprinting the STA's Book of Oz Cooper : an appreciation of Oswald Bruce Cooper. Correspondents include Robert Borja, Thea Wheelwright of Bond Wheelwright Co., Susan Scott and Paula Thompson of Wexford Press.
Subjects: Printing and Book Arts; Women
Call Number: VAULT box Wing MS 96
Collection Stack Location: VAULT 38 2
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
United States. Army.
0.1 cubic ft.
Letters between U.S. Grant and Robert E. Lee during April 7-9, 1865, negotiating Lee's surrender, transcribed in the hand of Ely Samuel Parker, Grant's secretary. Also Parker's notes.
Subjects: Civil War; Politics and Government
Call Number: VAULT Case MS F8340.905
Collection Stack Location: VAULT 35 1
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
United States. Army. Ordnance Dept. Accounting statements, 1820.
6 items.
Includes three separate accounting statements recording ordnance supplies held at Greenleaf's Point and at Fort Belle Fontaine. The first item is a detailed accounting notebook (18 pages) of expenditures for basic supplies at Greenleaf's Point Arsenal (1817-1820) under the command of Capt. Joseph S. Nelson. The other two items briefly enumerate accounts of ordnance stores at Fort Belle Fontaine (Sept. & Dec. 1820). Each statement lists the military weapons held at the fort. Collection also includes 3 other unidentified accounting pieces.
Subjects: Indians and the West
Call Number: VAULT Ayer MS 3069
Collection Stack Location: VAULT 27 3
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Special Collections information file available.
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Indian relocation records, 1936-1975, bulk 1956-1958.
1 cubic ft. (3 boxes).
Photographs, promotional brochures, statistics, clippings, etc., dating mainly from 1956 to 1958, from album / notebooks compiled by Bureau of Indian Affairs agencies and relocation program field offices at reservations and schools (Cheyenne River, Fort Peck, Great Lakes, Intermountain School, Menominee, New Mexico Pueblos, Pierre, Sisseton including Flandreau, Turtle Mountain, Winnebago), and in cities (Chicago, St. Louis).
Subjects: Indians and the West; Photographs
Call Number: Ayer Modern MS BIA Relocation
Collection Stack Location: 3 60 14
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Online.
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Oliver Wolcott letters, 1795-1800.
13 items.
Thirteen letters, dated Mar. 11, 1795 - Dec. 11, 1800, written by Oliver Wolcott, secretary of the treasury, to David Henley, general agent for the War Dept. in the Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio. The letters contain rules and regulations regarding the administration of contracts, numerous directives regarding the choice of contractors supplying both the region and the Tellico Blockhouse, and accusations of fraud against contractor "Robert Searcey."
Subjects: Indians and the West; Politics and Government
Call Number: VAULT box Ayer MS 921
Collection Stack Location: VAULT 27 3
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
United States. War Dept. Timothy Pickering letters, 1795-1798, bulk 1795.
23 items
Correspondence of the secretary of war, Timothy Pickering, regarding Indian and militia affairs in what is now Tennessee. The primary addressee is David Henley, War Dept. agent in the Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio, but the collection also includes letters to David Campbell, governor William Blount, and John McNairy. Two of the letters are written together with Oliver Wolcott, secretary of the treasury.
Subjects: Indians and the West; Politics and Government
Call Number: VAULT box Ayer MS 926
Collection Stack Location: VAULT 27 3
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Utley, George Burwell, 1876-1946. Papers, 1879-1946, bulk 1920-1946.
14.5 cubic ft.
Fourth librarian of the Newberry Library, 1920-1942. Utley's papers include correspondence, memoranda, reports, journals, research notes and photographs relating to Newberry gifts, personnel, acquisitions, exhibitions, publications and trustees, as well as to Utley's personal life and his connections with the American Library Association and other library organizations.
Subjects: Newberry Library
Call Number: Archives 04/03
Collection Stack Location: 4a 6 13-14
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Guide to the Newberry Library Archives.
Valentine, May L. Opera photograph collection, ca. 1910-1972.
1 cubic ft. (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Photographs collected by May Valentine, Chicago Lyric Opera librarian and chorus conductor. The photographs include portraits of many opera singers, composers, and other figures, and shots of operatic performance. Many are inscribed to Ms. Valentine.
Subjects: Music; Photographs
Call Number: Midwest MS Valentine
Collection Stack Location: 3a 43 1
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Inventory: Online.
Van Schaack, Henry, 1733-1823. Papers, 1734-1896, bulk 1756-1809.
257 items.
Mainly correspondence regarding Van Schaack's Indian trade operations, Seven Years' War service, Revolutionary War banishment, connection to Shay's rebellion, concern with loyalist emigration, advocacy of the U. S. Constitution, anti-church tax campaign, and party politics. Correspondents include friends, relatives, N.Y. and Mass. political, military, and church officials, rebels and loyalists, Federalist journalists, etc.
Subjects: Indians and the West; Politics and Government
Call Number: VAULT oversize Ayer MS 3193
Collection Stack Location: VAULT 50 3
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Varney family. Papers, 1833-1853.
0.1 cubic ft.
Twenty-six deeds and documents pertaining to the Varney family's land holdings in Penobscot County, Maine.
Subjects: Family
Call Number: Midwest MS 91
Collection Stack Location: 3a 35 3
Finding Aids:
None. Collection available by appointment only.
Vermont regiments. Materials for history of Vermont regiments in the Civil War, consisting of ms. notes and newspaper clippings.
Subjects: Civil War
Call Number: VAULT Case MS F8349.924
Collection Stack Location: VAULT 35 1
Finding Aids:
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
Vogel, Virgil J. Research and personal papers, 1941-1993.
26.5 cubic ft. (66 boxes).
Writings and research material on American Indian place names and other subjects relating to Native Americans of the Chicago author and professor Virgil J. Vogel. Also includes newspaper and magazine articles, correspondence, and a few photographs.
Subjects: Indians and the West
Call Number: Ayer Modern MS Vogel
Collection Stack Location: 3 33 7; 3 60 9-10
Finding Aids:
Inventory: Online.
Collection-level catalog record: Online Catalog.
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