• IdentificationMidwest MS 162
  • TitleInventory of the Alfred E. Hamill Letters to Kenneth Meyer Setton, 1944-1946 Midwest.MS.162
  • PublisherThe Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts
  • RepositoryThe Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts
  • Physical Description0.1 linear feet (1 folder)
  • Date1944-1946
  • Location1 1 2
  • AbstractFive letters to Kenneth Setton concerning his studies of Athens in the 12th century, and other matters of mutual interest.
  • OriginationHamill, Alfred E., (Alfred Ernest), 1884-1953

The Alfred E. Hamill Letters to Kenneth Meyer Setton are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room (Priority III).

The Alfred E. Hamill Letters to Kenneth Meyer Setton are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.

Alfred E. Hamill Letters to Kenneth Meyer Setton, The Newberry Library, Chicago.

Virginia Hay Smith, 2008.

Chicago businessman and book collector.

Alfred Ernest Hamill, a Chicago investment banker, was the founder of the Centaurs Press in Lake Forest, Illinois. He was a trustee of the Newberry Library, serving as President of the Trustees from 1930 until his death in 1953. A distinguished collector, he bequeathed his calligraphy collection and his gypsy lore materials to the Newberry, and established the Alfred E. Hamill Fund for the purchase of rare books and manuscripts.

Five letters, 1944-1946, concerning Kenneth Setton’s studies of Athens in the 12th century, and other matters of mutual interest. At the time of the correspondence, Setton was on the faculty of the University of Manitoba.

Arranged alphabetically.

  • Names
    • Hamill, Alfred E., (Alfred Ernest), 1884-1953 -- Correspondence
    • Setton, Kenneth M. (Kenneth Meyer), 1914-1995
  • Geographic CoverageAthens (Greece) -- History
  • Subject
    • Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
    • Newberry Library
    • Printing History and Book Arts