William Bross papers

  • Creator Names Bross, William, 1813-1890.
  • Title William Bross papers [manuscript], 1813-1956.
  • Physical description
    • 3 linear ft.
    • 1 oversize folder.
  • Collection summary
    • Business and personal letters, mostly pertaining to William Bross of Chicago (Ill.), deeds, insurance policies, stock certificates, bills and receipts, diaries with transcripts (1872-1888), and genealogical materials. William Bross was the president of the Chicago Tribune Company and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1865-1866. The collection includes 16 letters (1834-1837) from Moses Bross to his son William at Williams College; congratulations on Bross' 50th wedding anniversary, 1889; and condolences on his death, 1890. Genealogical materials are ca. 250 items, 1875-1945. Many bills and receipts are for European purchases made by Bross and his family. Collection includes a subscription book for Rufus Blanchard's Northwestern Quarterly Magazine (1858), with autographs and addresses of subscribers, including Abraham Lincoln; abolitionist poetry; and newspaper clippings regarding the magazine. The volume is inscribed as presented to William Bross by Rufus Blanchard, Chicago, February, 1884. Collection also includes 5 letters by Bross to Mrs. Mark Norris. Letters (4) in 1850-51 discuss the religious newspaper, the Prairie Herald, and Bross's family life and garden; letter of May 19, 1860, thanks her for her gift of hemlock from the banks of the Delaware and closes with, "Hurrah for Lincoln."
    • Includes William Bross letter to Mrs. Stella S. Coatsworth (1870 June 21, 2 p.) offering corrections for future editions of her book, The Loyal People of the Northwest.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Jessie Bross Lloyd family papers.
  • Finding Aids Note Partial container list available and catalog cards for some items.
  • Names
    • Bross, William, 1813-1890 Archives.
    • Bross family.
    • Bross, Moses.
    • Coatsworth, Stella S. Loyal people of the northwest.
    • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Books and reading.
    • Chicago Academy of Sciences.
    • Republican Party (Ill.)
    • Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
    • Williams College Students.
    • Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915. 1868 Feb 11.
    • Blanchard, Rufus, 1821-1904.
    • Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885. 1873 Oct 17.
    • Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892. 1885 Mar?
    • Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872. 1872 June 30.
    • Inglehart, N. P.
    • Medill, Joseph, 1823-1899. 1885 Dec 22.
    • Norris, Mark, Mrs., recipient. rcp. 1850-51, 1860.
    • Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873. 1867 Dec. 28-31.
  • Uniform Title Northwestern quarterly magazine.
  • Subjects
    • Abolitionists Illinois Chicago.
    • Families Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Families Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Newspaper publishing Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Periodicals Publishing Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Presbyterian Church Illinois.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 19th century.
    • Europe Description and travel 19th century.
    • Illinois Politics and government 19th century.
    • United States Politics and government 19th century.
  • Genre
    • Diaries. aat
    • Genealogies. aat
    • Insurance policies. aat
    • Poetry. aat
    • Receipts (financial records) aat
    • Stock certificates. aat
    • Subscription lists. aat
  • Uniform title Northwestern quarterly magazine.
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.