• Creator Names Haven, Jane Stowell.
  • Title Mrs. Samuel R. Haven diaries [manuscript], 1869-1905.
  • Physical description 3.5 linear ft. (65 v.)
  • Collection arrangement Box 1: 1869-1873, Box 2: 1873-1875; Box 3: 1875-1880, Box 4: 1880-1883, Box 5: 1883-1886, Box 6: 1886-1889, Box 7: 1889-1893, Box 8: 1893-1899, Box 9: 1900-1905.
  • Collection summary Diaries kept by Jane Stowell Haven, Mrs. Samuel R. Haven, give very detailed accounts of family and social activities, responses to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, a trip to Europe, and a trip to Florida. Dr. Samuel Haven had served in the army during the Civil War under Generals R.K. Swift and U.S. Grant. Mrs. Haven was the daughter of E.C. Stowell, a Chicago (Ill.) businessman.
  • Names
    • Haven, Jane Stowell Diaries.
    • Haven family.
    • Haven, Samuel R.
  • Subjects
    • Families Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Families Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Fires Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Fires Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871.
    • Voyages and travels 19th century.
    • Voyages and travels 20th century.
    • Women Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Women Illinois Chicago 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs 19th century.
  • Genre Diaries. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.