Roswell B. Mason papers

  • Creator Names Mason, R. B. (Roswell B.), 1805-1892.
  • Title Roswell B. Mason papers [manuscript], 1833-1956.
  • Physical description
    • 1 liner ft. (2 boxes)
    • 1 oversize folder.
  • Collection summary Correspondence, proclamations, deeds, etc. of Roswell B. Mason and other family members. Includes ca. 60 items, October-November 1871, relating to the Great Chicago Fire, while Mason was mayor, including letters (2) and proclamation by General Sheridan, proclamations by Mason, and letters from the mayors of other cities. Also present are materials on Mason's railroad and other business ventures, 1833-1956; list of number of passengers transported on the main line and Galena branch by the Illinois Central Railroad (1855); expense record for moving a house (1855); items of Harriet Lavinia Hopkins Mason and Alice L. Mason; letters of Henry B. Mason, Edward G. Mason and members of the Trowbridge family (ca. 1880s-early 1920s); and genealogical materials about the Mason family and Howell family and family associations with the town of Cheshire (Mass.).
  • Acquisition information Gift of Elizabeth Trowbridge Wild (1998.0137), Harriet G. Trowbridge (1985.0806), and Luther Laflin Mills.
  • Names
    • Mason, R. B. (Roswell B.), 1805-1892 Archives.
    • Mason, Edward G. (Edward Gay), 1839-1898 Archives.
    • Mason, Harriet Lavinia Hopkins.
    • Mason, Henry B.
    • Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888.
    • Taylor, George.
    • Chicago (Ill.). Mayor.
    • Illinois. Chicago Volunteer Regiment, 1st.
    • Brown, T. B.
    • Holden, Charles P.
    • Mason, Edward G. (Edward Gay), 1839-1898.
    • Mason, Harriet Lavinia Hopkins.
    • Mason, Henry B.
    • Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888.
    • Taylor, George.
    • Chicago (Ill.). Mayor (1869-1871 : Mason)
  • Subjects
    • Business enterprises Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Business enterprises Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Disaster relief Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Families Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Families Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Fires Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871.
    • Mayors Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Railroad companies Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Railroad companies Illinois Chicago 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Politics and government 19th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Politics and government 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Deeds. aat
    • Financial records. aat
    • Genealogies. aat
    • Proclamations. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.