A. T. Andreas papers

  • Creator Names Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900.
  • Title A. T. Andreas papers [manuscript], 1861-1913.
  • Physical description
    • 0.75 linear ft. (1 box)
    • 12 folders. (Stored with Alpha).
  • Collection summary Letters, diaries (2 v.), and other documents by, to, or collected by A.T. Andreas, a Civil War soldier and later Chicago businessman and historian. Items from the Civil War period while Andreas served in the 12th Illinois Infantry include letters (16) to his future wife, diaries (1864, when he was a Commissary of Subsistence in the U.S. Army of the Tennessee, and 1865), a slave insurance policy, a stamped U.S. military railroad pass, and a blank Confederate muster roll. Some later materials relate to his participation in civic and veterans' organizations, including the Military Order of the Loyal Legion and the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. Also present are letters, notes, and transcripts from memoirs and from township and county records used in the compilation of Andreas' History of Chicago and his History of Cook County (ca. 1874-1885, 12 folders). Correspondents include Zebina Eastman, Fred A. Hunt, and J. D. O'Conner. Topics include the history of Chicago newspaper publishing, Masonic and other lodges, firefighters, contributions to Kansas sufferers from the plague of grasshoppers (1874-1875), the meaning of Native American place names, and the shooting of Colonel Grosvenor during the Chicago Fire.
  • Acquisition information This collection was a gift of Fred A. Hunt (M1884.6174) and a 1994 purchase (1994.0338).
  • Finding Aids Note Unpublished finding aid available.
  • Names
    • Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900 Archives.
    • Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900. History of Chicago.
    • Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900. History of Cook County, Illinois.
    • Chicago (Ill.). Fire Department.
    • United States. Army. Dept. of the Tennessee.
    • United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865)
    • Eastman, Zebina, 1815-1883.
    • Hunt, Fred A.
    • O'Conner, J. D.
    • Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
    • Society of the Army of the Tennessee.
    • Eastman, Zebina, 1815-1883.
    • Hunt, Fred A.
    • O'Conner, J. D.
    • Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
    • Society of the Army of the Tennessee.
  • Subjects
    • Authors, American Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Courtship Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Fires Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Freemasonry Illinois Chicago.
    • Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871.
    • Names, Geographical Illinois 19th century.
    • Newspaper publishing Illinois Chicago 19th century.
    • Soldiers Illinois 19th century.
    • Veterans Illinois Societies, etc. 19th century.
    • Veterans 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) History 19th century.
    • Cook County (Ill.) History 19th century.
    • Kansas History 19th century.
    • United States History Civil War, 1861-1865.
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Diaries. aat
    • Memoirs. aat
    • Military passes. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.