MsC 163

 

Manuscript Register

 

THE PAPERS OF THE McILVAINE FAMILY

 

Collection Dates: 1862 -- 1931

.75 linear ft.

 

This document describes a collection of materials held by the
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1420
Phone: 319-335-5921
Fax: 319-335-5900
e-mail: lib-spec@uiowa.edu

 

Posted to Internet: July 2002

 

Access and Restrictions: This collection is open for research.

 

Digital Surrogates: Except where indicated, this document describes but does not reproduce the actual text, images and objects which make up this collection. Materials are available only in the Special Collections Department.

 

Copyright:  Please read The University of Iowa Libraries' statement on "Property Rights, Copyright Law, and Permissions to Use Unpublished Materials"

 

Use of Collections:  The University of Iowa Libraries supports access to the materials, published and unpublished, in its collections. Nonetheless, access to some items may be restricted by their fragile condition or by contractual agreement with donors, and it may not be possible at all times to provide appropriate machinery for reading, viewing or accessing non-paper-based materials. Please read our Use of Manuscripts Statement.

 

Scope and Contents

 

The McIlvaine family papers are composed of business correspondence and personal letters written to Mrs. Harry B. McIlvaine from 1862 to 1931. Mrs. McIlvaine was the wife of Col. H. B. McIlvaine who served in the Civil War as chief of artillery during the siege of Harper's Ferry in 1862. (More information pertaining to Col. McIlvaine can be found in The Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series vol. XIX, part 1.)

The correspondence is arranged chronologically in twelve folders. The majority of the letters are between Mrs. McIlvaine and her children, Catherine and Harry Jr. These letters are personal in nature and contain few historical events of the day. Some of the letters to Mrs. McIlvaine are from relatives. The most important letters are those from Mrs. McIlvaine's nephew, Herbert Parsons, who served as a member of Congress from New York State (1901 -- 1911). In the letters from Mr. Parsons, reference is made to President Theodore Roosevelt and President Taft. There are several letters from the Federal Government to Mrs. McIlvaine regarding a pension claim she made after her husband's death.

In the collection index, names are followed by item numbers indicating letters pertaining to a person or subject.

 

INDEX

S) denotes subject headings
* denotes letters sent to the person named

ANKLE-SUPPORT SHOE, ADVERTISEMENT (S), 204

Backus, Elise Piutti, 271

Bartley, Helen, 272

Blake & Turner, Faribault, Minnesota, 320

Bohn, G. C., 249

BOHNSYPHON REFRIGERATOR (S), 249

Bolles, Henry A., 223, 224, 225

Bolting, Marie, 66

BUNTAIN, MORGAN (S), 154

BURIAL GROUND RIGHTS (S), 324

Camp Ether, 306

Carpenter & Smith, Faribault, Minnesota, 321

Cavanaugh & Frink, Faribault, Minnesota, 226

Chambers, Sarah O., 38, 48, 65, 81, 251, 273

Clapp, Moses E. (Chairman of U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs), 248

Clarine Brothers, Faribault, Minnesota, 216

Comford, J. F., 190

Comford & King, Faribault, Minnesota, 181

Cowley, A. M. P., 246

Crone, Fannie, 299

Crone, Sarah Le, 283

Cyrmt, F. N., 218

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington D.C., 193, 194, 201

Deverey & Donohue, Faribault, Minnesota, 265, 267

DuBois, Corneluis, 245

E. Fleckenstein Brewing Co., Faribault, Minnesota, 234

E. J. Denning & Company, New York City, 35, 170, 187

Faribault Furniture Company, Faribault, Minnesota, 185, 191

FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA (S) 245

Farnum, Cornelia Whipple, 47, 286, 295

Fink Brothers, Faribault, Minnesota, 214

Foester, W. L., 263

Folwell, Mary H., 33, 50, 56, 64, 72, 300

*Gaylord, T. B., 15

George Tleston & Co., Faribault, Minnesota, 69, 84, 87

GOODWIN, NAT C. (S), 92

Graham Nursery Co., Rochester, New York, 235

Grant, A. J., 189, 192

Gray, Julia Allen, 268

GREAT LAKE STORM OF 1881 (S), 144

GREAT NECK PROPERTY (S), 58

Hall, A. L., 186

Hall, M. R., 175

Hamiet, R. C., 277

Harris, Ellen N., 19, 31, 49

Hatch, A. M., 256

Heatwole, Joel P., U.S. Representative, 217, 220

Herrick, Caroline K., 26, 38, 285

Hill, A. J., Jr., 278

Hilton, Hughes & Co., New York City, 199

HOTEL METROPOLITAN, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA (S), 207

House of Representatives, U.S.A., 217, 220

Huyler's, New York City, 219

Ichenck, Julia C., 5

INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, 59th CONGRESS (S), 248

J. Paisley's Sons, New York City, 208

JEAUR CAUT: CASE AGAINST THE MAYOR OF BUFFALO, 1885 (S), 52, 62

Jepson & Son, Faribault, Minnesota, 215

Kedney, Sarah A., 221

Kelly, E. F., 210, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 319

Kelly & Lieb, Faribault, Minnesota, 210

Kinity, Grace E. M., 51

LADY DURAND (S), 297

Lasalle & Koch Co., 243

Laufenbruger & Wolf, Faribault, Minnesota, 188

LERNISS, GARRETT P., SECRETARY OF AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY (S), 51

Lind, Myrtle A., 196, 198, 222, 304

Lochren, William, Commissioner of the Bureau of Pensions, Washington D.C., 193, 201

Lohwell, Sarah H., 294

Longeway, Josephine, 279

LYSEWN THEATRE, DULUTH, MINNESOTA (S), 152

MacIntire, Percivar, 312, 313, 314, 315

Mannheimer Bros., St. Paul, Minnesota, 257

MAYFLOWER, SHIP ON GREAT LAKES THAT SUNK IN 1881 (S), 144

*McIlvaine, Alexis E., 11, 305

McIlvaine, Alexis E., 284

McIlvaine, Mrs. C. L., 308, 309

*McIlvaine, Kate 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 79, 82, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 143, 144, 147, 148, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 184, 195, 196, 197, 198, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207, 209, 218, 219, 221, 222, 241, 243, 245, 246, 248, 260, 279, 281, 282, 285, 294, 295, 298, 299, 300, 304, 306, 307, 312, 314, 315, 316, 318, 323, 337

McIlvaine, Kate, 7, 183, 317

McIlvaine, Charles P., 1

MCILVAINE, DAVID (S), 154

*McIlvaine, Harry B., 236

McIlvaine, Harry B. 21, 24, 25, 42, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, l00, l0l, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 180, 184

*McIlvaine, Col. Harry B., Sr., 8, 284

McIlvaine, Col. Harry B., Sr., 12, 15, 302

*McIlvaine, Helen (Nell), 13, 14, 16, 17, 298

McIlvaine, Helen (Nell), 11, 305

*McIlvaine, Margaret, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 35, 42, 68, 69, 70, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 199, 200, 201, 205, 206, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 220, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 238, 239, 240, 242, 244, 247, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 280, 282, 283, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 297, 301, 302, 303, 308, 309, 310, 311, 313, 317, 319, 320, 321, 322

McIlvaine, Margaret, 40, 46, 316

McIlvaine, Sarah S., 310, 311

Milo B. Stevens & Co., Chicago, Ill. (Solicitors of Pension Claims), 169, 171, 203

Mitchell, Addie E.,174

Mitchell, Bertha, 182, 292

Mitchell, Charles, 29, 36

Mitchell, E. P., 13, 276

Mitchell, M. E., 258, 269

Mitchell, Mrs. S. E., 22, 77, 250

Moore, Millie R., 252

Morgan, Edith T., 82, 173, 176

MORTAGAGE PROMISARY NOTE (S), 12, 15

Morrell, Edwin, 39, 41, 45, 53, 54, 63, 74

Morrell, Helen L., 178, 197

Morrell, Robert, 30, 32, 34, 37, 43, 52, 55, 57, 58, 62, 323

Murphy, D. L. (First Deputy Commissioner of Bureau of Pensions), 194

Naucoch, E. C., 206

"THE NOMINEE" (play) (S), 92

North Star Livery Co., Faribault, Minnesota, 266

Oscar M. Harstad & Co., Faribault, Minnesota, 261, 262

PARIS (S), 10, 290

Parsons, Edith, 238, 259, 280, 307

Parsons, Herbert , 10

Parsons, John E., 213

Parsons, M., 239, 240, 242, 297

Parsons, Mary D., 2, 3, 4, 28, 76, 78, 80, 202, 209, 211, 212, 287, 288, 290, 296

Pettitt, S. I., 70

PHOTOGRAPHS OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD (S), 13

POEM (S), 325

Pond, L. E., U. S. Pension Agent, 179

POORHOUSE (S), 62

Pope, Elija E., 204, 275

Pope, William, 44, 73, 75, 79

"PRINCE METHUSALEM" (comic opera) (S), 51

Puisnes, E., 59, 60, 61

RAYMOND, JOHN T. (S), 51

Remmey, W., 274

Renneraker & Jones, Washington D. C., 247

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE, PRESIDENT (S), 238

Saxton, William A., 253, 255

SERVANT HELP IN 1885 (S), 62

*Shouts, James, 12

Smith, Helen Livingston, 86

Smith, John Day, Attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 67

ST. LOUIS HOTEL FIRE, DULUTH, MINNESOTA, 1891 (S), 149

TAFT, WILLIAM HOWARD, PRESIDENT (S), 259, 297

Taylor, Thais, 293

TEMPLE OPERA PROGRAM (S), 92

Thomson, Alice L., 254

Turner, Jessie, 301

Tuttle, L., Faribault, Minnesota, 68

U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, 248

Van Ellis, Elizabeth, 14, 16

Wanamaker, John, 337

WAR PENSION CLAIM (S), 67, 169, 171, 179, 193, 194, 201, 274, 253, 255,

Washington Meat Market, Faribault, Minnesota, 200

Wellman, Ray W., 236

Western Union Telegraph Company, 323

Wheeler, J. B., 172

Whipple, E., 195

Whipple, Mary W., 23, 27, 244, 264, 270

White Enamel Refrigerator Co., St. Paul, Minnesota, 249

Whitney, George S., 322