Photos, ephemera and special correspondence Photos, Helen Palmer Dawes in , Berlin Letter from E.T. Wilkes to Rufus C. Dawes re: Christopher House summer camp, "Ingleside" Letter from Marie Sellers to Helen Palmer Dawes , re: Evanston Community Kitchen Recital program , including Margaret Dawes News clippings re: Evanston Community Kitchen, & Constitutional Convention ; Adriatic ship accident, Aug. ; Helen Palmer Dawes on poetry . First Presbyterian donation receipts, 1920, 1920-02-14, 1921-06-04, 1921-07-09, 1921-10-13, approximately 1922, 1922, 1922-02-28, 1924 undated
Scope and Contents
The Rufus C and Helen Palmer Dawes Collection contains family photographs and correspondence from 1870-1941; various diaries kept by Helen or Rufus between 1888 and 1941; scrapbooks made between 1901 and 1928; and material on the Century of Progress exposition. Topical files kept by Mrs. Dawes on her various interests and activities include material on the Woman's Club of Evanston and her war work during 1914-1918. Published books and pamphlets have been cataloged with volumes found in the Charles G. Dawes Collection as Dawes monographs and serials; they may be found in the Northwestern University online catalog and are located in the McCormick Library of Special Collections.
Dates
- 1920, 1920-02-14, 1921-06-04, 1921-07-09, 1921-10-13, approximately 1922, 1922, 1922-02-28, 1924 undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Dawes, Rufus C. (Rufus Cutler), 1867-1940 (Person)
- From the Collection: Dawes, Helen Palmer, 1869-1941 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.
Extent
From the Collection: 11 Boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Library Details
Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu