Markell Conley Brooks:
An Inventory of Her Genealogy Files at the Minnesota
Historical Society
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| Creator: | Brooks, Markell
Conley, 1899-1971. |
| Title: | Genealogy
files. |
| Date: | 1835-1993
(bulk 1883-1983). |
| Abstract: | Genealogical charts and correspondence,
family letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, architectural
drawings, audio tapes, theatrical scripts, and other material relating to the
Brooks, Conley, Flower, Gutherz, Hawkins, Morris, Orton, and other related
families, ancestors of Markell Conley Brooks. This material was used by
daughter-in-law Virginia Dahleen Brooks in writing a family history. |
| Quantity: | 3.75 cu. ft. (4
boxes). |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for shelf
locations. |
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Markell Conley Brooks (1899-1971) was a daughter of John Thomas Conley
and Grace Hawkins Flower. She married Minnesota lumberman Edward Brooks
(1888-1954) on April 5, 1920. Brooks was for many years the president of
Brooks-Scanlon, Inc., Minneapolis. He was the son of Dwight Frederick Brooks
and a grandson of Sheldon Brooks, of Winona County, Minnesota. Markell and
Edward had four children: Conley Brooks, Edward Brooks, Jr., Anna Markell
Brooks, and Dwight Frederick Brooks II. Edward Brooks Jr. was born November 8,
1922. He married Virginia Dahleen on March 23, 1957, and was a professor of
classics at Macalester College, St. Paul.
Lamrock Flower emigrated from England in 1685 and settled in Hartford,
Connecticut. Lamrock's son Joseph Flower moved to Feeding Hills, Massachusetts
in 1752. Hananiah Brooks was born in Killingly, Connecticut, in 1758. Whipple
Hawkins (b. 1787) was raised in New York State.
As Western lands were opened to settlers, the progenitor families
moved to areas in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Sometime
after 1794 Hananiah Brooks moved to Ohio. The Flowers moved to Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, and eventually to Minnesota. William H. Hawkins was one of the
founders of Aurora, Illinois. Hananiah Brooks was among the first settlers of
Conneaut, Ohio.
The Gutherz family, who had been exiled from Spain, left their more
recent home in Switzerland and settled in Ohio and Tennessee. The Conley family
probably left Ireland as a result of the potato famine, arriving in Wisconsin
in the 1850s.
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The material in the collection includes family documents and
photographs, and more recent genealogical research materials and
correspondence. It apparently was compiled primarily by Virginia Dahleen Brooks
as she researched her book, Markell Conley Brooks, Her
Ancestors and Descendants (1973). Some of the material relating to the
Gutherz family is in German. An unidentified diary (typed transcription) may
date as early as 1817.
There is correspondence of children's author Helena "Quail" Hawkins
and her uncle Forrest Hawkins and her aunt Adah Hawkins Orton, and material
relating to stage star Henrietta Hawkins Morris and her son Chester "Boston
Blackie" Morris. There are photographs and some ink-on-linen elevations and
floor plans for a house in St. Paul designed for M. D. Flower by architect
LeRoy S. Buffington.
The papers are organized into generational groups identified by the
donor as Generations I, II, III, and IV. These groups apparently do not
necessarily correspond with Generations I-X identified in Virginia Brooks'
book.
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| A copy of Virgina Dahleen Brooks' Markell
Conley Brooks, Her Ancestors and Descendants, is separately cataloged
in the Minnesota Historical Society book collection. |
| The Sheldon Brooks and family papers are in the Minnesota Historical
Society manuscript collections. |
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| This collection is indexed under the following
headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers
desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the
catalog using these headings. |
| Topics: |
| | Eastcliff (Saint PAul, Minn.). |
| | Brooks family. |
| | Conley family. |
| | Flowers family. |
| | Gutherz family. |
| | Hawkins family. |
| | Morris family. |
| | Orton family. |
| Places: |
| | Switzerland. |
| Persons: |
| | Brooks, Edward, 1888-1954. |
| | Brooks, Marney Brown. |
| | Brooks, Virginia Dahleen, 1928-. |
| | Buffington, L. S. (Leroy Sunderland), 1847-1931. |
| | Flower, M. D. (Mark Deloss), 1842-1907. |
| | Hawkins, Quail. |
| | Stickney, A. B. (Alpheus Beede), 1840-1916. |
| Types of Documents: |
| | Architectural drawings. |
| | Diaries. |
| | Genealogies. |
| | Photographs. |
| | Scripts (documents). |
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| Preferred Citation: |
| | [Indicate the cited item and/or series
here]. Markell Conley Brooks Genealogy Files. Minnesota Historical
Society. |
| | See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples. |
| Accession Information: |
| | Accession number: 15,595 |
| Processing Information: |
| | Processed by: David B. Peterson, April 2001 |
| | PALS ID number: 09-00322497 |
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Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the
location and box numbers shown below.
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Genealogical Charts and Correspondence
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| 147.F.20.2F | 1 |
Genealogy charts, undated and 1977-1983.
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| | | Includes the Lüscher family and related families. |
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Markell Conley Brooks genealogy:
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Markell Conley Brooks: Her
Ancestors and Descendants, 1973.
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| | | | A family history written by Virginia Dahleen Brooks. Traces
ten generations of the family's history. |
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Genealogy index, 1973.
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| | | | This is an index to Markell Conley
Brooks, above. |
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Markell Conley Brooks - Edward Brooks relationship,
undated.
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Research correspondence, 1966-1991.
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Responses to Markell Conley Brooks genealogy (letters
received), 1975-1977.
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Swiss Relatives:
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Barceloux, Oreon Huntington: Correspondence and
miscellaneous papers, 1957-1984.
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Fredenhagen, undated and 1975-1984.
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Gutherz:
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Correspondence and miscellaneous papers,
1929-1993.
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| | | | | "Gottfried, Will, Anna (see Hawkins), Lena (see Flower),
Carl, and Lenala." Includes a photocopy of a wedding certificate (in German)
for Heinrich Gutherz and Henrietta Lüscher (1842). |
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Photographs, undated and 1880.
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His-Burckhardt-Bruederlin,
1965.
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| | | | "Eine Basler Familie im 19. Jahrhundert aus Tagebüchern und
Briefen der His-Bruckhardt-Bruederlin. Basel, Weihnachten 1965, Bearbeitet von
Edvard Gruner." |
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Jucker, Beno: Photographs and miscellaneous papers,
1975-1983.
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Lebensbild von Albert Burckhardt
(1843-1886), [ca.1965?].
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Lüscher: Rohr:
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Framed paper flower certificate, 1835.
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| | | | | This is a 5-1/2 x 7-1/2 framed oval certificate featuring
handwritten text in old German script and small, delicately-cut paper flowers.
Apparently made by Henrietta Lüscher, later Mrs. Henry Gutherz. |
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Photographs and letters, undated and 1865-1991.
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Generation I
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| 147.F.20.2F | 1 |
Brooks, Hananiah and Elizabeth Spooner, undated and 1924-1981.
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Flower, Markus Tullius Cicero and Cybele Brooks Flower:
Photographs, undated.
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| | | Markus and Cybele were the parents of General Mark Delos
Flower. |
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Hawkins, Whipple, 1979-1980.
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Hawkins, William and Luna Brooks:
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Clippings and miscellaneous papers, undated and 1897-1898.
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Photographs, undated and [ca.1860]-[ca.1890].
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Spooner-DeMarinville, undated and 1893-1985.
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Todd, Samuel and Mary Martin, undated and 1894.
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Generation II
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Flower, Lena Gutherz ("Tante"):
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| | | Lena was the wife of Mark D. Flower. |
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Letters and miscellaneous papers, 1891-1916.
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Photographs, undated and 1886.
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| 142.G.10.1B-1 | 4 | |
Photograph album, undated and 1904-[ca.1906].
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| | | | Photos are unidentified but appear to include photos of Mark
D. and Lena Flower and other relatives; the Flowers' home at 428 Ashland
Avenue, St. Paul; family picnics at Indian Mounds Park, St. Paul; the Mormon
Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah; San Gabriel Mission, Calif.; and what appears to
be San Francisco in the aftermath of the earthquake of 1906. Some of the photos
may be from Switzerland. |
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Scrapbook, 1847-1907.
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| | | | Includes letters, telegrams, and newspaper clippings; a
diploma awarded to Marcus D. Flower by the Aurora Institute and Clark Seminary
(Aurora, Ill.) (1861); photos of Mark D. Flower, his wife, and their home at
428 Ashland Ave., St. Paul; photos of various family members and friends; and
Lena Gutherz' baptismal certificate (1847). There is information about the St.
Paul Union Stockyards Company (of which Mark Flower was president), Chicago
Great Western Railway president A. B. Stickney, Flower's appointment as
postmaster of St. Paul, a trip to Europe, and the death of M. D. Flower (1907).
Some of the material is in German. |
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Flower, Mark Delos:
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Biographical information, 1907.
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Civil War material, undated and 1872-1903.
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| | | | Includes information about G.A.R. encampments of 1886, 1895,
1896, and 1900, as well as a description of the Battle of Corinth (Sept. 19,
1862) by Mark D. Flower, a participant. |
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Clippings, 1895-1931.
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Genealogical material, undated and 1889-1894.
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| | | | Includes letters and genealogical charts. |
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Letters and miscellaneous papers, undated and 1861-1947.
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| | | | Includes a Flower family crest (1906). There is also a typed
transcription of an undated diary written by an unidentified Flower relative
perhaps as early as 1817. The diary includes references to Pennsylvania and to
places in the state of New York, and to the birth of Ann Flower (1817). |
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Photographs, undated and 1860s-1900.
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| | | | Includes a photograph of Flower's home at 428 Ashland Avenue,
St. Paul (1891). |
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| 142.G.10.1B-1 | 4 | |
Photograph, undated.
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"Plans for Gen. M. D. Flower Cottage, St. Paul,
Minn.," 1881.
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| | | | One roll of 7 architectural drawings by L. S. Buffington for
Flower's house at 428 Ashland Avenue. Includes front, side, and rear
elevations, and basement, main floor, and second floor plans. |
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Hawkins, Anna Gutherz ("Mutie"):
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Certificate awarded by the World's Columbian
Exposition, 1894.
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Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1845-1920.
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| | | | Includes Anna's birth certificate (in German). |
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Photographs, undated and 1885-1918.
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Hawkins, Willis B., 1866-1979.
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| | | Includes information about Florence, Jack Hawkins, and Russell
Godfrey. There is also a copy of Queerful Widget,
by Willis Brooks Hawkins (1920) (cover torn off). |
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Hawkins, William Delos: Photographs, undated and 1889.
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| | | "Delos Hawkins" was the husband of Anna Gutherz Hawkins, and the
father of Etta, Adah, Grace, Harry, and Mark Hawkins. File includes a
photograph of "the Hawkins House" at Aurora, Ill. There is also a letter to
"Dear Ones in Memphis" from "DeLoss" (1869). |
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Generation III
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| 147.F.20.3B | 2 |
Conley, Grace Hawkins Flower:
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1886-1887.
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Pen-and-ink landscape drawing, 1891.
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Hawkins, Heinrich Gutherz ("Harry"):
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Letters received, 1894-1935.
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Obituaries, 1935.
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Photograph albums, 1909-1936. 2 small albums in 1 folder.
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| | | | Primarily family photographs taken at Spokane (1909-1910) and
Yakima (1926-1936), Washington. |
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Photographs, [ca.1891]-1959.
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Photographs of grandchildren, 1953-1972.
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Miscellaneous family material, undated and 1908-1968.
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Hawkins, Helen Rich Lyon:
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| | | Helen was married to Heinrich Gutherz Hawkins ("Harry"). |
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Letters received, 1904-1970. 3 folders.
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Photographs, 1868-1921.
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Hawkins, Mark Delos:
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| | | Mark Delos Hawkins was the youngest son of Anna and Willis
Hawkins. |
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Letters and photographs, 1886-1969.
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| 142.G.10.1B-1 | 4 | |
Pencil drawings, [ca.1899].
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Photograph of members of the Minnesota Senate,
1875.
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| 147.F.20.3B | 2 |
Morris, Henrietta Hawkins ("Etta"):
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| | | Henrietta Luna Hawkins ("Aunt Etta") was the daughter of Anna G.
Hawkins. She married William Henry Morris on October 1, 1891. |
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Clippings, undated and 1889-1895.
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| | | | These clippings concern theatrical productions in which
Henrietta apparently appeared. |
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Correspondence, 1888-1945.
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| 142.G.10.1B-1 | 4 | |
Photograph of Mount Vernon (Va.), undated.
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| | | | Home of George Washington. Etta evidently appears in the
picture. |
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| 147.F.20.3B | 2 | |
Photographs, undated and 1889-1942.
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| | | | Include photos of Henrietta's husband and children. |
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Theatrical productions, undated and 1882-1894. 2 folders.
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| | | | Includes scripts for "In Honor Bound," "The Arabian Nights,"
"Ours," "My Turn Next," "Young Mrs. Winthrop," and "The Brownies in Fairyland,"
and a fiftieth performance souvenir book of publicity photographs from "Men and
Women!" |
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Morris, William Henry:
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| | | William Henry Morris married Henrietta Hawkins. Their children
included Lloyd, Gordon, Chester, and Wilhelmina. |
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1892-1970.
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| | | | Includes material relating to sons Chester and Lloyd. |
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Photographs, undated and 1901-1932?
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Orton, Adah Hawkins:
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Clippings, 1887-1897.
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Correspondence, undated and 1885-1932, 1944. 2 folders.
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Entertainments and theatrical productions,
undated and 1883-1894.
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| | | | Programs from and information about various plays and
operettas in which Adah appeared, including "Young Mrs. Winthrop," "The Taming
of the Shrew," "The Arabian Nights," "Red Riding Hood," and "Five O'Clock Tea."
There are scripts for "Sweethearts" and "The Hunchback." |
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Photographs, undated and 1894-1910, 1955.
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Saint Paul High School, 1883-1887.
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Miscellany, undated and 1897-1921.
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Orton, Forrest Hoy:
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| | | Forrest Hoy Orton married Adah Hawkins on June 14, 1897. |
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Correspondence, undated and 1896-1900, 1921.
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Obituary, 1933.
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Photographs, undated.
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Generation IV
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| 147.F.20.4F | 3 |
Brooks, Edward:
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| | | Edward Brooks married Markell Conley in 1920. |
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Northern Pacific Railway Company directors'
resolution, December 9, 1954.
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| | | | This resolution expresses sorrow upon the death of Edward
Brooks, who was a director of the company. |
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Obituary, 1954.
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Photographs, undated and 1911-1949.
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Brooks, Markell Conley:
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Eastcliff, 1931-1994.
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| | | | Eastcliff is the Saint Paul mansion that was the Edward Brooks
family home until 1958, when the family gave it to the University of Minnesota
to serve as the president's residence. The home is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places as the "Brooks, Edward, Sr. and Markell,
House." |
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"Important Papers," undated and 1899-1950.
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| | | | Includes correspondence, poetry, a certified copy (1940) of
Markell Conley's birth record (1899), and an invitation to her wedding to
Edward Brooks (1920). |
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Letters received, 1944-1985.
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Photographs, undated and 1939-1942.
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Miscellany, undated and 1971-1974.
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Hawkins, David Delos: Photographs, undated and 1956-1959.
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Hawkins, George Frederick: Photographs, undated and 1969.
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Hawkins, Heinrich Gutherz, Jr. ("Hank"): Photographs,
undated.
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Hawkins, Helena Ann ("Quail"):
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| | | Quail Hawkins was an author of children's books. |
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Childhood vignettes, 1989.
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Clippings, undated and 1942-1979.
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Family history tapes, 1972. Two 5-inch reels.
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| | | | Audio recordings of Quail relating family history to Marney
and Ginny, April 1972. |
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Letters received, 1925-1986.
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Hawkins Family History,
1971.
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Photographs, undated and 1905-1970.
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Hawkins, John Forrest William: Photographs, undated and 1960.
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Hawkins, Marjorie Jean, 1942.
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| | | "Marjorie Jean Hawkins Witt Cram." |
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Hawkins, Mark Flower:
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Clippings and letters, 1969-1984.
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Photographs, undated and 1912-1966.
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Hawkins, Richard Lyon: Photographs, 1915-1916, 1972.
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Hawkins, William Norman, 1943-1952.
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Orton, Carl Frederick Gutherz ("Fritz"): Photographs,
undated and 1906-1938.
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Orton, Joanne:
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| | | Joanne Gutherz Orton was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Forrest
Hoy Orton. She married James Edward Towle on October 10, 1919. |
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Correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1899-1919.
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Photographs, undated and 1900-1915.
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| 142.G.10.1B-1 | 4 |
Orton, Mark deForrest ("Bubbles"):
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Photograph, undated [1930s?].
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| | | | Formal portrait of Orton in a business suit. |
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Photographs, 1909-1957.
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| | | | Includes a photograph of Orton's granddaughter (1957). Orton
himself died in 1937. |
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Miscellany, undated and 1989.
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