Table of Contents
- Collection Summary
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content Note
- Subject Headings
- Related Material
- Administrative Information
- Access and Use
- Encoding Information
- Container List
Collection Summary
| Repository: | Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries |
|---|---|
| Creator: | MacLeish Family |
| Title: | MacLeish Family Papers |
| Dates: | 1898-1946 |
| Quantity: | 0.7 cubic feet (4 boxes) |
| Abstract: | Correspondence between the members of the MacLeish Family, including parents Martha and Andrew and their children Archibald, Kenneth, Norman, and Ishbel, as well as the children of Andrew's previous marriages, Bruce, Blanche and Lily. |
Biographical Note
The MacLeish Family represented in this collection include Martha and Andrew and their children Archibald, Kenneth, Norman, and Ishbel, as well as the children of Andrew's previous marriages, Bruce, Blanche and Lily. Martha Hillard MacLeish (whose nickname was "Patty") was president of Rockford Seminary (now Rockford College) from 1884-1888. Andrew MacLeish was the founder and manager of the retail operations of Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company in Chicago. He was also a key figure in the founding of the modern University of Chicago. Their son, Archibald MacLeish, became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and the Librarian of Congress.
TopChronology
| 1838 June | Andrew MacLeish born |
| 1856 August 17 | Martha Hillard born |
| 1858 December 25 | Andrew MacLeish married Lilias Young — they had two daughters, Lily (b. 1860) and Blanche (b. 1862) |
| 1878 September | Lilias MacLeish died |
| 1878 | Martha Hillard graduated from Vassar College |
| 1881 March | Andrew MacLeish married (Martha) Louise Little — they had one son, Bruce (b. 1882) |
| 1884-1888 | Martha Hillard served as President of Rockford Seminary |
| 1888 August 22 | Andrew MacLeish married Martha Hillard |
| 1889 July 1 | Martha Louise MacLeish born (died 1890 August 6) |
| 1890 August 29 | Norman Hillard MacLeish born |
| 1892 May 7 | Archibald MacLeish born |
| 1894 September 19 | Kenneth MacLeish born (Died 1918 October 10 in WWI) |
| 1897 March 20 | Ishbel Marjoribanks MacLeish (VC 1920) born |
| 1928 January 14 | Andrew MacLeish died |
| 1936 | Martha Hillard MacLeish received honorary L.L.D. from Rockford College |
| 1947 December 21 | Martha Hillard MacLeish died |
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence between the members of the MacLeish Family, including parents Martha and Andrew and their children Archibald, Kenneth, Norman, and Ishbel, as well as the children of Andrew's previous marriages, Bruce, Blanche and Lily. Of particular note are the letters between Kenneth MacLeish and his parents. Kenneth, who died when his fighter plan went down during World War I, was a favorite of Archibald MacLeish and the subject of several of his poems.
TopAccess and Use
Access
This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Librarywithout any additional restrictions.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to quote (publish) from unpublished or previously published material must be obtained as described in the regulations of the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library.
Subject Headings
Names:
- MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982--Family
- MacLeish, Martha Hillard, 1856-1947
- MacLeish, Andrew, 1838-1928
- MacLeish, Kenneth, 1894-1918
VCL Categories
- Family
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
MacLeish Family Papers, Archives and Special Collections Library, Vassar College Libraries.
Processing Information
Processed by Laura Streett, June 2012.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Lochland School, October 2002 (M2002-016).
Container List
| Folder 1.1 | Andrew to Blanche, 1916 Dec 20 |
| Folder 1.2 | Andrew to Ishbel, 1913-1922 |
| Folder 1.3 | Andrew to Kenneth, 1911-1914 |
| Folder 1.4 | Andrew to Kenneth, 1915-1918 |
| Folder 1.5 | Andrew to Martha, 1919-1920 |
| Folder 1.6 | Andrew to Mary R. Hillard, 1915-1916 |
| Folder 1.7 | Andrew to Scotland family, 1915-1919 |
| Folder 1.8 | Andrew to other family, 1915, 1917 |
| Folders 1.9-1.19 | Martha to Andrew, 1898-1910 |
| Folders 2.1-2.6 | Martha to Andrew, 1912-1926 |
| Folder 2.7 | Ada to Andrew and Martha, ca. 1919 May |
| Folder 2.8 | Archibald to parents, [1914-1917], n.d. |
| Folder 2.9 | Letters regarding Archibald's appendectomy, 1912 |
| Folder 2.10 | Blanche to Andrew, 1898-1920, 1925, n.d. |
| Folder 2.11 | Bruce to parents, 1904 Feb 24 |
| Folder 2.12 | Ishbel to parents, 1915-1926, n.d. |
| Folders 2.13-2.20 | Kenneth to parents, 1907-1918, n.d. |
| Folder 2.21 | Lily to Andrew, 1899, 1920, n.d. |
| Folder 2.22 | Norman to parents, 1906-1920, 1925 |
| Folder 2.23 | Mary R. Hillard to Andrew, 1915 Nov 8 |
| Folder 3.1 | John H. Wood to Andrew, 1904, 1925 |
| Folder 3.2 | John E. Scott to Andrew, 1904 |
| Folder 3.3 | Scotland family to Andrew, 1914-1919 |
| Folder 3.4 | Miscellaneous family to Andrew, 1903-1925, n.d. |
| Folder 3.5 | Ishbel to Bruce and Elizabeth, 1943, n.d. |
| Folder 3.6 | Andrew to Governor Frank Lowden re Haldan Cleminson case, 1917 |
| Folder 3.7 | Andrew — Letters from and relating to John D. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., 1898-1916 |
| Folder 3.8 | Andrew — Church and Missionary letters, 1903-1918 |
| Folder 3.9 | Miscellaneous letters to Andrew, 1905-1920 |
| Folder 3.10 | Andrew — Travel documents, 1920 |
| Folder 3.11 | War time addresses of Norman, Kenneth and Archibald |
| Folder 3.12 | Empty envelopes |
| Folder 4.1 | Children's expenses — Archibald |
| Folder 4.2 | Children's expenses — Ishbel |
| Folder 4.3 | Children's expenses — Kenneth |
| Folder 4.4 | Children's expenses — Mixed |
| Folder 4.5 | Clippings |
| Folder 4.6 | Andrew — Finances and business |
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Details
Correspondence between the members of the MacLeish Family, including parents Martha and Andrew and their children Archibald, Kenneth, Norman, and Ishbel, as well as the children of Andrew's previous marriages, Bruce, Blanche and Lily.
