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Dent was born in Hennepin, Illinois, the son of George Dent and Comfort (Ijams) Dent. [3] [4] George Dent held a number of elective offices in Putnam County, including clerk of the circuit and county courts, county judge, and member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1853 and 1864. [5]
Culture & the City: Cultural Philanthropy in Chicago from the 1880s to 1917 (University Press of Kentucky, 1976) Jensen, Richard. "The Accomplishments of the Newberry Library Family and Community History Programs: An Interview with Richard Jensen" The Public Historian (Autumn, 1983) 5#4 pp: 49-61 in JSTOR
The Henry E. Legler Regional Branch of the Chicago Public Library, also called the Legler Library, the Legler Regional Library, or the Legler Branch, is a branch of the Chicago Public Library located at 115 S. Pulaski Road in the West Garfield Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. [2] The library was built in 1919 and opened on October 11 ...
Location Notes 1: Aledo Aledo: May 21, 1913: $10,000 200 N. College Ave. In June 1974, the Mercer Carnegie Library was one of two buildings in Aledo named “Landmarks in Mercer County” by the Historic Sites Division of the Illinois Department of Conservation. Closed as a library in April 2019 upon opening of new location. 2: Arcola: Arcola ...
Across from Welles Park. Conrad Sulzer Regional Library is one of three regional libraries in the Chicago Public Library system in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois.It was named for Conrad Sulzer, the first white settler in what became Lakeview Township, whose family held multiple civic posts and established a foundation.
University of Chicago Library is the library system of the University of Chicago, located on the university's campus in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is the ninth largest academic library in North America, with over 11.9 million volumes as of 2019. [ 2 ]
The life of Buchtel boys basketball coach Rayshon Dent changed forever when he was still a baby. He's shared his history with players in recent years. Tragedy rocked Rayshon Dent's family, and he ...
Julia Boggs Dent was born on January 26, 1826, at White Haven plantation west of St. Louis, Missouri. [2] [3] Her parents were Frederick Dent (1787–1873), a planter and merchant, and Ellen Wrenshall Dent. [2] Frederick enslaved about 30 Africans, whom he freed only when compelled by law, having previously resisted moral arguments against ...