Finding aid for Hazel Pingree Mills papers, 1893-1957
02984

Summary Information

Repository
Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Creator -
Mills, Hazel Pingree
Title
Hazel Pingree Mills papers
ID
02984
Date [inclusive]
1893-1957
Extent
2.2 Linear feet (4 boxes, 1 volume)
Location note
Level B, B7n
Language
English
Language of Materials
In English.

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Biographical/Historical note

Hazel Pingree Mills was the daughter of Detroit Mayor Hazen S. Pingree. She was married twice: first to Sherman L. Depew. They had two daughters, Frances and Valerie; second to Wilson Mills, who had a son, William J., from his first wife, Elizabeth. William was killed during World War II, and this collection includes the many condolence letters received after his death.

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Scope and Contents note

Mrs. Mills' papers contain many of Mayor Pingree's letters, 1893-1894. The collection also features newspaper articles and personal papers of Mrs. Mills, material on the Detroit Historical Society and a photostat copy of the John Gilbert Diary.

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Arrangement

Organized into three series: I. Hazel Pingree Mills. II. Mayor Hazen Pingree (father) III. William J. Mills (step-son).

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection. Dec. 7, 2009

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

02984

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Hazel Pingree Mills papers, 1893-1957 (OCLC record)

[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/475561196]

Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Detroit Historical Society.

Genre(s)

  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Photocopies

Geographic Name(s)

  • Detroit (Mich.)--Politics and government

Personal Name(s)

  • Mills, William J.
  • Pingree, Hazen S., 1840-1901

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General Note

See finding aid for complete listing.

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Collection Inventory

Series I: Hazel Pingree Mills 

General note

Mrs. Mills was involved in a number of activities, including horseback riding, gardening and the Detroit Historical Society. This series contains her papers on these topics, as well as general correspondence and miscellaneous items.

BOX 1 

1:1 Correspondence, 1941-1949 

1:2 Detroit Historical Society 

1:3 -- Correspondence, 1945-1957 

1:4 -- Membership 

1:5 -- Minutes of Meetings, 1948-1952 

1:6 -- Board of Trustees, 1952; 1956-1957 

1:7 -- Detroit Historical Commission, 1956-1957 

1:8 -- Newsletters & Bulletins, 1945-1957 

1:9 -- Printed Material 

1:10 -- Programs & Events, 1947-1956 

1:11 -- Reports, 1947-1957 

1:12 -- "A Chronicle", 1952 

1:13 Garden Clubs, 1945-1951 

BOX 2 

2:1 Gardening/Birds 

2:2 Michigan Humane Society 

2:3 Miscellaneous Items, 1919-1957 

2:4 -- Bank Receipts 

2:5 -- John Gilbert Diary (photostat copy) 

2:6 Newspaper Clippings, 1897-1931 

2:7 -- 1943-1946 

2:8 -- 1947 

2:9 -- 1948-1950 

2:10 -- 1951 

2:11 -- 1952-1953; n.d. 

2:12 Photographs 

BOX 3 

3:1 Photographs from Frances Pingree Depew Scrapbook, Folder 1 

3:2 -- Folder 2 

3:3 -- Folder 3 

3:4 -- Folder 4--Babies 

3:5 -- Folder 5—Children 

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Series II: Mayor Hazen Pingree 

General note

Mrs. Mills' father was Detroit Mayor Hazen Pingree. These papers include letters to him, 1893-1894.

Box 3 (Continued) 

3:6 Correspondence, 1894 - "A" 

3:7 -- 1894 - "B" 

3:8 -- 1893-1894--"C" 

3:9 -- 1894-"D" 

BOX 4 

4:1 Correspondence, 1894 - "E-F-G" 

4:2 -- 1893-1894 - "H" 

4:3 -- 1894 - "J-K" 

4:4 1893-1894 - "L" 

4:5 1893-1894 - "M" 

4:6 1893-1894 - "N-O-P-R" 

4:7 1894 - "S" 

4:8 1894 - "T-V" 

4:9 1894 - "W-Y" 

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Series III: William J. Mills 

General note

William J. Mills, step-son of Hazel Mills, was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy when his plane was shot down and he was killed instantly in 1944. There are some of his letters here, but mostly this section concerns his death, with memorials, obituaries and condolence letters to his wife, Shirley, and his parents.

BOX 4 (Continued): 

4:10 William J. Mills (son) 

4:11 -- Condolence Letters, 1944, Folder 1 

4:12 -- Folder 2 

4:13 -- Folder 3 

4:14 -- Newspaper Clippings/Photographs/Memorials 

Volume: Scrapbook, Frances Pingree Depew (daughter), 1911 (See also Box 3) 

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