Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
Finding Aid for W. Sprague Holden papers, 1899-1980
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Summary Information
- Repository
- Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection.
- Creator
- Holden, W. Sprague(Willis Sprague),1909-1973.
- Title
- W. Sprague Holden papers
- ID
- 03529
- Date
- 1899-1980
- Extent
- 3.0 linear ft.
- General Physical Description note
- (6 boxes, 1 extra large manuscript)
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- While the bulk of Wayne State University Journalism Professor W. Sprague Holden's papers are housed at the WSU Reuther Archives, this collection focuses on his family and their genealogy. Genealogies of the Holden, Sprague and related families done by his mother Marie Sprague Holden, photographs. Holden was executor to the estate of his half-sister Marion Holden Bemis and kept correspondence from her.
Preferred Citation note
W. Sprague Holden papers, Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library.
Biographical/Historical note
Willis Sprague Holden was born in 1909, the son of Charles W. and Marie Sprague Holden. Coming from a family of writers, it was natural for W.S. Holden to go into journalism. As head of WSU's Journalism Department for twenty-four years, his acquaintances were many and noteworthy. Among the letters in the collection are those from U.S. Congressman William M. Brodhead, television weatherman Sonny Eliot, Michigan Governor William Milliken, poet Naomi Long Madgett, and travel Correspondent George Pierrot (Box 1:4; 1:7 and 1:8). Holden died in 1973.
Arrangement note
Organized into the following series: I. Professional and personal life; II. Genealogy.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Detroit Public Library. Burton Historical Collection. Feb. 19, 2010
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is open for research use.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials note
W. Sprague Holden papers;also located at;Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs;Detroit, Mich.
Related Archival Materials note
Marion H. Bemis papers.
Separated Materials note
W. Sprague Holden papers;also located at;Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs;Detroit, Mich.
Separated Materials note
Marion H. Bemis papers.
W. Sprague Holden papers, 1899-1980 (OCLC record)
[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55959387]Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Wayne State University. -- Journalism Dept.
Family Name(s)
- Holden family.
- Holden, W. Sprague -- (Willis Sprague), -- 1909-1973 -- Archives.
- Sprague family.
Genre(s)
- Biographies -- aat
- Clippings -- aat
- Correspondence -- aat
- Family papers -- aat
- Genealogies -- aat
- Photographs -- aat
Subject(s)
- College teachers -- Michigan -- Detroit.
Other Finding Aids note
Finding aid and white index cards available in the Burton Historical Collection and on the World Wide Web.
Collection Inventory
Series I: Professional and personal life |
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Box 1 |
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1:1 Biographical Information |
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1:2 Correspondence, Bemis, Marion Holden |
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1:3 Correspondence, Bemis, Marion H., Condolences and Memorials |
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1:4 Correspondence, Holden, W.S., Condolences and Memorials |
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1:5 Correspondence, Personal |
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1:6 Correspondence, W. Sprague Holden Memorial Scholarship |
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1:7 Holden, Sheila, Correspondence, 1953-1980 |
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1:8 Holden, Sheila, Correspondence, George Pierrot |
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1:9 Holden, Sheila, Correspondence, Wayne State University |
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1:10 Holden, Sheila, Newspaper Clippings |
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1:11 Photographs, Career |
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1:12 Photographs, Family and Friends |
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1:13 Wayne State University Journalism Department |
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1:14 Writings |
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Series II: Genealogy |
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BOX 1 (continued) |
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1:15 Adams |
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1:16 Atwell |
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1:17 Bartholomew |
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BOX 2 |
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2:1 Bassett |
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2:2 Beach |
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2:3 Billings |
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2:4 Brown |
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2:5 Cooke |
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2:6 Craig |
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2:7 Cummings |
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2:8 Curtis |
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2:9 Danforth |
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2:10 Field |
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2:11 Fish |
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2:12 Foote/Deming |
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2:13 Frisbee |
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2:14 Gregson |
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2:15 Hastings |
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2:16 Hemenway |
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2:17 Holden, Family History |
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2:18 Holden, Miscellaneous and Photographs |
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2:19 Holden, Charles Wayne, Correspondence |
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BOX 3 |
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3:1 Holden, Charles W., Miscellaneous |
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3:2 Holden, Charles W., Newspaper Clippings |
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3:3 Holden, Ebenezer Gregg Danforth (See also: MS/HOLDEN, E.G.D.) |
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3:4 Holden, Marie Sprague, Correspondence, Genealogy, 1909-1939 |
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3:5 Holden, Marie S., Correspondence, Genealogy, 1940-1947 |
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3:6 Holden, Marie S., Correspondence, Genealogy, 1948-1956 |
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3:7 Holden, Marie S., Correspondence, Personal, 1899-1956 |
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3:8 Holden, Marie S., Journals, 1953-1955 |
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3:9 Holden, Marie S., Membership Forms and Genealogy |
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BOX 4 |
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4:1 Holden, Marie S., Personal Papers |
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4:2 Hopkins |
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4:3 Johnson |
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4:4 Lee |
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4:5 Leonard |
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4:6 Miscellaneous |
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4:7 Miscellaneous, Families |
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4:8 Miscellaneous, Notebooks |
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BOX 5 |
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5:1 Newspaper Clippings |
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5:2 Pardee |
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5:3 Patten |
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5:4 Platt |
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5:5 Pond |
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5:6 Potter |
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5:7 Pray |
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5:8 Richart |
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5:9 Smith |
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5:10 Sprague |
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5:11 Sprague, Clarissa A. Pray |
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5:12 Sprague, Elias W. |
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5:13 Sprague, Leslie W. |
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5:14 Thiele |
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5:15 Walker |
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5:16 Ward |
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5:17 Webster |
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5:18 Wells |
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5:19 White |
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BOX 6: Gavel owned by Charles H. Holden |
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XLMS Marriage Certificate, E.W. Sprague and Clarissa A. Pray |
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Chart, Wells Family |
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Certificate of Charles Holden, Collector of Internal Revenue, believed to be signed by President Warren G. Harding, 1922 |
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Miscellaneous Family Names |
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Ball Balo Belden |
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Beman (Bieman)/Clark Blatchley |
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Bodfish/Crocker |
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Bowers Carnahan |
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Child Davis |
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Edwards, Alexander |
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Fisher Freeman |
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Goodrich |
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Gregg Hawks Holbrook |
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Jones Lawrence |
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Marsh Meigs Royce Shed |
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Waite |
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