Summary Information

Title: Thornbery Family Papers
Inclusive Dates: circa 1732-2002

Creator:

• Thornbery Family

Call Number: Mss 999; PH 6418

Quantity: 3.0 cubic feet (8 archives boxes) and 16 photographs

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers, photographs, and memorabilia documenting the Thornbery family and related families, primarily John and Evelyn Thornbery and their son Jerry who lived in Milwaukee (Wis.) for over 50 years. Evelyn's diaries, 1965-1991, detail her everyday life in Milwaukee. The collection includes correspondence, marriage certificates, religious books, military papers, and legal documents from John Thornbery's lawsuit against the MGS Company about his pension. Other legal documents include estate papers and wills and last testaments. Additionally there is documentation regarding the Thornbery's European travels and photographs and memorabilia. Some files concern John's sister, Marion Meredith Thornbery, who moved back to Milwaukee after attending the University of Arkansas and was employed as one of the first female principals in the area. Other family names represented in the collection include the Meredith, Orr, and Lamb families among others.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00999

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