Lawrence Laird Sutherland papers

Descriptive Summary

Title
Lawrence Laird Sutherland papers
Identifier
BMRC.CHM.SUTHERLAND
Repository
Chicago History Museum
Language
English
Size
2.0 Linear feet
Dates
1929-1988
Creator
Sutherland, Lawrence Laird, 1897-1988

Scope and Contents note

Audits and other financial records, annual meeting material, and tenant correspondence pertaining to Sutherland's ownership and management of the Rowan Trees Hotel (500 W. Englewood, Chicago) for over fifty years. Also includes some personal materials of Sutherland, including greeting cards and correspondence received from relatives and some narrative family history material.

Processing Information note

This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2010 June 7 by Andrew Steadham.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of John J. Ellis

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