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I. M. Weston

The Isaac M. Weston portion of the collection consists of three subseries of papers documenting the business and political career of I.M. Weston. 1. Correspondence, 1859-1899, concerning business and personal interests, and containing papers relating to his association with the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893; 2. Topical files, ca. 1870-1898, relating to business and financial affairs, the Columbian Exposition, and legal matters; and 3. Business records, 1862-1895, consisting of bound ledgers and accounts, files of property transactions (largely unsorted), and personal bound records, including personal scrapbooks and scrapbooks relating to the 1893 Exposition.

Isaac M. Weston Papers, 1859-1899
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Isaac M. Weston Papers, 1859-1899

6 linear feet — 3 oversize volumes

Grand Rapids Michigan businessman and politician, active in lumbering and banking in Wisconsin and Michigan, Democratic party official, head of Board of World's Fair Managers for Michigan, overseeing state's exhibits at 1893 Columbian Exposition. Collection primarily documents business activities with some material on World's Columbian Exposition, as well as personal and family material.

The Weston collection primarily documents the career of Isaac M. Weston. Included are smaller series of papers of his brother and father. The collection includes correspondence, topical files, business and legal papers, and photographs. Of note are materials concerning Michigan's exhibit at the World Fair in 1893 and papers concerning lumbering and land interests in Michigan and Wisconsin.

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