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Rhodes family

 Family

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Album duplicate photographs, approximately 1910-1930

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1587 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs that are mostly duplicates of the photographs in the albums.

Dates: approximately 1910-1930

Dorothy and Frances portraits, approximately 1890-1955

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1587 Series 3 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains mainly portraits and some photographs of Dorothy and Frances Rhoads. Dated approximately 1890 to 1955.

Dates: approximately 1890-1955

Dorothy Rhoads writings and drafts, 1908-1970

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1587 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents Subseries includes journals with writings, short story files with notes and newspaper clippings, typed drafts, and various versions of articles. There are early writings from childhood, high school, and college years, including class assigments. The majority of the subseries is composed of short story files and newspaper clippings, dating between 1925 and 1955. In addition, there are also multiple drafts and published copies of three children's books: Dorita, The Corn Grows Ripe, and The...
Dates: 1908-1970

Morley family personal papers, 1927-1955

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1587 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Includes personal papers of Sylvanus and Frances Morley. The papers began in 1927, with their marriage, and include finances, wedding invitations, correspondence, architecture plans, and other personal papers.

Dates: 1927-1955

Sylvanus Morley and Rhoads family photographs of Latin America

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS P 20
Scope and Contents

Collection includes photographs and negatives of the Maya and their daily life.

Dates: approximately 1900-1950

Photographs of buildings

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1587 Series 3 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Photographs of buildings including the Robison buildng, where Frank Rhoads worked, the home where the Rhoads family lived, 1032 2st St, Rock Island and also a home before the Rock Island home, in St Paul or east St. Louis.

Dates: approximately 1850-1910

Photographs of other people

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 1587 Series 3 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains many photographs ranging in a wide timeframe (1900-1967). Includes photographs of the young Rhoads daughters, I believe around 1906. Includes many photographs of Dorothy and Frances with friends, I believe around 1910-1915.

Dates: approximately 1850-1910

Rhoads and Morley families negatives, approximately 1890-1950

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1587 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains papers from the Rhoads and Morley families, including correspondence, writings, notes, drafts, journals, pictures, scrapbooks, and other personal papers. Collection includes portraits of Franklin Koons and Frances May Cook Rhoads and their daughters Dorothy and Frances, as well poetry, short stories and other writings by Dorothy. It also includes the personal papers of Dr. Sylvanus G. Morley and information he collected on the Mayan ruins. The photographs in the...
Dates: approximately 1890-1950

Rhoads and Morley families papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 1587
Scope and Contents The collection contains papers from the Rhoads and Morley families, including correspondence, writings, notes, drafts, journals, pictures, scrapbooks, and other personal papers. Collection includes portraits of Franklin Koons and Frances May Cook Rhoads and their daughters Dorothy and Frances, as well poetry, short stories and other writings by Dorothy. It also includes the personal papers of Dr. Sylvanus G. Morley and information he collected on the Mayan ruins. The photographs in the...
Dates: 1881-1986

Rhoads and Morley families photographs, 1890-1940

 Series
Identifier: MSS 1587 Series 3
Scope and Contents The Rhoads and Morley photograph collection contains over 14,000 photographs created by the Morley and Rhoads families. The Sylvanus G. Morley photographs contain photographs of the buildings, architecture, murals, and excavations of Mayan ruins in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. The range of photograph dates is narrow, approximately 1920 to 1935. The Rhoads family photographs are a much larger collection and wider range of dates, from approximately 1890 to 1940. It includes family and...
Dates: 1890-1940