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Guide to the Greene Family Papers

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Collection Overview
Date Span:1790-1936
Creator:Greene, George
Extent:.50 linear feet.
Collection Number:MSC0225
Repository:University of Iowa Special Collections
Summary:Pioneer family from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Typed transcriptions of diaries, letters, and cards describing life in early Johnson, Jones, and Linn counties in Iowa.

1817 Born in Alton, Staffordshire, England 1819 Greene family moved to Buffalo, New York 1833-1836 Educated at Carysville Collegiate Seminary, Aurora Academy and French's Collegiate Institute 1838 Moved to Davenport, employed as surveyor. Marriage to Harriet Merritt of Buffalo, New York 1840 Admitted to the bar in Iowa City 1847 Admitted to state supreme court 1849 Cedar Rapids is founded 1855 Marries Francis R. Graves of Cooperstown, New York 1856 Birth of Calvin Graves Greene 1864-1866 Construction of Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad. George Greene becomes president of Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Railroad. 1867 Birth of Robert C. Greene 1875 Founding of Coe Collegiate Institute. George Greene president of the Board 1880 Building of Greene's Opera House.

The Greene family papers are made up entirely of transcriptions of diaries, letters, and cards typed onto note cards. George Greene's diaries provide information on early days in Johnson, Jones, and Linn counties, especially in the city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His son, Robert, detailed what was playing at Greene's Opera House in his diary. Calvin Graves Greene described his many trips, including one to San Francisco in 1915.

Access: This collection is open for research.

Use: Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.

Acquisition: These papers were donated to the University of Iowa Libraries by Katheryne Greene in 1959.

Preferred Citation: Greene Family Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.

Repository:University of Iowa Special Collections
Address:Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone:319-335-5921
Curator:Greg Prickman
Email:lib-spec@uiowa.edu
Website:http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/

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Corporate Names:
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)

Topics:
Railroads

Geographic Names:
Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
Iowa
Johnson County (Iowa)
Jones County (Iowa)
Linn County (Iowa)