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- 1913, 1947, 1949
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One typescript and two printed poems by Orpheus Schantz.
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Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One typescript and two printed poems by Orpheus Schantz.
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Russell, Harold Clarke Franklin : correspondence received.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
6 letters. Correspondents include his mother Dorothy, brother Don and Uncle Orpheus Schantz.
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Schantz, Arthur Benjamin : correspondence received.
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19 letters. Correspondents include brothers Austin, Frank, Orpheus, sister Etta, mother Mary, cousins William Nash, sister-in-law Carrie and friend M.S. Weaver.
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Schantz, Austin Tobias : correspondence received.
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14 letters. Correspondents include mother and father Mary and Tobias Schantz, brothers Arthur, Frank and Orpheus, and sister Sophie as well as cousins, friends and business letters.
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Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine : correspondence received.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
75 letters. Correspondents include: friend Dorothy, J.M. Moyer, Jennie Moyer, Levi Nash Moyer, Lizzie [Moyer?], Louise and Emma Moyer, Sarah, Arthur Schantz, Austin Schantz, Carrie Schantz, Etta Schantz, Frank Schantz, uncle Josiah K. Schantz, Mary Schantz, Orpheus Schantz, Tobias Schantz. One folder contains single letters from a number of friends.
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Schantz, Franklin Abram : correspondence received.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
36 letters. Correspondents include J. Bode, the Copelands, A. Fry, Alice Roos, Arthur Schantz, Austin Schantz, Orpheus Schantz, Harold Russell. One folder contains single letters from a variety of people.
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Schantz, Herbert Cecil Palmer.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
5 letters. Correspondents include brothers Arthur, Austin, Frank, and Orpheus.
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Schantz, Mary Moyer : correspondence received.
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28 letters. Correspondents include: Enoch [?], Abraham Fry, Annie Henning, Edward A. Moyer, Jacob Moyer, Levi Nash Moyer, Nannie Moyer, Samuel Moyer, daughters Etta and Florence, son Orpheus, husband Tobias and J.E. Wismer.
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Schantz, Tobias Kolb : correspondence received.
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36 letters received by Tobias Schantz. Correspondents include Levi Nash Moyer, his children Arthur Benjamin Schantz, Austin Tobias Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz), Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, Franklin Abram Schantz, Orpheus Moyer Schantz, joint letters from family, one letter from his wife Mary Schantz (nee Moyer).
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Correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from Orpheus Schantz.
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16 pieces of correspondence to Dorothy Etta White from her uncle Orpheus Schantz, Chicago, Ill. Includes stamped envelopes.
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One ex libris bookplate from Orpheus and Carrie Schantz. Bookplate has an illustration of two birds on tree limbs bordered by flowers.
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Ephemera : business cards, external.
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Ten business cards collected by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Businesses include: McLean Armature Works, Chicago ; C.S. Allen family pharmacist, Chicago (business card opens to reveal price list) ; Hathaway, Soule & Harrington, Chicago (advertisement for new fall and winter men's shoes) ; The Butterick Publishing Co. Ltd., Chicago ; Alex M. Rivenburg, D.D.S., Chicago ; Chinese and Japanese Store, Chicago ; The Northern Trust Company Bank, Chicago (with timecard from Chicago to Wilmette on verso) ; J.H. Kelley, agent for O.R. Gilbert & Co., Taxidermy and Furs, Council Bluffs, Iowa ; Blair Union Christian Endeavour Society, annotated by Carrie Belle Blaschke (unfolds to show listing of lectures for the season) ; C.F. Steckleberg, Music Teacher and Soloist, Council Bluff, Iowa. Of interest to note is that C.F. Steckleberg was head of the violin department at University of Nebraska School of Music.
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Ephemera : business cards, internal.
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Two business cards of Orpheus Moyer Schantz from when he was employed by Carson, Pirie & Company (now Carson, Pirie, Scott & Company). One card is professionally printed and shows the company's office, the other has been hand lettered on a small piece of painted canvas. In 1890 the company became Carson, Pirie & Scott, and in 1904 they moved to the landmark Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building. Now called Carson's, the company continues to be an important Chicago business.
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Four collage calendars from 1898, 1900, 1910 and 1912. 1898 features a drawing of bees, grasshoppers, and reeds by Orpheus Moyer Schantz, as well as a large ribbon and the inscription "Learning by study must be won, t'was never entail'd from sire to son." The verso is inscribed "Aunt Etta, Merry Christmas from Ruth." 1900 shows a photograph of Ruth Schantz and is inscribed "A Happy Year! 1900." The verso reads "Grandpa, from Ruth, Christmas 1899." 1910 shows a painting of a woman holding an umbrella and the verso is inscribed "Grandpa Schantz from Worth." 1912 shows a photograph of a young boy taking a photograph of a young girl and is captioned "The young photographer."
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Twenty drawings and sketches by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Included are portraits, studies of animals, technical drawings for a boat, one ink drawing of the back of a woman in a gown, two drawings after C.D. Gibson- "When Doctors Disagree" and "Mr. Pipp just after dinner steps our for a few moments with a change acquaintance. He returns at 2 A.M.", and two with leaf varieties and poetry. Smaller drawings were originally found in an old men's silk handkerchief box with other ephemera.
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Five invitations and one envelope for events taking place the home of Orpheus Moyer Schantz at Morton Park. These include a New Years party, an evening of entertainment, an Arabian night, and a masquerade. The envelope is address to "Mr. Austin Schantz" and originally held the invitation for the masquerade. Others listed as hosts and entertainers include:
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One envelope with the name "Austin" containing one folded dinner menu. The menu is hand lettered and the recto reads " Austin T. Schantz April 21, 1894." The interior lists a series of riddles, the answers to which are not given, but which assumedly are the plates for dinner. The menu is lettered in Orpheus Schantz's hand.
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Three identical "photogravure" sections of the broadsheet newspaper "The Chicago Daily News" from Saturday, October 3, 1925. The second page of the section features a radio photologue by Orpheus Moyer Schantz about the proposed establishment of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, with which Orpheus was involved. A photographic portrait of Orpheus is also present.
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Ephemera : "The Prodigal Son" lyrics.
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Two attached leafs with the lyrics to "The Prodigal Son" by Bill Nye, handwritten by Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
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Five hand lettered visiting cards of Jennie Moyer, Edmund Warren Moyer, Austin Schantz, and Orpheus Moyer Schantz and F.J. Ottmax. The cards of Edmund and Jennie list them as living at 3823 Langley Ave., Chicago. The card of Orpheus and F.J. Ottmax is inscribed "A Happy New Year 1889."
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Ephemera : Wild Flower Preservation Society.
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Five identical decal prints from the Wild Flower Preservation Society: Illinois Chapter. The decals say "Enjoy-Do Not Destroy" around the edge and the middle shows a drawing of pink blossoms. The Wild Flower Preservation Society was a branch of the Illinois Audubon Society of which Orpheus Schantz was a board member.
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Ephemera : print : enlarged retail premises of Marshall Field & Company, Chicago.
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One print showing the enlarged premises of the Marshall & Field Company building in Chicago. Orpheus worked for Marshall & Field.
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Ephemera : programme : Cedar Falls High School Fourteenth Annual Commencement.
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One four page programme for the 1889 convocation of Cedar Falls High School, featuring Ela Bliss Moyer, cousin of Orpheus.
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Schantz Family : correspondence received.
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Two letters, one a Christmas postcard, the other is a letter from Worth Flagler Schantz regarding the death of Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Included in the letter are newspaper clippings on Orpheus Moyer Schantz and a funeral card.
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Photograph of Constance Demaris Spelman, aged five years and nine months, Richard Ogden Spelman, aged four years and eleven months, and Joan Elizabeth Schantz, aged three years. The cousins are seen outdoors seated in a row on a bench.
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A group portrait of Joan Elizabeth Schantz and Constance Demaris Spelman. The cousins are standing in a garden holding hands. The photograph was taken by Orpheus Moyer Schantz and has been hand coloured.
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Schantz family : 1913 family reunion.
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Outdoor group portrait taken at the 1913 Schantz family reunion. All people present in the portrait are descendants of Benjamin Schantz. Over 880 people attended the reunion; this portrait shows only a few of them. Sophie Schantz is seen seated, second from left, and Orpheus Moyer Schantz is seen seated at far right.
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Photograph of Schantz family members and friends outside of the home of Mrs. McNamee, who lived in Morton Park along with the Schantz's. The group is see at the side of a house standing between a three trees.
Back row: Sophie Schantz, Arthur Schantz, "Jed" Moore [?], Lor Brown, Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Frank Thompson and Clara Robbins, seen standing with a bicycle built for two.
Middle Row: Carrie Flagler Schantz, Annie Payne Brown, Mrs. McNamee [?].
Front Row: Marshall Dutton, Ruth Schantz, Edwina Meaney, Laura Gardin, Robert Brown, Geradline Meaney.
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Photograph of the Schantz family taken in front of the Schantz home at 43 Schneider Avenue in Kitchener, Ontario. Left to right: Walter Spelman (holding Dorothy Spelman), Ruth Schantz (with Walter Bishop Spelman and Margery Ruth Spelman), Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Carrie Flagler Schantz, Sophie Schantz, Florence Schantz, Mary Moyer Schantz, Dorothy White, Worth Schantz.
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One group portrait of Worth Schantz, Emily (Worth's girlfriend at the time) an unidentified woman and Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
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Schantz family : Orpheus Moyer and family.
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A photograph of Orpheus Moyer Schantz with wife Carrie Flagler Schantz and children Ruth and Worth Schantz.
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One photograph of the Schantz/Flagler family. From left to right: Samuel Adee Flagler, William B. Flagler, Nell Johnston Flagler, [Carrie Flagler Schantz?], Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Melvina Dorthula Flalger, unknown. The family is shown sitting outside on a lawn.
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One informal group portrait of the Schantz/Flagler family and friends. The family is seen sitting on the front porch of Orpheus' home at Morton Park.
Back row: Arthur Schantz, Melvina Dorthula Flagler, Samuel A. Flagler.
Middle Row: Sophie Schantz, Carrie Flagler Schantz, William Brown Flagler, Nell Johnston Flagler.
Front Row: G.H. Bowers, H. Goodwal Dickerman with Ruth Schantz, Orpheus Schantz.
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One photograph of members of the Schantz/Moyer family. The family is shown standing together outdoors in front of a growth of trees.
Identified from verso are: Ethel Raymond Sabin, Elihu De Forest Watt, Jennie Moyer, Edmund Warren Moyer, Mary May Raymond, Thomas Cowen Kelly, Jessie Watt Moyer, Ela Bliss Moyer, Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Annie Bell Raymond, Sophie Emma Schantz, Mary Emma Moyer, Mary Raymond Moyer (Mollie), Harry Rollin Moyer, Levi Nash Moyer, Robert Raymond Moyer, Ruth Schantz, Carrie Flagler Schantz, Charlotte Hays Moyer, Mary Elizabeth Moyer.
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Schantz, Orpheus Moyer and family.
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Studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz and Cornelia "Carrie" Flagler Schantz, with their daughter Ruth Schantz. Ruth is seen standing at centre with bow in hair arms on her parents' backs.
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Schantz, Orpheus Moyer and Ruth.
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Cyanotype photograph of Orpheus Moyer Schantz and Ruth Schantz. Orpheus is seated on a swing out front of their home at Morton Park with arm around Ruth who is standing at his side.
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Nine dry glass plate negatives showing various images. Five of the plates show images of Arthur Schantz, Eli Brubacher and Herbert Schantz, Franklin Abram Schantz and Edgar Clemens that are recognizable from positives elsewhere in the fonds. They are possibly from when Arthur was working for Schneuker photography studio. The remaining images are of unidentified portraits. Images were originally housed in a box of "Stanley" brand dry plate negatives.
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Schantz, Orpheus Moyer : home.
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Photograph of Orpheus Moyer Schantz's home at 4215 West 24th St., Cicero, Illinois. An unidentified individual is visible lying in a hammock on the front porch.
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Schantz, Orpheus Moyer : home.
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Hand coloured photograph of Orpheus Moyer Schantz's home at 4215 West 24th St., Cicero, Illinois. Carrie Flagler Schantz and Ruth Schantz are shown on the porch while Worth Schantz plays on the lawn.
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Schantz, Orpheus Moyer : Morton Park.
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Photograph of the home of Orpheus Moyer Schantz and family at Morton Park. Two unidentified children, possibly Ruth and Worth, are visible standing on the porch. The photograph has been mounted on a board and with a decorative handwritten caption that reads "Residence of Mr. & Mrs. O.M. Schantz, Morton Park, Ills., Sept. 9, 1892."
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Schantz, Orpheus Moyer : store interior.
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Photograph showing the interior of an unidentified store. Identified from the recto are: Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Will Chase, Eddie Moyer, Harry Moyer, Lou Jeutoft [?].
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Head and shoulders studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking at camera and dressed in a suit and tie.
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One upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen in partial profile.
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One upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Orpheus is wearing a tuxedo with a bow tie and his beard has begun to grey.
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Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking at camera.
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Three photographs that have been hole punched and tied together. The first shows Ruth Schantz sitting in a wheelbarrow with Carrie Flagler Schantz in front of the home at Morton Park. The second shows Ruth Schantz and Orpheus Moyer Schantz on the steps of the home at Morton Park. The third shows Ruth standing in a garden holding flowers.
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Portrait of the employees of Welden Combination of Iowa Falls, Iowa. Identified on the verso are: William Welden (Proprietor & Manager), S.H. Welden (Travelling Salesman), J.L. Welden (Shipping Clerk), Robert Wright, Jr. (Manager Clothing Department), E.R. Stewart (Assistant Manager Clothing Department), Aaron McDonell (Manager Grocery Department), Clint McDonell (Delivery-man), Orpheus Moyer Schantz (Manager Dry Goods Department), Kate Griswold (Stenographer and Typewriter), O.J. Lawson (Fashionable Cutter), J.H. Flemming (Journeyman Coatmaker), George Schade (Pants Maker).
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One group portrait of the extended Moyer family outdoors with greenery in the background.
Standing: Ethel Raymond Sabin, Elihu De Forest Watt, Jennie Moyer, Edmund Warren Moyer, Mary May Raymond, Thomas Cowen Kelly, Jessie Watt Moyer, Ela Bliss Moyer, Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Annie Bell Raymond, Sophie Emma Schantz, Harry Rollin Moyer
Seated: Mary Emma Moyer, Mary Raymond Moyer (Mollie), Levi Nash Moyer, Ruth Schantz, Carrie Flagler Schantz, Charlotte Hays Moyer, Mary Elizabeth Moyer.
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Russell, Dorothy Etta : correspondence received.
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Seventeen letters, primarily postcards, from Dorothy's family and friends. Includes letters from Franklin Abram Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine Schantz and Orpheus Moyer Schantz as well as friends congratulating her on completing teacher's school. Also included are one Valentine's card from Ruth Schantz and one empty envelope.
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Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking off camera in partial profile.
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Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking off camera and wearing a Cedar Falls Drum Corps uniform and cap.
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Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking off camera.
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Full length studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz (at left) with left arm around the shoulders of an unidentified friend. The two are shown seated in front of a backdrop of a door to a house and are holding an upside sign that reads "two for 5¢."
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Schantz, Orpheus and Kitty Cole.
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Full length studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz (at right) and Kitty Cole. The two are shown seated in front of a backdrop of a house window. Kitty is looking off camera and Orpheus is looking directly at it
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Schantz, Orpheus Moyer and Carrie Flagler.
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Full length studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz and Carrie Schantz (nee Flagler). Orpheus is seated in a chair, dressed in a suit, with legs crossed. Carrie stands to his left in a long dress with right hand on back of Orpheus' chair.
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Schantz, Orpheus Moyer and friend.
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One full length studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz with an unidentified friend. The two are shown in front of a backdrop of Roman columns. Orpheus is seated looking at a photograph while his friend stands looking over his shoulder.
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Schantz, Orpheus Moyer and friends.
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Full length studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz standing between two unidentified women. The group is seen looking at the camera.
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Full length studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz, age 2 years and 5 months. Orpheus is seen seated in a high back chair, dressed in a long gown and jacket.
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Full length studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking off camera with left arm resting on a [tree stump?] prop and left ankle crossed over the right.
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Ephemera: Hazlett & Moyer advertisements.
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Three card advertisements for Hazellet & Moyer, Cedar Falls, Iowa. The cards are advertising the purchase of Jamestown alpaca dress goods which will be sold at Hazlett & Moyer.
Hazlett and Moyer is possibly the dry goods company in which Levi Nash Moyer, Jacob Nash Moyer and Orpheus Moyer Schantz were partners in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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A scribbling book belonging to Orpheus Moyer Schantz. The notebook was later passed on to Sophie Emma Schantz who added her own notes. Ephemeral material has been removed and original locations have been indicated. Note that some ephemeral material was written by Etta Schantz White.
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Handmade New Yeas card from the Schantz family to Sophie Schantz. The card features calligraphy, small drawings of moons and has the numbers of the year 1894 in each corner.. It reads: "To Sophe E. Schantz. Berlin. Ontario. We wish you a happy new year. From Ruth Schantz, Carrie Flagler Schantz,Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Morton Park, Ill."
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A reprint snapshot of members of the Schantz family including Orpheus Moyer Schantz and Carrie Flagler Schantz.
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A studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Carrie Schantz and Ruth Schantz.
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A snapshot of Joan Elizabeth Schantz seated outside on a stool and smiling at something off camera.
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Photograph of the exterior of Orpheus Moyer Schantz's family home in Morton Park, Chicago. Carrie Schantz is visible seated on front steps and standing to her right, on the lawn, are Ruth Schantz and Worth Flagler Schantz. Also included in the shot are a newly planted tree and a wood plank sidewalk.
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Five snapshots of Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Two are head and shoulders shots, two show Orpheus outside writing and one shows him standing in front of a tree.
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Upper body studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz seen looking off camera, possibly given by Orpheus to his sister Sophie Emma Schantz.
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A studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz by Loubell Studios. Orpheus is wearing a bowler hat and top coat.
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Schantz, Worth Flagler : home.
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A snapshot of the exterior home of Worth Flagler Schantz taken from across the street by his father Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
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Residence of Orpheus M. Schantz.
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Three photographs of the home of Orpheus Moyer Schantz presented on a board along with decorative detailing.
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Photograph of members of the Schantz family and friends seen seated together in a residential home.
Back row: Etta Schantz, [Kathryn Ellis]
Middle row: H. Goodwal Dickerman, Charlotte Hayes Moyer, Harry Rollin Moyer, Orpheus Moyer
Front row: Carrie Flagler Schantz, Ruth Schantz, Mary Emma Moyer.
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Advertisement for bird lectures.
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An advertisement for bird lectures given by Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
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Two business cards for Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Includes one as a lecturer, and one for Carson, Pirie & Company for whom Orpheus worked.
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A guidebook published by the U.S. Department of the Interior for Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains. Inset is a print of Orpheus Moyer Schantz captioned "Orpheus M. Schantz. Pres. Illinois Audubon Society."
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A handmade Christmas card created by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. The card features illustrations of a cherub and plants, as well as lettering made to look like tree branches. The outside edges of the card has been done in scherenschnitte and there is a purple bow.
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Clippings relating to, or written by, Orpheus Moyer Schantz. Includes articles written by Orpheus on flora and fauna, articles on Orpheus' poetry and lectures, a poem written by Orpheus, a biography an article on Cressman's Woods and an article on Orpheus' car.
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Seven items of correspondence between Orpheus Moyer Schantz and members of his family including Dorothy Russell and Franklin Abram Schantz.
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A black ink drawing of a dogwood flower and an unidentified building done by Orpheus Moyer Schantz September 1st and 2nd, 1895.
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An envelope addressed to Orpheus Moyer Schantz when he was living in Hawksville from Uncle Jacob (Jacob Nash Moyer).
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An ex libris bookplate for Orpheus Moyer and Carrie Schantz featuring poppies and two birds.
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The Geographic Society of Chicago : February bulletin.
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A February bulletin of the Geographic Society of Chicago which includes an article by Orpheus Moyer Schantz on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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A drawing by Orpheus Moyer Schantz of a graduating student wearing a clapboard hat and reading a book.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park postcards.
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25 postcards (20 real photos and 5 printed) of scenery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The photographs were taken by Orpheus Moyer Schantz and are captioned.
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Great Smoky Mountains tour brochures.
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Brochures for tours through the Great Smoky Mountains from Schantz Tours as well as from Wolfe Way Tours, for whom Orpheus Moyer Schantz worked and lead tours.
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Twenty holiday greeting cards from Orpheus Moyer Schantz and sometimes also his son Worth Flagler Schantz. Each card features a photograph taken by Orpheus and some have ms. notes or a signature from Orpheus.
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An invitation to an autumn party at Morton Park, the home of Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
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Two lecture announcements for talks being given by Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
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A luggage tag from Schantz tours, owned by Orpheus Moyer Schantz. The address on the tag reads "Frank Schantz 43 Schneider Ave. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada."
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One fold map of Chicago and suburbs, compliments of Cremin & Brenan real estate. The map has been marked with the location of Orpheus Moyer Schantz’s home in Morton Park and Cicero. Verso reads “Cremin & Brenan 142 Dearborn St., Cor. Madison Chicago. Real estate dealers in high class property, business and residence properties improved and unimproved in all parts of Chicago and suburbs.” Cover of map is signed by Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Worth Flagler Schantz and George D. Humbert.
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Two new years cards from Orpheus Moyer Schantz. The front of the cards feature a photograph of Orpheus and the interior a photograph of the woods and a poem about new years.
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Poster : three lectures on birds with motion pictures.
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A poster advertising a lecture on birds with motion pictures being given by the Illinois Audubon Society, of which Orpheus Moyer Schantz was president.
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Weare, William W. : campaign ephemera.
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A campaign advertising card for William W. Weare for Representative to the Legislature for the 19th Senatorial District of Chicago. Orpheus Moyer Schantz and family lived in the 19th district.
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Handmade New Years card from the Schantz family to Arthur Benjamin Schantz. The card features calligraphy, small drawings of bells and has scherenschnitte edges. It reads: "1894. Wishing you a joyous new year. To Arthur B. Schantz From Ruth, Carrie & Orph."
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An envelope addressed to Herbert Cecil Palmer Schantz from the Weare Commission Company in Orpheus Moyer Schantz’s hand. Orpheus worked for the company.
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Transcriptions of letters sent by Orpheus Moyer Schantz to various family members between 1881 and 1951. The letters were transcribed by Harold Russell. Also includes an introductory article written by Harold Russel titled, “Affectionately Orpheus: Orpheus M. Schantz’s Letters Home.” The article provides biographical information about Orpheus Moyer Schantz.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
An article written by Harold Russell titled, “Schantz Family of Berlin: The Children of Tobias and Mary Schantz.” The article provides biographical information about the children of Tobias and Mary Schantz including Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Etta Lydia Mary White (nee Schantz), Sophie Emma Schantz, Austin Tobias Schantz, Franklin Abram Schantz, Arthur Benjamin Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine Schantz, and Herbert Cecil Palmer Schantz.
Schantz Russell Family
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
An article written by Harold Russell titled, “Orpheus Moyer Schantz, 1881-1951: A personal memory by Harold Russell based on letters, photographs, ephemera & recollections.” The article provides biographical information about Orpheus Moyer Schantz and is based on family letters, photographs, ephemera and Harold Russell's own personal recollections.
Schantz Russell Family
Memorandum Book: Cochran & Co., New York.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
One small leather-bound booklet with inscription "From J.N. Moyer to his Nephew Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Campden, Lincoln Co., Ont., 5th April, 1869. This booklet is the "annual circular" of the Cochran Co. and alternates blank pages with a catalogue of dry goods carried. Orpheus Schantz began to use this as a drawing book in 1878, and it contains drawings in pencil of animals both domestic and foreign, each signed and dated.
Schantz Russell Family
Correspondence : Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine from Schantz, Orpheus Moyer.
Part of Schantz Russell family fonds.
Date and Place from: November 23, 1927 Chicago, Ill. To Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine. From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer. Attachments: Bird Stories in Rhyme by Orpheus Moyer Schantz, Berwyn, Illinois, 1927.
Date and Place from: July 19, 1928 Chicago, Ill. To Schantz, Florence Annie Catherine. From Schantz, Orpheus Moyer. Attachments: Envelope. Notes: Written on Schantz Tours letterhead.
Schantz Russell Family