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- Description:
- This folded sheet of writing paper was from the personal stationery of Charles L. Freer. It is slightly yellowed and the sender's address, "33 Ferry Avenue," is printed at the top in black text. The paper also has a watermark that shows "Scribner's Vellum." The handwritten text is transcribed as follows: "Hon. W. C. Maybury, Mayor etc., My Dear Sir: In compliance with your courteous request, I have taken pleasure in writing a few lines on the "Possibilities of Detroit as a Manufacturing Center," and beg to hand you the same herewith enclosed. Your plans to entertain our friends of a century hence is excellent and I only regret that my little paper is not more worthy of the occasion. With every good wish and heartiest New Year greetings, I am, Faithfully yours, Charles L. Freer."
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- This slightly yellowed paper envelope contained a 4-page letter and that was written by William C. Maybury, Mayor of Detroit. The upper left corner is printed with the return address of the Executive Office. A handwritten note on the right side of the envelope shows "First paper to be opened - Greeting of the Mayor of Detroit, 1900, to the Mayor & people of 2001."
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- This cyan halftone picture was cut from a page and shows a view of the front of the Police Headquarters building. A handwritten date at the bottom of the cutout shows "Jany. 1st 1901."
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- This slightly yellowed paper envelope is printed with the return address of the Mayor's Executive Office in the upper left corner. An address is handwritten in pencil that shows "Fred J. Schulte, Asst. Rec. of Taxes" and is dated "Jany. 1st 1901." (The 1901 Detroit City Directory shows Fred J. Schulte as the Deputy Receiver of Taxes.)
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- Newspaper page entitled "Official Report of the Detroit Board of Trade" dated Saturday, December 29, 1900. The page is printed in black text on slightly yellowed thin newspaper. The report includes grain market prices, articles about recent trading activity, and stock market prices.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- Letter from the Office of the City Controller, Detroit. The cover page shows the letterhead of the office which is printed in black and blue text on slightly yellowed paper which has the watermark "Linen Record, 1896." The names of the officers are shown in the upper left corner: "F. A. Blades, Controller" and "Howard C. Beck, Deputy." The body of the 5-page letter is printed in typewritten text that has been mimeographed in a purple color onto the letter pages. The letter is dated December 31st, 1900, near the upper right corner area on the first page and the last page has been signed and dated in black ink by "F. [Francis] A. Blades, Controller." The letter gives a general discussion of good fiscal practices and comments concerning the Annual Report of the City.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- 3-page letter written by Malcolm J. McLeod, President of the Trades Council. It is printed in typewritten text that has been mimeographed onto slightly yellowed paper. The paper is printed with light blue lines and also shows the letterhead of the Detroit Street Railway Employees' Association in dark blue text across the top. The letter is dated "Jan. 1st 1901" and is signed in black ink by Malcolm J. McLeod. Several handwritten corrections have been made in black ink throughout the letter. The body of the letter discusses the trades union movement, typical wages rates, and working hours.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- This white paper envelope contained a 3-page letter that was written by Armond H. Griffith who was the director of the Detroit Museum of Art. The upper left corner of the envelope is printed in black text that shows "Detroit Museum of Art" and there is a handwritten title on the left side that shows "What Detroit has Accomplished in Art." The lower right corner of the envelope is signed, "A. H. Griffith, Dec. 31 - 1900."
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- This 3-page certificate was typewritten in blue ink on slightly yellowed paper that lists the names of the writers whose letters were sealed in the century box (time capsule) at midnight on December 31, 1900. The subject for each writer is listed next to his/her name. The first page is printed with the letterhead of the Executive Office (Mayor's Office) at the top and the pages show a watermark that consists of a shield and crown emblem with the words, "Pure Linen Stock." The three pages are bound at the top with three brass grommets. On the last page, the certificate has been signed by the Mayor's Secretary, Clarence A. Cotton, and also sealed with a gold-colored embossed foil seal.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
- Description:
- Annual report entitled "Twenty-First Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Detroit Association of Charities" for 1900. The report is 24 pages in length and is printed in black text on faintly yellowed paper. The report lists the names of the major charities in the city and gives a brief update with some statistics on each participating charity.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Detroit Anniversaries
