Summary Information

Title: George W., George R., and Marguerite Gove Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1833-1963

Creators:

• Gove, George R., 1881-1968
• Gove, George W., 1844-1930
• Gove, Marguerite Pannill, circa 1880-1969

Call Number: Mss 358

Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers of George W. Gove, Civil War veteran of the 33rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and Milwaukee businessman; his son, George R. Gove, large-scale housing expert and developer; and Marguerite Gove, wife of George R. Gove, a newspaper reporter and pioneer in educational films. George W. Gove papers, 1833-1901, consist of biographical materials, correspondence (primarily with family members), diaries, and financial records. George R. Gove papers, 1881-1953, include biographical materials, business correspondence, diaries from his years while a student, clippings, miscellaneous business papers, and reports. George R. Gove worked for the New York State Housing Commission in the 1920s and '30s, for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (1939-1952) as vice-president for housing, and for the Atomic Energy Commission at Oak Ridge (1950-51). Marguerite Gove papers, 1917-1963, include miscellaneous notes, diaries, address books, and film papers consisting of correspondence, story ideas, conference syllabi, and an educational film catalog.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00358

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