Letter from Daniel Burnham urging Edward Bennett to return to Chicago
Title
Letter from Daniel Burnham urging Edward Bennett to return to Chicago
Description
This letter was written by Daniel Burnham to Edward Bennett around the end of the planning for San Francisco. Burnham had just accepted the commission on the Plan of Chicago.
Creator
Burnham, Daniel H. (Daniel Hudson), 1886-1961
Publisher
Marcia O. and Edward H. Bennett III Collection
Date
1906-07-07
Rights
Relation
Marcia O. and Edward H. Bennett III Collection (Lake Forest College)
Format
image/tiff
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
lfspbennett00096.tif
Text
1417 Railway Exchange. Chicago.
July 7th, 1906
Dear Bennett,
Don't stay longer than you absolutely need to. There can be no good of it except to ensure the lines of those things the city will do now. We want you here as soon as you can come.
yours ever,
D.H. Burnham
July 7th, 1906
Dear Bennett,
Don't stay longer than you absolutely need to. There can be no good of it except to ensure the lines of those things the city will do now. We want you here as soon as you can come.
yours ever,
D.H. Burnham
Resolution
228 pixels per inch
Dimensions
2566 × 3999 pixels
Original Format
pen and paper
Physical Dimensions
1 leaf : 20 x 12.4 cm (7 7/8 x 4 7/8 in)
Files
Collection
Citation
Burnham, Daniel H. (Daniel Hudson), 1886-1961, “Letter from Daniel Burnham urging Edward Bennett to return to Chicago,” Digital Collections - Lake Forest College, accessed April 23, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/2064.