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

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

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

lfspbennett00096.tif

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 October 5, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/2064.

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