The David Paul Schmickel, Kemper Hall Photograph Collection, 1997

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Summary Description
Repository:Utah State Historical Society
Call number:Mss C 969
Creator: Schmickel, David Paul, photographer.
Title:David Paul Schmickel, Kemper Hall Photograph Collection, 1997
Quantity: 1 fd
Abstract: Photographs were taken by Schmickel who produces an historical newsletter called Dark Frontier. Kemper Hall was original built by Chalres Durkee (a Utah Territorial governor) on the shore of Lake Michigan. Durkee donated his home to the Episcopal Church for the future use of a female seminary in 1865. The Durkee Mansion was later converted into a female school. In 1867, the school changed its name to Kemper Hall, in honor of Jackson Kemper.

Persons:
Durkee, Charles -- Photographs.

Organizations:
Kemper Hall Female Seminary (Kenosha, Wisconsin) -- Photographs.
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Background

Background Note

Photographs were taken by Schmickel who produces an historical newsletter called Dark Frontier. Kemper Hall was original built by Charles Durkee (a Utah Territorial governor) on the shore of Lake Michigan. Durkee donated his home to the Episcopal Church for the future use of a female seminary in 1865. The Durkee Mansion was later converted into a female school. In 1867, the school changed its name to Kemper Hall, in honor of Jackson Kemper.
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Administrative Information

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David Paul Schmickel, Kemper Hall Photograph Collection, 1997, Utah State Historical Society.

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Collection processed by Susan Whetstone

Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone

Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000

Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 1999 (RLIN ID: UTSX 99A-316)

Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000
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Container list

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Kemper Hall
1. Exterior showing tree with "ectoplams" at Kemper Hall (Kenosha, Wisconsin), 1997
2. Chapel at Kemper Hall (Kenosha, Wisconsin), 1997
3. Residence of "Sisters of St. Mary"at Kember Hall (Kenosha, Wisconsin), 1997
4. Gymnasium at Kemper Hall (Kenosha, Wisconsin), 1997
5-6. Durkee, Charles and Caroline Lake home (Kenosha, Wisconsin), 1997
7. Addition to Kemper Hall (Kenosha, Wisconsin), 1997
8-10. Observatory Tower at Kemper Hall (Kenosha, Wisconsin), 1997
11. Joke? at Kember Hall (Kenosha, Wisconsin), 1997
12. Durkee, Charles portrait, n.d.
13. Durkee home (Kenosha, Wisconsin), 1997
14-15. Kemper Hall (Kenosha, Wisconsin), 1996

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Charles Durkee
1-5A. Durkee graves (Green Ridge Cemetery, Wisconsin), n.d.
6A-7A. Durkee home (Kenosha, Wisconsin), n.d.
8A. School bell--Durkee home (Kenosha, Wisconsin), 1997
9A. Durkee graves (Green Ridge Cemetery, Wisconsin), n.d.