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McCormick, Robert R. (Robert Rutherford), 1880-1955

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1880 - 1955

Biography

Robert Rutherford McCormick (born July 30, 1880, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.; died April 1, 1955, Wheaton, Illinois) was an American newspaper editor and publisher, popularly known as Colonel McCormick, whose idiosyncratic editorials made him the personification of conservative journalism in the United States. Under his direction the Chicago Tribune achieved the largest circulation among American standard-sized newspapers and led the world in newspaper advertising revenue.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Robert R. McCormick. Personal and business correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: I-23
Abstract

Papers of Robert R. McCormick during his terms as Chicago alderman, president of the Chicago Sanitary District, and early days as president of the Tribune Company

Dates: 1904 - 1914
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / Robert R. McCormick. Personal and business correspondence

Robert R. McCormick. Diary as Chicago Alderman

 Collection
Identifier: I-21
Abstract

This diary illustrates Robert R. McCormick's brief career as a member of the City Council of Chicago as Alderman for the 21st Ward. Each entry in the diary describes a request from a constituent (identified by name, address and sometimes organization), and any action taken. Although the entries themselves are not dated, the date can be determined in most cases by the correspondence attached to entries, or laid into the volume.

Dates: 1904-04 - 1905-01
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / Robert R. McCormick. Diary as Chicago Alderman