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McCormick Family. Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849-1919) papers

 Collection
Identifier: II-1

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Scope and Contents

This collection includes magazine and newspaper articles and clippings; many typed translations of excerpts from St. Petersburg papers (1903-1905); some correspondence to and from McCormick; and a few of his memoranda, household accounts and inventories, and some photographs. These papers will be of value to scholars interested in business history of the 1870s and 1880s, and in diplomatic conditions and negotiations of the period 1901-1907. Of particular interest are papers relating to the Russo-Japanese war, which afford glimpses of the political, diplomatic and social conditions of the times.

Dates

  • 1876 - 1913

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

Extent

5 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection covers for the most part Robert Sanderson McCormick's diplomatic careers in Vienna, St. Petersburg, and Paris. These papers will be of value to scholars interested in business history of the 1870s and 1880s, and in diplomatic conditions and negotiations of the period 1901-1907. Of particular interest are papers relating to the Russo-Japanese war, which afford glimpses of the political, diplomatic and social conditions of the times.

Arrangement

Arrangement completed prior to receiving the collection from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Chicago Tribune Company, and Nexstar Media Group on January 10, 2020, accession #SPEC-2020-1.

Related Materials

Some of the more valuable letters from this collection, which Colonel McCormick apparently removed to have transcribed, can be found in the Robert R. McCormick personal correspondence, I-63, box 18B.

For more information on Robert Sanderson McCormick's business and political career, consult the following collections:

  • I-63: Robert R. McCormick personal correspondence, boxes 18 and 19 (correspondence between R.R. McCormick and his parents, particularly his mother, and valuable letters of Robert S. McCormick. Colonel McCormick appears to have removed the Robert S. McCormick material now found in I-63, box 18B, so they could be transcribed.
  • II-2: Album of invitations and social correspondence, 1889-1891
  • II-3: Letterpress books of R.S. McCormick, 1877-1907. 11 volumes
  • II-20: Three boxes of bills and receipts, 1904-1907
  • II-21: Two volumes of personal accounts, 1873-1881
  • II-22: Unframed pictures. Nine Russian propaganda posters during the Russo-Japanese War
  • II-34 to II-43: Ten business journals and ledgers, 1871-1881
  • IV-4: Medill family correspondence, box 2, folder 3 (letters to Mrs. Josdeph Medill from her daughters and their husbands)
  • VI-5: Eleanor Medill Patterson Papers, box 3, folder 2 (letters to Mr. Joseph Medill from Robert Sanderson McCormick), and box 14, folder 4 (letters to Mrs. Eleanor Medill Patterson from R.S. McCormick)

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    Finding Aid & Administrative Information

    Title
    Guide to the Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849-1919) papers
    Author
    Lee Major. Input from typescript by Gary L. Strawn
    Date
    1976-04-20
    Description rules
    Describing Archives: A Content Standard
    Language of description
    English
    Script of description
    Latin

    Library Details

    Library Details

    Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository

    https://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/mccormick-library/index.html
    Contact:
    Deering Library, Level 3
    1970 Campus Drive
    Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
    847-491-3635