Tribune Company
Biography
The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1847 by James Kelly, John E. Wheeler, and Joseph K. C. Forrest. During the 19th century, under the leadership of Joseph Medill, the paper became closely associated with Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party. This association continued into the 20th century as Medill's grandson Colonel Robert R. McCormick assumed editorship and the paper adapted conservative isolationist and anti-New Deal viewpoints. Journalistic highs and lows during the 20th century include publishing the text of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, incorrectly calling the 1948 presidential election for Thomas Dewey instead of Harry S. Truman, and publishing a complete transcript of the Watergate tapes. The Tribune Corporation branched out into other forms of journalism with the addition of the WGN ("World's Greatest Newspaper") radio station in the 1920s and WGN TV in the 1940s, and was an early adopter of internet journalism in the mid-1990s. It remains the most-read daily newspaper in the Chicago area.
Found in 60 Collections and/or Records:
Tribune Company. Auditing Department files
These scattered files chiefly come from a time when one auditing department handled all Tribune Company operations.
Tribune Company. Executive stock report
Weekly reports prepared by Media General Financial Services, Inc. Each report gives statics on Tribune Company stock, and compares the performance of Tribune stock to the stocks of up to 22 other media companies. (The composition of the comparison group varies with time.)
Tribune Company. F.A. Nichols papers (I)
Papers of Frederick A. Nichols, president of the Tribune Company from April 1972 until December 1974
Tribune Company. F.A. Nichols papers II
Papers of Frederick A. Nichols, chair of Gore Newspapers Company and Sentinel-Star Company in Florida, and president of the Tribune Company from 1972-04 to 1974-12. The papers deal almost entirely with the Gore newspapers in Fort Lauderdale and the Sentinel-Star Company in Orlando
Tribune Company. Office of Corporate Secretary. Deeds, lease information, and other title papers
Deeds, lease information, and other documents pertaining to the early history of the Tribune Company
Tribune Company. Office of Corporate Secretary, miscellaneous papers
This set of records combines two small collections of files from the Office of the Corporate Secretary of the Tribune Company which are of historical interest
Tribune Company. Secretary's files - II
Material bearing on the Tribune Company, the McCormick-Patterson trust, Tribune subsidiaries, and peripheral material
Tribune Company. Secretary's files - III
Collections of documents related to trusts and other agreements
Tribune Company. Secretary's files - IV
Records of the Tribune Company's Corporate Advisory and Planning Board, creazted by resolution of the Board of Directors on 1969-08-21.
Tribune Company subsidiaries. Chicago Tribune Charities. Ballets and other non-athletic projects records
Internal and external memos and other correspondence regarding the planning and promotion of "Nutcracker Suite" and "Alice in Wonderland": preparation of the programs, advertising and ticket sales; negotiations with Arie Crown Theater in McCormick Place; and photographs.
Tribune Company subsidiaries. Chicago Tribune Charities records
Chicago Tribune Charities files on contributions made or requested. The agencies involved are nearly all charitable or civic; a few are business organizations. The files include all of the in-house memoranda regarding the organization involved, plus most of the direct personal correspondence withn its officials.
Tribune Company subsidiaries. Chicago Tribune Charities records
Correspondence, contracts and other materials relating to the activities of Chicago Tribune Charities. Much of this material is related to Golden Gloves boxing matches sponsored by the Charities.
Tribune Company subsidiaries. Chicago Tribune Charities. Sponsored sporting events
Programs for College All-Star football games, and Golden Gloves boxing matches sponsored by Chicago Tribune Charities
Tribune Company subsidiaries. Liberty magazine records
Circulation and other statistical information for Liberty magazine
Tribune Company. Tribune-News Employees Trust records
Records of the Tribune-News Employees' Trust, which was created to benefit employees of the Chicago Tribune and Chicago News newspapers.
Tribune Company. Unframed pictures subject file
This series consists of visual materials collected by Chicago Tribune staff from various sources. The series consists chiefly of original photographs, but includes some clippings from non-Tribune sources. Most of the photographs bear descriptive captions. The portion of this collection that was transferred into the Tribune Company Archives, and later to Northwetern University, covers only World War I
Tribune Company. J. Howard Wood (1901-1988) papers - III
This collection consists of papers from the files of J. Howard Wood, retired chairman of the Tribune Company
Tribune Company. J. Howard Wood (1901-1988) papers - IV
Miscellaneous papers collected by J. Howard Wood concerning the McCormick-Patterson Trust, Robert R. McCormick, the Chicago Tribune, the Tribune Company and its subsidiaries, and the Joseph P. Albright litigation.
Tribune Company. J. Howard Wood (1901-1988) papers - I
Papers related to J. Howard Wood's activities as an officer of the Tribune Company
Tribune Company. J. Howard Wood (1901-1988) papers - II
Papers of J. Howard Wood, general manager of the Tribune Company