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Chicago tribune

 Organization

Biography

The Chicago tribune is a daily newspaper which begin publication on June 10, 1847. In the 1850s, under the editorship of Joseph Medill, the Tribune became associated with Abraham Lincoln and the newly-formed Republican Party. Colonel Robert R. McCormick, Medill's grandson, took control of the paper in the 1920s, and ran the paper until his death in 1955. Under him, the Tribune took a firmly conservative and anti-New Deal stance. In 1974 the Tribune was the first newspaper to publish the complete text of the Watergate tapes. In 2008, the Tribune for the first time endorsed a member of the Democratic Party for President of the United States: Barack Obama.

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

Tribune Company Archives. Vertical file

 Collection
Identifier: XXI-2
Abstract This series contains material originally assembled by the Tribune Company Archives as an adjunct to its collection of materials on the Chicago Tribune, the Tribune Company, and related enterprises. The series consists primarily of materials related to the Archive's collections: correspondence, deeds of gift, photocopies, clippings, finding aids, pamphlets, and similar materials. These materials can provide important context for understanding materials in the...
Dates: 1970 - 2000
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / Tribune Company Archives. Vertical file

Tribune Company. J. Howard Wood (1901-1988) papers - IV

 Collection
Identifier: X-38
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1950 - 1979
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / Tribune Company. J. Howard Wood (1901-1988) papers - IV

United Charities of Chicago: its history, 1857-1957, by Gudrun Rom. Chapter 36

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35552000769827]
Identifier: XVIII-35
Abstract

A chapter from an unpublished history of United Charities of Chicago. This chapter deals with summer outings for children, and Camp Algonquin, and the part that the Chicago Tribune played in the organization and finance of these activities

Dates: 1957
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / United Charities of Chicago: its history, 1857-1957, by Gudrun Rom. Chapter 36

Chicago Tribune. Bob Wiedrich papers

 Collection
Identifier: XI-433
Abstract Papers of Robert ("Bob") Weidrich, reporter for the Chicago Tribune from the 1950s to the 1990s. The topics covered include many events and themes of the day, including corrupt politicians and mobsters, police scandals, insurance fraud, nursing home irregularities, crime syndicates, and the Richard Speck trial. The papers contain an exhaustive collection of clippings of Weidrich's writings for the Tribune, including the "Tower ticker" column; his memoirs; and stories related to Weidrich by...
Dates: 1950s-1990s
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / Chicago Tribune. Bob Wiedrich papers