Patterson family

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This collection consists of case files selected by the law firm of Kirkland and Ellis as being of possible historical interest. They date principally from 1920 to 1955, with a few from as early as 1907. The papers pertain to the Chicago Tribune, the Tribune Company, the Ontario Paper Company, and Robert R. McCormick. Also included is a small collection of Patterson family papers, evidently from the estate of Eleanor Medill Patterson.

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A file of genealogical information for Colonel Robert R. McCormick, maintained by the librarians of the Chicago Tribune Library.

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Correspondence among members of the Medill, Patterson and McCormick families, chiefly involving Joseph Medill (managing editor of the Chicago Tribune) and his wife, Katherine Patrick Medill.

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Letters to Joseph Medill (managing editor of the Chicago Tribune), some of Medill's early writings, and documents related to Joseph Medill and Katharine Medill

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The Eleanor Medill (Cissy) Patterson Papers consist chiefly of Medill, McCormick and Patterson family correspondence, Joseph Medill business and political letters, Chicago Tribune historical material, and a collection of letters of Joseph Medill and others to and from important people. The papers cover the years 1846-1910, approximately, with most of the material falling in the 1850-1899 period

Abstract This collection of papers, created and maintained by the Chicago Tribune's law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, reflects the firm's handling of various matters for members of the Patterson family. Although much of this material is tangentially concerned with the McCormick-Patterson Trust, these papers deal not with the management of the trust itself, but rather with the family's ownership of shares in the Trust, and its alottment of proceeds from the Trust. The collection also includes...