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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 1 Collection or Record:

Robert R. McCormick. Miscellaneous photographs of Cantigny

 Collection
Identifier: I-149
Abstract

This series contains groups of photographic negatives and prints of Cantigny farm and grounds (Robert R. McCormick's estate in Wheaton, Illinois) found among the unprocessed Tribune Company Archives materials. One group of negatives shows a large event (or several similar events); another contains aerial views of the main house and immediate surroundings; a third shows a tree on the grounds being felled.

Dates: 1920 - 1955
Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / Robert R. McCormick. Miscellaneous photographs of Cantigny