Letters from friends and prominent persons from the United states and abroad

File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Col. Robert R. McCormick (1880-1955), editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune, died on April 1, 1955 in Wheaton, Illinois, where his estate, Cantigny, was located. His wife Maryland Mathison Hooper McCormick received many letters and telegrams of condolence after his death. Those expressions of sympathy form the basis of this collection. Letters and telegrams included are from friends both in the United States and from other countries, especially Canada since the Tribune owned paper companies in that country.

Dates

1955

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

From the Collection: 1 Boxes (Letters and telegrams to Co. Robert R. McCormick's widow, Maryland H. McCormick following his death on April 1, 1955.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

This folder contains a photocopy of a letter from Richard M. Nixon to Mrs. Robert R. McCormici (1955-04-06). The original letter is now part of series IX-63, Tribune Company Archives presidential corresondence (box 1, folder 78): "It was very thoughtful of you to write as you did on March 28 and I only regret that as I write this letter the Colonel is no longer with us. It was not my privilege to know him well but I have always admired the way he fought so vigorously for the principles in which he believed. And I have yet to find anyone who worked for the Tribune who did not have a deep affection for him and unstinted praise for his progressive employment policies."