Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. (Merle J. Trees), 1940 - 1946
Scope and Contents
This collection consists for the most part of that part of Robert R. McCormick’s business correspondence which does not relate directly to the Chicago Tribune. It includes a great deal of material on The Associated Press, The American Newspaper Publishers Association, and other organizations; The Ontario Paper Company; political matters, including McCormicks’s correspondence with U.S. presidents, senators, congressmen, etc.; his correspondence with other newspaper publishers throughout the country; various freedom of the press files; and some personal and family correspondence, as well as many other categories.
Most of the collection dates from 1927 to Colonel McCormick’s death in 1955, though a few files are from an earlier period. Two folders on James Keeley, for example, are dated 1913-1914.
Family letters are scattered throughout the collection, among them correspondence between Colonel McCormick and Joseph N. Patterson, Eleanor Medill Patterson (under New York News), and Ruth McCormick Miller (under Washington, D.C. newspapers - The Washington Times-Herald).
Dates
- 1940 - 1946
Creator
- From the Collection: McCormick, Robert R. (Robert Rutherford), 1880-1955 (Person)
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: 139 Boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Library Details
Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu