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Tribune Company. Office of Corporate Secretary, miscellaneous papers

 Collection
Identifier: X-26

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Scope and Contents

Boxes 1-3 of the collection consist of trust documents and some correspondence relating to early stockholders of the Tribune Company, chiefly the Cowles and Lloyd families. Boxes 4-5 consist of a small collection of agreements, contracts, leases, patents, and other such documents.

Dates

  • 1858 - 1976

Creator

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

5 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This set of records combines two small collections of files from the Office of the Corporate Secretary of the Tribune Company which are of historical interest

Arrangement

Arrangement completed prior to receiving the collection from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. The arrangement is generally alphabetical, but there are substantial variations

Custodial History

Originally presented to the Tribune Company Archives (on February 7, 1980 and March 3, 1980) by Stanley J. Gradowski, corporate secretary of the Tribune Company

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, Chicago Tribune Company, and Nexstar Media Group on January 10, 2020, accession #SPEC-2020-1.

Title
Guide to the Tribune Company, Office of Corporate Secretary, miscellaneous papers
Author
Lee Major. Input from typescript by Gary L. Strawn
Date
1980-09-15
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Library Details

Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository

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