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Robert R. McCormick. Reuben D. Cahn correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: I-24

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

This exchange of ideas between Robert R. McCormick and Reuben Cahn over twenty-eight years covers a wide variety of financial and economic questions, many with political overtones. It furnishes invaluable insight into the relationship between the publisher and a member of his editorial staff, as well as the stances of both and of the paper, in regard to economic and political matters of the period. The collection includes notes by John T. McCutcheon, editor of the Chicago Tribune's editorial page.

Dates

  • 1927 - 1955

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

4 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Reuben D. Cahn carried on an extensive correspondence with Colonel Robert R. McCormick from the time of his joining the Chicago Tribune in 1927, until the Colonel's death in 1955.

Arrangement

Arrangement completed prior to receiving the collection from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. The arrangement is primarily chronological, with a few thematic folders.

Custodial History

These files were retained in the office of the editorial writers until given to the McCormick Archives by John T. McCutcheon, editor of the editorial page, in 1973.

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.

Related Materials

A copy of McCutcheon's notes are placed in folder I-24 in the vertical file. See this folder also for biograpahical information on Reuben Cahn. See also XI-152, box 4, folder 6 for Cahn's work on 1930s inflation.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Robert R. McCormick. Reuben D. Cahn correspondence
Author
Lee Major. Input from typescript by Gary L. Strawn
Date
1977-03-09
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Library Details

Library Details

Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository

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