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McCormick Family. Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849-1919) personal account books

 Collection
Identifier: II-21

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  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

These account books reflect income (much of it from rents) and expenses, and distributions among family members in R.S. McCormick's capacity as guardian. Many of the entries concern payments to and from C.H. McCormick and Bros., apparently stemming from his late father's interest in the company

Dates

  • 1871 - 1881

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

1 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records of financial transactions involving R.S. McCormick (grain dealer, later diplomat in Austria, Russia and France), and family

Arrangement

Arrangement completed prior to receiving the collection from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation

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 McCormick Family. Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849-1919) personal account books
Author
Input from typescript by Gary L. Strawn
Date
1976-03-31
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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