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Joseph Medill (1823-1899) estate, miscellaneous papers

 Collection
Identifier: III-24

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  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous papers concerning the administration of the Joseph Medill Trust (Medill was managing editor of the Chicago Tribune)

Dates

  • 1899 - 1938

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

Additional Description

Abstract

Miscellaneous papers concerning the administration of the Joseph Medill Trust (Medill was managing editor of the Chicago Tribune)

Arrangement

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

Custodial History

This collection was presented to the Tribune Company Archives on September 11, 1978 by William N. Clark, director of the Robert R. McCormick Charitable Trust. They had been stored in the Trust's safe in room 1412, Tribune Tower.

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.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Joseph Medill (1823-1899) estate, miscellaneous papers
Author
Lee Major. Input from typescript by Gary L. Strawn
Date
September 21, 1978
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

https://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/mccormick-library/index.html
Contact:
Deering Library, Level 3
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Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635