Medill family correspondence
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters to and from various members of the Medill, Patterson and McCormick families, chiefly during the years 1850 to 1899. Included are letters exchanged by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Medill before and after their marriage, letters to and from their daughters and their families, a group of Civil War letters from Major William H. Medill to his brother Joseph written from 1861 until his death in May 1863, and an assortment of letters from various other relatives.
Dates
- 1834 - 1899
Creator
- Medill, Joseph, 1823-1899 (Person)
- Medill, Katherine Patrick, 1831-1894 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of these materials for research. All patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations
Extent
5 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence among members of the Medill, Patterson and McCormick families, chiefly involving Joseph Medill (managing editor of the Chicago Tribune) and his wife, Katherine Patrick Medill.
Arrangement
Arrangement completed prior to receiving the collection from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. Because most of the letters are undated, it has been impossible to arrange all of them chronologically.
Custodial History
The Medill family correspondence is part of the material which Robert R. McCormick inherited at his Mother's death in 1932.
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 Medill family correspondence
- Author
- Lee Major. Input from typescript by Gary L. Strawn
- Date
- 1975-11
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Repository 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