Chicago Tribune. Departmental Papers. Circulation Department, Promotion
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Scope and Contents
This collection consists of promotional materials sent by the Chicago Tribune to distributors, newsdealers and carriers from 1921 to 1939. The collection consists primarily of:
- Mimeographed letters and notices to dealers announcing upcoming national and local events and special features in the paper which it was throught would stimulate newspaper sales. With each of these came a return postcard to facilitate ordering extra copies of the newspaper
- Posters, circulars, and leaflets advertising Blue Ribbon Fiction, contests, special rotogravure pictures and portraits, and the like, including accident and life insurance offers
- Proofs and copies of Tribune advertisements for upcoming contests, features, and articles
- A special series of daily advertising posters called "Last Minute Photos," 1924-09-02 1925-02-13 (plus some undated posters of the same era), and 1925-12-03 to 1926-07-12. These carried the message that the Tribune contained "the news of the world in pictures"
- Copies of pages of the Tribune announcing "high water marks" in circulation figures
- Similar and substantial promotional material for Liberty Magazine for the years 1924 and 1925
The collection also contains: a bound volume of pertinent pages of the Chicago Herald and Examiner, for 1921-1922.
Dates
- 1921 - 1939
Creator
- Tribune Company (Organization)
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
11 Boxes
1 Volumes
1 Packages
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of promotional materials sent by the Chicago Tribune to distributors, newsdealers and carriers from 1921 to 1939. The collection includes mimeographed letters and notices, advertisements, posters, circulars, leaflects, advertisements, and circulation figures
Arrangement
Arrangement completed prior to receiving collection from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.
Custodial History
This collection was presented to the Tribune Archives by Thomas G. Clancy, director of Circulation, on July 21, 1977. The material was removed from its original scrapbooks and placed chronologically in 11 manuscript boxes; plus a bound volume of newspapers featuring ad campaigns or contests, and a package of oversize posters from 1924 to 1937
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 Chicago Tribune, Departmental Papers, Circulation Department, Promotion, 1921-1939
- Author
- Lee Major; encoded by Sigrid P. Perry
- Date
- August 23, 1977; April 7, 2020
- 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
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu