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Robert R. McCormick. Maryland McCormick papers (2)

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: I-163

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and other materials related to the last years, death and estate of Maryland McCormick, second wife of Robert R. McCormick:

  • Copy of letter from Maryland McCormick to the trustees of the Robert R. McCormick Charitable Trust (1982-04-21), thanking them for flowers
  • Letter from Maryland McCormick to Stanton R. Cook (1982-09-02), forwarding a thank-you letter
  • Letter from Alice Hooper af Petersens (daughter of Maryland McCormick and her first husband, Henry Hooper, Jr.) to Stantin R. Cook (1985-10-17), thanking him for his letter of sympathy
  • Copies of letters from Stanton R. Cook to Alice Hooper af Petersens and Anne Hooper Warner (1985-07-22) on Mrs. McCormick's death, internal communications, and obituaries from the Tribune and Sun-Times
  • Memo from Clayton Kirkpatrick (1985-08-09) to the trustees of the Robert R. McCormick Charitable Trust concerning furnishings that might be transferred from Mrs. McCormick's apartment to Cantigny
  • Catalog for the sale of Mrs. McCormick's property by Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, 1985-10-20/1985-10-22

    • Dates

    • 1982 - 1985

    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

    Correspondence and other materials related to the last years, death and estate of Maryland McCormick, second wife of Robert R. McCormick

    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.

    Processing Information

    Separated from the John T. McCutcheon section of XXI-3

    Subjects

    Finding Aid & Administrative Information

    Title
    Guide to the Robert R. McCormick. Maryland McCormick papers (2)
    Author
    Gary L. Strawn
    Date
    2021-09-01
    Description rules
    Describing Archives: A Content Standard
    Language of description
    English
    Script of description
    Latin

    Physical Storage Information

    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
    1970 Campus Drive
    Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
    847-491-3635