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Box 1

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

Announcement of sale

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Letters, telegrams, news releases, clippings, regarding:

  • Announcement of sale, 8 December 1961. 20 items
  • Completion of sale, 8 January 1963. 7 items
  • Pioneer Court dedication, 9 November 1964. 2 items
  • d. Dedication of building. 1 item

    • Dates: 1958 - 1966
    Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / X-29, Tribune Company. J. Howard Wood (1901-1988) papers - I / Sale of the River Lot to the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

    River Lot correspondence, 1958-10-07 - 1966-12-05

     Item — Box: 1, Folder: 2
    Scope and Contents

    Letters, memoranda, contract and other documents involving Mr. Wood and other Tribune Company executives, Kirkland & Ellis (legal counsel), Equitable, and Equitable's legal counsel. These documents were generated during development of the agreement for sale and utilization of the River Lot. Some items are originals, some are copies

    Dates: 1958-10-07 - 1966-12-05
    Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / X-29, Tribune Company. J. Howard Wood (1901-1988) papers - I / Sale of the River Lot to the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

    General correspondence, 1961 - 1966

     Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
    Scope and Contents Draft agreement (19 October 1961) for sale with photos of architects' mock-up of the building and plaza; legal counsel's letter (11 September 1962) concerning a city ordinance to authorize a proposed "elevated public way" over east North Water Street; program of ground breaking (24 June 1963); real estate brochure for the new building; clips of the ground breaking; letter from James F. Oates, Jr. on "topping out" (6 July 1964); correspondence between Tribune and Equitable regarding agreement...
    Dates: 1961 - 1966
    Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / X-29, Tribune Company. J. Howard Wood (1901-1988) papers - I / Sale of the River Lot to the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

    Dedication of Equitable Building and Pioneer Court, 1965-06-23

     Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
    Scope and Contents Script of WGN-TV program on Pioneer Court; news releases and clippings on dedication ceremonies; dedication dinner program (4 copies); Mr. Wood's remarks; Mr. Wood's letter to Howard Ellis noting that profit on the sale of the River Lot covered "cost of the New York News 114 day strike" (25 June, 1965); James F. Oates, Jr.'s letter to Mr. Wood expressing appreciation for joining "us as partners in the development of Pioneer Court and who have made possible the construction and occupancy of...
    Dates: 1965-06-23
    Found in: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections / X-29, Tribune Company. J. Howard Wood (1901-1988) papers - I / Sale of the River Lot to the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States