Box 1

Typed histories covering the 1902 building; the 1920 plant; the ink plant; Tribune Tower; the WGN building of 1934. A summary by John W. Flynn of Marketing

Chiefly about Tribune Tower and the WGN building

Program pampphlet. Letter returning original Holabird & Root plans to that firm, in 1942

Notes on various cornerstones and their contents. Correspondence with Raymond Hood and Rene Chambellan about the "Tree of life" screen over the front entrance.

Includes correspondence with Chambellan in 1947 about making a model for the Tribune centennial

Papers regarding occupancy and upkeep (including steeplejack William Mearns in 1928)

Donation of relief map of North America to the Field Museum in 1938

Inscriptions. Correspondence and notes from 1933 regarding the selection and carving of the inscriptions. Correspondence includes McCormick, Onderdonk, Capron, Leon Stolz, and others. Copy of the pamphlet "Ideals and obligations"

Lists and correspondence regarding awards to the Tribune; the "Whistle Tree" (steamship and rail whistles), 1948/1960; Col. McCormick's proposed "humorous studio", 1949; effort to get a piece of the USS Constellation, 1953; Roman clay brick from England; painting of Mrs. Peter Zenger (given to ANPA, 1963); and others

Notes and lists regarding portraits, busts, and other items pertaining to him

Letter from G.K. Chesterton (undated); subscription receipt from 1870; receipts for original Lincoln and Seward letters

I>nventories, notes, and correspondence regarding ship models, airplane propellers, and other items acquired by or offered to the Tribune. Museum list