Col. Robert R. McCormick delivered a weekly radio address over WGN, and spoke frequently on other occasions. This series consists of collections of printed versions of his addresses (including some typescripts) that have been bound into volumes. His talks cover a wide range of topics, but primarily involve his views on the United States, relations with other countries (including World War II), the Army, and the newspaper business.

This series contains materials related to an Army exercise based at Camp Custer, Michigan (outside Battle Creek), which ran from 1932-05-15 to 1932-05-22. The exercise appears to have consisted of a week of training, followed by maneuvers in the countryside near the camp