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McCormick Theological Seminary

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Blatchford family papers - Additions

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Blatchford 2
Abstract

Chicago lead manufacturer, co-executor of Walter L. Newberry's will, and first president of the Newberry Library Board of Trustees, 1892-1914. Papers include letters, notes, documents, photographs, scrapbooks and clippings relating to his family, his business ventures, his work at the Newberry, and his involvement with Chicago social, charitable and educational organizations.

Dates: 1841-1947; Majority of material found within 1870 - 1914

Chauncey McCormick papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-McCormick
Abstract Letters, clippings, photographs, and mementos of Chicago businessman and philanthropist Chauncey McCormick. He was the nephew of Cyrus McCormick, founder of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company which became part of International Harvester Company, and was president of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1944-1954. Correspondence concerns business, civic, philanthropic, religious, and political activities. Also contains speeches and writings, including those for the Art Institute, child...
Dates: 1887-1955

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Autobiographies (literary works) -- 1851-1900 1
Businessmen -- Illinois -- Chicago 1
Correspondence -- 1951-2000 1
Diaries -- 1851-1900 1
Dry Tortugas (Fla.) 1