Series 2: Miscellaneous, 1907-approximately 1945
Scope and Content of the Collection
The collection is composed mainly of two types of material: correspondence and copies of the autobiographical seventy-eight columns Cram published in the Davenport, Iowa Democrat and Leader shortly before he retired as editor. The correspondence, much of which concerns the topic of aviation, includes letters from Floyd Dell, James Harold (Jimmie) Doolittle, Alice French, Hamlin Garland, Susan Glaspell, Robert E. Peary, Eddie Rickenbacker, Igor Sikorsky, William H. Taft, Woodrow Wilson and Orville Wright. There is also a report on the entertainment for a lecture by Admiral Robert E. Peary, and a photograph of the elderly Cram.
Dates
- Creation: 1907-approximately 1945
Creator
- From the Collection: Cram, Ralph W., 1869-1952 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Ralph W. Cram Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum (Priority II).
Arrangement note
Two items arranged by type of material.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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