Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., Historical Interest Documents, 1891-1928


Summary Information
Title: Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., Historical Interest Documents
Inclusive Dates: 1891-1928

Creator:
  • McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1859-1936
Call Number: McCormick Mss 9C

Quantity: 2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes)

Repository:
Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Documents representing the historical interests of Chicago industrialist Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr. Included is correspondence often carried on through his secretaries and generally with people or organizations involved in historical research and publications; reports; and articles from newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets pertaining to the harvester and diverse historical subjects. The subjects covered vary from archeological investigations at Sardis, Turkey, to the evolution of the McCormick reaper. A large part of the material is McCormick Historical Association reports, including Herbert Keller's weekly reports, 1916-1927. The last box contains photostats and typewritten copies of the Woodrow Wilson/Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr., correspondence from 1891 to 1924.

Language: English

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Arrangement of the Materials

The documents are filed alphabetically by subject. Each box is listed below only by the first material in the first folder and the last in the last folder. Reports of the Historical Association and the Wilson Correspondence are arranged chronologically.

Contents List
Box   1
American Society for Excavation of Sardis to “The Harvester and the Cost of Living”
Box   2
Harvester Club Dinner to McCormick Historical Association
Box   3-5
McCormick Historical Association, continued
Box   6
Funeral Services for Mrs. C. H. McCormick to Woodrow Wilson Correspondence
Note: See also McCormick Mss 8C, Box 7.