Summary Information
Harold Fowler McCormick Papers
1892-1947
- McCormick, Harold Fowler, 1872-1941
McCormick Mss 1F; McCormick Mss 2F
36.7 c.f. (91 archives boxes and 1 volume)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of Harold Fowler McCormick, a Chicago industrialist with the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company and the International Harvester Company; consisting of correspondence, notes, business records, appointment books, speeches, clippings, and printed items. These concern financial interests, civic groups, personal and family life, and his publicized peace plan during World War I. Of his business activities, the Belle City Malleable Iron Company is best documented. A small portion of the collection consists of papers of his daughter, Muriel, documenting her interest in postwar relief work, the theater, and Chicago grand opera.
English, French, German
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mcc0000f
Biography/History
Harold Fowler McCormick, son of Cyrus Hall (inventor of the reaper) and Nancy (Nettie) Fowler McCormick, was born in Chicago on May 2, 1872. He was educated at the University School of Chicago, the Browning School of New York City, 1889-1891, and received his A.B. from Princeton in 1895.
He married Edith, daughter of John D. Rockefeller, on November 26, 1895; they had five children, of whom two, John and Editha, died in childhood.
The other children were Harold Fowler (called Fowler) born 1898, who married Anna Stillman; Muriel, born 1902, who married Elisha Dyer Hubbard and died in 1959; and Mathilde, born 1905, who married Max Oser and died in 1947.
Harold and Edith Rockefeller McCormick were divorced December 28, 1921.
On August 11, 1922, he married Ganna Walska in Paris. They were divorced in 1931.
On May 31, 1938, at Pasadena, California, he married Adah, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Wilson of Idaho.
Harold McCormick died October 16, 1941, in California.
During the whole of his adult life, Mr. McCormick was a top executive of the International Harvester Company. He joined the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company immediately after his graduation from Princeton in 1895, and was put in charge of the Council Bluffs, Iowa, sales branch. In 1898, he was elected a vice-president of the company. After the formation of the International Harvester Company, he remained a vice-president. In 1918, he was elected president of the IHC. During his presidency, he played a major role in the formation of the company's “Employee Representation Plan.” From 1922 to 1935, he was chairman of the executive committee of the board of directors, and from 1935 to his death, he was chairman of the board.
In addition to the Harvester Company, Mr. McCormick was interested in the Belle City Malleable Iron Company, whose plant near Chicago he acquired in 1899.
McCormick supported a variety of philanthropic causes and gave money to an enormous number of individuals, ranging from relatives to complete strangers, who called on him for aid in meeting a variety of personal needs. As a memorial to his son, he and his wife established in 1903 the John Rockefeller McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases in Chicago. He was all his life a Presbyterian and supported religious institutions such as the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, the McCormick Theological Seminary, and Olivet Institute, a Presbyterian mission in Chicago. But of all his interests outside business and the family, music was undoubtedly the most important to him. He was a member or officer of a large number of organizations trying to develop opera and orchestral groups in Chicago.
McCormick was also interested in Chicago civic affairs and involved in various civic reform efforts. He was a member of the Commercial Club and the Merchants' Club of Chicago, two organizations interested in civic betterment and in the Chicago Plan for urban development.
McCormick's deepest involvement in politics came during World War I. In Switzerland when the war began, he composed Via Pacis, a plan for an immediate peace settlement. The publication of the little book involved him in discussions with French and other European officials and the U.S. Department of State. After the U.S. entered the war, McCormick served as a purchasing agent under General Charles G. Dawes of the Allied Expeditionary Force. In 1918, he conferred with officers of the German government and returned to Washington to lay German peace proposals before President Wilson.
Other aspects of McCormick's life include an early enthusiasm for automobiles in which he made several trips through Europe; interest in the development of the airplane; his national amateur racquets championship and interest in other sports; and Princeton University activities as a member of the Class of 1895.
Scope and Content Note
The Harold F. McCormick Papers contain all the known extant papers of Mr. McCormick. They are sparse for the early 1920s but fairly complete otherwise. They are organized into two parts: Series 1F containing the papers of Harold McCormick, 1892-1947; and Series 2F consisting of brief papers of his daughter Muriel, 1920-1925. Series 1F is grouped by type of materials and within each group is arranged by year. The first group contains two subcategories in each year: Correspondence and Business Papers (with occasional other subcategories such as Speeches or Appointments), and within each subcategory arrangement is alphabetical by correspondent. McCormick family correspondence follows other correspondence. After this first chronological run is a run of bound volumes (in Box 82-83), one of Clippings, one of Printed Matter, and finally one unboxed volume containing Belle City Malleable Iron Company records. Three incomplete indexes to Series 1F (chronological, by name, and by subject) are located in a separate archives box on the McCormick shelf in the Archives Reading Room. Series 2F is arranged by year.
Part I: Harold Fowler McCormick Papers, 1892-1947. 90 boxes and 1 volume
With the exception of agreements, correspondence, reports, and accounts of the Belle City Malleable Iron Company at Racine, Wisconsin, acquired in 1899, all business records are sparse. Correspondence with McCormick's financial agents does include references to his many Chicago properties, and to stock invested in Chicago enterprises, various railroads, and western mines.
McCormick's correspondence also demonstrates his interest in a wide variety of civic activities and philanthropies, with substantial material appearing for the Merchants Club and Commercial Club, particularly their projects to develop the Chicago Plan for urban improvement and to locate the Naval Training Station; the Chicago Plan Commission; the John Rockefeller McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases, established by McCormick and his wife in 1902 as a memorial to their son; the University of Chicago and its committees, of which he was a trustee for four decades; and Olivet Institute, of which he was chairman of the board. Contributions to many charities are shown, and scattered letters concern reform movements in Chicago, Democratic Party finances and candidates, the McCormick Theological Seminary, Princeton University, Washington and Lee University, and the Young Men's Christian Association.
The papers contain McCormick's letters, notes, a printed brochure, and reminiscences describing his peace plan, Via Pacis, developed in Switzerland in 1915, including correspondence with Jules Cambon, Edouard Dujardin, Edward M. House, and Elihu Root. Included also are his personal account of German peace terms he carried to Woodrow Wilson in 1918; correspondence with General Charles G. Dawes, for whom he served as procurement officer; and letters concerning the League to Enforce Peace and the League of Nations Association.
Correspondence appears frequently with members of the McCormick family, particularly with his mother, his brother Cyrus, Jr., and his sister Anita, dealing with their interlocking financial interests, family conferences, and philanthropies. Family and business connections also led him to correspond with John D. Rockefeller, and John D., Jr. The files contain many letters exchanged with doctors and clinics, especially in relation to arthritis or psychiatric treatment.
McCormick's papers confirm his reputation as a patron of music, to which he gave organizational time and financial support, keeping files relating to the Civic Music Association of Chicago, the Chicago Orchestral Association, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, the Chicago Opera Association, and the Chicago Civic Opera Company; corresponding with performing artists such as Cleofonte Campanini and Mary Garden; and writing a series of articles for the Chicago Daily News called “The Story of Grand Opera in Chicago” (1935). Enthusiasm for aviation, particularly the development of the Vertaplane, led him to communicate with E. Hicks Herrick, Gerardus P. Herrick, and others as early as 1901 and to encourage aircraft experiments; and records of European trips early in the century attest to his devotion to the development of the automobile. As a national amateur racquets champion, his interest in this and other sports is mirrored in the papers.
Part II: Muriel McCormick Correspondence, 1920-1926. 1 box
Series 2F consists of letter received by Harold's daughter Muriel and correspondence sent by her and her secretary. It primarily reflects her concern with refugee relief, music, the theater, and the Chicago Grand Opera. Also included are requests for employment, solicitations for financial aid, and some personal and family correspondence. Present are numerous communications from Arthur L. Sears concerning his affection for Muriel and his desire that they wed, and her family's negative reaction and concern over his mental health. Numerous items by Muriel are written in French or German. The material is arranged chronologically by years.
Contents List
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McCormick Mss 1F
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Series: Part I: Harold Fowler McCormick Papers, 1892-1947
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Subseries: Correspondence and Business Papers
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1892
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Box
1
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Business Papers
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1895
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Box
1
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Correspondence: Cullard and Romeike
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1896
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Correspondence
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Box
1
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Fetzer-E.F.W.
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Box
1
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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1896-1897
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Business Papers
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Box
1
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A-M
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Box
1
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N-V
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1897
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Correspondence
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Box
1
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Copp-Wrenn
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Box
1
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McCormick, Harold F.
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1898
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Correspondence
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Box
2
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Adams-Hull
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Box
2
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Imbrie-Princeton
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Box
2
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Rockefeller-Young
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Box
2
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
2
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
2
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McCormick, Edith R.; Hamilton; R. Hall
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Box
2
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McCormick, Stanley; Vance
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Box
2
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Business Papers: Bates-Spaulding
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1899
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Correspondence
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Box
2
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Alling-Bureau of Associated Charities
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Box
2
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Carroll College-Cuyler
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Box
3
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Davis-Hutchinson
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Box
3
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Illinois Manual Training School Farm-Merchants Club
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Box
3
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Merchants' Loan and Trust Company-Rudd
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Box
3
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Saddle and Cycle Club-University Club
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Box
3
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University of Chicago-YMCA of Illinois
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Box
3
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
3
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
3
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McCormick, Nettie F. and Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
3
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McCormick, Edith R.; John R.; Leander J.
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Box
4
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McCormick, Stanley
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Box
4
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Business Papers: Brunswick-Starr
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1900
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Correspondence
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Box
4
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Ajuria-Cullom
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Box
4
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Davison-Heston
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Box
4
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Hoagland-Journal Building
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Box
5
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Kearney-Mutual Life Insurance of New York
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Box
5
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National Association of Agriculture Implement & Vehicle Manufacturers-Seligman
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Box
5
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Sharks-Whitaker
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Box
5
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Whitworth-YMCA of Illinois
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Box
5
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
5
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
5
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McCormick, Dawson; Harriet C.; Harriet H.
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Box
5
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McCormick, Nettie F.; R. Hall; Stanley
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Box
6
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Business papers: Dunlap-Morgan
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1901
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Correspondence
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Box
6
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Adams-Fuller & Fuller Company
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Box
6
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Gaul-Kellor
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Box
6
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C.P. Kimball & Company-Norton
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Box
6
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Onwentsia Club-Strong
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Box
7
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Taylor-Yoe
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Box
7
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
7
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
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McCormick, Harriet H.-Robert S.
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Box
7
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McCormick, Stanley
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Box
7
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Business papers: Allis-Chalmers Company-New York, Ontario, and Western Railroad Company
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1902
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Correspondence
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Box
7
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Adams-Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railway
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Box
7
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Chicago Business Woman's Club-Greene
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Box
7
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Hamburg-American Lines - Lutz
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Box
8
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Marquette Club-Royal Poinciana Hotel
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Box
8
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Salvation Army-Young Men's Presbyterian Union
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Box
8
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
8
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McCormick, Cyrus H.
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Box
8
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McCormick, Carrie-Walter
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Box
8
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Business papers: Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Company-United States Steel Corp.
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1903
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Correspondence
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Box
8
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Adams-Chicago Orchestral Association
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Box
9
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Chicago Telephone Company-Hyde
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Box
9
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Illinois State Society (Sons of the American Revolution)-New York Life Insurance Company
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Box
9
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North-Sturgis
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Box
9
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Tans, Lemoine, & Crane-Young Men's Presbyterian Union
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Box
9
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January-June, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
10
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July-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
10
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McCormick, Elizabeth-Stanley
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Box
10
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Business papers: McCormick Theological Seminary - Pearsons-Taft Land Credit Company
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1904
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Correspondence
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Box
10
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Acme Garbage Crematory and Heater Company-Curtis
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Box
10
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Darst, Frank M., Report on Fennary Treatment for Drug and Drink Addiction
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Box
10
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Darst-International Congress of Arts and Science
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Box
11
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International Harvester Company-Naval Station Training Fund
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Box
11
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New Illinois Athletic Club-Russell
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Box
11
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Ryerson-Wright & Ditson
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Box
11
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
11
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
11
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McCormick, R. Hall; Stanley
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Box
12
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Business papers: Central Trust Company of Illinois-Western Trust & Savings Bank
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1905
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Correspondence
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Box
12
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Abraham Lincoln Club-Chicago Latin School
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Box
12
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Chicago Library Club-Great Bear Spring Company
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Box
12
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Hammond-Mary V. McCormick affairs
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Box
12
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Mary V. McCormick Trustees-Neal
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Box
13
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Neely-Princeton Ivy Club
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Box
13
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Public Policy-Russell
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Box
13
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Saddle and Cycle Club-Zander
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Box
13
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January-April, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
14
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May-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
14
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McCormick, Cyrus H.
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Box
14
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McCormick, Elsie; Nettie F.; Ruth H.
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Box
14
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McCormick, Stanley
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Box
14
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Business papers: Commercial National Bank of Chicago-Union Club
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1906
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Correspondence
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Box
14
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Adams-Chapman
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Box
14
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Chappelle-Forgan
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Box
15
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Fourth Presbyterian Church Men's Club-McClury
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Box
15
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company-Merchants' Club
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Box
15
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Merchants' Loan & Trust Company-Ranney
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Box
15
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Rawson-Tribelhorn
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Box
16
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University of Chicago-Wooster
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Box
16
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January-July, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
16
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August-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
16
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
16
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McCormick, Chauncey-Harriet
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Box
16
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McCormick, Hedill-Stanley
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Box
16
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Business papers: Chicago Hardware Company-Princeton Publishing Company
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1907
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Correspondence
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Box
17
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Adams-Adams Street and Fifth Avenue property
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Box
17
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Alander-Brown
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Box
17
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Buell-Elting
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Box
17
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Fair-Lyon
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Box
18
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Mackay-Stanley McCormick affairs
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Box
18
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McCormick Theological Seminary-Quadrangle Club
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Box
18
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Ray-Yale University
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Box
18
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January-May, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
18
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June-August, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
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Septeber-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
19
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McCormick, Harold F. (automobiles) (also 1908 materials)
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Box
19
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
19
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.-Stanley
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Box
19
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Business papers: Belle City Malleable Iron Company-National Safe Deposit Company
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1908
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Correspondence
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Box
19
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Agassiz-Colby
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Box
19
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Coleman-Herrick
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Box
20
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Higginson-McCormick Harvesting Machine Company
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Box
20
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Mary V. McCormick affairs-Stewert
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Box
20
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Stevenson-YMCA 50th Anniversary Fund
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Box
20
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January-March, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
21
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April-October, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
21
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November-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
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McCormick, Harold F.: Speeches
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Box
21
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
21
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.-Stanley
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Box
21
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Business papers: Belle City Malleable Iron Company-North Chicago Iron Company
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1909
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Correspondence
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Box
22
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Adams-Chapman
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Box
22
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Chicago Athletic Association-Harris
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Box
22
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Harvey-Lake Forest Estate
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Box
22
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Lake Forest Estate-Stanley McCormick affairs
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Box
22
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
23
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McCormick Theological Seminary-Simmons
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Box
23
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Simpson-Zimmerman
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Box
23
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January-March, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
23
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April-July, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
23
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August-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
24
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
24
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McCormick, Harold F.: Speeches
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Box
24
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
24
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.-Walter B.
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Box
24
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Business papers: Alfred L. Baker & Company-McCormick Theological Seminary
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Box
24
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Appointments
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1910
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Correspondence
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Box
24
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Adams-Flexner
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Box
25
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Follett-Jackson
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Box
25
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James-Rumely
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Box
25
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Schneider-Zenos
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Box
25
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
25
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
26
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McCormick, Harold F.: Speeches
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Box
26
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
26
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.-Robert R.
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Box
26
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Business papers: Belle City Malleable Iron Company-Munroe & Company
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Box
26
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Appointments
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1911
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Correspondence
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Box
26
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Ackermann-Curtis
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Box
26
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Danchy-Hanmer
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Box
26
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Hart-Porter
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Box
27
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Post-Zichy
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Box
27
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January-April, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
27
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May-July, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
27
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August-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
27
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
27
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McCormick, Harold F.: Speeches
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Box
27
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
27
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.-Nettie F.
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Box
28
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Business papers: Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency-Racquet Club of Philadelphia
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1912
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Correspondence
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Box
28
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Chapman-Ziegfield
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Box
28
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
28
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McCormick, Harold F.: Speeches and drafts
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Box
28
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
29
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1913
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Correspondence
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Box
29
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Butler-Tuxedo Club
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Box
29
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
29
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McCormick, Harold F.: Speech
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Box
29
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
29
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McCormick, Edith R.; Nettie F.
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1914
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Correspondence
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Box
29
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Baldwin-Whitney
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Box
29
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
29
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.; Nettie F.
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1915
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Correspondence
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Box
29
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Connell-Speransky
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Box
29
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McCormick, Harold F.
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1916
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Correspondence
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Box
29
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Blaine-Walker
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Box
29
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
29
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
29
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McCormick, Edith R.; Medill, Ruth H.
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1917
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Correspondence
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Box
29
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Allied Committee of the Swiss-American Exhibition - YMCA
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Box
29
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
29
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.-Nettie F.
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Box
29
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Via Pacis Notes
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1918
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Correspondence
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Box
29
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Armoruster-Tenney
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Box
29
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Via Pacis mission
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Box
30
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
30
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McCormick, Harold F. (Via Pacis mission): correspondence, notes
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Box
30
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
30
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McCormick, Nettie F.
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1919
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Correspondence
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Box
30
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Aldis-Zeppilli
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Box
30
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
30
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
30
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McCormick, Cyrus, III-Vance C.
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1920
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Correspondence
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Box
30
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Beers-Whitson
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Box
31
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
31
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
31
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McCormick, Edith R.-Ruth H.
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1921
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Correspondence
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Box
31
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Galli-Philbrick
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Box
31
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
31
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McCormick, Harold F.: Speeches, 1920-1921
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Box
31
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McCormick, Nettie F.
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1922
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Correspondence
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Box
31
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Bentley-Wells
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Box
31
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E.S. Simpson, 1922-1929
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Box
31
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
31
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McCormick, Nettie F.-T.F.
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1923
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Correspondence
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Box
31
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Park Fire Proof Storage Company-Wells
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Box
31
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McCormick, Harold F.
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1924
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Correspondence
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Box
31
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Ackermann-Trieb
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Box
31
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McCormick, Harold F.
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1925
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Correspondence
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Box
31
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Banthoff-Wood
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Box
31
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
31
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McCormick, Katherine D.
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Box
32
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1926
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Correspondence
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Box
32
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Bentley-Trieb
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Box
32
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
32
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McCormick, Katherine D.
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1927
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Correspondence
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Box
32
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Caldwell-University Club of New York
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Box
32
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
32
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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1928
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Correspondence
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Box
32
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Bolton & Jones-Yenching University
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Box
32
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
32
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McCormick, Harold F.: Speeches, 1928
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Box
32
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
32
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McCormick, Cyrus III; W.C.
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1929
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Correspondence
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Box
33
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Adams-Bissell
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Box
33
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Blaine-Capps
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Box
33
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Capistrano Beach Club-Chicago Historical Society
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Box
33
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Chicago Law and Order League-Croclet
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Box
34
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Crosby-Full
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Box
34
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Garden-International Golf Show
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Box
34
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International Harvester Company-Maile
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Box
34
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Malinoff-McCormick Historical Association
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Box
35
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McCormick Historical Association-Nelson
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Box
35
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Noah's Ark Exploration Association-Orendorff
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Box
35
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Orlowsky-Ryerson
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Box
35
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St. Luke's Hospital-Stone
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Box
36
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The Strollers-Winters
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Box
36
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Witmer-Zarina
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Box
36
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January-March, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
36
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April-June, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
36
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July-September, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
37
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October-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
37
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
37
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
37
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McCormick, Alice H.-Morgan S.
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Business papers
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Box
38
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Belle City Malleable Iron Company - Nettie F. McCormick Estate
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Box
38
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Presbyterian Theological Seminary-Public Health Institute
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Box
38
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Article: “The Development of the Study of Human Relations,” by Harold F. McCormick
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1930
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Correspondence
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Box
38
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Adams-Bowen
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Box
39
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Boy Scouts-Sea Scouts - Dupee
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Box
39
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Easter-Ivy Club
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Box
39
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McCormick Institute for Infectious Diseases-McCormick Historical Association
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Box
39
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McCormick Historical Association-National Tuberculosis Association
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Box
40
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Olivet Institute-Ross
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Box
40
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Rublee-Urban League
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Box
40
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Vaasa-Young
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Box
40
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January-April, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
41
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May-October, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
41
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November-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
41
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
41
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
41
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McCormick, Alice H.-Ruth H.
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Box
42
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Business papers: Art Institute of Chicago-Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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1931
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Correspondence
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Box
42
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Ackermann-Blaine
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Box
42
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Books-Charles & Company
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Box
42
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Chicago Assemolies-Currell
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Box
43
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Dalzell-Four H Club
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Box
43
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Fourth Presbyterian Church-Krug
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Box
43
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Laghos-Meeker
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Box
43
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Merle-Smith - Olivet Institute
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Box
44
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Olivet Institute-Purman
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Box
44
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Raphine Baseball Club-Swift
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Box
44
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Tatler-Zenos
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Box
44
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January-April, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
44
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
45
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May-September, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
45
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October-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
45
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
45
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McCormick, Chauncey-Vance
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Box
46
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Business papers: Belle City Malleable Iron Company - Whitestone Company
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1932
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Correspondence
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Box
46
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Adams - Blaine
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Box
46
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Blake - Chicago Galleries Association
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Box
47
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Chicago Historical Society - Edwards
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Box
47
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Eli Bates House - First National Bank of Chicago
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Box
47
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First State Bank & Trust Company - Hurley
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Box
48
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Hutchinson - KYW Radio
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Box
48
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Lake of the Woods Lodge - McCormick, Edith R.
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Box
48
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McCormick, Edith R. (continued)
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Box
49
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McCormick General: Automobile Club of Southern California, Charity, Christmas, Old Settlers' Dinner, Union Theological Seminary, Miscellaneous
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Box
49
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Bust of C.H. McCormick
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Box
49
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Mary Virginia McCormick Affairs
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Box
49
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McCormick Historical Association
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Box
49
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McCormick - Rochefeller New Testament
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Box
49
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Nettie Fowler McCormick Biographical Association
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Box
50
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N.F. McCormick Biographical Association - Purman
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Box
50
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Racquet Club - Staniewicz
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Box
50
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Stanley - Zenos
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Box
50
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January-March, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
51
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April-July, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
51
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August-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
51
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
52
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
52
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
52
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McCormick, Alice - William G.
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Box
52
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Business papers: Archaeological Institute of America - Railway Express Agency
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1933
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Correspondence
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Box
52
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Adams - Beale
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Box
53
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Beck - Century of Progress
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Box
53
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Ceaughley - Couchman
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Box
53
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Couteron - Ewing
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Box
54
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Fagan - Freeman
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Box
54
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Frenud - Hutzler Brothers
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Box
54
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Illinois Society for Mental Hygiene - LaRue
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Box
54
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Lasaref - McCormick Christmas
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Box
55
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McCormick Historical Association
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Box
55
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McCormick Virginia Celebration
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Box
55
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Nettie Fowler McCormick Biographical Association
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Box
55
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McCormick Biography - Ott
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Box
56
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Parkinson - Racquet and Tennis Club
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Box
56
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Radio - Scmers
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Box
56
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Spaulding-Gorham - White
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Box
57
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Wickes - Zimmerman
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Box
57
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January-March, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
57
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April-September, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
57
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October-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
57
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
58
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
58
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
58
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McCormick, Alice H. - Robert R.
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Box
58
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Business papers: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company - South Shore Country Club
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1934
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Correspondence
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Box
58
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Ackermann - Black Horse Troop
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Box
59
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Blaine - Chicago Galleries Association
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Box
59
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Chicago Historical Society - Chicago Grand Opera
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Box
59
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Chicago Grand Opera (continued)
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Box
60
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Chicago Journal of Commerce - DuSous
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Box
60
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Edwards - Gaines
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Box
60
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Gambill - James
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Box
60
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Janeway - McBroom
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Box
61
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H.F. McCormick Christmas gifts - Mutual Life Insurance Company
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Box
61
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Music and Opera - Price
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Box
61
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Princeton - Tufts
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Box
61
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United Charities of Chicago - Zenos
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Box
62
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
62
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
62
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
63
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McCormick, Allister - William G.
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Box
63
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Business papers: Belle City Malleable Iron Company - French Benevolent Society
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1935
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Correspondence
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Box
63
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Ackermann - Ayer
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Box
63
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Bache - Chase
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Box
63
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Chauncey, the Bear Hunter - Coleman
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Box
64
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P.F. Collier & Son - Fairbank
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Box
64
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Farm Equipment Institute - Fisk
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Box
64
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Flather - Gerand
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Box
64
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Higgins - King
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Box
65
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Kitching - Harold F. McCormick
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Box
65
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Harold F. McCormick - Mecker
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Box
65
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Merle - Smith - Nelson
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Box
65
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Nettie F. McCormick Biographical Association
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Box
65
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Newcomb - Paley
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Box
66
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Princeton - Rogers
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Box
66
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Rosenthal - Travelers Aid Society of Chicago
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Box
66
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Travel - Wentworth
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Box
66
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Western Union - Zwzanck
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Box
67
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
67
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
67
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
68
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McCormick, Alice H. - Gordon
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Box
68
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Business papers, Centenary Fund - Railway Express Agency
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Box
68
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Article: “A Short Story of Grand Opera in Chicago,” by McCormick, Harold F.
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1936
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Correspondence
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Box
68
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Ackley - Atwood
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Box
68
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Atwood (continued) - Brooks
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Box
69
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Bull - Chicago Zoological Park
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Box
69
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Church - Detroit Civic Opera
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Box
69
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DeWitt - First National Bank of Chicago
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Box
69
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Fisher - Gregory
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Box
70
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Green, McCormick Foreman's Club, International Harvester Company
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Box
70
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McKinston, International Harvester Company - Luther
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Box
70
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MacVeagh - McIlvaine
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Box
70
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Death of Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr., Blaine - Goodspeed
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Box
71
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Death of Cyrus H. McCormick, Gorton, Lloyd - Smith
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Box
71
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Death of Cyrus H. McCormick, Scott - Mary V. McCormick affairs, Blaine
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Box
71
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Mary V. McCormick affairs, Christmas - Stanley McCormick affairs, Morrell
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Box
71
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Stanley McCormick affairs, Meyers - Trieb
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Box
72
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McCutcheon - Oleson
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Box
72
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Olivet Institute - Rockfeller
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Box
72
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Rogers - Trenchard
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Box
72
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Trieb
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Box
73
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Tyler - Zulliger
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Box
73
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January-May, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
73
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June-September, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
73
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October-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
74
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
74
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McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr.
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Box
74
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McCormick, Alice - William G., II
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Box
74
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Business papers: Alexander - Service Club
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1937
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Correspondence
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Box
75
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Ackermann - Association of Arts and Industries
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Box
75
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Atwood - Blailock
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Box
75
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Blaine
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Box
76
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Blair - Chicago City Manager Committee
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Box
76
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Chicago City Opera Company - Crosby
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Box
76
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Cudahy - Fortune
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Box
76
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Fosdick - Heaney
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Box
77
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Hecht - Institute of Public Administration
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Box
77
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International Harvester Company - Italy America Society
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Box
77
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Jackson Day Committee - Margraff
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Box
78
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Martin - McCormick, Harold F. - Christmas
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Box
78
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McCormick, Harold F. - Morrell
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Box
78
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Morrisey - Prentice
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Box
79
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Presbyterian Theological Seminary - Seidenbecher
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Box
79
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Simpson - Trieb
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Box
79
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Uhrmacher - Young
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Box
79
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January-May, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
80
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June - September, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
80
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October-December, McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
80
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
81
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
81
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Speech: “Thirty Years in the Harvester Building,” by McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
81
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McCormick, Alice - Robert H.
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Box
81
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Business papers: Belle City Malleable Iron Company - Service Club
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1938
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Correspondence
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Box
81
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Atwood - McCormick-Goodhart
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Box
81
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McCormick, Harold F.
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1940
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Box
81
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Correspondence: Ralston - Trieb
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1947
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Box
81
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Correspondence: Detlefsen
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Undated
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Correspondence
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Box
81
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General
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Box
81
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McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
81
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Speeches and drafts, by McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
81
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Via Pacis by Harold F. McCormick
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Subseries: Bound Volumes
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Box
82
Volume
1
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, 1896-1897: Letter Press Copy Book
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Box
82
Volume
2
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, 1906-1909: Appointment Book
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Box
82
Volume
3
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, 1911: Appointment Book
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Box
82
Volume
4-5
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, 1911: Manuscript: Invention of McCormick Reaper by R.H. Parkinson
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Box
82
Volume
6
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, 1912: Appointment Book
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Box
83
Volume
7-8
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, 1916:
Via Pacis
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Box
83
Volume
9
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, 1916: Reminiscences of Woodrow Wilson by Harold F. McCormick
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Box
83
Volume
10
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, 1917:
Via Pacis
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Box
83
Volume
11
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, 1925: Manuscript: The Invention of the McCormick Reaper by Cyrus Bentley
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Box
83
Volume
12
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, Undated: Insurance Plan for Harold F. McCormick
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Subseries: Clippings
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Box
84
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1898
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Box
84
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1901
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Box
84
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1904
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Box
84
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1905
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Box
84
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1906
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Box
84
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1908
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Box
84
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1910: Clippings and photographs, Residence fire
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Box
84
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1911
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Box
84
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1917-1920: Clippings, regarding McCormick, Edith R.
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Box
84
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, 1918:
Via Pacis
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Box
84
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1918-1919: Clippings, regarding McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
84
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, 1918-1920: regarding World War I
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Box
84
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1919
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Box
84
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, 1919-1920: regarding Princess Cantacuzene
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Box
84
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, 1920-1921: regarding Ganna Walska
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Box
84
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Opera, 1919-1922
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Box
85
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, 1922: regarding Ganna Walska
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Box
85
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, 1923: regarding Ganna Walska
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Box
85
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, 1924: regarding Ganna Walska
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Box
85
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, 1925: regarding Ganna Walska
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Box
85
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, 1926: regarding Ganna Walska and H. F.
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Box
85
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1926-1929: regarding McCormick, Harold F.
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Box
85
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, 1926-1929: regarding Oser family
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Box
85
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, 1927: regarding Muriel McCormick; Ganna Walska
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Box
86
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1928
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Box
86
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1928: regarding McCormick, Ganna Walska
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Box
86
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1929
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Box
86
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1929-1930: regarding McCormick, Ganna Walska
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Box
86
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1930
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Box
87
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, 1931: regarding Harold F. McCormick Divorce
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Box
87
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, 1931: regarding Edith McCormick; H.F. McCormick; Oser family
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Box
87
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1931: regarding McCormick, Fowler
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Box
87
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1931: regarding McCormick, Ganna Walska
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Box
88
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1931: regarding McCormick, Muriel
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Box
88
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1932: regarding McCormick, Edith R.
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Box
88
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1932, 1934: regarding Hubbard, Muriel McCormick
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Box
89
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1933
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Box
89
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1933-1934: regarding McCormick, Edith R.
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Box
89
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1933-1939
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Box
89
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1934: regarding Ganna Walska, Fowler McCormick; H.F. McCormick
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Box
89
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, 1934-1935: regarding Grand Opera
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Box
89
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1935
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Subseries: Printed Matter
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Box
90
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1902
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Box
90
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1903
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Box
90
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1908
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Box
90
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1910
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Box
90
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1913
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Box
90
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, 1917-1918 (Via Pacis )
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Box
90
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1919, 1928
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Box
90
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1929
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Box
90
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1930-1934
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Box
90
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1935-1937
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Box
90
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, 1935: “The Story of Grand Opera in Chicago”--Mounted clippings of series of newspaper articles
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Volume
13
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Subseries: Belle City Malleable Iron Company, 1899-1900
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McCormick Mss 2F
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Series: Part II: Muriel McCormick Correspondence, 1920-1926
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