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Title:
Cyrus Hall McCormick Correspondence and Subject File, 1788-1939
Creator: McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884 Quantity: 96.6 c.f. (192 archives boxes and 50 card boxes) and 5 volumes
Call Number: McCormick Mss 1A; McCormick Mss 2A; McCormick Mss 3A; McCormick Mss 4A
Abstract: Papers of Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor of the reaper and a Chicago industrialist, comprising correspondence, memoranda, and letterbooks concerning the growth of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company in both the domestic and foreign fields, and dealing with McCormick's many other interests, particularly the Presbyterian Church and several charities; his activities as a member of the state and national Democratic party; and his investments, chiefly in Chicago real estate, railroads, and mines. Also included are deeds, contracts, investment proposals, and other documents. Some of the letters are to or from McCormick's wife Nettie Fowler, their son Cyrus Jr., and others associated with the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. The earliest dated items were written or received by Cyrus' father, Robert McCormick, and by other family members.
Summary Information
• ... Cyrus Hall McCormick Correspondence and Subject File, ...
• ... : McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884: : ...
• ...Cyrus Hall, 1809-1884: : McCormick Mss 1A; McCormick Mss 2A; McCormick Mss 3A; McCormick Mss 4A ...
• ...884: : McCormick Mss 1A; McCormick Mss 2A; McCormick Mss 3A; McCormick Mss 4A ...
• ... : McCormick Mss 1A; McCormick Mss 2A; McCormick Mss 3A; McCormick Mss 4A 96.6 c.f. (192 ar ...
• ...McCormick Mss 1A; McCormick Mss 2A; McCormick Mss 3A; McCormick Mss 4A 96.6 c.f. (192 archives boxes and 5 ...
• ... additional information. Papers of Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor of the reaper and a Chicago industrialist, comprising correspondence, memoranda, ...
• ...o industrialist, comprising correspondence, memoranda, and letterbooks concerning the growth of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company in both the domestic and foreign fields, and dealing with McCor ...
• ... the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company in both the domestic and foreign fields, and dealing with McCormick's many other interests, particularly the Presbyterian Church and several charities; his ac ...
• ...are deeds, contracts, investment proposals, and other documents. Some of the letters are to or from McCormick's wife Nettie Fowler, their son Cyrus Jr., and others associated with the McCormick Harves ...
• ... are to or from McCormick's wife Nettie Fowler, their son Cyrus Jr., and others associated with the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. The earliest dated items were written or received by Cyrus' f ...
• ...esting Machine Company. The earliest dated items were written or received by Cyrus' father, Robert McCormick, and by other family members. ...
• ...glish Forms part of the McCormick Collection. ...
Scope and Content Note
• ...ck Collection. Since McCormick was so often absent from Chicago on business, voluminous correspondence was necessary. He ...
• ...ous correspondence was necessary. He communicated in great detail with company officials William S. McCormick and his successor, Charles A. Spring Jr., each of whom wrote McCormick concerning personal ...
• ...company officials William S. McCormick and his successor, Charles A. Spring Jr., each of whom wrote McCormick concerning personal and business matters, patents, agreements, sales, agents, and investme ...
• ...ers and general agents who came to be the eyes and ears of the company, as well as salesmen for the McCormick machines. With improvements in the reaper and introduction of the mower, self rake, harves ...
• ...nd agreements relating to patentees and manufacturers, as well as those who advised and represented McCormick in business and legal matters. Presbyterian Church affairs were a domin ...
• ...nd controversies between conservative and radical theology. To advance his Old School point of view McCormick endowed the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the Northwest at Chicago, now called the ...
• ...McCormick endowed the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the Northwest at Chicago, now called the McCormick Theological Seminary; fought to maintain conservative instruction; and contributed to its ...
• ...ings and operation. Other schools of which he particularly approved were recipients of his support. McCormick corresponded with and supported the evangelism of Dwight L. Moody, and established a famil ...
• ...er the Civil War when a flood of pleas came from their family home state of Virginia and the South. McCormick responded to numerous individuals and letters reveal his concern for impoverished churches ...
• ...th substantial contributions especially to the Southern Aid Society. In politics McCormick was a Democrat, taking an active though somewhat sporadic interest in national conventions ...
• ...o his service as chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee in Illinois. McCormick's investments were varied and included speculation in railroads, mineral lands, and other ...
• ...mbers and business and investment affairs also include comments on family and social affairs. After McCormick's death, the papers chiefly concern the trusts created by his will and the administration ...
Arrangement of the Materials
• ... Part 1 (McCormick Mss 1A): Correspondence, 1788-1939 ...
• ... Part 2 (McCormick Mss 2A): Subject File, 1811-1884 ...
• ... Part 3 (McCormick Mss 3A): Letterpress Copy Books, 1867-1884 ...
• ... Part 4 (McCormick Mss 4A): Letterpress Copy Books, 1869-1882 ...
Contents List
Part 1 (McCormick Mss 1A): Correspondence, 1788-1939
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• ...McCormick Mss 1A Part 1 (McCormick Mss 1A): Correspondence, ... • ...McCormick Mss 1A Part 1 (McCormick Mss 1A): Correspondence, 1788-1939: ... • ... This series, covering the years 1788 through 1939, comprises the main section of the Cyrus H. McCormick papers. The correspondence is largely letters, reports, telegrams, statements and memorand ... • ...orrespondence is largely letters, reports, telegrams, statements and memoranda received by Cyrus H. McCormick, his wife Nettie Fowler, their son Cyrus H. McCormick Jr., and persons associated with the ... • ...statements and memoranda received by Cyrus H. McCormick, his wife Nettie Fowler, their son Cyrus H. McCormick Jr., and persons associated with the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. There are also ... • ...cCormick, his wife Nettie Fowler, their son Cyrus H. McCormick Jr., and persons associated with the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. There are also letters written by Robert McCormick, Cyrus H. M ... • ... associated with the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. There are also letters written by Robert McCormick, Cyrus H. McCormick, and his family, consisting of original manuscripts (handwritten and t ... • ...McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. There are also letters written by Robert McCormick, Cyrus H. McCormick, and his family, consisting of original manuscripts (handwritten and typescript) and types ... • ... subjects covered are multiple with an emphasis on the development of the reaper, the growth of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, Presbyterian Church activities, and politics. ... • ...name of author within the chronology. Each item is cataloged in the main catalogue of the Cyrus H. McCormick papers under the name of the author. A good portion is also cross-referenced by name of t ... • ... 1 McCormick, James, 1788-Reynolds, 1835: ... • ... 3 Hassle, William, 1845-McCormick, William S., 1819: ... • ... 8 Adams, Hugh, 1856-McCormick, J.B., 1856: ... • ... 9 McCormick, Leander J., 1856-Carter, Thomas, 1857: ... • ... 10 Cartmell, W.M., 1857-McCormick, John, 1857: ... • ... 11 McCormick, William S., 1857-Zimmerman, D., 1857: ... • ... 15 Wilson, Hawksworth, Ellison and Company, 1858-McCormick, Robert (Fiddling Bob), 1860: ... • ... 16 McCormick, William S., 1860-McCormick, Mary Ann, 1862: ... • ... 16 McCormick, William S., 1860-McCormick, Mary Ann, 1862: ... • ... 17 McCormick, William S., 1862-McCormick, William S., 1863: ... • ... 17 McCormick, William S., 1862-McCormick, William S., 1863: ... • ... 18 Miller, Thomas K., 1863-McCormick, C.H., and Brothers, 1865: ... • ... 19 McCormick, Henrietta M., 1865-McCormick, Agnes E., 1866: ... • ... 19 McCormick, Henrietta M., 1865-McCormick, Agnes E., 1866: ... • ... 20 McCormick, C.H., 1866-Abbott, Joseph, 1867: ... • ... 29 McCormick, 1868-Moore, S.M., and Company, 1868: ... • ... 33 McCormick, Dorn Mining and Manufacturing Company, 1869-McCormick, William G., 1869: ... • ...McCormick, Dorn Mining and Manufacturing Company, 1869-McCormick, William G., 1869: ... • ... 36 Jack, John, 1870-McCormick, Robert S., 1870: ... • ... 37 McCormick, William G., 1870-Adams, Hugh, 1871: ... • ... 39 Kenney M.N., 1871-McCormick, Leander J. and William R. Baker, 1871: ... • ... 40 McCormick, Mary Ann, 1871-Tucker, H., 1871: ... • ... 45 McCormick, C.H., 1872-Nelson, William E., 1872: ... • ... 68 Guernsey, F.T., 1877-McCormick, C.H. and L.J., 1877: ... • ... 69 McCormick, C.H., Waite, Burnell and Company, 1877-Spear, Ellis, 1877: ... • ... 76 Carpenter, G.B., 1880-McCormick, Mrs. C.H., 1880: ... • ... 77 McCormick, Cyrus H., 1860-Thomas, E.G., 1880: ... • ... 90 McCormick, C.H., 1883-The Orvis Plow Company, 1883: ... • ... 94 Karn and Hickson, 1884-McCormick, C.H. and L.J., 1884: ... • ... 95 McCormick, Ernestine, 1884-Robins, D.B., 1884: ... • ... 106 McCormick, 1887-Cary, Mrs. J., 1888: ... • ... 108 Smith, Anna Rice, 1888-McCormick, Swift (R.H.P.), 1889: ... • ... 110 Leeson, 1892-McCormick, Mrs. C.H., 1894: ... • ... 112 McCormick, Cyrus H., 1897-Butt, James D., 1899: ... • ... 113 Chaille-Long, Charles, 1899-McCormick, Harold F., 1899: ... • ... 114 McCormick, Leander J., 1899-Chaille-Long, Charles, 1900: ... • ... 116 Hofmann, 1900-McCormick, Mrs. C.H., 1900: ... • ... 117 McCormick, Cyrus H., 1900-McCormick, Harvesting Machine Company, 1900: ... • ... 117 McCormick, Cyrus H., 1900-McCormick, Harvesting Machine Company, 1900: ... • ... 118 McCormick, Harvesting Machine Company, 1900-McCormick, Stanley, 1900: ... • ... 118 McCormick, Harvesting Machine Company, 1900-McCormick, Stanley, 1900: ... • ... 119 McCormick, Stanley, 1900-Tardy Charles, 1900: ... Part 2 (McCormick Mss 2A): Subject File, 1811-1884
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• ...McCormick Mss 2A Part 2 (McCormick Mss 2A): Subject File, ... • ...McCormick Mss 2A Part 2 (McCormick Mss 2A): Subject File, 1811-1884: ... • ...ronological section is varied but with an emphasis on the business and economic affairs of Cyrus H. McCormick. Included, in either original or copied form, are deeds, partnership agreements, investmen ... • ... 1 1811: McCormick, Robert Sr.-1861: Watson, P.H.: ... • ... 2 1862: Buell, James-1861: McCormick, Leander J.: ... • ... 3 1865: McCormick, Mary Ann-1867: Boardman, H.A., Jr.: ... • ... 10 1875: Alexander Walter S.-1878: McCormick, Cyrus H. Jr.: ... • ... 11 1878: McCormick, W. Grigsby-1881: Dole, J.G.: ... • ... Agricultural Machinery, McCormick: ... • ... 15 McCormick, advance attacked, McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, 1883-1884: ... • ... 15 McCormick, advance attacked, McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, 1883-1884: ... • ... Agricultural Machinery, Other than McCormick: ... • ... Association Francaise pour l'avancement des Sciences, 1883-McCormick, Cyrus Hall, undated: ... • ... 23 Catalogue of the library of Cyrus Hall McCormick, 1899: ... • ... Leander J. McCormick Controversy: ... • ... 39 McCormick, C.H., 1860-Brown, C.C., 1881: ... • ... Property of C.H. McCormick: ... • ... 40 Cook, Isaac, 1852-1860-McCormick, C.H., 1877: ... • ... For further material on C.A. Spring Jr., see also McCormick Company Papers, Series 1X, 2X. ... • ... 52 Tompkins, B., 1878-McCormick, Cyrus H., Jr., 1880: ... • ... 53 McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, 1880-McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, 1882: ... • ... 53 McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, 1880-McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, 1882: ... • ... 54 McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, 1882-undated and unsigned: ... • ... Strike at McCormick Works: ... • ... 57 McCormick, Robert H., 1893-McCormick, Robert H., 1895: ... • ... 57 McCormick, Robert H., 1893-McCormick, Robert H., 1895: ... Part 3 (McCormick Mss 3A): Letterpress Copy Books, 1867-1884
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• ...McCormick Mss 3A Part 3 (McCormick Mss 3A): Letterpress Copy B ... • ...McCormick Mss 3A Part 3 (McCormick Mss 3A): Letterpress Copy Books, 1867-1884 ... • ... This series contains letterpress copy books of letters sent by Cyrus H. McCormick, Mrs. Nettie Fowler McCormick, Cyrus H. McCormick Jr., and the McCormick's personal and bu ... • ...is series contains letterpress copy books of letters sent by Cyrus H. McCormick, Mrs. Nettie Fowler McCormick, Cyrus H. McCormick Jr., and the McCormick's personal and business secretaries. Letters pe ... • ...etterpress copy books of letters sent by Cyrus H. McCormick, Mrs. Nettie Fowler McCormick, Cyrus H. McCormick Jr., and the McCormick's personal and business secretaries. Letters pertain mainly to the ... • ...f letters sent by Cyrus H. McCormick, Mrs. Nettie Fowler McCormick, Cyrus H. McCormick Jr., and the McCormick's personal and business secretaries. Letters pertain mainly to the affairs of the McCornic ... • ...s pertain mainly to the affairs of the McCornick Harvesting Machine Company, but also relate to the McCormick Theological Seminary, donations, checks withdrawn and their disposal, politics, mines, per ... • ...also been retained due to references to these letter designations in the correspondence of Cyrus H. McCormick. Most of the volumes are indexed alphabetically according to the ... • ...the name of the addressee and most of the letters will appear in the main catalogue of the Cyrus H. McCormick Papers. ... Part 4 (McCormick Mss 4A): Letterpress Copy Books, 1869-1882
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• ...McCormick Mss 4A Part 4 (McCormick Mss 4A): Letterpress Copy B ... • ...McCormick Mss 4A Part 4 (McCormick Mss 4A): Letterpress Copy Books, 1869-1882 ... • ... This series consists of letterpress copy books of letters written by Cyrus H. McCormick or at his request, and is similar to Series 3A. The emphasis, however, is on politics, rel ... |