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McCormick Mss 1D
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Series: General Correspondence and Personal Papers, 1871-1922, undated 24 archives boxes including 14 volumes
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Subseries: 1. General Correspondence, 1871-1921, undated : This subseries consists of general correspondence relating to the affairs of Mary Virginia McCormick. Early correspondence, from 1871 to 1885, consists primarily of letters from members of the McCormick family to Mary Virginia, while correspondence after 1886, when Mary Virginia was first treated for mental illness, concerns arrangements for her care. Her household and its operation are described in detail, with information on personnel, upkeep of her several houses and grounds, and purchases of clothing and sundries; plans are included for travel between her various houses and for European trips; and the daily activities and states of mind of Mary Virginia are often referred to, though not in medical terms. The bulk of the correspondence is written by Cyrus McCormick, Jr. and Nettie Fowler McCormick, who, with Eldridge M. Fowler, served as Mary Virginia's trustees; by Mary Virginia's nurses and companions, particularly Dr. Alice Bennett and Miss Grace Walker, both of whom served as heads of the household; and by secretaries and agents of the McCormick family. : The subseries is arranged chronologically by years; within a given year, some folders are labeled as containing primarily plans for trips, notes on house and grounds, etc. The labeled folders represent only rough sub-divisions, however, rather than thorough and complete categorization by subjects.
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Box
1
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1871-1882
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Box
2
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1882-1887
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Box
3
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1888-1890
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Box
4
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1890-1895
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Box
5
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1896
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Box
6
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1897-1898
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Box
7
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1899
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Box
8
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1899-1900
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Box
9
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1901
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Box
10
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1901-1902
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Box
11
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1902
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Box
12
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1903
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Box
13
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1903-1904
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Box
14
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1904
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Box
15
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1904-1905
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Box
16
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1905
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Box
17
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1905
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Box
18
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1906
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Box
19
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1906-1915
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Box
20
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1916-1921 and undated
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Box
20
Volume
1
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Autograph Book, 1874
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Box
20
Volume
2
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Address Book
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Box
20
Volume
3
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Insanity as a Symptom of “Bright's Disease,” by Alice Bennett, M.D., Ph.D.
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Subseries: 2. Personal Papers, 1872-1922, undated : This subseries consists of correspondence and notebooks by Mary Virginia McCormick, including letters (some unsent) written to her mother, brothers, and sister, to Drs. Favill and Mitchell, and to Rev. Hall. Fragmentary letters written by Mary Virginia may also be found attached to the nurses' reports and letters, but these are incomplete and usually incoherent. : The series is arranged chronologically by years, although much of the later correspondence is undated. At the end of the series are 11 volumes of diaries and notebooks, some consisting of schoolwork, others of personal notes.
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Correspondence
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Box
21
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1872-1885
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Box
22
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1885-1893
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Box
23
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1894-1922 and undated
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Box
24
Volume
4
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Composition Book, 1872-1876
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Box
24
Volume
5
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Diary of Trip to Centennial Exhibition, 1876
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Box
24
Volume
6
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“Centennial Accounts,” 1876
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Box
24
Volume
7
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School Notebook, Psychology, 1879
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Box
24
Volume
8
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Notes on Trip, 1881
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Box
24
Volume
9
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Diary, 1882
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Box
24
Volume
10
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Alphabetized Notebook, 1882-1881
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Box
24
Volume
11
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“Account,” 1884
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Box
24
Volume
12
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My Book, circa 1881
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Box
24
Volume
13
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Notebook, 1885
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Box
24
Volume
14
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Notebook, undated
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