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Summary Information
Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., Letterpress Copy Books
1891-1928
- McCormick, Cyrus Hall, 1859-1936
McCormick Mss 3C; Micro 1194
72 reels of microfilm (35mm)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Outgoing correspondence of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr., president of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company (later International Harvester), 1884-1918, and chairman of the board, 1918-1935. The letters reflect external business conditions including the unsuccessful attempt in 1890 to combine with other companies to form the American Harvester Company; the successful consolidation with the Deering Harvester Company and other companies to form International Harvester; the role of J. P. Morgan and Company in effecting that consolidation; and problems attendant to the government's subsequent anti-trust suit. Internal operations such as plant expansions, introduction of new lines, and domestic and foreign marketing are also covered. Other topics include McCormick's personal investments; his service as trustee of Princeton University, 1889-1936; and his role as a member of the government's special diplomatic mission to Russia (the Root Commission) in 1917.
This collection was microfilmed with the support of the Office of Preservation of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
English
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