Librarian's files, 1900-1936.

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Librarian's files, 1900-1936.

Miscellaneous items kept by McCormick's personal librarian composed of correspondence, telegrams, lists of artworks and catalogs of art for sale, articles, pamphlets, and reports of the library; attesting to McCormick's interest in art, music, Princeton University, and rare books.

4.6 c.f. (12 archives boxes)

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Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

McCormick, Cyrus H. (Cyrus Hall), 1859-1936

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Chicago-based manufacturers and philanthropists. Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936), was the oldest son of reaping machine inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick, Sr. After his father's 1884 death, Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr. took over as president of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, and continued in that role when the company merged with rival Deering Harvestor Company in 1902 to create the International Harvester Company. He married Harriet Bradley Hammond in 1889 and h...