Leander Hamilton McCormick Papers, 1874-1923 (bulk 1874-1893).

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Leander Hamilton McCormick Papers, 1874-1923 (bulk 1874-1893).

The Leander Hamilton McCormick papers consist of .25 linear feet spanning the years 1874 - 1923 (bulk 1874-1893) and include essays; correspondence; house, office, and private rules; business proposals; artwork catalog; and publications. Subjects include religion, yellow fever, business and labor, character analysis and phrenology, and speculation. Original order is maintained according to the index included with the papers.

.25 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7442407

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Loyola University of Chicago. Archives.

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McCormick, L. Hamilton (Leander Hamilton), 1859-1934

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Born in Chicago, IL, on May 27, 1859, Leander Hamilton McCormick was the youngest of four children of Leander James and Henrietta Hamilton McCormick, and a grandson of Robert Hall McCormick, inventor of the McCormick reaper. L. Hamilton McCormick was a noted inventor, author, sculptor, and art collector. He graduated from Amherst College in 1881, after which he studied law at Columbia University. In 1887 he married Constance Plummer, of Canterbury, England, with whom he had three sons. A prolifi...