Chauncey McCormick papers, 1887-1955.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Midwest manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965

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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. Raised in Bloomington, Illinois, Stevenson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served in numerous positions in the federal government during the 1930s and 1940s, including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Federal Alcohol Administration, Department of the Navy, and the State Department. In 1945, he served on the committee that created the United Nations, and he was a me...

Lenroot, Katharine F. (Katharine Frederica), 1891-1982

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Katharine F. Lenroot, child welfare leader and the third Chief of the United States Children's Bureau (1934-1951) was born in Superior, Wisconsin on March 8, 1891 to Irvin Luther and Clara C. Lenroot. From early on, her father's political career made Lenroot aware of social and political issues. Admitted to the bar in 1898, Irvine was elected to the Wisconsin state legislature in 1901. After his service in Wisconsin until 1907, he was elected to the national House of Repre...

Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society

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The Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society was founded in 1883 to aid orphaned and abandoned children. Begun by Methodist minister Reverend Martin Van Buren Arsdale and originally called the American Educational Aid Association, the organization sought to place homeless children in private family homes instead of institutions. It established advisory boards throughout Illinois to handle placement and created receiving homes for children awaiting placement. Van Arsdale sought national expansion...

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...

Kennelly, Martin H., 1887-1961

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McCormick, Robert Rutherford, 1880-1955

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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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The Republican Party is a national political party in the United States, and was founded in 1854. In the 1864 election, the party took the name National Union Party to allow the participation of Democrats. From the description of Republican Party tickets, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 496362231 From the guide to the Republican Party tickets, 1864, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Art Institute of Chicago.

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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

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Historical Note American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the U.S. military force in Europe during World War I. Although a division commanded by General John J. Pershing was sent to France in June 1917, most of the AEF was manned as a result of passage of the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76) by the U.S. Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. The Act gave the president the p...

Goodwin, Philip Lippincott, 1885-1958

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An architect, the son of James J. and Josephine Sarah Goodwin of Hartford, Connecticut and New York City, he was a graduate of Yale and Columbia, studied architecture in Paris from 1912-1914, started as a draftsman for a New York City firm and became a partner in Goodwin, Bullard & Woolsey, 1916-1921. He served as 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, in World War I and was a member of the International section, American Commission to Negotiate Peace, 1919. From the description of Philip Goo...

McCormick Theological Seminary

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McCormick, Chauncey, 1884-1954.

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Member, United States Food Administration mission to Poland, 1919. From the description of Chauncey McCormick papers, 1917-1954. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868964 Chicago businessman and philanthropist. Chauncey McCormick was born in 1884 to William G. and Eleanor Brooks McCormick. He was a grandson of William S. McCormick, a founder of the McCormick Reaper company. In 1914 Chauncey McCormick married Marion Deering, whose family owned a rival ...