Herma Clark papers, ca. 1930-1947.

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Herma Clark papers, ca. 1930-1947.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/713341229

Personal and business correspondence relating to Chicago journalist Herma Clark's writings, family matters, and realty business in Chicago and Florida. Includes letters and notes; fan mail; play scripts, texts of speeches, manuscripts of books and columns; songs, poetry, sayings, epitaphs, and recipes; and reminiscences sent by readers of her popular historical newspaper column that ran in the Chicago Tribune for 30 years (1929-1959), named "When Chicago Was Young," about high society, major events, and daily life in the city from about 1854 to 1911. The collection includes materials about several prominent Chicago families, including the McCormick family, Blair family, and Mandel family; reminiscences about Abraham Lincoln; the Great Chicago Fire of 1871; Chicago architecture, buildings, and streets; James A. Garfield and the 1880 Republican Convention; Miss Clark's European travels in 1907 and 1934; and letters from Robert R. McCormick, 1940-1953.

5 linear ft. (12 boxes)

Chicago History Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 8081943

Chicago History Museum

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