Papers, 1901-1950 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Correspondence, memoranda, cartoons, and personal and business financial records relating to Patterson's publishing career with the Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News, their syndicates, and Liberty Magazine; and to Patterson's financial interests, military service, literary endeavors, and family relationships. Business correspondents include newspaper managerial staff, journalists, and cartoonists. Family material contains correspondence with Patterson's cousin, Col. Robert R. McCormick, sister, Eleanor Medill "Cissy" Patterson, and his children, wife, and mother. Among the prominent correspondents are Lord Beaverbrook, Ben Hecht, Paul Gallico, Gen. William E. "Billy" Mitchell, and Fiorello La Guardia