The Patterson Family Papers consists of newspaper clippings; Joseph Medill Patterson's research notes about the Patterson family; obituaries; and photographs of members of the Patterson family, the staff of the Chicago Tribune, and World War I. The collection also contains a number of correspondences (type and handwritten letters, telegraphs, and typescripts) between members of the Patterson family. Of note is the large number of letters sent from Joseph Medill Patterson to his mother, Elinor Patterson (née Medill), while he was attending the Groton School in Groton, Massachusetts, dated 1891-1893. These letters discuss his day-to-day doings, make frequent mention of his homesickness and desire to leave the school, and show the extremely tight-knit relationship Patterson had with his mother. The entire collection spans a range of dates from 1825 to 1953.
Patterson, Joseph Medill, 1879-19461 photograph, with corresponding tracing
1 photograph, with corresponding tracing
1 photograph, with corresponding tracing
1 photograph with corresponding tracing
1 photograph with corresponding tracing
1 scrapbook with 38, 8 in. by 10 in. photographs of the Chicago Tribune staff, including the laying of the cornerstone at the Tribune Tower.
1 photograph in frame
1 photograph attached to glass
1 photograph attached to glass
1 print of painting
1 glass plate negative
1 glass plate negative
1 glass plate negative (slightly cracked on right-hand side)
1 tintype photograph
1 photograph (17 by 22 inches)
5 photographs, tracings with analysis, and correspondence with U.S. War Department's Office of the Chief of the Air Corps
1 color photograph (13 by 16 inches)
1 color photograph (11.5 by 16 inches)
1 photograph (15.5 in by 18 inches)