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, 1879-1946
US ILfC SC/013
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US ILfC SC/013-3-B11/F03
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undated
Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 glass plate negative
US ILfC SC/013-3-B11/I02
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1930
Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 photograph attached to glass
US ILfC SC/013-3-B10/F10
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Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 photograph (17 by 22 inches)
US ILfC SC/013-3-B11/F01
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circa 1916
Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 tintype photograph
US ILfC SC/013-3-B11/I03
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1928
Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 photograph in frame
US ILfC SC/013-3-B10/F09-I05
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Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 photograph, with corresponding tracing
US ILfC SC/013-3-B11/F03
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Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 glass plate negative
US ILfC SC/013-3-B11/F05
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1992
Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 print of painting
US ILfC SC/013-3-B11/F02
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Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 glass plate negative (slightly cracked on right-hand side)
US ILfC SC/013-3-B11/I01
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Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 photograph attached to glass
US ILfC SC/013-3-B12/I01
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circa 1929
Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
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.
US ILfC SC/013-3-B09/F08
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circa 1922
Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 photograph (Patterson, Joseph Medill fourth from left)
US ILfC SC/013-3-B09/F12
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Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 photograph
US ILfC SC/013-3-B09/F14
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circa 1940s
Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 color photograph
US ILfC SC/013-3-B10/F02
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circa 1940s
Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 color photograph (12 by 14 inches)
US ILfC SC/013-3-B10/F05
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1938
Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 color photograph
US ILfC SC/013-3-B10/F09-I02
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undated
Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 photograph with corresponding tracing
US ILfC SC/013-3-B09/F04
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undated
Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 photograph
US ILfC SC/013-3-B09/F05
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undated
Part of Patterson Family Papers 1852-1953
1 photograph