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Archives related to: McCormick, L. Hamilton (Leander Hamilton), 1859-1934

title[Scrapbook relating to schools in which he was interested, ca. 1875-1930].
repositoryChicago History Museum
descriptionScrapbook, mostly on the schools in which he was interested: Hellmuth College, London, Ontario; Phillips Academy; and Harvard College. He attended Phillips Academy and Amherest College.
extent1 v. ; 37 cm
formatsClippings
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record linkhttps://chhiso.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/public/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:193346/ada?qu=270729613&d=ent%3A%2F%2FSD_ILS%2F0%2FSD_ILS%3A193346%7EILS%7E0&te=ILS&rt=false%7C%7C%7COCLC%7C%7C%7COCLC
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titleLeander Hamilton McCormick Papers, 1874-1923 (bulk 1874-1893).
repositoryLoyola University, Chicago
descriptionThe Leander Hamilton McCormick papers consist of .25 linear feet spanning the years 1874 - 1923 (bulk 1874-1893) and include essays; correspondence; house, office, and private rules; business proposals; artwork catalog; and publications. Subjects include religion, yellow fever, business and labor, character analysis and phrenology, and speculation. Original order is maintained according to the index included with the papers.
extent.25 linear feet
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record linkhttps://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/archives/pdfs/lhmccormick.pdf
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finding aidhttps://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/archives/pdfs/lhmccormick.pdf
acquisition informationGift; Unknown.
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titleLeander Hamilton McCormick photograph collection, 1865-1927, bulk 1880-1920
repositoryChicago History Museum
descriptionPhotographs of McCormick, his wife Constance Plummer McCormick, their children, and the family mausoleum in Florida. Also some photographs of Constance as a young girl and her family. Albums include formal portraits and snapshots of McCormick family members, views of England where they lived for many years, a few interiors of residences, postcards of England and France (1910-1920), and photos of Constance, Leander and some Alister in Cannes in 1926-1927. Most photos in these albums are unidentified. Of interest are cabinet card photos of McCormick's inventions and a group of portraits of McCormick labeled "Studies in Expression"--possibly related to his research in what he called "characterology."
extentBox Lot (6 boxes, 8 x 10 in.; 4 boxes, 11 x 14 in.) Glass Negatives (1 box, 8 x 10 in., GN0055)
accessTo examine the glass negatives or the albums containing tintypes, it is necessary to make an advance appointment by email to Research@chicagohistory.org or by U.S. mail to the Research Center. Tintypes may be handled only by conservation staff of Chicago History Museum.
record linkhttp://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1986/418.htm
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finding aidhttp://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1986/418.htm
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titlePapers
repositoryKansas Historical Society
description The majority of McCormick's collection of papers consists of drafts and versions of, as well as miscellaneous other related materials, related to his books regarding Characterology: An exact science embracing physiognomy, phrenology and pathognomy, reconstructed, amplified and amalgamated, and including views concerning memory and reason and the location of these faculties within the brain, likewise facial and cranial indications of longevity. Also in this collection of papers is some correspondence, numerous photographs and documentation of criminals, scrapbooks kept by Mr. McCormick, McCormick's notebooks for many years in the 1910s and 1920s, and his wife Constance's diaries for scattered years throughout their marriage; as well as other related materials and writings.
extent8 cubic feet (16 boxes)
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record linkhttps://www.kshs.org/dart/units/view/224668
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titleLeander Hamilton McCormick papers 1871-1916 [manuscript]
repositoryChicago History Museum
descriptionPersonal and business papers, chiefly correspondence with his wife, Constance (Plummer) McCormick. Includes courtship letters (1886-87), and letters on plans and costs for building their homes on Ontario Street (1890) and on Rush Street (1894-95) (1871-1916, 270 items). "The History of a Life or Reminiscences" by Leander Hamilton McCormick. Autobiographical recollections from childhood to the present (1894 September, Manuscript volume). Letters, notebooks, etc. concerning McCormick's characterology studies, chiefly in relation to his book, Characterology, published by Rand McNally & Company in 1920. (59 small notebooks and 150 loose items, Sent (June 3, 1965) to the Menninger Foundation; Museum and Archives; P.O. Box 829; Topeka, Kansas). Inventory: Folder 1, 1871-1892; 65.522; Folder 2, 1893-1894; Folder 3, 1895; Folder 4, 1896-1899; 65.522; Folder 5, 1900-1916; Folder 6, 1859-1934; "The history of a life or reminiscences," April 1894. (in envelope).
extentapproximately 480 items
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record linkhttps://chhiso.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/public/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:240805/one?qu=1089460296&te=ILS&rt=false%7C%7C%7COCLC%7C%7C%7COCLC
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