• Identification00065473
  • TitleDescriptive inventory for the Marshall Field family papers, 1833-1985
  • PublisherChicago Historical Society
  • Language
    • English.
    • English
  • RepositoryChicago History Museum Research Center 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, IL 60614-6038
  • OriginationMarshall Field, 1834-1906 Marshall Field, 1893-1956 Marshall Field, 1916-1965 Marshall Field, 1941- PM Daily (Newspaper company) Chicago Daily News, Inc. Field Enterprises Field Foundation (New York, N.Y .) Chicago Sun-Times
  • Date1833-1985
  • Physical Description
    • 44 linear ft. (64 boxes and 15 v.)
    • 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (M. Field, I, letters)
    • 1 sound recording
  • Location
    • MSS Lot F
    • MSS AlphaV: Field family
    • MSS Micro F
    • MSS MicroM F
    • Sound F (0MM.210)

Advance appointment with special permission required to examine a few original letters.

All rights owned by the donor, including copyright, were deeded to Chicago Historical Society. Copyrights also may be retained by the creators of items, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law, unless otherwise noted.

Gift of members of the Field family (accession :# 1995.0220; 1993.0217).

Marshall Field family papers (Chicago History Museum) plus a detailed description, date, and box/folder number of a specific item.

Papers of the Field family of Chicago relating to business (merchandising and publishing), family, and civic and social improvement activities. Marshall Field, I, materials include: account book 1887­1890, copies of his will; photocopies of outgoing correspondence, 1875-1906 and microfilm; and materials about his estate. Marshall Field, III, materials include: honorary degrees; correspondence, including his correspondence on race relations with various activist organizations and with members of Chicago's business elite, 1916­1951; obituaries; estate appraisals; and transcripts of interviews conducted after his death with close associates.

Marshall Field, IV, materials include: speeches; law school notebooks; correspondence, 1950-1958; and publicity on Sun-Times Building dedication, 1958. Marshall Field, V, materials include: Chicago Sun-Times 25th anniversary items, 1966; clippings and documents about the Field Building (including its sale in 1969); and newsclippings on Rupert Murdoch's purchase of the Chicago Sun-Times, 1983-84. Other materials include abstracts and examinations of title for various Loop locations, and materials on the Chicago Daily News, including annual statements, 1947-1958.

Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the photographs and publications cataloged separately and the Alexander Hehmeyer papers.

  • Names
    • Field family--Archives
    • Field, Marshall, 1834-1906--Archives
    • Field, Marshall, 1834-1906--Homes and haunts--Illinois--Chicago
    • Field, Marshall, 1893-1956--Archives
    • Field, Marshall, 1916-1965--Archives
    • Field, Marshall, 1941-
    • Murdoch, Rupert, 1931-
    • Becker, Stephen D.,1927- -- Marshall Field III
    • Chicago Daily News, Inc.
    • Chicago Daily News Building (Chicago, Ill.)
    • PM Daily (Newspaper company)
    • Field Building (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Field Enterprises
    • Field Foundation (New York, N.Y.)
    • Marshall Field & Company
    • Chicago Sun-Times
  • Subject
    • Newspaper publishing--Illinois--Chicago--20th century
    • Publishers and publishing--Illinois--Chicago--20th century
    • Real property--Illinois--Chicago
    • Retail trade--Illinois--Chicago--19th century
    • Retail trade--Illinois--Chicago--20th century
    • World War, 1939-1945
  • Geographic Coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.)--Race relations--20th century
    • 1905 South Prairie Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)

The collection is arranged in seven series.

Series 1. Marshall Field, 1833-1977 (Marshall Field, Sr.) box 1-11

This series contains biographies, interviews, and newspaper clippings about Marshall Field, Sr. as well as his correspondence, documents related to real estate holdings and financial reports.

Subseries 1. Biographical

This subseries contains articles, newspaper clippings, notes, awards, and interviews for Marshall Field Sr. as well as records related to his memorial.

Subseries 2. General and correspondence

This subseries contains Marshall Field I's personal and business correspondence, charitable contributions, and information on the Marshall Field Memorial Library.

Subseries 3. Estate

This subseries contains documents related to Marshall Field I's residence, leases of other real estate holdings, his will, inventories, and other financial documents.

Series 2. Marshall Field, 1893-1967 (Marshall Field III) box 12-40

This series contains biographies of Marshall Field III, as well as interviews, World War I service records, newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches, financial statements, awards, charitable contributions, and business and real estate records.

Subseries 1. Biographical

This subseries contains records related to Marshall Field III, including biographies, interviews, service records, and records related to his memorial.

Subseries 2. Correspondence

This subseries contains the correspondence of Marshall Field III.

Subseries 3. Speeches

This subseries contains speeches given by Marshall Field III to various organizations.

Subseries 4. United States Committee for the Care of European Children

This subseries contains records of Marshall Field III including correspondence, reports, and fundraising efforts related to the United States Committee for the Care of European Children.

Subseries 5. General and Miscellaneous

This subseries contains records of Marshall Field III including correpondence, awards, affiliations, articles, documents of the American Council on Race Relations, and records of travels.

Subseries 6. Miscellaneous Business and Estate

This subseries contains financial documents of Marshall Field III including correspondence and documents associated with inheritance and bequests.

Series 3. Marshall Field, 1916-1968 (Marshall Field IV) box 41-44

This series contains biographical and other records of Marshall Field IV.

Subseries 1. Biographical and general

This subseries contains records of Marshall Field IV, including awards, educational and service records, articles, speeches, and statements.

Subseries 2. Correspondence

This series contains personal correspondence of Marshall Field IV, including original letters. Advance appointment with special permission required to examine a few original letters.

Subseries 3. Death of

This subseries contains records of Marshall Field IV's memorial.

Series 4. Field family box 45

This series contains geneological records of the Field family as well as records of other family members.

Series 5. Newspapers box 46-54

This series contains records related to the Field family and the newspapers "PM," "Chicago Daily News," "Chicago Sun-Times."

Subseries 1. "PM"

This subseries contains correspondence, editorials, first issues, and bound volumes of "PM."

Subseries 2. "Chicago Daily News"

This subseries contains records related to Marshall Field IV's acquisition of "Chicago Daily News."

Subseries 3. "Chicago Sun-Times"

This subseries contains correspondence, awards, building records, policies, and other records related to the "Chicago Sun-Times."

Series 6. Businesses and Foundation box 55-61

This series contains records of Marshall Field and Company, the Field Foundation, and Field Enterprises.

Subseries 1. Marshall Field and Company

This subseries contains articles, correspondence, sales records, and publications of Marshall Field and Company.

Subseries 2. Field Foundation

This subseries contains annual reports, correspondence, donations, Field Building records, and newspaper articles related to the Field Foundation.

Subseries 3. Field Enterprises

This subseries contains correspondence and acquisition and financial records related to Field Enterprises.

Series 7. Oversize items (from all previous series in collection) box 62-64

This series contains oversize items from all other series, including scrapbooks, memorial books, and first issues of newspapers.