Alexander Hehmeyer papers

  • Creator Names Hehmeyer, Alexander F. W., 1910-1993.
  • Title Alexander Hehmeyer papers [manuscript], 1920-1987.
  • Physical description 81 linear ft.
  • Collection summary
    • Memoranda, copies of outgoing correspondence (1930s to mid-1980s), speeches, financial statements, topical files on international business and foreign policy issues, legal files, and essays, pertaining to Alexander Hehmeyer's career with Field Enterprises, where he served as Corporate Counsel (1947-1975), and with its affiliate, the American Heritage Publishing Company, as well as his activities as president (1970s) of the Drake Tower Apartments (Chicago, Ill.), board member of the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, participant in the World Study Group of the Adlai Stevenson Institute, traveler to the Middle East (1973) with a group of "Senior Chicago businessmen," member of the Peace Corps Advisory Council (appointed by President Reagan, 1982), and partner in the law firm of Lincoln, Isham and Beale following his retirement from Field Enterprises in 1975.
    • Topics include Hehmeyer's activities promoting U.S. business interests abroad, especially in the Middle East and Japan, and many writings concern world economic issues. Materials from the Chicago branch of the English-Speaking Union, in which Hehmeyer's wife was vice-president, are also present. Early in his career, Mr. Hehmeyer was associated with Henry R. Luce and Time/Life publishing. Beginning in the later 1940s, he worked for Field Enterprises and Marshall Field III, advising on the 1947 purchase of the Chicago Times, and later for Marshall Field IV in the 1959 acquisition of the Chicago Daily News. However, publishing is not extensively documented in this collection.
  • Acquisition information Gift of the estate of Mr. Hehmeyer (1994.0078).
  • Names
    • Hehmeyer, Alexander F. W., 1910-1993 Archives.
    • American Heritage Publishing Company.
    • Chicago Council on Foreign Relations.
    • Drake Tower Apartments (Chicago, Ill.)
    • English-Speaking Union. Chicago Chapter.
    • Field Enterprises.
    • Isham, Lincoln & Beale (Law firm : Chicago, Ill.)
    • Marshall Field & Company Employees.
    • American Heritage Publishing Company.
    • Chicago Council on Foreign Relations Board of Directors.
    • Drake Tower Apartments (Chicago, Ill.) Board of Directors.
    • English-Speaking Union Chicago Chapter.
    • Field Enterprises.
    • Isham, Lincoln & Beale (Law firm : Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Lawyers Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Publishers and publishing Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Retail trade Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Condominiums Illinois Chicago.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Commerce 20th century.
    • Japan Description and travel 20th century.
    • Middle East Description and travel 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Legal documents. aat
    • Memoranda. aat
    • Reports. aat
    • Speeches. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.