Title: William Lorimer Papers, 1893-1953
Collection identifier: 083
Primary Creator: Lorimer, William
Extent: 0.2 cubic feet
Subjects: Cook County--Chicago (Ill.), Elections, Illinois--Politics and government, Lorimer, William, 1861-1934
Forms of Material: Copies, Personal papers
The collection is organized into four series: Correspondence, Newspaper Clippings, Publications, and Miscellaneous.
The Correspondence series (1912-1934) includes correspondence documenting Lorimer's political rise, fall, and the aftermath. Lorimer's correspondents include politicians such as Oscar De Priest, Oscar Carlstrom, George F. Harding, and General Benjamin Herrera. Lorimer often discusses the political climate of Chicago in his letters. In his later correspondence, Lorimer indicates his plans to make a political comeback and run for reelection.
The various newspaper clippings primarily cover the early and later years of Lorimer's political career. Publication materials include book chapters about Chicago political history.
Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Acquisition Source: Walter M. Lorimer, William Lorimer's grandson, loaned the collection to the Library for photocopying in 1973. In May of 2013, Suzanne Lorimer Parsons, granddaughter of William Lorimer, donated additional photocopies.
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/lorimer-william.pdf
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