March 21, 2018 - The McCormick-International Harvester Collection at the Wisconsin History Society

Presented by Sally Jacobs, McCormick/International Harvester Archivist, Wisconsin Historical Society and by Craig Deller, Conservator, Division of Library/Archives/Collections, Wisconsin Historical Society.

How did the vast archive and museum collection of a Chicago business with Virginia roots become part of The Wisconsin Historical Society's collections? Archivist Sally Jacobs will take you through a quick timeline of Cyrus McCormick's invention of the reaper and how the records of both his family and his business (International Harvester) came to the Wisconsin Historical Society. In this overview of the collection, you will learn what sorts of history is documented in the millions of archival documents we house as well as how to access portions of the collection from any computer with an internet connection.

Craig Deller, Objects Conservator, Wisconsin Historical Society will also share some highlights of this vast and unique collection and what he is doing to conserve and preserve some particular pieces, such as patent models. More about the McCormick Collection can be found here<https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS15303>.

Register for this program here<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6372999577528071681>.

Richard Bernstein, Southern Region
Local History-Field Services
Office of Programs and Outreach

Wisconsin Historical Society
816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
608 264 6583
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