Legal

Object Details

Collection Collector

McCormick, Mack

Collection Citation

Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

This subseries provides insight into McCormick's personal and professional legal activities. Materials include contracts, agreements, probation records, affidavits, estate papers, potential suits for song royalties, information notebook, business files, testament and will, letter of intent, unpublished notes, and lawsuits. Personal records primarily relate to the estate of Mack McCormick and Effie May Crowder. Business records contain information relating to the recording of blues artists Mance Lipscomb and Sam Hopkins. There is a substantial amount of material relating to Robert Johnson, primarily his estate, recording and book publishing rights. Folders were removed pending a Smithsonian Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns investigation. Materials are arranged in chronological order.

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GUID

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Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection

Robert "Mack" McCormick Collection / Series 2: Personal Papers

Date

1950-2015, undated

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier

NMAH.AC.1485, Subseries 2.10

Type

Archival materials

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Access to original materials in boxes 76-80 is prohibited. Researchers must use digital copies. Additional materials have been removed from public access pending investigation under the Smithsonian Institution's Ethical Returns and Shared Stewardship Policy.

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