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Post by twestra on Nov 21, 2018 19:46:52 GMT -5
I've been assigned for a college class to write a report on a person named "Mac", as mentioned in the dedication of Sidney Whipple's book. I've searched the internet and have found nothing about this, and I don't have the book so I cannot even look at the dedication itself. I was hoping someone on the board could provide some help with either information about who Mac might refer to or just with a picture of the dedication. Thank you.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2018 22:50:40 GMT -5
Hi twestra,
Sidney Whipple wrote two books on the Lindbergh case.
Book One - The Lindbergh Crime - published in 1935 - the dedication page in this book says - "To my Mother and Father"
Book Two - The Trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann - published in 1937 - the dedication page in this book says - "To My Daughter Tory"
Neither of these dedication pages specifically mention anyone named "Mac". Perhaps you should do some biographical research on Sidney B. Whipple and see if that could provide some leads for "Mac". I know that Sidney Whipple wrote two other books that are not related to the Lindbergh case. What Whipple book is your college class discussing?
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Post by twestra on Nov 22, 2018 11:27:41 GMT -5
Thanks Amy,
Unfortunately I do not have any more information about the book or Whipple than what I have told you. The professor is unwilling to provide details on the specific book he refers to or about who Whipple may be referring to, only that "Mac was mentioned in a book dedication written by Sid Whipple".
I will take your advice and do some research on Whipple himself, and hope that turns something up.
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Post by hurtelable on Nov 22, 2018 17:42:46 GMT -5
I've been assigned for a college class to write a report on a person named "Mac", as mentioned in the dedication of Sidney Whipple's book. I've searched the internet and have found nothing about this, and I don't have the book so I cannot even look at the dedication itself. I was hoping someone on the board could provide some help with either information about who Mac might refer to or just with a picture of the dedication. Thank you. My intuitive guess would be that "Mac" was a man whose last name began with either "Mc" (Irish origin) or "Mac" (Scotch origin). The only such individual I can think of involved in any capacity in the Lindbergh case would be a woman, Evalyn Walsh McLean. Her husband, once publisher of the Washington Post, was deceased by the time of the purported kidnapping and the (subsequent) time Mr. Whipple wrote his books on the LKC. But the name comes to mind because Mr. Whipple was a primarily a newspaper journalist. Still, I chances are slim that the late Mr. McLean would be the "Mac" being referred to in the dedication. BTW, I believe that Whipple's books on the Lindbergh case are available on both Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. They are probably hard to find in libraries because they were published back in the 1930s.
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Post by stella7 on Nov 22, 2018 18:37:14 GMT -5
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Post by Michael on Nov 22, 2018 21:18:24 GMT -5
His obit says he was survived by a daughter Tori McKennon, perhaps she's "Mac". Or it could be how he referred to his son-in-law. Or it could also have been someone he worked with at Star and Stripes or United Press. The only other thing I would inject into this is a "wild" guess having to do with a letter he forwarded Gov. Hoffman about the case. He was acknowledged by Hoffman's personal secretary Elizabeth J. McLaughlin. That seems way too far-fetched though. Anyway, I'd say Amy is right - the Prof is probably referring to a book unrelated to this case. Since Whipple only wrote a limited number, and we can exclude the two concerning this crime, then the answer has to be in one of those other books.
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Post by twestra on Nov 22, 2018 22:39:00 GMT -5
Hello all, The professor has sent an attachment of the dedication after numerous emails from students. I'm not sure how to put the attachment directly in my post but I will link it below. imgur.com/a/obK45VSThe message provides some hints, such as the name (McKaughan?) and that they are a Scot (or perhaps seat). I do not know if the second half of the message refers to the same person as the first part or a second (who the first person may also know about). I have searched for the name McKaughan and have found only one result, about a charles farrell, who supposedly took some pictures of lindbergh in the late 30s. Link here (https://ncarchives.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/charles-a-farrell-photograph-collection/). I have checked the written name across others I have found, and none seem too similar. Any ideas? Thank you
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Post by stella7 on Nov 22, 2018 22:52:50 GMT -5
twestra, what is the course you are taking?
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Post by stella7 on Nov 22, 2018 23:18:10 GMT -5
I'm stymied.
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Post by Michael on Nov 23, 2018 7:47:37 GMT -5
imgur.com/a/obK45VSI have checked the written name across others I have found, and none seem too similar. Any ideas? Okay so what you have here is a unique note written inside of a book. (Very cool by the way). I've got something like this in my copy of "Hysteria" by Andrew K. Dutch written to the guy who owned it before me. The three definite clues: " Clan," " Scot," and " McKaughan." There could be other clues as well which you would be the only one to know... Like where you are located because it could have a local connection. Or it could be someone related to your Professor. Or he/she may not even know himself/herself and using this assignment as a way to help him/her find the answer! Anyway the answer isn't an "obvious" one. I have stacks of letters which Gov. Hoffman replied to people using endearing terms such as these and many weren't anyone "famous" or someone who gave me any reason to look into further.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2018 11:55:33 GMT -5
Wow! I agree with Michael that the answer to this is not easily traceable. What I have learned is that there are many clans and there are many names that relate together in these clans with many spellings! For instance: The clan McKaughan can be found listed under and with the North American descentants of the Gaelic clan "MacEachain". So could the "Mac" used as the name actually stand for the clan MacEachain which includes the McKaughan name? This tree of descendants is enormous and really would require additional information that could be used to narrow down potential possibilities. Maybe to those who might have lived in New York City. I am wondering if the book that Sidney was autographing just might have been one of his Lindbergh case books. My reason for thinking this is Sidney's reference to "libel" which he is using in a humorous way here but could have an underlying meaning to Gov. Hoffman and his Part 6 Liberty article published in March 1938. In that article, Gov. Hoffman holds Sidney Whipple accountable for writing the following which was not true: "The Governor succeeded in interesting a noted New York criminal attorney, Samuel Liebowitz, in the case."Gov. Hoffman correctly points out that he had no part in bringing Liebowitz into the Hauptmann case. Gov.Hoffman then says that this error is just one in a series of errors that appear in Whipple's books on the case. Whipple is actually the one who committed libel with the statement quoted above, taken from Whipple's book. The year all this libelous talk was going on was 1938 and Whipple was working for the New York World-Telegram at this time, as a drama critic. Whipple's book, The Trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann was published in 1937. Perhaps this might suggest a time period when Whipple might have signed a book for someone named/called Mac?? Unfortunately, that doesn't help us identify who Mac might have been.
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Post by stella7 on Nov 23, 2018 12:36:13 GMT -5
Amy, I was searching along those lines as well trying to find a connection between Clan MacLean and Clan McKaughan. So far haven't found one.
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Post by wolfman666 on Nov 23, 2018 12:52:44 GMT -5
look on ronnelles board sue posted something on that
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Post by Michael on Nov 23, 2018 13:11:29 GMT -5
look on ronnelles board sue posted something on that Ask her where's the tie-in to Whipple?
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Post by hurtelable on Nov 23, 2018 14:27:05 GMT -5
Or it might be her husband, who would be Sidney Whipple's son-in-law.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2018 14:33:33 GMT -5
look on ronnelles board sue posted something on that Steve, I have been looking on Ronelle's hoax board for something Sue posted that ties into the "Mac" we are discussing in this thread. I cannot find anything. Whipple only comes up as a book source for posts concerning Hauptmann's guilt or innocence. Nothing on the written dedication that is the topic of this conversation and what I was writing about in my posts. If it is on Ronelle's discussion board, can you find this post and link it, please. Thanks!
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Post by hurtelable on Nov 23, 2018 14:55:08 GMT -5
I would interpret the image of the note you posted as fairly solid evidence that this McKaughan was the "Mac" to whom you refer. It also seems that Whipple is friendly with "Mac" and that the two of them are trying to work against a third party, unnamed, whom Whipple thinks might have libeled Whipple. So, if I'm interpreting this correctly, "Mac"(McKaughan) is a friend and the unknown possible libeler (likely another Scotsman) is an adversary of Whipple.
One more point: Whipple spent a lot of his career in Europe, so it wouldn't be surprising if he he had close contacts with Scottish people.
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Post by Joe on Nov 26, 2018 13:33:39 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 13:44:57 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this, Joe. I am glad Sue had the time to research on this. It should be helpful to twestra and other who have been looking at this!
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