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Anne McC
Annie Criswell McC
Donald McC
Eliza McC
Henry McC
Henry McC II
Henry B. McC
James McC
James McC, Jr.
James McC, Sr.
Mary McC

Robert McC
Vance McC
William McC

Clara Alricks
Hamilton Alricks
Herman Alricks
Mary Alricks

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The Versailles Treaty


The Treaty of Versailles played an important role in the creation of the modern Western world, and in the creation of many political careers.. And so when the leading figures in the negotiations leading to the treaty (Woodrow Wilson for the United States, Georges Clemenceau for France, David Lloyd George for England, and Vittorio Emanuele Orlando for Italy) signed the Treaty in the "Hall of Mirrors," in Versailles, France, in 1919, they not only ended World War I -- placing the responsibility for that war on Germany's broad shoulders -- but also ushered in a brand new era of peace and prosperity, a firmly reestablished world economy, and a heightened sense of freedom and strength within the ranks of the Allied forces.

One of Wilson's right-hand men, Vance McCormick, was on the front lines of the peace agreement. McCormick was appointed chair of the War Trade Board (1916-19) and served on the Commission to Negotiate Peace (1919) at Versailles.

See images representing Versailles-related memorabilia from the Vance McCormick collection.



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