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Whitney M. Young, Jr. papers, 1960-1977
300 boxes 300 boxes, 9 volumes, 60 oversize items, plus one box of cataloged correspondence- Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence, speeches, reports, testimony, press releases, and articles of Young. The files document Young's leadership in many social welfare and civil rights organizations, as well as his activities as a columnist and speaker. Cataloged correspondents include Robert F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert H. Humphrey, Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, Roy Wilkins, and John W. Gardner.
Ella Winter papers, 1913-1978
41 boxes 41 boxes 1 oversize folder- Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, notes, photographs, and printed material of Winter. The papers cover primarily the years after 1952 when she and Stewart settled in England to avoid involvement in the House Un-American Activities Committee investigations. Winter traveled widely in Russia, visited China in 1958, and spent nine months in Ghana in 1965. Her journeys are well documented in this collection. Among the manuscripts are drafts for many of her periodical articles, typescripts of her autobiography AND NOT TO YIELD, and articles written about her travels. Also, files on art, the labor movement in California, Robinson Jeffers, the McCarthy era, Lincoln Steffens, and Vietnam. There are numerous photographs taken on her trips abroad, including her work with the Friends of Austria, 1920, of many theatrical productions, and of her family and home. Because of her eclectic interests she was acquainted with many prominent individuals in politics, literature, theatre, and the arts. Among the major correspondents are Edward Albee, Charles and Oona Chaplin, W.E.B. Du Bois, Katharine Hepburn, Carey McWilliams, Kwame Nkrumah, Sean O'Casey, and Muriel Rukeyser.
Ella Winter papers, 1913-1978 41 boxes 41 boxes 1 oversize folder
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- Winter, Ella, 1898-1980
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Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, notes, photographs, and printed material of Winter. The papers cover primarily the years after 1952 when she and Stewart settled in England to avoid involvement in the House Un-American Activities Committee investigations. Winter traveled widely in Russia, visited China in 1958, and spent nine months in Ghana in 1965. Her journeys are well documented in this collection. Among the manuscripts are drafts for many of her periodical articles, typescripts of her autobiography AND NOT TO YIELD, and articles written about her travels. Also, files on art, the labor movement in California, Robinson Jeffers, the McCarthy era, Lincoln Steffens, and Vietnam. There are numerous photographs taken on her trips abroad, including her work with the Friends of Austria, 1920, of many theatrical productions, and of her family and home. Because of her eclectic interests she was acquainted with many prominent individuals in politics, literature, theatre, and the arts. Among the major correspondents are Edward Albee, Charles and Oona Chaplin, W.E.B. Du Bois, Katharine Hepburn, Carey McWilliams, Kwame Nkrumah, Sean O'Casey, and Muriel Rukeyser.
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Walt Whitman documents, 1884-1890
22 items 1 volumes- Abstract Or Scope
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Items written by or relating to the American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892) as collected by Williams. There are three autograph letters signed from Whitman to Williams, 1884, 1887, n.d., regarding contributions by the poet to the PHILADELPHIA PRESS, as well as one postal card dated 1890. Also, two proofs of poems with corrections in Whitman's hand and four envelopes; a broadside containing lines from Whitman's poetry, five pages of manuscript notes on remarks made by Whitman on some occasion, two letters, one manuscript receipt, and three printed items concerned with a speech by Whitman, a testimonial, the choice of a speaker for his funeral, and the proposal to purchase the house in which he died, for a memorial. There are two prospectuses for books about the poet, and two placards advertising his books.
Walt Whitman documents, 1884-1890 22 items 1 volumes
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- Williams, Talcott, 1849-1928
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Items written by or relating to the American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892) as collected by Williams. There are three autograph letters signed from Whitman to Williams, 1884, 1887, n.d., regarding contributions by the poet to the PHILADELPHIA PRESS, as well as one postal card dated 1890. Also, two proofs of poems with corrections in Whitman's hand and four envelopes; a broadside containing lines from Whitman's poetry, five pages of manuscript notes on remarks made by Whitman on some occasion, two letters, one manuscript receipt, and three printed items concerned with a speech by Whitman, a testimonial, the choice of a speaker for his funeral, and the proposal to purchase the house in which he died, for a memorial. There are two prospectuses for books about the poet, and two placards advertising his books.
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John Wilcock papers, 1967-1971
5 boxes 5 boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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Letters, announcements, brochures, several typed manuscripts, publications, and clippings relating to the UPS. The letters from underground press publishers, the articles, and the clippings relate to the UPS and to the harassment of UPS member publishers by local communities. Several foreign papers are also represented. There is an incomplete file of LIBERATION NEWS SERVICE news releases, 1968-1970, with related materials. Also, reprints of articles by Wilcock, a file of his publications OTHER SCENES with related materials, COLLAGE, and biographical material.
John Wilcock papers, 1967-1971 5 boxes 5 boxes
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- Wilcock, John, 1927-2018
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Letters, announcements, brochures, several typed manuscripts, publications, and clippings relating to the UPS. The letters from underground press publishers, the articles, and the clippings relate to the UPS and to the harassment of UPS member publishers by local communities. Several foreign papers are also represented. There is an incomplete file of LIBERATION NEWS SERVICE news releases, 1968-1970, with related materials. Also, reprints of articles by Wilcock, a file of his publications OTHER SCENES with related materials, COLLAGE, and biographical material.
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John N. Wheeler papers, 1915-1966
3 boxes 3 manuscript boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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Most of the material in this collection relates to the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc. There are 204 letters from seventy different correspondents including Bernard Baruch, Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway, and George Bernard Shaw. Every U.S. President from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyndon Johnson (with the exception of John Kennedy) is represented in this collection. Also, 393 letters representing Mr. Wheeler's side of the correspondence; and a group of miscellaneous items including a collection of clipped autographs formed by Elizabeth Wheeler.
John N. Wheeler papers, 1915-1966 3 boxes 3 manuscript boxes
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- Wheeler, John N. (John Neville), 1886-1973
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Most of the material in this collection relates to the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc. There are 204 letters from seventy different correspondents including Bernard Baruch, Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway, and George Bernard Shaw. Every U.S. President from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyndon Johnson (with the exception of John Kennedy) is represented in this collection. Also, 393 letters representing Mr. Wheeler's side of the correspondence; and a group of miscellaneous items including a collection of clipped autographs formed by Elizabeth Wheeler.
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Richard Wald collection of newsroom ethics policies and handbooks, 1963-2014
1.25 linear feet 1 record carton- Abstract Or Scope
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A small collection of policy manuals and ethical guidelines produced by organizatiuons such as ABS news, CBS news, and The New York Times.
Richard Wald collection of newsroom ethics policies and handbooks, 1963-2014 1.25 linear feet 1 record carton
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- Wald, Richard
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A small collection of policy manuals and ethical guidelines produced by organizatiuons such as ABS news, CBS news, and The New York Times.
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Benjamin Cummings Truman manuscripts, 1874-1969
0.5 linear feet 1 box (14 items)- Abstract Or Scope
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Manuscripts by Benjamin C. Truman relating primarily to American slang but also to American hotels and restaurants. There are also printed versions of some of these manuscripts
Benjamin Cummings Truman manuscripts, 1874-1969 0.5 linear feet 1 box (14 items)
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- Truman, Benjamin Cummings, 1835-1916
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Manuscripts by Benjamin C. Truman relating primarily to American slang but also to American hotels and restaurants. There are also printed versions of some of these manuscripts
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Jerry Tallmer papers, 1970-2014
56 linear feet 45 record cartons- Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, memoranda, articles, clippings, memorabilia.
Jerry Tallmer papers, 1970-2014 56 linear feet 45 record cartons
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- Tallmer, Jerry
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Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, memoranda, articles, clippings, memorabilia.
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W. A. Swanberg papers, 1927-1992
36 linear feet 77 boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, memoranda, notebooks, notecards, proofs, photographs, microfilms, and printed materials. The Papers include the manuscript research materials and correspondence for each of his books except his biography of Theodore Dreiser. Among the correspondents are William Benton, Bruce Catton, Carey McWilliams, Mrs. Fremont Older (Cora Miranda Baggerly Older), and Thornton Wilder.
W. A. Swanberg papers, 1927-1992 36 linear feet 77 boxes
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- Swanberg, W. A (William Andrew), 1907-1992
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Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, memoranda, notebooks, notecards, proofs, photographs, microfilms, and printed materials. The Papers include the manuscript research materials and correspondence for each of his books except his biography of Theodore Dreiser. Among the correspondents are William Benton, Bruce Catton, Carey McWilliams, Mrs. Fremont Older (Cora Miranda Baggerly Older), and Thornton Wilder.
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Simeon Strunsky papers, 1922-1948
13 Volumes 13 volumes- Abstract Or Scope
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Thirteen scrapbooks containing clippings of Simeon Strunsky's column"Topics of the times" which appeared in the NEW YORK TIMES between 1922 and 1948, the year of the writer's death.
Simeon Strunsky papers, 1922-1948 13 Volumes 13 volumes
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- Strunsky, Simeon, 1879-1948
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Thirteen scrapbooks containing clippings of Simeon Strunsky's column"Topics of the times" which appeared in the NEW YORK TIMES between 1922 and 1948, the year of the writer's death.
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