Lucinda Franks papers, 1960-2020
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#2158
- Bib ID:
- 17965295 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Franks, Lucinda
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 73 Linear Feet (73 rscs)
- Language(s):
- English .
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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Material is unprocessed. Boxes 72-73 can be made available without further intervention. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located off-site.
Description
Arrangement
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Rbml Advance Appointment
Material is unprocessed. Boxes 72-73 can be made available without further intervention. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located off-site.
Conditions Governing Use
Single reproductions may be made for research purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to secure permission for publication or use from the appropriate copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Lucinda Franks papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Related Materials
Robert M. Morgenthau papers Columbia University Libraries.
Pulitzer Prizes collection, 1917-2017 Columbia University Libraries.
See, box 357 for Pulitzer Prize submission contents: Lucinda Franks and Thomas Powers of United Press International (UPI). For their 1971 documentary on the life and death of 28-year-old revolutionary Diana Oughton, "The Making of a Terrorist" (with Entry Form, Nominating Letter, Biographies, and Photographs), 1971.
In 1970, Lucinda Franks wrote a five-part story with Thomas Powers about the life and death of Weather Underground member Diana Oughton. In 1971, she received the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. At the age of 24, Franks was the youngest person to win a Pulitzer Prize. Lucinda Franks was also the first woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Boxes 1-71 are from the 23-24-M081 accession. Boxes 72-73 were received as part of the Robert Morgenthau papers, but were moved to this collection in 2024.
Content Description
Lucinda Franks was a widely published writer and investigative journalist who was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. Franks began her journalism career with United Press International, where she won her Pulitzer in 1971. She was a staff writer for The New York Times from 1974 to 1977 and for The New Yorker from 1992 to 2006, and she freelanced for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, New York magazine and other publications.
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