Roscoe B. Ellard Papers, 1872-1955

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Series I: Writings and Reporting, 1917-1953



Box 1 Articles and Short Pieces


Box 1 Names Make News, 1950


Box 1 Critiques


Box 1 "The Big City Jobs,", 1945


Box 1 The City Desk


Box 1 "Covering The City Hall"


Box 1 City Hall


Box 1 "Colorful Experiences"-- correspondence re: interesting reporting experiences, 1937-38


Box 1 Death in the News, 2 folders


Box 1 Newspaper Analysis


Box 1 Style and Newspaper Writing


Box 1 Tricks of the Trade


Box 1 News Writing


Box 1 Feature and Human Interest, 2 folders


Box 1 Body of the Story-- Notes on Leads


Box 1 Financial Writing


Box 1 "How High was the Steeple" and "Thunder on the Left


Box 1 What is News?


Box 1 Berger et al on Idlewild Dedication, Times, August 1, 1948


Box 1 Rewrite Outline


Box 1 Literary Criticism


Box 1 Labor Reporting Outline


Box 1 Ideas for Short Stories


Box 1 Curtis – Taylor – Everett and Duckworth on Accuracy [envelope]


Box 1 Editorial Page Material, 1951-1953


Box 1 Accuracy Notes from API Meeting [1953]


Box 1 Everett – Taylor Transcript


Box 1 Some Material for Journalism Students; Source Material – INS Problem


Box 1 News is Relative, 1943 correspondence, 1943


Box 1 Photos by M. Pohlman


Box 1 Reporting


Box 1 Why People Buy Newspapers


Box 1 What it Takes


Box 1 Good News-- Story Critiques


Box 1 Newspaper Pieces Worth Saving


Box 1 Public Relations for Traffic Officers, 1947


Box 1 "Some Observations" by Benjamin H. Reese


Box 1 The Southern Review, July 1935


Box 1 Miscellaneous Articles, Photos and Notes


Box 1 Gleanings from Leisure Reading, 1917


Box 1 Notebook – Ideas, etc.


Book Projects


Box 1 Venezuela Book, 5 folders



Box 2 The Boys in the Backroom, 2 folders


Box 2 Editing Small Papers-- John Wiley Correspondence, 1951-1952


Reporting Book


Box 2 Washington Bureau


Box 2 How to Put Stories Together


Box 2 Encyclopedia of Modern Education


Box 2 Nehemias Manuscript


Box 2 State Capital Reporting

Series II: Columbia University School of Journalism Material, 1946-1951


Box 2 General, undated, 1948-1951


Box 2 Office Procedure, 1946-1947


Box 2 Reporting Course Notices, 1946-1947, 2 folders


Box 2 Advanced Reporting Course


Box 2 Dean Ackerman Correspondence, 2 folders


Box 2 Lectures, 4 folders


Box 2 Lecture Cards, 3 folders

Series III: Personal and Family Material, 1878-1955


Box 2 Family Documents


Correspondence


Box 2 Betty Ellard, 1931-1949


Box 2 Harriette Ellard, 1946-1955, 2 folders


Box 2 Roscoe and Vedah Fry Ellard, 1946-1950


Box 2 Roscoe Ellard-- Personal, 1945-1951


Box 2 Roscoe Ellard-- Professional


Box 2 Roscoe Ellard-- War Department


Box 2 Roscoe Ellard-- Childhood Letters, undated, 1902


Box 2 Vedah Ellard (Mrs. R.B.), 1939-1951


Box 2 Family Correspondence, 1872-1950s, 2 folders


Box 2 Vedah Fry Ellard (Mrs. Roscoe) -- Notebook for Special Lectures and Courses at the Bible College of Missouri, 1936


Box 2 Diaries, 1948-1949