McCombs, Holland

Journalist.

Holland McCombs was born in Martin, Tennessee in 1901. McCombs early years found him on the family farm in Weakley County, which would eventually become part of the University of Tennessee at Martin. During the early 1920's, he wrote for the local weekly paper that his mother managed. He later attended the journalism school at the University of Missouri, but dropped out after only a year. He did not return to writing until 1935 when he became a string correspondent for Time magazine. During the Second World War he was in charge of Time's South American division, where he covered the Peron Revolution in Argentina and the bloody revolt in Bolivia. In the 1950's, McCombs and western writer Tom Lea collaborated on the book "King Ranch". The most memorable of McCombs' achievements was his coverage of the John F. Kennedy assasination and the events and trials which followed. In retirement he assisted in writing the organizational histories of The Texas Cavaliers, Kappa Sigma, and the Santa Gertrudis Association.

From the description of Holland McCombs papers, 1853-1991. (University of Tennessee at Martin). WorldCat record id: 32249481