Bolles, Blair, 1911-1990

Blair Bolles was a journalist and writer during the twentieth century. From 1935 to 1944, Bolles was a writer for the "Washington Star". He served as a war correspondent for this newspaper in 1943-1944, covering World War II from Sweden. Bolles returned to the United States in 1944 and worked for the Foreign Policy Association (1944-1953). He moved to the "Toledo Blade" in 1953 and went on to serve as this newspaper's European Correspondent (1953-1957) and Associate Editor (1957-1959). Bolles was also an expert on United States politics and international diplomacy and wrote a number of books on these subjects during the 1950s and 1960s, including "Tyrant from Illinois" (1951) and "The Big Change in Europe" (1958).

From the description of Blair Bolles papers, 1939-1986. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 70548639