Albert P. Weisman was born in 1915 in St. Louis. He became a reporter for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat in 1932. From 1942 to 1943 he served in the Army as a combat correspondent.
In 1947, Weisman moved to Chicago, working as both press representative for the Chicago Community Fund and Chicago correspondent of the St. Louis Post –Dispatch. After a two-year stint as public relations director of the Los Angeles Community Chest, Weisman returned to Chicago to become director of public relations for Ebony magazine. He left to work on Adlai Stevenson's 1952 presidential campaign. After the campaign, Weisman went on to become vice-president in charge of public relations for Foote, Cone and Belding Communications. In 1973, Weisman was appointed Assistant Vice-President for public affairs at the University of Chicago, as well as director of the University's Office of Public Information.
Weisman was the founder of the community group, the Wellington-Oakdale Old Glory Marching Society. He helped establish Chicago's first public television station. He also served as a trustee at Columbia College, and as a director of the Lincoln Park Zoological Society.
Albert P. Weisman died on March 23, 1974.
From the guide to the University of Chicago. Office of Public Information. Records, 1972-1974, (Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A.)
