Hoppe, Arthur Watterson

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Art Hoppe was a reporter and columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle for approximately 50 years. He began there as a copy boy in 1949 and was promoted to reporter seven months later. Known for his satire and humor, he was one of a cadre of reporters at the Chronicle that came to represent a journalistic era. He died in Feb. 2000.

From the description of Art Hoppe columns for the San Francisco Chronicle, 1960-2000, lacking 1989. (San Francisco Public Library). WorldCat record id: 300095653

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creatorOf Hoppe, Arthur Watterson. Address prepared for the annual meeting of The Friends of The Bancroft Library : typescript, 1981 Apr. 29. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Hoppe, Arthur Watterson. Art Hoppe columns for the San Francisco Chronicle, 1960-2000, lacking 1989. San Francisco Public Library, Main Library
referencedIn White mss., 1932-1969 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
creatorOf Hoppe, Arthur Watterson. Arthur Watterson Hoppe papers, 1963-1999. California Digital Library
referencedIn Bliven, Bruce, 1889-1977. Bruce Bliven papers, 1906-1985. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Hoppe, Arthur Watterson. Letter, 1962, to Lewis Mumford. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Knight, George, 1914-2000. George Knight papers, 1955-1986 Bancroft Library
referencedIn Dunphy, Thomas Michael. Thomas Dunphy papers, 1960-2002. UC Berkeley Libraries
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associatedWith Bliven, Bruce, 1889-1977. person
associatedWith Boucher, Anthony, 1911-1968 person
correspondedWith Dunphy, Thomas Michael. person
associatedWith Knight, George, 1914-2000. person
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California
United States
California
California--San Francisco
United States
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American wit and humor
Journalists
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Birth 1925-04-23

Death 2000-02-01

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