Herndon, Booton, 1915-1995
Variant names
Booton Herndon was born in Charlottesville, Virginia on December 9, 1915. He attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, and later relocated to New Orleans, where he worked for the Item Tribune. He served in the United States Army from 1943 through 1945, and resided in Manhattan, in New York City in the late 1940s. Herndon wrote prolifically, authoring dozens of books on a variety of topics, and thousands of articles. He died in Charlottesville, Virginia on March 29, 1995.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Kilpatrick, James Jackson, 1920-2010. James J. Kilpatrick papers [manuscript], 1925-1966 (bulk 1950-1966). | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Herndon, Booton. Papers of Booton Herndon. [manuscript], 1970-1988. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Herndon, Booton. [Research notes and manuscript drafts for his book on Desmond T. Doss], 1960s. | Andrews University, James White Library Information Gateway | |
| creatorOf | Herndon, Booton. Papers of Booton Herndon, 1939-1986. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Booton Herndon Collection, 1963-1964 | University of North Texas Library, UNT | |
| creatorOf | Herndon, Booton. Papers for his book "The great land", 1970. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Herndon, John G. (John Goodwin), b. 1888. Papers of John G. Herndon [manuscript], 1754-1916. | University of Virginia. Library |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
|---|
Filters:
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlottesville | VA | US | |
| New York City | NY | US | |
| Charlottesville | VA | US | |
| Charlottesville | VA | US | |
| Columbia | MO | US | |
| New Orleans | LA | US |
| Subject |
|---|
| Authors and publishers |
| Literary agents |
| Medal of Honor |
| Motion picture actors and actresses |
| Motion picture industry |
| Popular music |
| Oil fields |
| Publicity |
| Sales promotion |
| School integration |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
| Occupation |
|---|
| Authors |
| Writer |
| Activity |
|---|
Person
Birth 1915-12-09
Death 1995-03-29
Male
Americans
English
Related Descriptions
Search Elsewhere
Information
