Dean Southern Jennings papers 1920-1969

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Dean Southern Jennings papers 1920-1969

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Dean Jennings (1920-1969) was a newspaper reporter, freelance writer, columnist and regional representative and/or director for multiple government agencies, mostly having to do with film or press. The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, writer's society information, Office of War Information material, and biographical material.

16.5 linear feet, 11 containers

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University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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United States. Office of War Information

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Mystery writers of America

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Mystery Writers of America, Inc., the leading association for professional crime writers in the United States, was established in 1945 for the "purpose of promoting and protecting the interest and welfare of mystery writers and to increase the esteem and literary recognition given to the genre." Early organizers and members included: Howard Haycraft, Erle Stanley Gardner, Dorothy B. Hughes, Anthony Boucher, Rex Stout, Stuart Palmer, the Q. Patrick team, Fred Dannay and Manfred Lee (Ellery Queen)...

Society of Magazine Writers

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Jennings, Dean Southern, 1905-1969

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Dean Jennings (1905-1969) was born in Rochester, New York, on June 30, 1905. He was the son of Reverend Webster Wardell Jennings and Mary Jennings. He attended school in Munich, Germany from 1911-1915, West High School in Rochester, New York, from 1920-1923, and Lowell High School in San Francisco from 1923-1924. Jennings began his journalistic career as a reporter for the San Francisco Journal in 1923. He worked as a sports writer for the San Francisco Examiner and the ...