Warren S. Wilkinson papers 1801-1991

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Warren S. Wilkinson papers 1801-1991

Scrapbooks of Warren S. Wilkinson, member of the board of the Evening News Association, publisher of the . Scrapbooks relate to the life and work of James E. Scripps, founder of the , and to the struggle over the sale of the newspaper to Gannett Company in 1985. Detroit News Detroit News

1 linear foot (3 boxes) and 5 oversize volumes

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6390566

Bentley Historical Library

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Scripps family.

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Woodmere Cemetery (Detroit, Mich.)

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Emanual Wodic, warden. From the description of Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit records, 1871-1913. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 650308819 ...

Wilkinson, Warren S.

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Warren Scripps Wilkinson was born in 1920, son of Almadus DeGrasse Wilkinson and Harriet Gertrude Whitcomb Wilkinson. Through his mother's family, Wilkinson is a descendant of James E. Scripps, founder of the Detroit News . Wilkinson was a member of the board of directors of the Evening News Association, owner of the Detroit News along with other newspapers and broadcasting stations. From the guide to the Warren S. Wilkinson papers, 1801-1991, (Bentley Historical Library, University ...

Trinity Church (Detroit, Mich.)

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Scripps, James E. (James Edmund), 1835-1906

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James E. Scripp, journalist, newspaper publisher, author. Born in London, came to Rushville, Ill., in 1844 and attended business college in Chicago. In 1857 worked for the Chicago Tribune and then the staff of the Detroit Daily Advertiser (in 1859). Established the Detroit Evening News which became the Detroit Daily News in 1873, and soon became the leading paper in Michigan. With brothers and sister established papers in Cleveland and St. Louis. Elected state senator. Became ill, traveled to Eu...

Detroit Museum of Art

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Evening News Association.

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