Vance H. Trimble papers on E. W. Scripps Biography 1864-1988

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Vance H. Trimble papers on E. W. Scripps Biography 1864-1988

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The Vance H. Trimble papers on E. W. Scripps biography contain materials related to Trimble's biography of E. W. Scripps, the journalistic pioneer who founded the Scripps Howard newspaper chain. The collection is arranged in two series: Series I: Original Material Generated in the Preparation of the Scripps Biography; and Series II: Working Files and Collected Material.

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Scripps, E.W. (Edward Willis), 1854-1926

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Newspaper publisher, Scripps began the greatest number of daily papers then founded by one person (over 40). He started the Newspaper Enterprise Association and United Press International. From the description of E.W. Scripps Papers, 1868-1926. (Ohio University). WorldCat record id: 21385046 ...

Trimble, Vance H.

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Vance H. Trimble was a newspaper reporter and author. After working for many papers throughout Oklahoma and Texas, Trimble joined the Houston Press, part of the Scripps Howard chain, as a copy editor in 1939. Within six months he was promoted to city editor and in 1950, he was appointed managing editor of the Press. In 1955, he was transferred to the Scripps Howard Washington bureau as news editor. Here he undertook an investigation of nepotism and payroll abuses in Congress. His si...