Roy Parker Papers, 1946-1997

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Roy Parker Papers, 1946-1997

Roy Parker Papers, 1946-1997

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Joseph Roy Parker, Jr., was born in Ahoskie, N.C., the son of Joseph Roy Parker, Sr., journalist and professor of journalism at the University of North Carolina. In 1953, Parker began his career in journalism as editor of three family-owned weekly newspapers serving Hertford, Bertie, and Northampton counties, N.C. In 1957, after graduation from the University of North Carolina (A.B. Journalism, 1955), he became a political reporter for the of Raleigh.From 1963 to 1971, Parker was the 's Washington correspondent. Returning to Raleigh in 1971, Parker remained with the until July 1972, when he left to work on the gubernatorial campaign of Democrat Hargrove (Skipper) Bowles. In 1973, after a short stint as associate editor of the Parker became the editor of the newly established News and Observer News and Observer News and Observer Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville Times. Correspondence, clippings, and other materials of Roy Parker, Jr. The papers relate to his career in journalism and to his political activities. There are also a few items relating to family life. The addition of January 2000 contains material relating to the history, particularly the founding, of the Fayetteville Times.

7000; 10.5

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection