James Manly Daniel papers, 1921-1985.

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James Manly Daniel papers, 1921-1985.

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The collection contains a large number of topical files with materials used for articles Daniel wrote for "Reader's Digest". The topics range from the 1962 Cuban missile crisis to the U.S. Census, inflation, political figures, such as Richard Nixon and federal agency directors like Earl Butz, covering a period of more than two decades from the late 1950s to the 1980s. There is a set of interviews with Lewis G. Weeks (1893-1977), petroleum geologist, who died before his autobiography was completed. Also contained in the collection relating to Weeks are Weeks' early correspondence from 1921, photographs of places Weeks traveled to on assignment worldwide, a scrapbook, and other materials. Also contained are books, notes and printed materials that belonged to Daniel.

33.00 cubic ft. (38 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6813934

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Reader's digest association

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Daniel, James Manly, 1926-

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James Manly Daniel was a journalist and a writer for the "Reader's Digest" in the 1960s and 1970s, during the time when DeWitt Wallace was still active in the Reader's Digest Association which he had created. Daniel was also 'Roving Editor' for "Reader's Digest" in the 1980s. He was the ghost writer for "A Lifelong Love Affair: the Memoirs of Lewis G. Weeks" (1978) From the description of James Manly Daniel papers, 1921-1985. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCa...

Wallace, DeWitt, 1889-1981

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Editor, The Reader's Digest. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1948-1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122446115 ...

Weeks, Lewis George, 1893-1977

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Lewis G. Weeks (1893-1977), a petroleum geologist, worked for Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) from 1924-1958. His positions with Standard Oil Company included field geologist in South America (1924-1938), chief research geologist (1938-1953), and chief geologist (1953-1958). He became a geological consultant in 1958 and was the chairman of Weeks Natural Resources at the time of his death. His interests included offshore oil exploration and petroleum conservation. Weeks was involved with the di...

Weeks, Lewis George,

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