Papers, 1942-1956.

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Papers, 1942-1956.

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Files kept by the Washington law firm of Roberts and McInnis in the civil suit filed in 1951 by Drew Pearson against Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, Fulton Lewis, Jr., Westbrook Pegler, Morris A. Bealle, Edward K. Nellor, Donald Surine, George Waters, and the Washington "Times-Herald" on charges of libel, slander, and conspiracy to damage the plaintiff's business. William A. Roberts served as senior attorney for Pearson. The collection contains correspondence exchanged by Roberts and others in the law firm with Pearson and Pearson's New York attorney, Jack Lewis Kraus; correspondence between the law firm and others involved in the case; memoranda and notes prepared by the lawyers working on the case; depositions given by Pearson, McCarthy, Lewis, Pegler, Surine, Robert R. McCormick, and others; transcripts of the pleading; copies of court briefs; summaries and copies of newspaper and periodical articles, press releases, and broadcasts bearing on the suit; and assorted other background documents and investigation reports.

2.4 c.f. (6 archives boxes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Kraus, Jack Lewis.

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McCormick, Robert Rutherford, 1880-1955

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Waters, George

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George Waters was the photolithographer for many of Adams' books. From the description of Correspondence with Ansel Adams, 1954-1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 694354436 ...

Bealle, Morris A. (Morris Allison), 1891-1972

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Pegler, J. Westbrook (James Westbrook), 1894-1969

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James Westbrook Pegler (1894-1969), freelance journalist, was a columnist for Scripps-Howard Syndicate from 1933 to 1944, and a columnist for King Features Syndicate from 1944 to 1962. From the description of Pegler, J. Westbrook (James Westbrook), 1894-1969 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10569759 Conservative syndicated columnist. Won a Pulitzer Prize for exposing labor union corruption. From the description of Letter to Lola Kovener ...

Nellor, Edward K.

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Lewis, Fulton, 1903-1966

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Fulton Lewis, Jr. (1903-1966) was an American television and radio commentator and columnist. Born in Washington, D.C.. April 30, 1903 to Fulton and Elizabeth Lewis, he was educated at Western High School, Washington, D.C., and attended the University of Virginia. On June 28, 1930, he married Alice Huston. Fulton Lewis began his career as a reporter for the Washington Herald in 1924, where he later became the city editor. He worked with the Washington Bureau, Universal S...

Pearson, Drew, 1897-1969

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Journalist. From the description of Papers of Drew Pearson, 1947-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 74986025 Andrew Russell "Drew" Pearson (1897-1969) was a journalist who traveled extensively as a foreign correspondent for several newspapers, including the Baltimore Sun. In 1931, Pearson and Robert S. Allen anonymously co-authored a book entitled Washington Merry-Go-Round, with gossip about the Washington, D.C. higher-ups, President Herbert Hoover, and Congress. In 1932, ...

Roberts, William A. (William Allerton), 1900-

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McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957

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Surine, Donald A.

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