Letters, 1920-1977 : to Lewis Mumford.

Oakes, John B. (John Bertram), 1913-2001

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED John B. Oakes, journalist, editor, and environmentalist was born in Philadelphia in 1913 to George Washington Ochs-Oakes and Bertie Gans Ochs. He attended Princeton University and studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. Following graduation, he started as a reporter on the Trenton Times and the Trenton State Gazette, and in 1937, joined the staff of the Washington Post as a police reporter, but quickly moved to covering both houses of Congress. He was drafted into the...

Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, 1891-1968

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Arthur Hays Sulzberger (September 12, 1891 – December 11, 1968) was the publisher of The New York Times from 1935 to 1961. He was born in New York City and graduated from Columbia College in 1913; he married Iphigene Bertha Ochs in 1917. In 1918 he began working at the Times, and became publisher when his father-in-law, Adolph Ochs, the previous Times publisher, died in 1935. Sulzberger broadened the Times’ use of background reporting, pictures, and feature articles, and expanded its sections. ...

Canaday, John, 1907-1985

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John Canaday (1907-1985) was an art critic and author. From the description of Papers, ca. 1980-1983. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30019844 Art critic (New York, N.Y.). From the description of John Canaday interviews, 1971 Aug. 17-Aug. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220178367 John Canaday was an American author and educator, best known as a respected art historian. Born in Kansas and educated at the Universit...

Huger, Louise Polk.

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Duffus, R. L. (Robert Luther), 1888-....

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Robert Luther Duffus, a novelist with more than six published works, was born in Waterbury, Vermont, July 10, 1888 and received his A.B. from Stanford in 1910 and his A.M. in 1911. He worked for the San Francisco Bulletin (1911-1918), the San Francisco Call (1918-1919), the New York Globe (1919-1923), and the New York Times (1937-1971). He died November 28, 1972. From the description of R. L. Duffus papers, 1903-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122447989 Robert Luther Du...

Atkinson, Brooks, 1894-1984

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Drama critic. From the description of Reminiscences of Justin Brooks Atkinson : lecture, [195-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122631692 American drama critic educated at Harvard University, Atkinson became a literary editor of the New York Times in 1922 and served as the paper's dramatic critic from 1926 to 1960. From the description of Brooks Atkinson papers, 1925-1976. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612378941 ...

Winfrey, Carey.

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Kaempffert, Waldemar, 1877-1956

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Waldemar Kaempffert was editor of Popular Science Monthly. From the description of Letters to J. B. Lippincott Company and Horace Howard Furness, Jr., 1916-1917. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155884714 ...

Peck, Seymour

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Garst, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1900-1980

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Crowther, Bosley

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Prominent American film critic. From the description of Bosley Crowther papers, 1924-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435905 From the guide to the Bosley Crowther papers, 1924-1978, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Motion picture critic. From the description of Reminiscences of Bosley Crowther : oral history, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122619946 Author, newspaperman, and film critic. ...

Reston, James, 1909-1995

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James Barrett Reston, along with such writers as Eric Sevareid, Joseph Alsop, and Walter Lippmann, had a tremendous influence on shaping twentieth-century American journalism. After graduating from the University of Illinois, Reston worked in publicity and reporting before taking a job with the Associated Press. In 1937, he went to London to cover news and sports for the A. P. During this assignment, Reston met Arthur Hays Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times . Soon after their encoun...

Daniel, Clifton, 1912-2000

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Managing Editor, 1964-1969, and Associate Editor, 1969-1977, of the NEW YORK TIMES. From the description of Papers, 1955-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155539748 Elbert Clifton Daniel, Jr., was born on September 19, 1912, in Zebulon, North Carolina. He married Margaret Truman, daughter of President Harry S. Truman, on April 21, 1956. Daniel received his A.B. in Journalism from the University of North Carolina in 1933. He studied journalism under O. J. Coffin, and earne...

Graves, R. H.

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Baldwin, Hanson Weightman, 1903-1991

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Hanson Baldwin was a writer for the Baltimore Sun (1928), the New York Times (1929-1968), and Reader's Digest (1968-1976). He reported extensively on World War II, and in 1942 he became military editor for the New York Times. Baldwin was co-chairman of the armaments group of the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as editor of many books and authored numerous articles. Baldwin died in 1991. From the description of Hanson Weightman Baldwin papers, 1900-1988 (inclusive). (Unknown)....

Whitman, Alden

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Alden Whitman (1913-1990), an American journalist and author, was best known for his work as chief obituary writer for The New York Times. From the description of Alden Whitman papers, 1935-1986. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517621 From the guide to the Alden Whitman papers, 1935-1986, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Mitgang, Herbert

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Herbert Mitgang was an American literary critic, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. From the description of Herbert Mitgang collection of papers, 1967-1975. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 144652066 Herbert Mitgang (1920- ), author, editor, journalist, and motion-picture producer, was managing editor of the U.S. Army newspaper Stars and Stripes, during World War II. After his war service, he joined the New York Times as a copy editor and reviewer. He serv...

Raymont, Henry

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Markel, Lester, 1894-

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Editor, journalist; lecturer d. 1977. From the description of Reminiscences of Lester Markel : lecture, 1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122569687 ...

Lyman, Edward A.

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