Papers, 1886-1986.

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Papers, 1886-1986.

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Research files consisting primarily of Ann M. Sperber's research files and annotated manuscripts related to her work, Murrow: His Life and Times. The research files include materials that document Murrow's early life in Greensboro, North Carolina, his experiences as a war correspondent during World War II, his public feud with Senator Joseph McCarthy, his career with CBS, and his directorship of the United States Information Agency.

15.5 c.f. and88 photographs.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Sperber, A. M. (Ann M.), 1935-

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Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., 1966

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Murrow, Edward R. (Edward Roscoe), 1908-1965

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Edward Roscoe Murrow (April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965), born Egbert Roscoe Murrow, was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent. He first gained prominence during World War II with a series of live radio broadcasts from Europe for the news division of CBS. During the war he recruited and worked closely with a team of war correspondents who came to be known as the Murrow Boys. After the war, in December 1945 Murrow an offer to become a vice president of the CBS network and head o...