Joseph Howard scrapbooks, 1880-1908.

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Joseph Howard scrapbooks, 1880-1908.

Consists of Howard's scrapbooks of press clippings of articles he wrote over the years for several New York City newspapers--THE SUN, THE NEW YORK HERALD, THE NEW YORK RECORDER, and THE STAR--often writing under the heading "Howard's Column," Howard's Letter," and "Howard's Gossip," or under the byline "Jugg."

16.5 linear ft. (13 archival boxes, 1 oversized flat box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6932662

Princeton University Library

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Howard, Joseph, 1833-1908

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Joseph Howard's career as a journalist was long and distinguished. As war correpondent for the New York TIMES during the Civil War, he was present at the 1st Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Ball's Bluff. He was arrested and imprisoned for 14 weeks in 1864 as a result of a journalistic burlesque known as the "Bogus Proclamation." He was later appointed official military recorder, reporting the trials of Confederate spies. Howard covered many famous events of the 19th...