Papers of Hartzell Spence, 1941-1962 late 1950s-early1960s.

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Papers of Hartzell Spence, 1941-1962 late 1950s-early1960s.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/236100635

This collection consists of correspondence, drafts and manuscripts of articles, essays, and novels, as well as tear sheets for some of the articles.

13.5 linear ft.

University of Iowa Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7115160

University of Iowa Libraries

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Spence, Hartzell, 1908-2001

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Born in Clarion, Iowa, the son of a minister, Hartzell Spence graduated magna cum laude from the University of Iowa in 1930. From 1930 to 1941 he was the United Press bureau manager in Des Moines, and saw service during WW II in the Army Air Force where he was the founder and first editor of Yank, the Army weekly newspaper. He was removed as editor after fifteen months because of creative differences. After the war, he worked as a free-lance writer, particularly noted for his reporting on religi...