Vernon, Leroy Tudor, papers, 1884-1945

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Vernon, Leroy Tudor, papers, 1884-1945

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The bulk of the material is incoming manuscript and typescript letters and outgoing carbon copies of typescript letters between Vernon and various notable politicians, government and elected officials, journalists, newsmen, and business leaders. Much of the correspondence relates to Vernon's coverage of the day's crucial news events, including World War I, the Mexican Revolution, the Bolshevik Revolution, Prohibition, the Depression, New Deal policy, Presidential campaigns and national politics, the rise of Adolph Hitler, as well as other important contemporary events.

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