Lenoir Chambers papers, 1907-1970.

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Lenoir Chambers papers, 1907-1970.

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Correspondence, speeches, writings, and research materials of Lenoir Chambers. Papers up to 1929 deal mainly with his World War I experiences as a member of the 52nd Infantry, Sixth Division, American Expeditionary Forces. There is little information about the interim period between the war and his move to Norfolk. From 1929 until 1948, newspaper affairs and editorial policies are dominent themes, especially after Chambers became editor of the "Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch" in 1944. He began writing a biography of Stonewall Jackson in 1947, and papers from 1948-1952 consist of correspondence relating to his research. In 1950 he became editor of the "Norfolk Virginian-Pilot." "Stonewall Jackson" was published in 1959. Chambers won a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 1960. These events and newspaper and local political affairs appear in the correspondence. Chambers retired in 1961 and afterward continued to write and lecture and to serve on many civic and historical boards. The collection consists largely of letters to Chambers and copies of his replys, copies of his speeches and a few editorials, some maps and pictures, clippings of articles, and various drafts of his two books.

ca. 9,500 items (24.0 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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