Charles Seib papers

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Charles Seib papers

1974-1985

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1286

The Charles Seib papers document Seib's career as a newspaper editor, journalist, lecturer at the University of Maryland, and ombudsman for the Washington Post. The papers consist of memos, newspaper clippings, lecture notes, and publications. Included are Seib's memos to Ben Bradlee, executive editor, and Howard Simmons, managing editor, of the Washington Post, documenting his duties as ombudsman for the Post; copies of Seib's own newspaper columns; and subject files on ethics in the media. Also included are materials on the hoax perpetrated by reporter Janet Cooke who wrote a series of articles about a fictitious eight-year old heroin addict named Jimmy.

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Seib, Charles

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From the guide to the Charles Seib papers, 1974-1985, null, (State of Maryland and Historical Collections) ...

Seib, Charles B., 1919-

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Newspaper editor, journalist, and lecturer at the University of Maryland. Ombudsman for the Washington post from 1974 to 1979. From the description of Papers of Charles Seib, 1974-1985. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 29189054 ...

Bradlee, Ben

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Simmons, Howard E.

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Born in Norfolk Virginia on 17 June 1929, Norfolk, Virginia. Died on 26 April 1997 in Greenville, Delaware. Education: B.S., Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1951), Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1954). Employment: 1968 Harvard University; 1970-1997 University of Delaware; 1978 University of Chicago; 1954-1997 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Inc. From the description of Oral history interview with Howard E. Simmons Jr., 1993 Ap...