Reed Sarratt papers, 1930s-1960s [manuscript].

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Reed Sarratt papers, 1930s-1960s [manuscript].

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Correspondence, writings, notes, and other items of North Carolina journalist Reed Sarratt (1917-1986), whose career took him from editorial posts at the "Charlotte News" and the "Winston-Salem Journal and Twin City Sentinel" to directorships of the Southern Education Reporting Service and the Southern Newspaper Publishers' Association. Sarratt's chief editorial interest was civil rights, and he was particulary involved in monitoring the desegregation of public schools.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Southern Newspaper Publishers Association

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The Southern Newspaper Publishers Association (SNPA), was founded in 1903 with the purpose of advancing the welfare of member newspapers. SNPA serves its more than 400 members in 14 states by acting as a clearinghouse for information relevant to Southern newspapers, sponsoring annual and special topic meetings, and publishing various newsletters. From the guide to the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Records, 1903-1985, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. ...

Southern Education Reporting Service

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Sarratt, Reed

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Alexander Reed Sarratt, Jr., was born in Charlotte, N.C., in 1917. He was graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina in 1937 with a bachelor's degree in economics. During his senior year at UNC, he served as managing editor of the Daily Tar Heel . After graduation, he worked as a reporter and later city editor for the Charlotte News . From 1946 to 1952, Sarratt was an editorial writer for the Baltimore Evening Sun . In 1952, he returned to North Carol...