Roy Parker papers, 1946-1997 [manuscript].

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Roy Parker papers, 1946-1997 [manuscript].

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Correspondence, clippings, and other materials of Roy Parker, Jr. The papers relate to his career in journalism and to his political activities. There are also a few items relating to family life. The addition of January 2000 contains material relating to the history, particularly the founding, of the "Fayetteville Times."

7000 items (10.5 linear ft).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Parker, Roy, Jr., 1930-2013

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Joseph Roy Parker, Jr., was born in Ahoskie, N.C., the son of Joseph Roy Parker, Sr., journalist and professor of journalism at the University of North Carolina. In 1953, Parker began his career in journalism as editor of three family-owned weekly newspapers serving Hertford, Bertie, and Northampton counties, N.C. In 1957, after graduation from the University of North Carolina (A.B. Journalism, 1955), he became a political reporter for the News and Observer of Raleigh. From 1963 to 1971, Parker ...