Papers, 1885-1979.

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Papers, 1885-1979.

Materials relating to Finney's career as a newspaper reporter, including, correspondence, scrapbooks, diaries, manuscripts, clippings, photographs, research materials, legal documents, and personal mementos. Also contains her unpublished autobiography, Journey from the Star, and her unpublished history of Downieville, California, Rogues and Riches.

6.4 linear ft.

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University of California, Davis. Library

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Mostly 19th and early 20th century programs, including a large group of souvenir programs. From the description of Theatre programs collection: United States, 1800-2005. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 77008484 Material was collected by the Department of Special Collections as part of the African American History Collection. From the description of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. statements, speeches, and other material, 1963-1969. (University ...

Online Archive of California

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Finney, Ruth S.

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Ruth Finney grew up in Downieville, Calif. and Sacramento, Calif. She worked as a newspaper reporter in San Francisco, Calif. and Washington, D.C. She was married to author Robert S. Allen. She is also known as Ruth Finney Allen. From the description of Journey from the star : typescript, [ca. 1970] / by Ruth Finney. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 51621208 Western correspondent for the Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance; covered the Teapot Dome Oil ...