W. Sprague Holden papers, 1899-1980

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W. Sprague Holden papers, 1899-1980

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While the bulk of Wayne State University Journalism Professor W. Sprague Holden's papers are housed at the WSU Reuther Archives, this collection focuses on his family and their genealogy. Genealogies of the Holden, Sprague and related families done by his mother Marie Sprague Holden, photographs. Holden was executor to the estate of his half-sister Marion Holden Bemis and kept correspondence from her.

3 linear ft. (6 boxes, 1 extra large manuscript)

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7714886

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Holden family.

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Holden, W. Sprague (Willis Sprague), 1909-1973

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Willis Sprague Holden was born in 1909, the son of Charles W. and Marie Sprague Holden. Coming from a family of writers, it was natural for W.S. Holden to go into journalism. As head of WSU's Journalism Department for twenty-four years, his acquaintances were many and noteworthy. Among the letters in the collection are those from U.S. Congressman William M. Brodhead, television weatherman Sonny Eliot, Michigan Governor William Milliken, poet Naomi Long Madgett, and travel Correspondent George Pi...

Wayne State University. Journalism Dept.

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Sprague family.

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