William Bulluck King papers, 1911-1978.

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William Bulluck King papers, 1911-1978.

Articles, correspondence, photographs and slides, financial information and other papers related to the life and career of William Bulluck King. Includes awards, information relating to his 1947 book, "The Balkans: Frontier of Two Worlds," biographical information, audio recordings, organizations of which he was a member, diaries, wallet contents, items relating to his tenure as a World War II Associated Press correspondent, and various writings. Correspondence consists chiefly of letters from wife Fay, during and after their courtship during World War II, and letters to his mother in Florence, S.C.; financial information consists of pay stubs and of tax information from 1963 to 1975; organizational information pertains to Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR), Foreign Service Association, Overseas Press Club, Savile Club, Sigma Delta Chi, and Sullivan's Island Beach Club.

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King, William B., 1911-1973.

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William Bulluck King was a native of Florence, S.C.; King joined Associated Press staff in Columbia, S.C., 1936; named A.P. Columbia bureau chief, 1938; joined A.P. New York cable department, Nov. 1940; sent to Europe in Dec. 1940, covering WWII from Bern, Madrid, London, North Africa, Ankara, Rome, Athens, Belgrade, and Sofia; published "The Balkans: Frontier of Two Worlds" with Frank O'Brien, 1947; head of European Public Relations for UNICEF, Paris, 1949-1950; began twenty-year c...