Leo Bernard Skeffington papers, 1945-1983.

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Leo Bernard Skeffington papers, 1945-1983.

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Includes three volumes (pamphlets) entitled "Footprints," 1970, 1971; notebooks of letters and clippings concerning the Gannett Farms; first issue of USA TODAY, Gannett Co.'s national daily newspaper, September 15, 1982; and tape recordings of Skeffington's reminiscences of his career with Gannett newspapers and of Frank Gannett, his experiences with Mormons, the New York State (Geneva) Agricultural Experiment Station, Governor Reubin Askew and water resources in Florida, American water resources, churches and ministers, and other topics.

.8 cubic ft., 15 tape recordings.

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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New York State Agricultural Experiment Station

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Gannett Co.

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Gannett, Frank E. (Frank Ernest), 1876-1957

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While a student at Cornell University, Frank Gannett worked as a reporter for the ITHACA JOURNAL, correspondent for newspapers in other cities, and editor of the CORNELL DAILY SUN. He accompanied the first United States Commission to the Philippines as secretary to its chairman, Jacob Gould Schurman, then President of Cornell. Returning to Ithaca, New York in 1900, he worked for the ITHACA DAILY NEWS and the CORNELL ALUMNI NEWS. He also worked for a time in New York City and Pittsbu...

Askew, Reubin O'D., 1928-2014

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Lawyer, state legislator, and governor of Florida, b. Reubin O'Donovan Askew in Oklahoma; educated at Florida State University, Tallahassee, and the University of Florida, Gainesville. Florida House of Representatives, Escambia County, 1959-1962; Florida Senate, Escambia County, 1962-1970; Governor of Florida, 1971-1979; U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary, 1979: Oct.-Dec. From the guide to the Reubin O'Donovan Askew Speeches, 1971-1979, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Sma...

Gannett Farms.

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Skeffington, Leo Bernard, 1892-

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Agriculture Editor, Gannett Publications. Worked as the manager of Gannett Farms (Ganco Farms); died 1986. From the description of Leo Bernard Skeffington papers, 1945-1983. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64073316 ...