Papers, 1908-2000, bulk 1942-1994.

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Papers, 1908-2000, bulk 1942-1994.

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The collection includes personal and professional papers of James Russell Wiggins. The Washington Post files, 1936-1969, include correspondence during Wiggins' years as editor, as well as files on personnel, employment and other business concerns of running the newspaper. The collection also includes correspondence and subject files documenting Wiggins' involvement with the American Society of Newspaper Editors, the Gridiron Club and the American Antiquarian Society. A small amount of material documents Wiggins' short tenure as United States ambassador to the United Nations, 1968-1969. Papers, 1974-1994, give information about Wiggins' ownership of the Ellsworth American in Ellsworth, Maine. Subjects covered prominently in the papers include freedom of the press, access to information and Indian land claims. The collection also contains personal and family information especially during Wiggins' residence in Brooklin, Maine. Photographs and memorabilia are also included.

89 boxes.

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Wiggins, James Russell, 1903-2000

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James Russell Wiggins was born in 1903 in Luverne, Minnesota. He became a reporter for the Rock County, Minnesota Star in 1922, later becoming its editor and publisher. In 1930, he began work at the St. Paul Dispatch-Pioneer Press, becoming managing editor before moving briefly to a position at the New York Times. In 1947 he began his career at the Washington Post, rising to editor and executive vice-president before his retirement in 1968. He served as ambassador to the United Nations from Nove...

United Nations

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...

Gridiron Club (Washington, D.C.)

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Founded 1885; initially envisioned as a correspondents' union but emerged as a dining club of leading and active newspaper correspondents assigned to Washington; noted for its "roasts" of prominent politicians. From the description of Records, 1900-1937. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70939677 Journalistic organization founded in 1885. Members represent major newspapers, news services, news magazines and broadcast networks. From the d...

American society of newspaper editors

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The American Society of Newspaper Editors was founded in 1922. The first president was Casper Yost of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat . From the guide to the American Society of Newspaper Editors Records, 1964-1966, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

American Antiquarian Society

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The American Antiquarian Society was founded in Worcester, Mass., in 1812, largely through the efforts of Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831). The Society's original stated purpose was to "encourage the collection and preservation of the Antiquities of our country, and of curious and valuable productions in Art and Nature [that] have a tendency to enlarge the sphere of human knowledge." AAS from its inception attempted to be national in its collecting and its membership, which is by election....