Mike Royko papers, 1934-1997, bulk 1962-1997.

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Mike Royko papers, 1934-1997, bulk 1962-1997.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/74651956

Works, articles, columns, drafts, research and subject material, correspondence, personal items, mementoes, awards, and photographs reflecting the life and career of Mike Royko.

36.6 linear feet (17 boxes, two cartons, and 18 oversize boxes)

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Chicago newspaper columnist. Mike Royko was born September 19, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of an immigrant tavernkeeper and his wife. He grew up in Chicago, in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. He spent four years in the air force in Korea as a radio operator and at O'Hare Field as editor of the base newspaper. In 1956 Royko applied to the Chicago City News Bureau for a job. He began writing articles for small Chicago neighborhood papers, and then in 1959 Royko was ...

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