Reynolds Packard papers, 1942-1976.

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Reynolds Packard papers, 1942-1976.

The collection contains correspondence with publishers, 1974-1976, and manuscripts and manuscript outlines, both published ("Balcony Empire", "Paris Was My Beat") and unpublished ("The Red Duchess"), as well as files on Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI with parts of unpublished manuscripts. Two copies of "World of Fear" (1965), published in Italy, and "Balcony Empire" (1942) are included as well as several undated notebooks. There are photographs of Packard with John Steinbeck, Ingrid Bergman, Elizabeth Taylor among others.

7.45 cubic ft. (8 boxes)

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Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978

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Pope Paul VI was born Giovanni Battista Montini on Sept. 26, 1897 in Concesio, Italy. He entered seminary in 1916 and was named archbishop of Milan in 1955. He was named Pope in 1963. Pope Paul VI died on Aug. 6, 1978 while visiting summer residence, Castel Gandolfo, after a heart attack....

Packard, Eleanor, 1905-

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United Press Associations

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News wire service. From the description of United Press Associations miscellaneous records, 1940-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869208 Biographical/Historical Note News wire service. From the guide to the United Press Associations miscellaneous records, 1940-1941, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

Packard, Reynolds, 1903-

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John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963

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