Records of the News Office, 1919-1974 (inclusive).

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Records of the News Office, 1919-1974 (inclusive).

Includes correspondence files, 1921-1972, of F.L. Allen, James W.D. Seymour, R.K. Lamb, W.I. Nichols, A. Wild, L. Dame, W.M. Pinkerton, and correspondence with James B. Conant. Subjects concern commencements, student and university publications, societies and clubs, campus activities, news and press relations and policy at Harvard, among others. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.

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Wild, Arthur

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Dame, Lawrence

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Lamb, Robert K.

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Nichols, William Ichabod, 1905-

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Editor, author, and educator. From the description of Papers of William Ichabod Nichols, 1883-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455888 ...

Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978

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Pinkerton, WIlliam T.

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Jones, Anne

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Allen, Frederick Lewis, 1890-1954

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Seymour, James William Davenport, 1895-....

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Seymour (Harvard, B.A., 1917) was an actor in the 47 Workshop, and involved in other Harvard theatre organizations. He was later an administrator at Harvard. From the description of James William Davenport Seymour theatrical papers, 1914-1927 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612377850 Seymour graduated from Harvard in 1917, and served as Secretary to the University for Information, and Secretary of Alumni Affairs at Harvard. From the description of Papers o...

Harvard University. News Office

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