Joseph Willicombe collection of William Randolph Hearst papers, circa 1900-circa 1945.

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Joseph Willicombe collection of William Randolph Hearst papers, circa 1900-circa 1945.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84641725

Contains papers of William Randolph Hearst collected by his personal assistant Joseph Willicombe including editorials on a variety of subjects with annotations made by Hearst, copies of outgoing correspondence, memoranda, schedules and notes on various topics written. The documents in this collection were numbered and have been placed in this order, some numbered items are missing and have be noted. These files were used by Edmond Coblentz for his book, "William Randolph Hearst: a Portrait in His Own Words" (1952) Also includes five photographs of Hearst and one of Joseph Willicombe.

1 carton and 1 box (1.45 linear ft.)

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Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951

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William Randolph Hearst Sr. (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American businessman, newspaper publisher, and politician known for developing the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His flamboyant methods of yellow journalism influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his ...

Willicombe, Joseph.

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Joseph Willicombe, "New York American" reporter, was Hearst's personal secretary from the early 1920's through the 1940's. From the description of Joseph Willicombe collection of William Randolph Hearst papers, circa 1900-circa 1945. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 84641725 ...