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Collection Title: Harold Keen Papers
Dates: 1936-1981
Identification: MS-0014
Creator:
Keen, Harold, 1912-1981
Physical Description: 10.42 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Born in the Bronx and educated at UCLA, Keen arrived in San Diego in 1936 as a reporter for
The San Diego Sun. He later became a reporter for the
San Diego Union, a contributing editor of
San Diego Magazine, and the editorial director for KFMB-TV. Keen received numerous prestigious awards for his investigative reporting and was
referred to by his colleagues as "The Dean of San Diego Journalists."
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Personal Papers
San Diego (Calif.) -- History
San Diego (Calif.) -- Miscellanea
Keen, Harold, 1912-1981
Journalists -- California -- San Diego
Television producers and directors -- California -- San Diego -- Biography -- Sources
1982
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
This collection is open for research.
Identification of item, folder title, box number, Harold Keen Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Library
and Information Access, San Diego State University.
The collection includes documentation on local arts and artists, city planning, commerce and manufacturing, crime and criminals,
higher education, entertainment, local government and politics, state government and politics, journalists and journalism,
law and legal profession, newspapers, police, radio and television, tourism, and transportation.