Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Drury, Allen
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, drafts of writings, galley proofs, book reviews, memorabilia, sound recordings, and photographs, relating to the novelistic treatment of twentieth-century American politics by news correspondent and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Allen Drury.
- Extent:
- 75 manuscript boxes, 1 card file box, 7 envelopes, 6 sound discs, 18 sound tape cassettes, 2 videotape cassettes, memorabilia (29.5 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Allen Drury papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The first part of the papers of Allen Drury was acquired by the Hoover Institution in 1963. Increments continued to be added until his death in 1998. The papers relate to Allen Drury's career as news correspondent turned Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
The bulk of the papers are the speeches and writing series, which spans the years 1932 through 1995. Included in this series are drafts and galley proofs for his books, as well as numerous articles which were published separately. Most of his writings pertain to the subjects of American politics and foreign relations.
Of significance is Drury's extensive correspondence with a wide array of politicians, heads of state, and celebrities. Included are letters to and from Presidents Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan.
Drury's professional and social contacts illustrated by material in the biographical series, tie in closely to his work as author and journalist.
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1918 September 2 Born, Houston, Texas1939 B.A., Stanford University1940-1941 Editor, Tulare Bee, awarded national Sigma Delta Chi Editorial Award for writings in this publication1941-1943 Editor, The Bakersfield Californian1942-1943 Served in the United States Army1943-1946 United States Senate staff of United Press1954-1959 Washington reporter, New York Times1959 Author, Advise and Consent1960 Awarded Pulitzer Prize1961 Author, Education for Politics1962 Author, A Shade of Difference1963 Author, A Senate Journal, 1943-19451965 Author, That Summer1966 Author, Capable of Honor1967 Author, A Very Strange Society1968 Author, Preserve and Protect1971 Author, The Throne of SaturnAuthor, Courage and Hesitation,1973 Author, Come Nineveh, Come Tyre1975 Author, The Promise of Joy1976 Author, A God Against the Gods1980 Author, Egypt: The Eternal Smile1981 Author, The Hill of Summer1982 Appointed to the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities1983 Author, Decision1984 Author, The Roads of Earth1986 Author, Pentagon1990 Author, Toward What Bright Glory?1993 Author, Into What Far Harbor?1995 Author, A Thing of State1998 Author, Public Men1998 September 2 Died, Marin County, California - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1963, with increments added until Drury's death in 1998.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged into eight series: Bigraphical File, Correspondence File, Speeches and Writings, Memorabilia, Card Index, Photographs, Sound Recordings, and Videorecordings.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Box OCM18 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Allen Drury papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563