William Randolph Hearst, Jr. Papers, 1914-1989, bulk (bulk 1968, 1975)

Summary

Creators:

Hearst, William Randolph, 1908-

Abstract:

Consists of 19 bound scrapbooks, correspondence and clippings chronicling the career of William Randolph Hearst, Jr. Born in New York City Jan. 27, 1908 to newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and Millicent Willson Hearst. In 1928 he began his career as a reporter and served as an overseas correspondent during World War II in both Europe and the Pacific. Hearst served successively as reporter, editor and publisher of the New York American-Journal through 1956 when he assumed the reins of the Hearst Corporation and Foundation. He died in 1993.

Extent:

Number of containers: 13 boxes, 1 carton, 2 oversize boxes, 20 volumes Linear feet: 28

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

The William Randolph Hearst, Jr. Papers, 1914-1989 (bulk 1968, 1975), consists of 19 bound scrapbooks, correspondence and clippings chronicling the career of William Randolph Hearst, Jr. Born in New York City Jan. 27, 1908 to newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and Millicent Willson Hearst. In 1928 he began his career as a reporter for the New York American. An overseas correspondent during World War II, he served both in Europe and the Pacific. In 1956 Joseph Kingsbury Smith, Frank Conniff and he were awarded a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for their interviews of world leaders done under the auspices of the Hearst Task Force. Hearst Jr. served successively as reporter, editor and publisher of the New York American-Journal through 1956, when he assumed the reins of the Hearst empire as a director of the Hearst Corporation and the Hearst Foundation. He died in 1993.

Acquisition information:

The William Randolph Hearst, Jr. Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by William Randolph Hearst, Jr. and Austine Hearst in two increments in March and December 1991.

Physical location:

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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