The Descriptive Finding Guide for the United Press Wire Dispatches Special Collection SDASM.SC.10147
Daniel Schlachet
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
12/05/2014
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: United Press Wire Dispatches Special Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10147
Physical Description:
0.21 Cubic Feet
15” X 10” X 2.5” box
Date (inclusive): 1942-1945
Abstract: This collection consists of United Press wire dispatches from World War II, covering a wide range of wartime topics including
military news, war production (primarily of aircraft), women and industry, accidents. The topics covered issues primarily
in the United States and heavily featuring North American Aviation.
The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.
[Item], [Filing Unit], [Series Title], [Subgroups], [Record Group Title and Number], [Repository “San Diego Air & Space Museum
Library & Archives”]
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
United Press (UP) was created in 1907 when publisher E.W. Scripps combined three smaller organizations. The company provided
stories to newspapers which subscribed to the service by telegraph, and later by teletype. In 1958 it acquired International
News Service and was renamed United Press International (UPI), reaching its peak in the 1960s and 70s. The Company had 2,000
full-time employees with 200 bureaus in 92 countries. In the 1980s newspapers began to trim their pages and some could not
afford UPI and AP (Associated Press) news services. With the advent of television and then internet, business severely declined.
In 2000, UPI was sold to News World Communications, a news media company founded in 1976 by Sun Myung Moon, who also founded
the Unification Church.
Today, the company provides a service called News Track, in addition to a premium service providing more in-depth coverage
of world news.
This collection is contained in one box with dimensions 15” X 10” X 2.5”. The collection consists of wire dispatches using
teletype machines. These machines utilize a continuous roll of paper. Consequently, stories printed on these machines may
be printed continuously, causing the stories to be as long as two feet. This collection consists of United Press wire dispatches
from World War II, covering a wide range of wartime topics including military news, war production (primarily of aircraft),
women and industry, accidents. The topics covered issues primarily in the United States and heavily featuring North American
Aviation.
James Doolittle Collection
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family
North American B-25 Mitchell
World War, 1939-1945
Tokyo (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1942
North American P-51 Mustang Family
United Press International
Box 01
Folder 03- War Production
Folder 04 – Miscellaneous Stories
Physical Description: This folder contains eleven documents including a variety of stories about war life in the U. S. and mentions of “junk dealers,”
development of airports, Flying Tigers, Mitchell bombers, submarines, Japanese attack on Dutch Harbor (Alaska), and correspondence
between women and soldiers.
Folder 06- Public Relations and Security
Physical Description: This folder contains seventeen documents including news bulletins and announcements regarding security, such as violence breaking
out at a “Bundles for Bluejackets” party hosted by actresses Constance Bennett and Kay Francis, investigations, and Secretary
of War Stimson announcing the reorganization of the Army’s PR set up.
Folder 14 - Lockheed Constellation