Series 78. PRESS, 1941-1976
76 boxes + 8 oversized containers
9 sub-series
Office file code: uncoded; 76d; 80; 80 gen., a, b; 80c Arrogance of
Power; 80 Fulbright of Arkansas, etc., Press;
Newsletter; 55; 55 N.Y. Times, Washington Post, etc.; Time,
Newsweek, etc.
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, news releases, memoranda,
printed reports, and related materials pertaining to newspaper
items and other press-related matters of interest to JWF.
Arranged chronologically, some arranged alphabetically and
topically.
- Press (General), 1959-1974
- Requests to Write Articles and Statements,
1963-1974
- Newsletter Correspondence and Lists,
1960-1974
- Books On or By JWF, 1962-1974
- Articles By JWF, 1943-1976
- Articles About JWF, 1942-1974
- Press Clippings, 1945-1974
- Press Research, 1968-1974
- Press Scrapbooks, 1941-1974
Sub-series 1. Press (General),
1959-1974.
3 boxes.
Office file code: uncoded, 76d, Press, 80, 80 gen.
Records pertain primarily to general press related matters,
particularly JWF
press releases and press association meetings and rewards. Some
records pertain to
response to articles, editorials, or television programs relating
to JWF.
Sub-series 2. Requests to Write Articles
and Statements, 1963-1964.
4.5 boxes.
Office file code: uncoded, 80a, 80a Ark Lawyer
Records pertain primarily to requests for JWF to contribute
materials for publication, particularly articles, statements,
book introductions and reviews. Some records pertain to requests
for interviews and for assistance with oral history projects,
questionnaires, and school research projects.
Sub-series 3. Newsletter Correspondence
and Lists, 1960-1974.
5.5 boxes.
Office file code: uncoded, Press, Newsletter, 80 Newsletter,
80-b, 80-d
Records pertain primarily to JWF newsletters, particularly
constituent response
to newsletters, requests to be added or deleted from mailing
lists, sample mailing
lists, and JWF efforts to expand mailing lists.
Sub-series 4. Books on or by JWF,
1962-1974.
7 boxes.
Office file code: 80c Arrogance of Power, 80c Crippled
Giant, 80c Fulbright of Arkansas, 80c Coffin Book, etc.
etc.
Records primarily pertain to public and critical response to
books on or by JWF.
Some records pertain to publisher proof copies, business
contracts and sales
promotions for JWF books. A few records pertain to writing and
editing of JWF books.
Correspondents include: Lyndon Baines Johnson (18.4), Bennett
Cerf (18,3).
Sub-series 5. Articles by JWF,
1943-1976.
3 boxes.
Office file code: 55, Article by JWF, Sat Eve Post Art,
Harper's Article, etc.
Records pertain primarily to articles written by JWF, including
some articles
originally given as speeches or statements. Some records pertain
to constituent
response to articles or requests for copies.
Correspondents include: John Foster Dulles (21.4).
Sub-series 6. Articles about JWF,
1942-1974.
2 boxes.
Office file code: 55, 80, 55 NY Times, Time, Newsweek
Article, etc.
Records pertain primarily to articles about JWF, particularly
articles regarding
his political activities and views, especially in field of
foreign affairs, Some records pertain to correspondence relating
to articles about JWF.
Sub-series 7. Press Clippings,
1945-1974.
11 boxes.
Office file code: uncoded, 77
Records pertain primarily to newspaper and magazine clippings,
press releases,
pamphlets and similar materials relating to varied topics,
including Little Rock
integration crisis, Arkansas affairs, foreign affairs, and
Southeast Asia, A few
records pertain to correspondence regarding news items or
articles.
Sub-series 8. Press Research,
1969-1974.
16 boxes.
Office file code: uncoded
Records pertain primarily to background research material,
particularly
clippings, articles, and reports, for JWF's general information
and/or for
researching legislation. A few records pertain to correspondence
or memos relating to
research topics.
Sub-series 9. Press Scrapbooks,
1941-1974.
24 boxes + 8 oversized containers.
Office file code: uncoded
Records pertain primarily to scrapbooks of press clippings on
topics of interest
to JWF, especially Arkansas political affairs, including
senatorial campaigns and
Little Rock School integration crisis, and JWF's role in foreign
policy. Some records
pertain to transcripts of JWF interviews.
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