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Title: Mary Ellen Leary collection
Date (inclusive): 1963-1984
Collection Number: 87077
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
Number of Containers: 20 manuscript boxes
(8.3 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Clippings, press releases, California state government publications, and other printed matter, relating to the political career
of Ronald Reagan and to California state politics and government during his gubernatorial administration (1967-1974)
source:
Leary, Mary Ellen
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1987
[Identification of item], Mary Ellen Leary Collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
| 1913 April 21 | Born, Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 1934 | Received a scholarship in English literature from Stanford University, California |
| Graduated from Duchesne College, an affiliate of Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska | |
| 1937 | Completed M.A. from Stanford University |
| 1937-1944 | Reporter, San Francisco News |
| 1944-1945 | Political reporter |
| 1945-1946 | Nieman Fellow, Harvard University |
| 1946-1952 | Political editor |
| 1952-1956 | Urban specialist-Politics |
| 1956-1964 | Associate editor |
| 1964-1967 | West Coast correspondent, Scripps Howard papers |
| 1966-1968 | Member, Advisory Board, San Francisco Human Rights Commission |
| 1968- | Free-lance writer and correspondent, the Economist of London |
| 1968-1974 | Member, Oakland Catholic Social Justice Commission |
| 1974-1975 | Project director, Ford Foundation study, Candidate Media Interaction |
| 1977 | Author, Phantom Politics: Campaigning in California |
| 1981 | Author, A Journalist's Perspective: Government and Politics in California and the Bay Area: Oral History Transcript and Related Material, 1979-1981 |
| 1989 | Received Distinguished Career Excellence in Journalism Award, Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Mary Ellen Leary collection focuses on the political situation in California during the 1960s through the early 1980s.
The sources of information are published materials such as clippings and printed matter, press conferences and press releases,
published government records, and speeches. They relate to Ronald Reagan's gubernatorial administration and to the development
of his political career.
The guide to this collection has been prepared as an inventory. The papers listed are in their original order and topics added
if given by the creator. Special mention has been made of articles by Mary Ellen Leary and letters addressed to her. This
collection provides a valuable insight into California politics and Ronald Reagan's political aspirations.
To see a complete listing of all the related collections, please go to Hoover Institution Library & Archives catalog web site
at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ and use the search term Reagan, Ronald
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Reagan, Ronald
Leary, Mary Ellen