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Inventory of the Lester Ziffren Papers
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- David Jacobs
- Date Completed:
- 2012
- Encoded by:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word and MARC record by Samira Bozorgi.
© 2012 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Title: Lester Ziffren Papers
Dates: 1933-1989
Collection Number: 90009
Creator: Ziffren, Lester
Collection Size:
8 manuscript boxes
(3.2 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: The Lester Ziffren papers contain materials relating to the Spanish Civil War. As Madrid bureau chief for United Press, Ziffren
filed dispatches and made nightly radio broadcasts in which he described political, economic, and social conditions in Spain
in the period prior to the outbreak of the Civil War and during the first six months of the conflict itself. The
Speeches and Writings series of the papers contains compilations of Ziffren's articles and dispatches, as well as transcripts of his radio broadcasts.
There are also two sets of diary entries in the series, including his diary from the opening months of the Civil War, and
several later articles in which Ziffren recounts his experiences as a war correspondent.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English and
Spanish
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
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Publication Rights
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Lester Ziffren Papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1990.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Biographical Note
| 1906 |
Born, Rock Island, Illinois |
| 1927 |
Graduated from the University of Missouri's journalism school |
| 1933-1936 |
Bureau chief for United Press in Madrid, Spain |
| 1937-1940 |
Worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood |
| 1941-1945 |
Public relations officer, U.S. Embassy in Santiago, Chile |
| 1961-1971 |
Public relations director, Kennecott Copper Corporation |
| 2007 |
Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Lester Ziffren papers contain significant materials relating to the Spanish Civil War. As Madrid bureau chief for United
Press, Ziffren filed dispatches and made nightly radio broadcasts in which he described political, economic, and social conditions
in Spain in the period prior to the outbreak of the Civil War and during the first six months of the conflict itself. The
Speeches and writings contains compilations of Ziffren's articles and dispatches, as well as transcripts of his radio broadcasts. There are also
two sets of diary entries in the series, including his diary from the opening months of the Civil War, and several later articles
in which Ziffren recounts his experiences as a war correspondent.
The
Biographical file series contains clippings and an interview with Ziffren about his time in Spain. The
Writings by others contains articles on the Spanish Civil War written by other correspondents and a diary kept by Tomás Caro, a volunteer in
the Republican army. The
Printed matter series of the papers is comprised of materials largely relating to the Civil War. It includes numerous clippings from Spanish,
English and American newspapers, as well as bulletins and serial issues pertaining to the conflict. Additionally, there are
some monographs and other printed matter relating to Spain in the Franco era. The
Photographs contains prints depicting scenes of the Civil War, as well as prints that depict cities, towns, and rural life in Spain.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into 6 series: Biographical file; Cables sent to United Press; Speeches and writings; Writings
by others on the Spanish Civil War; Printed matter relating to Spain and the Spanish Civil War; Photographs
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939.
Spain--Politics and government--1931-1939.
Spain--Social conditions--1886-1939.
Journalists.
Box: 1
Biographical file,
1935-1982
Scope and Content Note
Contains clippings and a transcript of a radio interview, arranged by physical form
Box/Folder: 1 : 4
Transcript of radio interview conducted by Lowell Thomas,
1937
Box: 1 : 5
Cables sent to United Press,
1936
Scope and Content Note
Consists of one folder of cablegrams
Box: 1-5
Speeches and writings,
1933-1937
Scope and Content Note
Contains articles; compilations of articles, dispatches, and transcribed radio broadcasts; and diaries, arranged by title
or form
Box/Folder: 1-4
"Spain Day by Day," a compilation of transcribed United Press radio broadcasts and dispatches,
1933-1936
Box/Folder: 5 : 1
"Spanish Letters," a compilation of United Press articles and dispatches,
1933-1936
Box/Folder: 5 : 2
Articles written for United Press,
1936-1937
Box/Folder: 5 : 3
"Diary of a Civil War Correspondent,"
1936-1937
Box/Folder: 5 : 4
"Spain in Upheaval,"
Current History,
1936 May
Box/Folder: 5 : 5
"I Lived in Madrid,"
Current History,
1937 April
Box/Folder: 5 : 6
"The Correspondent in Spain,"
The Public Opinion Quarterly,
1937 July
Box: 5
Writings by others on the Spanish Civil War,
1936-1940
Scope and Content Note
Contains articles and a diary, arranged alphabetically by author
Box/Folder: 5 : 8
Carro, Tomás,
1940
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence
Box/Folder: 5 : 9
Fernsworth, Lawrence A.,
1936
Box/Folder: 5 : 10
Fischer, Louis,
1936-1937
Box: 6-8
Printed matter relating to Spain and the Spanish Civil War,
1934-1989
Scope and Content Note
Contains bulletins, clippings, map, monographs, pamphlets, postcards, and serial issues, arranged by physical form
Box: 8 :
Photographs,
1936
Scope and Content Note
Consists of prints depicting scenes of the Spanish Civil War and of Spain, arranged by subject
Box/Folder: 8 : 15
Thirty-one prints depicting scenes of the Spanish Civil War,
1936
Box/Folder: 8 : 15
Twenty-one prints depicting various cities, towns, and rural life in Spain,
1936
