Guide to the Richard H. Fogel Papers
Stanford University Libraries
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0882
Creator:
Fogel, Richard H.
Title: Richard H. Fogel papers
Dates: 1912-1974
Bulk Dates: 1968-1974
Physical Description:
4.75 Linear feet
Summary: A significant portion of this collection includes agendas,
clippings, case files, reports, and resolutions related to the national and California
Sigma Delta Chi Freedom of Information Committees. Founded in 1961, the Sigma Delta Chi
Foundation promotes excellence and ethics in journalism. The Freedom of Information
Committee monitors press freedoms across the nation, and is often called upon to
intervene in instances where the media is restricted. Included are several case files
from high profile courtroom cases in California and throughout the nation dating from
the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as records related to the committee's support of
journalists who were expelled from the United Nations in 1971. Also included are
clippings, correspondence, case files from several California university newspapers
pertaining to freedom of the press issues, and the syllabus and class notes from History
of Western Civilization, 1946. The collection also includes a 1912 scrapbook belonging
to Fogel's father, Moe M. Fogel, which contains clippings from several Los Angeles area
newspapers.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Administrative Information
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
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Cite As
Richard H. Fogel Papers (SC0882). Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Richard H. Fogel earned his AB in Journalism from Stanford University in 1947. Fogel
served as the chairman of the Sigma Delta Chi California Freedom of Information
Committee in 1969 and as the national Freedom of Information Committee chairman in 1972.
During this time Fogel worked as the assistant managing editor of the Oakland
Tribune.
Description of the Collection
A significant portion of this collection includes agendas, clippings, case files,
reports, and resolutions related to the national and California Sigma Delta Chi Freedom
of Information Committees. Founded in 1961, the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation promotes
excellence and ethics in journalism. The Freedom of Information Committee monitors press
freedoms across the nation, and is often called upon to intervene in instances where the
media is restricted. Included are several case files from high profile courtroom cases
in California and throughout the nation dating from the late 1960s and early 1970s, as
well as records related to the committee's support of journalists who were expelled from
the United Nations in 1971. Also included are clippings, correspondence, case files from
several California university newspapers pertaining to freedom of the press issues, and
the syllabus and class notes from History of Western Civilization, 1946. The collection
also includes a 1912 scrapbook belonging to Fogel's father, Moe M. Fogel, which contains
clippings from several Los Angeles area newspapers.
Access Terms
Fogel, Richard H.
Society of Professional Journalists
(U.S.)
Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta
Chi.
Freedom of information--United States.
Freedom of the press--United States--20th century.
Collection Contents
Papers Accesion ARCH-2007-278
Box 1, Folder 1
National FOI-Sigma Delta Chi-Spangler
Box 1, Folder 2
National FOI-SDX Common Cause
Box 1, Folder 3
National FOI-SDX Correspondence
Box 1, Folder 4
National FOI-SDX Courier News vs. Police, Elgin, IL
Box 1, Folder 5
National FOI-SDX Chronology File #2
Box 1, Folder 6
National FOI-SDX Chronology File #3 (1 of 3)
Box 1, Folder 7
National FOI-SDX Chronology File #3 (2 of 3)
Box 1, Folder 8
National FOI-SDX Chronology File #3 (3 of 3)
Box 2, Folder 1
National FOI-SDX Anderson Papers
Box 2, Folder 2
National FOI-SDX Annual Report File No. 1
Box 2, Folder 3
National FOI-SDX Annual Report File No. 2
Box 2, Folder 4
National FOI-SDX Brooks Darlington Background Briefing
Box 2, Folder 5
National FOI-SDX Ervin Committee 1971
Box 2, Folder 6
National FOI-SDX Center for Study of Responsive Law
Box 2, Folder 7
National FOI-SDX Court Report General
Box 3, Folder 1
National FOI-SDX Committee Members
Box 3, Folder 2
FOI-Gen. Public Records Bill
Box 3, Folder 3
FOI-Gen. Reagan Administration
Box 3, Folder 7
FOI-Gen. Supervisors Secrecy FOI
Box 3, Folder 10
FOI-Gen. Underground Press
Box 4, Folder 1
FOI-Gen. Campus Editors-College Papers (1 of 2)
Box 4, Folder 2
FOI-Gen. Campus Editors-College Papers (2 of 2)
Box 4, Folder 3
FOI-Gen. Campus Editors-Student Press Guidelines
Box 4, Folder 4
FOI-Gen. Tarquino (Cal. Prof.)
Box 4, Folder 5
FOI-Gen. Campus Editors-Karin Holzmeister
Box 4, Folder 6
FOI-Gen. Campus Editors-San Francisco State (1 of 2)
Box 4, Folder 7
FOI-Gen. Campus Editors-San Francisco State (2 of 2)
Box 5, Folder 1
FOI-Gen. Campus Editors-Spangler Study
Box 5, Folder 2
FOI-Gen. Campus Editors-Spangler Study/S.F. State
Box 5, Folder 6
FOI-Gen. Correspondence, Gen. File #1
Box 5, Folder 12
FOI-Gen. Broadcasting-General
Box 6, Folder 1
FOI-Gen. Broadcasting-Subpoena
Box 6, Folder 2
FOI-Gen. Broadcasting-Nixon/Agnew
Box 6, Folder 3
FOI-Gen. Broadcasting-Advertising
Box 6, Folder 4
FOI-Gen. Broadcasting-Bylaws
Box 6, Folder 6
Bridge, Peter-New Jersey-Ads and Pledge Sheets
Box 6, Folder 7
Bridge, Peter-New Jersey-Acknowledgements
Box 6, Folder 8
Bridge, Peter-New Jersey-Miscellaneous
Box 6, Folder 9
Bridge, Peter-New Jersey-Correspondence
Box 6, Folder 10
Bridge, Peter-New Jersey-Memos to the File
Box 6, Folder 11
Bridge, Peter-New Jersey-News Clippings
Box 6, Folder 14
Paul M. Branzburg-Kentucky
Box 6, Folder 15
Sheppard vs. Maxwell Case
Box 6, Folder 20
Morning Papers-File No. 1
Box 6, Folder 21
Chicago Clothing Workers vs. Chicago Tribune
Box 6, Folder 24
The Rights of Newsmen to Protect Their Sources of Information under
California Law, 1971
Box 6, Folder 27
Newspaper Articles & Dispatches
Box 7, Folder 2
National FOI-Sigma Delta Chi-UN News Access Committee
Box 7, Folder 3
National FOI-Sigma Delta Chi-White House Rules &
Regulations
Box 7, Folder 4
National FOI-Sigma Delta Chi-UN News Access
Committee-Correspondence
Box 7, Folder 5
National FOI-Sigma Delta Chi-White House Releases & News
Stories
Box 7, Folder 6
National FOI-Sigma Delta Chi-UN News Access Committee-Opinion of
Counsel
Box 7, Folder 7
National FOI-Sigma Delta Chi-UN News Access
Committee-Editor/Comments
Box 7, Folder 8
Report of the California FOI Committee Part II
Box 7, Folder 10
Clippings (Including APNEC)
Box 7, Folder 11
National FOI-Sigma Delta Chi-UN News Access Resolution
Box 7, Folder 12
SDX: A Report on the Use of a Search Warrant Against the Stanford
Daily-By Fogel, 1971 May 8
Box 7, Folder 13
National FOI-Sigma Delta Chi-UN News Access-Correspondence
Box 7, Folder 14
Harrison Gray Otis/Judge Fitzgerald Correspondence
Box 7, Folder 15
Pacific Telephone Correspondence
Box 7, Folder 16
National FOI-Sigma Delta Chi-UN News Access-Miscellaneous (1 of
2)
Box 7, Folder 17
National FOI-Sigma Delta Chi-UN News Access-Miscellaneous (2 of
2)
Box 9
Syllabus from History of Western Civilization and class notes,
1946
