Correspondence; articles, speeches and poems written by him; clippings; photographs; and scrapbooks.

Mainly concerning his career as editor, publisher and editorial consultant on Hearst newspapers in San Francisco and New York.

Born:

September 30, 1882 in San Francisco

Died:

April 16, 1959, in Sonoma

Parents:

Samuel M. and Henrietta (Kramer) Coblentz

Schools:

Santa Maria Public School; graduated from Santa Maria Union High School, 1900

Married:

Lolita Heyneman, of San Francisco, 1934

Career:

Reporter, San Francisco Examiner, 1900-1907

City Editor, San Francisco Examiner, 1907-1913

Managing Editor, San Francisco Call, 1913-1915

Managing Editor, San Francisco Examiner, 1915-1925

Publisher, San Francisco Examiner, 1925-1927

Managing Editor, New York American, 1927-1934

Publisher, New York American, 1934-1937

Supervising Editor, Hearst papers, 1937-1940

Publisher, San Francisco Call-Bulletin, 1940-1950

Editorial Consultant to The Hearst Papers, 1950-1959

Number of containers: 16 boxes, 1 oversize portfolio, 1 oversize folder and 1 oversize scrapbook.

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Collection is open for research.