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BANC MSS 2017/190
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Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Warren Hinckle papers
Creator:
Hinckle, Warren
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2017/190
Physical Description:
9 linear feet
(4 cartons, 1 box, 2 oversize boxes)
Physical Description:
1.02 GB
(2 .mv4 files)
Date (inclusive): 1937-2012
Date (bulk): 1963-2011
Language of Material:
English
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE:, Advance notice required for use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift Of Linda Corso 2017.
Warren Hinckle was a journalist, editor, publisher, and iconoclast. He championed Hunter S. Thompson, helping to popularize
the style of reporting known as gonzo journalism. Warren James Hinckle III was born in San Francisco in 1938 and raised in
the city's Sunset District, in an Irish Catholic community. He lost an eye in a car accident and, subsequently, wore a large
eyepatch, which came to symbolize his swashbuckling image. Hinckle earned his B.A. in Philosophy from the University of San
Francisco in 1961. While there, he edited the college newspaper, The San Francisco Foghorn. After graduating, Hinckle started
a public relations firm, and was a city reporter for The San Francisco Chronicle. He was editor of Ramparts magazine from
1964-1969 and, after leaving, he and Sidney Zion founded the short-lived journal, Scanlan's Monthly. In the 1980s and 1990s,
Hinckle wrote columns about the city's politics and culture for The Chronicle, The San Francisco Examiner and The San Francisco
Independent. In 1993, Hinckle revived The Argonaut, a 19th-century magazine that he described as muckraking, leftist politics.
He died in San Francisco in 2016.
Consists of writings, research notes, and personalia related to Hinckle's career as a journalist. Writings include articles,
newspaper columns, and manuscripts. There are small amounts of correspondence and materials related to his publishing ventures.
Research notes are filed alphabetically by topic and may include drafts of published work. Major topics include San Francisco's
people, culture, and politics and U.S. imperialism.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Access to digital materials is available on-site in the Heller reading room.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Warren Hinckle's digital files were received on 2 DVD-Rs. The DVDs contained video files which were converted to .m4v files
for access using the video encorder, Handbrake v.1.6.1.
Warren Hinckle papers, BANC MSS 2017/190, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley..
Processed at the box level in 2023 by Marjorie Bryer.
Related collection: Title--Warren Hinckle: journalist, editor, publisher, iconoclast (BANC MSS 2015/137).
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Francisco chronicle. San Francisco examiner. Ramparts (Berkeley, Calif.) Scanlan's monthly. Argonaut (San Francisco, Calif.) San Francisco chronicle.Journalists -- California.
journalism -- California -- San Francisco.
Journalism.
Journalists.
California.
California -- San Francisco.
Archives.
Born digital
Hinckle, Warren -- Archives.