Inventory of the Cecil Dorrian papers
Finding aid prepared by Theresa Berger
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Stanford University
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Title: Cecil Dorrian papers
Date (inclusive): 1912-1926
Collection Number: XX223
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box, 3 album boxes
(4.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Clippings, writings, postcards, and photographs, relating to World War I, postwar reconstruction in Western Europe, the Balkans,
the Middle East, and the Russian Revolution and Civil War.
Creator:
Dorrian, Cecil
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Cecil Dorrian papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
| 1916 |
Dorrian covered the Italian front in Rome. |
| 1914 |
Dorrian began writing for the
Newark Evening News as a European Correspondent covering the Western front of the war.
|
| 1916-1918 |
Dorrian was a regular contributor to the Newark Evening News and other American and European news publications. She covered
the effects of the war in England as well as the international response to America's entry into the war.
|
| 1916 |
Dorrian was sent to Paris to cover American entry into the war. |
| 1918 |
Dorrian joined a group of American and French news correspondents, authors, and government officials on a tour of a battlefield
in Verdun. One woman was killed, while two people were injured after a grenade exploded in front of Dorrian.
|
| 1924 |
Dorrian was presumably sent to Turkey and Russia to cover the effects of the Bolshevik Revolution and Russian civil war. She
continued to provide coverage of post-war reconstruction in general for the
Newark Evening News.
|
| 1919-1924 |
Dorrian provided extensive international coverage of the post-war situation in Europe for the
Newark Evening News, including the armistice, Treaty of Versailles, and rise of Mussolini in Italy.
|
| 1926 |
Dorrian died of pneumonia, possibly in Russia. |
| 1912-1914 |
Dorrian wrote for the
New York Tribune as a dramatic critic and European representative of the Oscar Morosco Theater Company.
|
Scope and Content of Collection
The Cecil Dorrian papers contain news clippings, postcards, and photographs relating to World War I, post-WWI reconstruction
in Western Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East, the rise of Italian facism, and the Russian Revolution and Civil War. Dorrian
was one of the first American female news correspondents to cover the front lines during World War I and traveled extensively
throughout Europe from 1914-1924. All articles featured in the collection were written by Dorrian (mostly for the
Newark Evening News in New Jersey) and contain both news features as well as opinion pieces on international effects and topics related to the
war. Cecil Dorrian was one of the first female news correspondents to cover the front lines of World War I.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Journalists
Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921
World War, 1914-1918
Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Europe
Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Middle East
box 1, folder 1
Biographical File,
1917, 1919, 1920, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains original collection acquisition card, travel visas, travel permits granting Dorrian entry into various countries,
event pamphlets, and event invitations.
box 1, folder 2
Correspondence,
1917, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains postcards received by Dorrian from various persons and locations, mostly unidentified.
Writings,
1912-1926, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains album collection of articles written by Dorrian and arranged in chronological order. Includes both news features
and opinion pieces. Some articles have handwritten notes and commentary by Dorrian written on margins. Series also includes
an untitled draft on the political state of post-war Europe, especially France, as well as fragments of clippings from various
albums.
box 3, folder 1-5
clippings, 1916-1920
1916-1920
box 4, folder 1-4
clippings, 1921-1924
1921-1924
box 2, folder 2-4
clippings, 1924-1926
1924-1926
Photographs,
circa 1914-1926
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs organized into two sub-series, "General" and "Country." Photographs in the country sub-series are organized
alphabetically. Notable figures included in the series include: King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Abdullah I of Jordan, and
Cecil Dorrian. Some photographs include commentary or descriptions by Dorrian.
box 1, folder 4
unidentified
circa 1914-1926
Scope and Contents
Contains photographic prints of various people, locations, and groups unidentified. Some photos contain observations or descriptions
by Dorrian, either too general to determine exact location or illegible.
box 1, folder 5
Cecil Dorrian
circa 1914-1926
box 1, folder 8
Greece,
1920, circa 1914-1926
box 1, folder 12
Turkey
1920, circa 1914-1926
Printed Matter
circa 1914-1926
Scope and Contents
Contains postcards of various locations and persons significant to the First World War, some with commentary by Dorrian. Organized
alphabetically by country.
Postcards
circa 1914-1926
box 1, folder 18
Switzerland,
circa 1914-1926
box 1, folder 19
Turkey
1920 April 15, circa 1914-1926
