Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Holman, Benjamin F., 1930-
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, memoranda, racial incident case reports, other reports, pamphlets, press releases, and clippings, relating to desegregation of schools and other facilities in the U.S.; racial or ethnic friction involving black, Hispanic, American Indian and other minority communities; and efforts of the Community Relations Service to resolve such situations.
- Extent:
- 13 manuscript boxes, 1 envelope (5.5 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Benjamin F. Holman papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1930, December 18 Born, Columbia, South Carolina1948-1950 Student, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania1952 B.S., University of Kansas1954-1957 Postgraduate work at University of Chicago, Illinois1952-1962 Reporter, Chicago Daily News1962-1963 Commentator, WBBM-TV, Chicago1963-1965 Reporter, assignment editor, CBS News, New York City1965-1968 Assistant director for media relations, Community Relations Service, United States Department of Justice, Washington1969-1977 Director, Community Relations Service1968-1969 Producer, NBC News1978- Professor of journalism, University of Maryland - Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1985.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Benjamin F. Holman papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563