Elie Abel papers, 1941-1978

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Summary

Creators:
Abel, Elie and Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986
Abstract:
Speeches and writings, radio and television broadcast transcripts, correspondence, and printed matter, relating to world politics and to the press. Includes photocopies of drafts of and correspondence relating to the book by E. Abel, The Missile Crisis (1966). Also includes drafts of the book by E. Abel and W. Averell Harriman, Special Envoy to Churchill and Stalin, 1941-1946 (1975); letters and memoranda by Harriman; and photocopies of wartime dispatches to Harriman, all used in writing the book.
Extent:
9 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box (4 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Elie Abel Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1920, Oct. 17
Born, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1941
Reporter, Windsor (Ontario) Star
1945-1946
Assistant City Editor, Montreal Gazette
1946-1947
Foreign Correspondent, North American Newspaper Alliance, Berlin, Germany
1947-1949
United Nations Correspondent, Overseas News Agency
1949-1959
Washington Correspondent and Foreign Correspondent, New York Times
1959-1961
Washington Bureau Chief, Detroit News
1965-1967
London Bureau Chief, NBC
1966
Author, The Missile Crisis
1967-1969
Diplomatic Correspondent, NBC News, Washington
1969-1979
Godfrey Lowell Cabot Professor, Columbia University, N.Y.C.
Dean, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, N.Y.C.
1971
Author (with Marvin Kalb), Roots of Involvement: The U.S. in Asia, 1784-1971
1975
Author (with Averell Harriman), Special Envoy to Churchill and Stalin, 1941-1946
1979-
Harry and Norman Chandler Professor, Stanford University, California
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Elie Abel Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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