Eggleston (Arthur D.) Papers, 1935-1941

Summary

Title:

Arthur Dupuy Eggleston papers,

Dates:

1935-1941

Creators:

Eggleston, Arthur Dupuy, 1899-1959

Abstract:

Papers relating primarily to Eggleston's career as labor editor on the San Francisco Chronicle. Included are letters from union officials and others interested in the labor scene; a few letters written by him; manuscripts of some of his writings; scrapbooks containing clippings of his column; miscellaneous clippings and magazines containing articles written by him.

Extent:

Number of containers: 2 boxes, 2 cartons

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Arthur Dupuy Eggleston papers, BANC MSS C-B 475, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Physical location:

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

Related resources

Related material:

Arthur Dupuy Eggleston papers,1935-1941, BANC MSS C-B 475

Other descriptive data:

Arthur Dupuy Eggleston, son of William Green Eggleston (q. v. C-B 474), joined the San Francisco Examiner as a reporter in 1927, went to the Call Bulletin in 1933, and to the Chroniclein 1936. In February 1937 he became the paper's labor editor, writing the column, “The Labor View”, which gained national recognition. In 1940 he was awarded a Nieman Fellowship for study at Harvard University. During the war he served in the Office of War Information and stayed in Germany until 1950, helping to set up a free German press. e returned to New York where he worked until his death in 1959.

These papers, which were given to the Bancroft Library by his widow and by his mother in December, 1959, cover the period 1937-1941, when he was with the Chronicle, although there are a few clippings for an earlier column written for the Call Bulletin in 1935. They consist primarily of letters from union officials and others interested in the labor scene; manuscripts and related notes for some of his writings; scrapbooks containing clippings of his column and other labor items; and clippings of and copies of magazines with his articles.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

Processed by The Bancroft Library staff

Date Prepared:

© 1997

Date Encoded:

Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding; finding aid encoded by Gabriela A. Montoya. Date of source: Unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Arthur Dupuy Eggleston papers, BANC MSS C-B 475, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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