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Title: George Creel miscellaneous papers
Date (inclusive): 1912-1972
Collection Number: 48013
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5 manuscript boxes
(2.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, pamphlets, bulletins, clippings, and photographs, relating to American propaganda activities during World
War I, and to the Golden Gate International Exposition. Includes publications of the Committee on Public Information. Also
includes some papers of Winifred Gay, niece of George Creel, relating to her uncle.
Creator:
United States. Committee on Public Information
Creator:
Creel, George, 1876-1953
Creator:
Gay, Winifred
Creator:
Golden Gate International Exposition (Location of meeting: San Francisco, Calif. Date of meeting or treaty signing: 1939-1940.)
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
The collection was acquired by the Hoover Instituion in 1948.
[Identification of item], George Creel Miscellaneous Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library &
Archives.
| 1876 December 1 | Born, Lafayette County, Missouri |
| 1899-1909 | Editor, Kansas City Independent |
| 1909-1910 | Editor, Denver Post |
| 1911-1913 | Editor, Rocky Mountain News |
| 1916 | Author, Wilson and the Issues |
| 1917-1919 | Chairman, Committee on Public Information |
| 1919 | Author, Ireland's Fight For Freedom |
| 1920 | Author, How We Advertised America, and The War, The World and Wilson |
| 1926 | Author, The People Next Door |
| 1927 | Author, Sons of the Eagle |
| 1928 | Author, Sam Houston, Colossus in Buckskin |
| 1932 | Author, Tom Paine – Liberty Bell |
| 1933 | Chairman, San Francisco Regional Labor Board |
| 1935 | Chairman, National Advisory Board, Works Progress Administration |
| 1939 | U.S. Commissioner, Golden Gate International Exposition |
| 1944 | Author, War Criminals |
| 1947 | Author, Rebel at Large: Recollections of Fifty Crowded Years |
| 1949 | Author, Russia's Race for Asia |
| 1953 October 3 | Died, San Francisco |
Scope and Content of Collection
The George Creel Miscellaneous Papers, acquired in 1988 and 1994, consist of correspondence, pamphlets, bulletins, clippings,
and photographs, relating to American propaganda activities during World War I, and to the Golden Gate International Exposition.
Also included are publications of the Committee on Public Information, and papers of Winifred Gay, niece of George Creel,
relating to her uncle.
The bulk of the material relates to the Committee on Public Information and consists of George Creel's personal copies of
its publications. The Photographs provide a glimpse into his personal life and focus on his tenure as U.S. commissioner, Golden
Gate International Exposition. The Speeches and Writings represent only a fragment of Creel's prolific output.
The collection is organized into five series: Personal and Family File, Speeches and Writings, United States Committee on
Public Information Publications, Photographs, and Memorabilia.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Journalists
Propaganda, American
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
World War, 1914-1918 -- Propaganda