Wilson (Richard C.) papers, 1941-1972

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Title:: Richard C. Wilson papers
Dates:: 1941-1972
Creators:: American National Red Cross and Wilson, Richard C., 1902-1972
Abstract:: Correspondence, American Red Cross reports, card files on individuals, club membership lists, and printed matter, relating to the personal experiences of former residents of the Far East, as reported in the monthly newsletter, The Far Easterner; and to Japanese internment camps, 1941-1942
Extent:: 3 manuscript boxes, 6 card file boxes, 4 envelopes (2.9 Linear Feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Richard C. Wilson Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical / historical:

Date	Event
1902, September 25	Born, Waverly, Kansas
1922-1924	Reporter, Kansas City Star
1924-1929	United Press Bureau Chief, Oklahoma City, Lincoln, and Dallas
1929-1932	United Press Bureau Chief, Mexico City
1932-1934	United Press Hollywood feature writer and subsequently assigned to San Francisco as cable editor to handle news of Japanese invasion of Manchuria
1934-1936	United Press Bureau Chief, Honolulu
1936-1941	United Press Manager for Southeast Asia, Manila
1941-1942	Interned in Japanese internment camp
1942	Coordinator of U.S. propaganda program in Mexico, U.S. State Department
1944-1948	Public Relations Adviser, C.V. Starr and Co.
1948-1953	Advertising Director, Manila Chronicle
1953-1972	Editor, Far Easterner
1972	Died

Acquisition information:

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1972.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
World War, 1939-1945 -- East Asia
Journalists
Places:: East Asia -- Emigration and immigration

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid prepared by The Hoover Institution Library and Archives staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-05-01 16:23:49.463595

Access and use

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Richard C. Wilson Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US