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Joseph Willicombe collection of William Randolph Hearst papers, approximately 1900-approximately 1945.
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Title:

Joseph Willicombe collection of William Randolph Hearst papers, approximately 1900-approximately 1945
William Randolph Hearst papers

Creator/Contributor:

Willicombe, Joseph, creator, collector.

Creator/Contributor:

Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, creator.

Abstract:

Contains papers of William Randolph Hearst collected by his personal assistant Joseph Willicombe including editorials on a variety of subjects with annotations made by Hearst, copies of outgoing correspondence, memoranda, schedules and notes on various topics written. The documents in this collection were numbered and have been placed in this order, some numbered items are missing and have been noted as such. These files were used by Edmond Coblentz for his book, "William Randolph Hearst: a Portrait in His Own Words" (1952). Also includes five photographs of Hearst and one of Joseph Willicombe.

Date:

1900 (issued)

Subject:

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Publishers and publishing -- United States -- History
Newspaper publishing -- United States -- History
Entreprises de presse -- États-Unis -- Histoire
Newspaper publishing
Publishers and publishing
United States
Hearst, William Randolph -- 1863-1951 -- Archives
Hearst, William Randolph -- 1863-1951 -- Correspondence
Hearst, William Randolph -- 1863-1951 -- Portraits
Willicombe, Joseph -- Portraits
Hearst, William Randolph -- 1863-1951

Note:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Gift; Of Jean Bissantz; in 1999.
Related collection: William Randolph Hearst papers (BANC MSS 77/121 c).
Joseph Willicombe, "New York American" reporter, was Hearst's personal secretary from the early 1920's through the 1940's.
Preferred citation: Joseph Willicombe collection of William Randolph Hearst papers, BANC MSS 2002/226, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.

Type:

Archives.
History.
Portraits.
Personal correspondence.
Photographs.

Physical Description:

print
1.45 (1 1

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.