Harrison Kinney Papers

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0528

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of typescript copies of drafts of stories and articles, some with accompanying research documents, which were written by Kinney for the New Yorker magazine, 1949 - 1954. Also included are correspondences written to Kinney's friend and former professor O. W. 'Tom' Riegel, clippings, miscellaneous papers, and one photograph of the unveiling of the United States Marine Core monument. There is a transcript of a program for an event on April 15, 1988 by the National Press Club honoring Riegel and his wife at which many Washington and Lee University alumni spoke. There are correspondences from many people, including Eleanore Roosevelt and Harry Truman, sent to him in response to an article he wrote on the origins of the phrase 'No Comment'.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found in 1949-1945

Creator

Kinney, Harrison (Harrison Burton) (Person)
Roosevelt, Eleanor (Correspondent, Person)
Truman, Harry S. (Correspondent, Person)
White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks) (Correspondent, Person)
Krock, Arthur (Correspondent, Person)
Moger, Allen Wesley (Correspondent, Person)
Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso) (Correspondent, Person)
Soglow, Otto (Illustrator, Person)
Perkins, Frances (Correspondent, Person)
Hagerty, James C. (James Campbell) (Correspondent, Person)
Trilling, Lionel (Correspondent, Person)
Adams, Samuel Hopkins (Correspondent, Person)
Early, Stephen T. (Tyree) (Correspondent, Person)
Nevins, Allan (Correspondent, Person)

Conditions Governing Use

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