Journalism

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The William Beard Papers, 1919-1948, newspaper clippings, photographs, letters, pamphlets, and other documents related to the United States Navy career of William Beard, 1873-1950.

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The Richmond Croom Beatty Papers (1905-1961) consist of correspondence, writings, reviews, newspaper clippings, photographs, journal and magazine articles, class notes, and other materials created by literary scholar Richmond Croom Beatty, 1905-1961.

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The Charles Bissell Collection, 1940-1979, contains cartoons, illustrations, correspondence, and other materials of political cartoonist and art director Charles Bissell, 1908-2000.

Abstract The Brainard Bartwell Cheney and Frances Neel Cheney Papers, 1841-1989 (1940-1979 bulk years), consist of multiple versions of Brainard Cheney’s novels, the Pine Barrens and Rivers of Southeastern Georgia, materials relating to the Cheney’s friendships with many of the Fugitive/Agrarian writers, Brainard Cheney’s interest in Catholicism, Tennessee Politics in the late 1940’s and 1950’s, race relations and civil rights, Library Science and reference services files of author Brainard Bartwell...

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The Bill Christie Collection, 2001, contains two metal plates of the September 12, 2001 front cover of the Wall Street Journal from dean, professor, and editor William G. Christie.

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The Christine Sadler Coe Papers, 1902-1981, consist of articles, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and other documents of writer, journalist, and editor Christine Sadler Coe, 1902-1983.

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The Donald Davidson Papers, 1906-1968, consist of the correspondence, research files, and writings of poet Donald Davidson, 1893-1968.

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The John Egerton Papers, 1950-2014, contain correspondence, manuscripts, speeches, research materials, publication materials, reviews, clippings, photographs, and other documents of journalist and writer John Egerton, 1935-2013.

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The Robert Burns Eleazer Papers (1877–1973) include correspondence and writings by Eleazer as well as newspaper clippings, course and program outlines, press releases and pamphlets. There are several autobiographical writings as well as a transcription of Mr. Eleazer being interviewed by historian John Egerton shortly before Mr. Eleazer’s death in 1973. Writings by others include reviews, articles, pamphlets and student papers.

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The Julian Goodman Papers, 1941-1996, consists of the personal and corporate papers, photographs, audio visual material, and memorabilia of broadcast executive and journalist Julian Goodman, 1922-2012.

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The George W. Harris papers contains correspondence, a bound volume of stories, including letters to editor and Sut Lovingood Yarns. Also included is the dissertation “The Life and Works of George Washington Harris” – by Donald Day, March 1942 and a typescript of the manuscript “High Times and Hard Times. Sketches and Tales” by George W. Harris – by M. Thomas Inge. © 2012 Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

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The Coleman A. Harwell Papers, 1953-1958, contain photographs, correspondence, and notes of journalist and editor Coleman A. Harwell, 1905-1987.

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The Clara Hieronymus Papers, 1950-2010, contain correspondence, articles, reviews, and notes of theater and art critic Clara Hieronymus, 1913-2013.

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The Gerald Holly Collection, 1924-1994, consists of film, negatives, and photographic prints of Vanderbilt University and Nashville, Tennessee, taken by photographer Gerald Holly, 1917-2004.

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The Bill Kovach Papers, 1959-2000, contain book drafts, speeches, teaching materials, and other papers of journalist, editor, and writer Bill Kovach, 1932.

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The Louise LeQuire Papers document her career as an artist, curator, writer and teacher. It contains much of LeQuire’s own work, including documents and correspondence related to her service with the Metro Nashville Arts Commission and the Visual Arts Alliance of Nashville, as well her extensive research on notable artists of the time, such as William Edmonson, Red Grooms, and Frederic Remington.

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The Tom Little Political Cartoons Collection, 1930-1972, contains the illustrations, sketches, and cartoons of political cartoonist Tom Little, 1898-1972.

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The Merrill Moore and Louise Davis Collection, 1943-1956, includes an Autobiographical sketch of Merrill Moore, correspondence, poetry, bibliography and articles, publication materials, articles about Merrill Moore, and personal and biographical materials. The collection is small, only 1/3 of a cubic foot. The majority of this collection is focused on the person of Merrill Moore, both as a doctor and a poet.

Scope and Contents The Ralph G. Morrissey Collection is largely composed of photographs of authors who were written about during Morrissey's tenure as a literary critic for the Nashville Tennessean. Ralph Morrissey took some of the photographs, and others were acquired through the book publishers. The majority of photographs are identified but are not dated with the actual date taken. Date references are the publication dates of a specific book (some press releases are...

Abstract The Papers of Louis Thurston Nicholas, which cover the years 1894-2006, consist of 208 linear feet of material and are concerned with Nicholas’s personal and professional life. Major series in the papers include Personal and Professional Correspondence; material relating to his activities in the National Association of the Teachers of Singing (NATS); Personal and Biographical papers; his Musical and Academic Career and programs from the George Peabody College Concert Series; ...