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Letter from Louis Gilman to Gunnar Rasmuson, 1942 October 8

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The bulk of this collection consists of instructional newsletters from The Scripps League of Newspapers, Inc. to its subsidiaries. Entitled “Improving Our Newspapers,” these materials are divided into “chapters” written weekly by E. W. Scripps and mailed from Seattle, Washington. Although the collection is incomplete, a majority of the chapters from 1935 to 1936 are present. From 1937 to 1938 E. W. Scripps also sent five letters with instructions to his editors, which would have included Rasmuson and others. Like the newsletters, this correspondence provides guidance from Scripps to the newspapers under his purview.

Individual items include a personal letter from Louis Gilman, who appears to have been a national representative for Scripps League Newspapers, to Rasmuson dated Oct. 8, 1942, and an undated obituary written by Gunnar Rasmuson for Frank Dusenberry. Present are a draft copy with notes and a newspaper clipping.

The materials in this collection cover topics from the mundane (writing styles and editing) to the politically charged (fascism and communism). For this reason they should be of interest to anyone researching early 20th century journalism.

Dates

  • Creation: 1942 October 8

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Extent

From the Series: 1 box

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
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