Peter Edson papers, 1913-1974

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Edson, Peter, 1896-1977

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Papers of Edson, an editor for the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) (1927-1941) and an award-winning Washington, D.C., political columnist (1941-1964). Included are correspondence and memoran...

Papers of Edson, an editor for the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) (1927-1941) and an award-winning Washington, D.C., political columnist (1941-1964). Included are correspondence and memoranda from NEA staff; copies of articles and columns covering pre-World war II conditions in the Pacific, communism in the United States, the political careers of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon, and other national political events; material advertising his columns and series; and reference files. The extensively-weeded reference files primarily date from the 1930s and refer to his work for NEA Service, features offered by NEA such as their extensive coverage of the Dionne Quintuplets, and photographic and other technological advances made by Acme Telephoto Service in the distribution of the features. Additional files include biographical material, reporters notebooks, a small quantity of personal correspondence, and information on his journalism awards.

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