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Joseph Pulitzer Papers Joseph Pulitzer Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Prepared by Grover Batts with the assistance of Paul Colton Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2011 Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2011 Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011159 Collection Summary Title: Joseph Pulitzer Papers Span Dates: 1897-1958 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1925-1955) ID No.: MSS75797 Creator: Pulitzer, Joseph, 1885-1955 Extent: 67,500 items; 193 containers; 77.2 linear feet; 163 microfilm reels Language: Collection material in English Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract: Newspaper editor and publisher. Family and general correspondence, subject material, business files, and personal financial papers relating primarily to Pulitzer's editorship of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Anderson, Paul Y., 1893-1938--Correspondence. Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes), 1870-1965--Correspondence. Bovard, Oliver Kirby, 1872-1945--Correspondence. Brandt, Raymond P. (Raymond Peter), 1896-1974--Correspondence. Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957--Correspondence. Chandler, Norman, b. 1899--Correspondence. Childs, Marquis W. (Marquis William), 1903-1990--Correspondence. Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978--Correspondence. Crowley, Raymond L.--Correspondence. Davis, Dwight Filley, 1879-1945--Correspondence. Davison, Frederick Trubee, b. 1896--Correspondence. Dilliard, Irving, 1904-2002--Correspondence. Eaton, Cyrus Stephen, 1883-1979--Correspondence. Gruening, Ernest, 1887-1974--Correspondence. Jones, Jesse H. (Jesse Holman), 1874-1956--Correspondence. Lawrence, David, 1888-1973--Correspondence. Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974--Correspondence. Meyer, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst, 1887-1970--Correspondence. Meyer, Eugene, 1875-1959--Correspondence. Mills, Ogden Livingston, b. 1884--Correspondence. Nagel, Charles, 1849-1940--Correspondence. Ochs, Adolph S. (Adolph Simon), 1858-1935--Correspondence. Patterson, Joseph Medill, 1879-1946--Correspondence. Pulitzer family. Pulitzer, Joseph, 1847-1911. Pulitzer, Joseph, 1885-1955. Reese, Benjamin Harrison, b. 1888--Correspondence. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945--Correspondence. Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950--Correspondence. Stout, Wesley Winans, 1890- --Correspondence. Sulzberger, Arthur Hays, 1891-1968--Correspondence. Swope, Herbert Bayard, 1882-1958--Correspondence. Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988--Correspondence. Joseph Pulitzer Papers 2 Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968--Correspondence. Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951--Correspondence. Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949--Correspondence. Welles, Sumner, 1892-1961--Correspondence. Wheeler, John N. (John Neville), b. 1886--Correspondence. Organizations Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Subjects American newspapers--Missouri. Pulitzer Prizes. World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps. Places Missouri--Politics and government. Saint Louis (Mo.)--Politics and government. Titles St. Louis post-dispatch. Occupations Newspaper editors. Publishers. Administrative Information Provenance The papers of Joseph Pulitzer, newspaper editor and publisher, were given to the Library of Congress by his widow, Elizabeth Edgar Pulitzer, in 1974. Processing History The papers of Joseph Pulitzer were described and arranged in 1977. The finding aid was revised in 2011. Related Material Related material in the Manuscript Division includes the papers of Pulitzer's father, Joseph Pulitzer (1849-1911). Copyright Status Copyright in the unpublished writings of Joseph Pulitzer in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public. Access and Restrictions The papers of Joseph Pulitzer are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Microfilm A microfilm edition of these papers is available on 163 reels. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition. Joseph Pulitzer Papers 3 Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Joseph Pulitzer Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1885, Mar. 21 Born, New York, N.Y. 1904-1906 Attended Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 1907 Joined staff of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1910 Married Elinor Wickham (died 1925) 1912-1955 Editor and publisher, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1918 Accepted by the United States Navy for ground service in naval aviation 1926 Married Elizabeth Edgar 1945 Made inspection trip of German concentration camps and published A Report to the American People. [St. Louis], a collection of articles on his trip to Germany 1947 Distinguished service to journalism award, University of Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, Mo. 1951 Purchased the St. Louis Star-Times 1955, Mar. 31 Died, Clayton, Mo. Scope and Content Note The papers of Joseph Pulitzer (1885-1955) span the years 1897-1958, with the bulk of the material dated between 1925 and 1955. The collection consists of family and general correspondence, subject and business files, and personal financial records relating primarily to Pulitzer's editorship of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Subjects include the operation and production of the newspaper, its working philosophy, internal business management, and editorial policies. The collection is organized into five series: Family Correspondence, General Correspondence, Business File, Subject File, and Financial Papers. The Family Correspondence features Pulitzer's letters to his children, Joseph (1913-1993), Michael, Elinor, and Kate Davis. His sons followed him to St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts, and he maintained close interest in their educational, habits, extracurricular activities, and the character of their friends. Equal concern is shown in his letters to his daughters, Elinor at Stuart School of Art in Boston, and Kate Davis at Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Virginia. The correspondence continues throughout the adult lives of his children. This series also contains a large number of letters pertaining to the settlement of the estate of his father, Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911). Joseph Pulitzer Papers 4 The General Correspondence series contains letters between Pulitzer and leaders in government and journalism. Many are of a routine nature, but those of interest, such as with Pulitzer's friend, Bernard M. Baruch, discuss divergent topics on national and international affairs, business trends, and hunting and fishing. Correspondence with publishers includes Arthur Hays Sulzberger, Adolph S. Ochs, Agnes Elizabeth Ernst Meyer, Eugene Meyer, Joseph Medill Patterson, and Norman Chandler. This group of papers also contains letters from Sumner Welles, Herbert Bayard Swope, and Stuart Symington, among others. The Business File focuses on the attention Pulitzer bestowed on all phases of his newspaper's production. Memoranda to staff of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch range from discussion of editorial policy to Pulitzer's objection to the tone of voice used by a secretary. Topics in the editorial files treat the range of domestic and foreign problems covered by his newspapers. Although Pulitzer was absent from the Post Dispatch offices for considerable periods of time on fishing and hunting trips, he maintained contact and control of the newspaper through telegrams and memoranda. Included are communications with editorial writers and Washington bureau reporters such as Oliver Kirby Bovard, Irving Dilliard, Benjamin Harrison Reese, Raymond L. Crowley, Charles G. Ross, Raymond P. Brandt, Paul Y. Anderson, and Marquis W. Childs. Subjects cover the spectrum of newspaper operations and include contract negotiations with the American Newspaper Guild and other unions involved in the publication of the Post-Dispatch, Pulitzer's policy of refusing to accept advertising he considered fraudulent, his analyses of the cost factors in the management of the paper, and comparisons of the operation of the Post-Dispatch and competitive newspapers. The Business File also includes information on special issues Pulitzer pursued, such as his opposition to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's court-packing plan in 1937, the symposium he organized during World War II on the subject “What We Are Fighting For,” and the series of articles he wrote during an inspection of Nazi concentration camps. The papers also reveal the pride Pulitzer took in the visual aspect of his newspaper, his attention to the appropriateness of typefaces, and his use of advanced rotogravure processes at the Post-Dispatch. The Subject File contains papers concerning the Pulitzer Prizes instituted by his father, including records relating to nominations, meetings of the advisory board, and the presentation of the awards. Treated also are the management of Pulitzer's
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