Joseph Kingsbury-Smith Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2015 Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms015029 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm2010085569 Prepared by Karen Linn Femia with the assistance of Chanté Flowers Collection Summary Title: Joseph Kingsbury-Smith Papers Span Dates: 1902-2009 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1945-1995) ID No.: MSS85569 Creator: Kingsbury-Smith, Joseph, 1908-1999 Extent: 40,000 items ; 114 containers plus 1 oversize ; 46 linear feet Language: Collection material in English with French and Russian Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Journalist, editor, and corporate executive. Correspondence, writings, wire-service reports, photographs, biographical material, financial records, background files, clippings, transcribed interviews and phone calls, notes on conversations, printed matter, family material, and other papers relating to Kingsbury-Smith's career with the Hearst news organization and his personal relationship with the Hearst family. 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 Bennack, Frank A. Berlin, Richard E., 1894- Bulganin, Nikolay Aleksandrovich, 1895-1975. Conniff, Frank, 1914-1971. Constantine II, King of the Hellenes, 1940- --Family. Duclos, Jacques, 1896-1975. Eden, Anthony, Earl of Avon, 1897-1977. Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970. Giscard d'Estaing, Valéry, 1926- Hearst family. Hearst, Austine McDonnell, 1918-1991. Hearst, Millicent Willson, 1882-1974. Hearst, Patricia, 1954- Hearst, Patricia, 1954- --Trials, litigation, etc. Hearst, Randolph A. (Randolph Apperson), 1915-2000. Hearst, William Randolph, Jr., 1908-1993. Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich, 1894-1971. Kingsbury-Smith family. Kingsbury-Smith, Joseph, 1908-1999. Lever, Harold, 1914- Marcos, Ferdinand E. (Ferdinand Edralin), 1917-1989. Marcos, Imelda Romualdez, 1929- Massi, Frank, 1909-1995. Miller, John R., Jr., 1914-1982. Mitterrand, François, 1916-1996. Molotov, Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich, 1890-1986. Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994. Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953. Wallach, John. Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972. Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986. Zhukov, Georgiĭ Konstantinovich, 1896-1974. Joseph Kingsbury-Smith Papers 2 Organizations Geneva Conference (1954) Geneva Conference (1955) Hearst Corporation. Hearst Family Trust. International News Service. King Features Syndicate. Subjects American newspapers. Cold War. Editors. Heads of state. International relations. Journalism. Journalists. Kidnapping--United States. Nazis. News agencies. Newspaper publishing. Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946. Pardon--United States. Periodicals. Postwar reconstruction--Europe. Publishers and publishing--United States. Pulitzer Prizes. Reconstruction (1939-1951) Security, International. War crime trials--Germany. War criminals. World politics--1945-1989. Places Berlin (Germany)--History--Blockade, 1948-1949. Europe--Foreign relations--1945- Europe--Politics and government--1945- New York (N.Y.)--Newspapers. Soviet Union--Foreign relations--1945-1991. Soviet Union--Politics and government--1945-1991. United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989. Titles New York Journal-American. Occupations Editors. Executives. Journalists. Administrative Information Provenance The papers of Joseph Kingsbury-Smith, journalist, editor, and corporate executive, were given to the Library of Congress by Diana Kingsbury-Smith Keesee in 2010-2011. Joseph Kingsbury-Smith Papers 3 Transfers Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the Library. Audiotapes have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Some photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division. Some newspapers have been transferred to the Serial and Government Publications Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Joseph Kingsbury-Smith Papers. Copyright Status The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Joseph Kingsbury-Smith is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). Access and Restrictions The papers of Joseph Kingsbury-Smith 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. Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Joseph Kingsbury- Smith Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1908, Feb. 20 Born, New York, N.Y. "Kingsbury Smith" on birth certificate; "Joseph Kingsbury Smith" on baptismal certificate; name legally changed to "Joseph Kingsbury-Smith" in 1958 1924 Hired as a copyboy in New York City for International News Service (INS), a Hearst organization; promoted to cub reporter 1927 Assigned to the INS London Bureau 1931 Transferred to the Washington Bureau, INS State Department correspondent 1936-1944 Bureau chief, INS, London, England 1938 Severly injured in London in a military jeep accident; hospitalized for two years but kept on reduced payroll by INS until able to return to work in 1940. 1940 Married Ruth Eileen King (died 2004) 1941 Received the George R. Holmes Memorial and the National Headliners Club awards 1944-1955 European general manager, INS; moved office from London, England, to Paris, France, in 1946 1946 Chosen by lottery to be the only American correspondent to witness the execution of Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg War Crime Trials 1949 His exclusive exchange of correspondence with Josef Stalin became world news and was credited with leading to the lifting of the Berlin Blockade; received the George R. Homes award 1950 George Polk Memorial Award Joseph Kingsbury-Smith Papers 4 1955 Traveled with William Randolph Hearst, Jr., editor-in-chief of Hearst newspapers, and Frank Conniff, Hearst's editorial assistant, to Moscow for a series of interviews with Soviet leaders 1955-1958 Vice president and general manager of INS, New York; directed the consolidation of INS with United Press Association to become United Press International 1955-1996 Member, Board of Directors, Hearst Corp. 1956 Awarded Pulitzer Prize along with William Randolf Hearst, Jr., and Frank Conniff for the Moscow interviews and "distinguished reporting of international affairs" 1959-1966 Publisher, New York Journal-American 1960-1996 Trustee, Hearst Family Trust and the Hearst foundations 1966-1975 European director of the Hearst Corp. and chief foreign writer of the Hearst Newspapers and King Features Syndicate, headquartered in Paris, France, 1966-1968, Rome, Italy, 1968-1975; simultaneously named a vice president of the Hearst Corp., 1966 1976-1990s Appointed national editor of Hearst Newspapers and senior Washington representative of Hearst Newspapers while continuing to serve on the board of directors and the Hearst Family Trust 1992 Inducted into the Society of Professional Journalists' Hall of Fame 1996 Retired 1999, Feb. 3 Died, Leesberg, Va. Scope and Content Note The papers of Joseph Kingsbury-Smith (1908-1999) span the years 1902-2009, with the bulk of the material dating from 1945 to 1995. The papers are primarily in English, with French and some Russian, and also contain many notes in shorthand. The collection is organized into five series: Correspondence, Hearst file, Working file, Miscellany, and Oversize. The Correspondence series consists of an alphabetical file as maintained by Kingsbury-Smith, although some folders have been combined, added, or renamed. The folders contain correspondence and related material and were labeled with either the name of the correspondent, the geographic place of origin, or the name of an organization. The same folder titles are often found repeated in different series. For example, the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis folder in the Correspondence Series contains correspondence with Onassis as well as letters by Kingsbury-Smith to his daughter describing in detail his meetings with Onassis. The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis folder in the Working File includes correspondence concerning articles and a book proposal, drafts of writings, and photographs of Onassis to be used for publication. Researchers looking for particular subjects or people are advised to check all of the series for related material. The Hearst File contains the internal material pertaining to the Hearst Corporation in all its facets, the Hearst Family Trust, and Kingsbury-Smith's papers concerning Hearst family members. During his many years with the Hearst organization, Kingsbury-Smith became more than a trusted employee; he became a close and trusted friend of the family. This is especially true of his relationship with William Randolph Hearst, Jr., the second son of William Randolph Hearst, Sr. The two men became what may have been each others' closest friend. They not only worked closely together, they, along with their wives, traveled and socialized together. Material