CLEGHORN, REESE.
Reese Cleghorn papers, circa 1960-2009
Reese Cleghorn papers, circa 1960-2009
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/bs43r
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
Creator: | Cleghorn, Reese. |
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Title: | Reese Cleghorn papers, circa 1960-2009 |
Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 1217 |
Extent: | 13 linear feet (13 boxes), 1 oversized papers box (OP) and 3 oversized bound volumes (OBV) |
Abstract: | Papers of southern journalist Reese Cleghorn, including typescript articles, correspondence, photographs, notes, research files and printed material. |
Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Gift, 2012 with subsequent additions.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Reese Cleghorn papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
Arranged and described at the box level by Sarah Quigley, 2012.
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Collection Description
Biographical Note
Reese Cleghorn (1930-2009) was a journalist and author from Summerville, Georgia. He attended college at Emory University in Atlanta where he received a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1950. He also attended Columbia University where he earned a master's degree in public law and government in 1957.
Cleghorn was a prominent journalist in Atlanta, working both for the Atlanta Journal and the Associated Press in the 1960s. In the 1970s, he led the editorial department of the Charlotte Observer in North Carolina. He was known for his support of civil rights, and was co-author, with Pat Watters, of the book Climbing Jacob's Ladder: The Arrival of Negros in Southern Politics.
In 1981, Cleghorn became dean of the University of Maryland's journalism department, where he served until 2000. He died in March 2009 of heart disease.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of the papers of journalist Reese Cleghorn from circa 1960-2009, including typescript news articles, correspondence, notes, research files, printed material and photographs.
Arrangement Note
Arranged by record type.
Container List
Box | Folder | Content |
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1 | - | Correspondence, photographs, notes, typescript articles and other writings by Cleghorn |
2 | - | Correspondence, photographs, notes, typescript articles and other writings by Cleghorn |
10 | - | Notes, article drafts, and research material |
11 | - | Notes, article drafts, research material, and one open-reel audio tape |
3 | - | Printed material by and about Cleghorn |
4 | - | Printed material by and about Cleghorn |
5 | - | Printed material by and about Cleghorn |
6 | - | Printed material by and about Cleghorn |
7 | - | Printed material by and about Cleghorn |
12 | - | Printed material by and about Cleghorn |
13 | - | Printed material by and about Cleghorn |
8 | - | Printed material by and about Cleghorn; writings by others |
9 | Periodicals and other publications, including Masthead and South Today | |
OP1 | 1 | South Today clippings |
OP1 | 2 | South Today clippings |
OP1 | 3 | South Today clippings |
OP1 | 4 | Northside Life |
OBV1-3 | - | Scrapbooks |