Arthur L. Edson papers
Collection Scope and Content
This collection consists of teletype printouts, correspondence, note pads, interview transcripts, rough notes, and more. They range in date from 1950 to 1968. They cover US politics, presidential campaign of 1968, the 1964 GOP convention and biographical information and interviews from delegates, candidates, and participants. Some of these individuals include John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Charles A. Lindbergh, Eugene McCarthy, John Pastore, Lyndon B. Johnson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Felix Frankfurter, Barry Goldwater, Carl Hayden, Ezra Taft Benson, Adam Clayton Powell, and Harry S. Truman to name a few.
Dates
- 1950-1968
Creator
- Edson, Arthur L. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
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Restrictions on Use
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Historical or Biographical Note
Arthur Edson (-1969) brought the Associated Press into the American Newspaper Guild and was a writer for "US News and World Report."
Arthur Edson graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1935. His first job was as a sports writer for an Oklahoma paper. He joined the Associated Press (AP) Kansas City Bureau in 1942. He moved to Washington, D.C. in 1945 and was, along with other top AP writers, instrumental in bringing the AP into the American Newspaper Guild. By 1948, he was a top feature writer for AP. He covered presidential politics for twenty-four years and did may feature stories for the AP. He moved to "US News and World Report" in 1968 and was due to take a top position there when his career was cut short by the discovery of cancer.* Arthur Edson died in January 1969.
* Information above supplied by Warner Ragsdale, Jr., a close friend of Edson's. Correction to some dates supplied by Ron Pesch in 2020.
Extent
9 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of teletype printouts, correspondence, note pads, interview transcripts, rough notes, and more. They range in date from 1950 to 1968. They cover US politics, presidential campaign of 1968, the 1964 GOP convention and biographical information and interviews from delegates, candidates, and participants.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by folder title.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition is unknown.
Reparative Description Projects
This finding aid was revised in March 2023 to address harmful descriptive language. During that revision, staff edited the Collection Abstract and the Biographical/Historical note. To see the description prior to revisions, please view the previous version of the Arthur L. Edson papers .
- American Newspaper Guild
- Associated Press
- Edson, Arthur L.
- Political campaigns Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Politics and government Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Arthur L. Edson papers, 1950-1968
- Status
- Folder Inventory
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
