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The Washington Post Company is best known for its ownership of the daily newspaper, The Washington Post. The paper was founded on Dec. 6, 1877. It was founded by Stilson Hutchins and sold several times. The Meyer-Graham family owned the paper from 1933-2014 when it was bought by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. The paper is well known for reporting by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in 1970s for investigating Watergate Scandal.
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referencedIn Thomas, Margaret Sandahl. Thomas, Margaret Sandahl, photographs, 1880-2006. University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn Nancy Hanks Papers, 1894-1987, (bulk 1945-1983) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Gore Vidal papers, 1850-2020 (inclusive), 1936-2008 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Peter Reddaway photograph collection, 1968-1988. Houghton Library
referencedIn Reports submitted to the Getty Foundation by recipients of conservation grants, 1985-2009 Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Spivak, Judith Ring, 1926-1961. Scrapbook, 1947-1951 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas (Margaret Sandahl) Photographs 98-035, 98-131, 98-223; 99-190; 2007-159; 2007-225; 2008-082., 1880 - 2006 Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
referencedIn Reeve Robert Brenner (Rabbi) Papers, undated, 1968, 1988-2007 American Jewish Historical Society
referencedIn Auth, Tony. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein Watergate Papers, 1964-2001 (bulk 1972-1976). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Erik H. and Joan M. Erikson papers, 1925-1985 (inclusive) 1960-1980 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn J. Walter Thompson Company. Edgar Hatcher Papers, 1952-1992 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Ernst Bacon Collection, 1907-1990, (bulk 1930-1980) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn Thomas Orton Jones papers relating to Gilbert and Sullivan, 1935-2004. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Marguerite Yourcenar additional papers, 1842-1996. Houghton Library
creatorOf Nossiter, Bernard D. Papers, 1947-1990. New Hampshire Newspaper Project
referencedIn Seidenberg, Jacob. Jacob Seidenberg. Additional arbitration files. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Bushnell, David Ives, Jr. (1875 - 1941) Collection Records, 1845 - 1942 Peabody Museum Archives
referencedIn Livingston, Joseph A. Papers, 1942-1988. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
referencedIn Harry Levin papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Meier mss., 1927-2010 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn United States. U.S. Information Agency. Issues of the Journal "Problems of Communism," 1989-1992 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomas, Margaret Sandahl, 1941-. Thomas, Margaret Sandahl, photographs, 1880- University of Texas Libraries
referencedIn United States. U.S. Information Agency. Photographs Used as Illustrations in Issues of the Journal "Problems of Communism," 1989 - 1992 National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Washington Post Company. Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1953. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Phyllis Chesler Papers, 1968-1990 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
referencedIn Paul A. Freund papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Milton Caniff Collection, 1805-2007, 1910-1988 The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
referencedIn Merlo J. Pusey papers, bulk 1905-1975, approximately 1875-1985 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Photographs of motion pictures and television programs, 1915-1999. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Paul Gann Archive, 1978-1986 California state library
creatorOf Washington Post Company. Correspondence to Chaim Potok, 1989. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Watergate Papers 79415218., 1964-2001 (bulk 1972-1976) Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Correspondence with the Field and Publishers, 1958 - 1964 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Chaloner, John Armstrong, 1862-1935. Papers of John Armstrong Chaloner. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn The W.A. Whitten, Collection, 1962-1991 Liberian Collectionshttp://www.onliberia.org
referencedIn Jane Roman Interview Relating to Lee Harvey Oswald, 11/2/1994 - 11/2/1994 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Voznesensky, Andrei, 1933-2010. Andrei Voznesenskii papers, 1955-2004 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn John W. Dean III's Files, 7/9/1970 - 4/30/1973 Richard Nixon Library
referencedIn William Ernest Hocking papers Houghton Library
referencedIn 2/5/77 [2] Jimmy Carter Library
referencedIn Clippings Files, ca. 1937 - ca. 1967 Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
referencedIn Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Correspondence Files of Secretary Andrew Cuomo, 1993 - 2000 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the U.S. Senate. 1789 - 2015. Berryman Political Cartoon Collection Center for Legislative Archives
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correspondedWith Bacon, Ernst, 1898-1990 person
employeeOf Bernstein, Carl, 1944- person
employeeOf Berryman, Clifford Kennedy, 1869-1949 person
employeeOf Bradlee, Benjamin C. person
associatedWith Brenner, Rabbi Reeve Robert, 1936- person
associatedWith Chaloner, John Armstrong, 1862-1935. person
associatedWith Chesler, Phyllis person
correspondedWith David Ives Bushnell, Jr. person
correspondedWith Erikson, Erik H. (Erik Homburger), 1902-1994 person
associatedWith Gann, Paul, 1912-1989 person
associatedWith Getty Foundation corporateBody
associatedWith Graham, Donald E., 1945- person
associatedWith Graham, Katharine, 1917-2001 person
associatedWith Graham, Philip L., 1915-1963 person
associatedWith Hanks, Nancy, 1927-1983 person
associatedWith Hatton, Frank, 1846-1894, person
correspondedWith Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 person
associatedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
foundedBy Hutchins, Stilson, 1838-1912 person
correspondedWith Jones, Thomas Orton. person
associatedWith J. Walter Thompson Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Levin, Harry, 1912-1994 person
associatedWith Livingston, Joseph A. person
correspondedWith McKissick, Floyd B. (Floyd Bixler), 1922- person
associatedWith McLean, Edward Beale, -1941 person
associatedWith McLean, John R. (John Roll), 1848-1916 person
associatedWith Meier, Deborah person
associatedWith Meyer, Eugene, 1875-1959 person
associatedWith Milton Caniff person
associatedWith Moriarty, John K. person
correspondedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith Nossiter, Bernard D. person
associatedWith Paul A. Freund person
associatedWith Pusey, Merlo J. (Merlo John), 1902-1985 person
associatedWith Reddaway, Peter, collector. person
associatedWith Seidenberg, Jacob. person
associatedWith Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932 person
associatedWith Spivak, Judith Ring, 1926-1961. person
associatedWith Thomas, Margaret Sandahl. person
associatedWith Thomas, Margaret Sandahl, 1941 person
associatedWith Thomas, Margaret Sandahl, 1941- person
correspondedWith Vidal, Gore, 1925- person
associatedWith Voznesenskii, A. (Andrei) person
associatedWith W. A. Whitten person
employeeOf Woodward, Bob, 1943- person
correspondedWith Yourcenar, Marguerite. person
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Active 1877-12-06

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