Lehrman, Hal

Hal Lehrman graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University in 1932. He began his career as a reporter with the Associated Press in 1934, and went on to work at Newsweek, The Daily News, and The Herald Tribune, as well as doing freelance-writing and book reviewing for The New York Times, The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal and Newsday. He was also a contributor Life magazine, Commentary, Harper’s, and The Reader’s Digest. In 1957, Lehrman won the George Polk Award for Outstanding Foreign Reporting. He became a founding member of the Overseas Press Club in 1939, and was president of it from 1967 to 1970. After retiring, he continued his longtime, active membership with the Council on Foreign Relations of the Rockefeller Foundation. Lehrman passed away in 1988 of a heart attack.

From the guide to the Hal Lehrman papers, 1940-1970., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library)

Hal Lehrman graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University in 1932. He began his career as a reporter with the Associated Press in 1934, and went on to work at Newsweek, The Daily News, and The Herald Tribune, as well as doing freelance-writing and book reviewing for The New York Times, The New York Post, The Wall Street Journal and Newsday. He was also a contributor Life magazine, Commentary, Harper's, and The Reader's Digest. In 1957, Lehrman won the George Polk Award for Outstanding Foreign Reporting. He became a founding member of the Overseas Press Club in 1939, and was president of it from 1967 to 1970. After retiring, he continued his longtime, active membership with the Council on Foreign Relations of the Rockefeller Foundation. Lehrman passed away in 1988 of a heart attack.

From the description of Hal Lehrman papers, ca. 1940-1970. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 701295395