Parsons, Geoffrey, 1879-1956

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Geoffrey Parsons, American newspaperman and author, chief editorial writer of the New York Herald Tribune from 1924 to 1952. In 1929, with the encouragement of Allan Nevins and the publishing firm of Dodd, Mead & Co., he began research for a biography of President William McKinley, never completed.

From the description of Papers of Geoffrey Parsons, 1876-1937 (bulk 1929-1937). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122540529

Journalist, lawyer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Geoffrey Parsons : oral history, 1949. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309731223

Journalist and author.

Parsons was chief editorial writer for The New York Herald Tribune from 1924 until 1952, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1942. Earlier he had been an editorial writer for The Sun from 1901 until 1913 when he joined the Herald Tribune.

From the description of Papers, ca.1919-1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122632687

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creatorOf Parsons, Geoffrey, 1879-1956. Reminiscences of Geoffrey Parsons : oral history, 1949. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Worcester Dramatic Museum. Papers, 1732-1995. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn William James Jr. papers, 1857-1960 (inclusive), 1911-1959 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960. William Adams Delano papers, 1902-1960 (inclusive), 1939-1960 (bulk). Yale University Library
creatorOf Parsons, Geoffrey, 1879-1956. Papers, ca.1919-1959. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Robert E. Sherwood papers, 1917-1968 (inclusive), 1934-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Edward Sanford Martin correspondence and compositions, 1882-1939 (inclusive), 1900-1938 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960) Houghton Library
creatorOf Parsons, Geoffrey, 1879-1956. Papers of Geoffrey Parsons, 1876-1937 (bulk 1929-1937). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Reid Family Fapers, 1795-1970, (bulk 1869-1970) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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associatedWith Marquis, Don, 1878-1937. person
correspondedWith Martin, Edward Sanford, 1856-1939 person
associatedWith McKinley, William, 1843-1901. person
associatedWith Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997. person
associatedWith Miller, Alice Duer, 1874-1942. person
associatedWith Monroe, Harriet, 1860-1936. person
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associatedWith Moses, Robert, 1880-1981. person
associatedWith Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990. person
associatedWith Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971, person
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correspondedWith Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 person
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associatedWith Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951. person
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associatedWith White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985. person
associatedWith White, William Allen, 1868-1944. person
associatedWith Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944. person
associatedWith Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. person
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United States
New York (State)
United States
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Authors, American
Biographers
Civilization
Editorials
Evolution
Historians
History
International agencies
Journalism
Journalists
President
Spanish
World history
Occupation
Authors, American
Journalists
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Birth 1879

Death 1956

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