David Lawrence Papers, 1901-1975 (mostly 1933-1970)

Consists of the papers of Lawrence (Princeton Class of 1910), including correspondence with John Foster Dulles, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George Gallup, Herbert Hoover, Catherine Joseph, Ellanor Campbell Lawrence, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and many others; articles and speeches; a large file of his dispatches (1915-1973) as a correspondent for the Associated Press and later as an independent; editorials (1933-1973) for the U.S. News & World Report; transcripts (1927-1951) of radio broadcasts including his weekly series "Our Government"; and manuscripts for his books The True Story of Woodrow Wilson (New York: George H. Doran Co., 1924), The Other Side of the Government (New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1929), and Beyond the New Deal (New York: McGraw, 1934).

The files also contain material concerning his early involvement in the negotiations after the Mexican revolution in 1911 and his article "The Truth About Mexico" (1917); reports and correspondence as chairman (1950) of the research project for the study of the county executive form of government in Fairfax County, Virginia; material about civil rights and the 14th Amendment; and letters (1942-1973) from senators, congressmen, and other members of the "Breakfast Group." In addition, there are geographical files of newspaper publishers, scrapbooks (1915-1973), tape recordings of radio broadcasts, a few photographs, a file of "reader mail," and memorabilia.

Arrangement

This is an unprocessed collection and remains in its original arrangement.

Collection Creator Biography:

Lawrence

David Lawrence was an American magazine and news service founder, editor, columnist, and author. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1888, Lawrence spent his childhood in Buffalo, New York, and graduated from Princeton University in 1910. While at Princeton, Lawrence was active in campus journalism and garnered the attention of the Associated Press, which hired him upon graduation. He covered political and international affairs for the AP until 1916, when he became the Washington correspondent for the New York Evening Post. In 1926, Lawrence founded the United States Daily, the first publication to be dedicated solely to national affairs. In 1947, this publication merged with another and evolved into the popular weekly news magazine U.S. News and World Report. Lawrence covered some of the most seminal issues that arose in the 20th century, including World War I, World War II, and domestic crises within the United States. He authored several books and wrote a nationally syndicated column that generally expounded a conservative opinion. Lawrence died in 1973.

Processing Information

This is an unprocessed collection. The contents list provided is a preliminary inventory.

Biography written by Jessica Marati, '08.

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Storage Note:

Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Box 1-395

Series 1: Correspondence and Related Materials, 1139-2999

Subseries 1A: Selected Alphabetical Files and General Chronological Files, 1139-2999

Acheson, Dean, 1950, 1969

Ackerman, Carl, 1934, 1938-1941

Ackerman, Donald H., Jr, 1962

Adams, Sherman, 1957-1958

Agnew, Spiro, 1971, 1973

Alabama University of: Honorary Degree conferred upon David Lawrence, 1957 June 2

Alger, Bruce, 1957, 1962-1964

Allen, George V, 1958-1959

Allen, James B, 1970

Allott, Gordon, 1969

American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1938

American Bankers' Association, 1934

American Bar Association, 1927-1931

American Civil Liberties Union, 1939, 1945, 1950-1955, 1951, 1961-1962, 1971

American Federation of Labor, 1946, 1951

American Legion, 1938-1939, 1942, 1953-1954, 1964, 1966, 1971

American Liberty League, 1936

American Magazine, 1915-1918

American Mercury, 1775-1907

American Newspaper Guild, 1938

American Newspaper Publishers Association, 1940-1941, 1945-1947, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955-1959

American Peace Award [Organization], 1923-1924

American Social Hygiene Association, 1930-1931

American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE), 1922-1973

1922, 1922, 1930-1940

1941-1945, 1941-1945

1946-1950, 1946-1950

1951-1973, 1951-1973

American Telephone & Telegraph, 1966-1967

American University, 1934-1973

1934-1940, 1934-1940

1941-1973, 1941-1973

Anderson, Clinton P, 1949

Anderson, Robert, 1957, 1959

Anderson, William R, 1967

Andrews, Glenn, 1965

Appleton-Century, D, 1933-1964

Aptheker, Herbert, 1950-1962

Armed Services Miscellaneous, 1944

Armed Services Unification, 1945-1946

Armstrong, O.K., 1936, 1952, 1969

Arnall, Ellis, 1952

Arnold H, 1944

Articles by or relating to David Lawrence, 1944 December 8-1954 October

"When Will the War End?" United States News, 1944 December 8

"How the Constitution was Violated in the New York Newspaper Strike" ASNE Bulletin, 1954 January 1

"Keep the Churches Out of Politics," U.S. News & World Report, 1954 April 2

"Is 'Peaceful Coexistence' the Answer?" Reader's Digest, 1954 October

Associated Press, 1910-1959, 1972

Atkins, Ollie, 1970

Atomic Bomb, 1964

Austin, Warren, 1939, 1950-1951

Author's Guild, Inc, 1964-1965, 1971

Autograph Requests, 1954, 1956-1958, 1966-1974

Awards presented to David Lawrence, 1931-1973

1931-1956, 1931-1956

1957-1963, 1957-1963

1964-1968, 1964-1968

1970-1973, 1970-1973

Ayer, N.W. & Son, Inc, 1941, 1943, 1953

General Chronological(A) Files, 1915-1971

Bagdikian, Ben H, 1952, 1958-1959, 1966-1967

Baker, Newton D, 1916-1918, 1935-1936

Baker, Ray Stannard, 1937-1938

Baldwin, Roger, 1917, 1939

Re Balfour Resolution, 1955

Bankhead, William B, 1938

Barbara, Sister M, 1940, 1946-1947, 1954, 1956-1957, 1958-1960

Bard, Ralph A, 1942

Barrett, Edward W, 1936, 1939, 1950-1951, 1959, 1961, 1964

Barry, Robert R, 1962

Baruch, Bernard, 1917, 1931, 1933-1935, 1937, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, 1949-1950, 1952-1965, 1969

Beattie, Henry Clay, Jr. - Trial, 1911

Beatty, Robert O, 1972

Beaverbrook Lord, 1954-1957, 1958, 1959

Beck, James M, 1935

Bell, James F, 1937-1939, 1947, 1950

Bander, George H, 1947