Walter Winchell Micellaneous Papers

Identifier
1904
Language of Description
English
Dates
1936 - 1968
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI

Biographical History

American journalist, newspaper columnist, and radio commentator.

Scope and Content

Letters, memoranda, notes, pamphlets, newsletters, and other printed matter, relating to the right-wing political figure Gerald L. K. Smith, Smith's leadership of the isolationist America First Party during World War II and of the Christian Nationalist Crusade subsequently, and accusations of libel exchanged between Winchell and Smith.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

1 ms. box.

Finding Aids

Archivist Note

Status: October 1980, revised most recently August 2016 by Agnes F. Peterson

Sources

  • The Hoover Institution Archives: Annotated list of archival materials relating to the Holocaust (Inclued materials relating to Jews, Jewish communities in various countries, Zionism, and antisemitism)

Rules and Conventions

EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0