Esther Van Wagoner Tufty Papers, 1910-1986 (bulk 1935-1986)
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Title: Esther Van Wagoner Tufty Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1910-1986 (bulk 1935-1986)

Creator:
  • Tufty, Esther Van Wagoner, 1896-1986
Call Number: Mss 1073; Disc 215A; Audio 1320A; PH 6643; AD 562; VBC 215

Quantity: 6.4 c.f. (6 record center cartons and 1 archives box), 15 disc recordings, 14 tape recordings, 1 film reel (16 mm), 1 videorecording (3/4-inch U-Matic), 0.8 c.f. of photographs and transparencies (1 archives box and 1 flat box), and 11 negatives (1 negative box)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Papers, 1910-1986 (mainly 1935-1986), of Esther Van Wagoner Tufty, a pioneering newspaper woman and broadcaster, who founded her own Washington, D.C. news bureau. Included is personal and business correspondence; biographical materials (including taped reminiscences, clippings, interviews, and a draft autobiography); her syndicated “Michigan in Washington” newspaper columns (bulk 1935-1938); files on various organizations in which she was active and her overseas news reporting; scripts and/or recorded samples of Headlines from Washington, Tufty Topics, Panning the Press, Home (NBC), and other programs; and numerous photographs including portraits of Tufty alone, on work assignments at home and abroad, and with celebrities and Presidents.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss01073
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