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| Creator: | Pegler, J. Westbrook (James Westbrook), 1894-1969. |
| Title: | J. Westbrook Pegler Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1951-1962 |
| Quantity: | 4.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Papers of the American journalist, columnist, distributed by King Features Syndicate. Collection includes newspaper columns (1951-1962) in the form of teletype press releases, as distributed to various newspapers. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
James Westbrook Pegler (1894-1969) was an American journalist. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 2, 1894, he was educated at the Lane Technical School and at Loyola University in Chicago. He received an honorary LL.D. from Knox College in 1943. He was a correspondent on the European staff of United Press during World War I (1916-1918) and then served in the U.S. Navy (1918-1919); later he was sports editor of the United News, the Chicago Tribune, the New York World-Telegram, and the Chicago Daily News. In 1944 he moved his syndicated column to King Features Syndicate. His collected columns were published in several books: 'Taint Right (1936), Dissenting Opinions of Mister Westbrook Pegler (1938), and George Spelvin, American (1942).
In his syndicated columns, Pegler criticized many American figures and institutions, including the Supreme Court, the tax system, labor unions, and every President from Herbert Hoover to John F. Kennedy. In 1962 he lost his contract with King Features Syndicate due to outspoken criticisms of executives of its parent company, the Hearst Corporation.
Pegler was a member of the National Press Club and received numerous awards for his work. In 1941 he received the Pulitzer Prize for reporting for his expose of racketeering in Hollywood labor unions. In 1942 he was named one of the country's best adult columnists and in 1944 he won the Gold Medal from the Nassau Bar Association. Other awards include the National Headlines Club Award (twice), the American Legion Award, and the Distinguished Service Medal of Army and Navy Union.
The Westbrook Pegler Papers consists entirely of Writings, in the form of more than ten years' worth of Pegler's columns.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
J. Westbrook Pegler Papers
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Created by: --
Date: Aug 1967
Revision history: 5 Aug 2008 - converted to EAD (MRC)
| Writings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Columns 1951 Jan - 1952 Jul | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Columns 1952 Aug - 1953 Oct | ||||||||||
| Box 3 | Columns 1953 Nov - 1954 Dec | ||||||||||
| Box 4 | Columns 1955 Jan-Dec | ||||||||||
| Box 5 | Columns 1956 Jan-Dec | ||||||||||
| Box 6 | Columns 1957 Jan - 1958 Mar | ||||||||||
| Box 7 | Columns 1958 Apr - 1959 Dec | ||||||||||
| Box 8 | Columns 1960 Jan - 1961 Dec | ||||||||||
| Box 9 | Columns 1962 Jan-Aug | ||||||||||
