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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2009
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008136
Correspondence, 1944-1980 | |||||||||||||
Research File, 1938-1968 | |||||||||||||
Subject File, 1925-1981 | |||||||||||||
Writings, 1952-1979 | |||||||||||||
Miscellany, 1945-1979 | |||||||||||||
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
The papers of Roland Herbert Shackford, journalist and author, were given to the Library of Congress by Shackford in 1982.
The papers of Roland Herbert Shackford were arranged and described in 1987. The finding aid was revised in 1994 and in 2009.
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Roland Herbert Shackford in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
The papers of Roland Herbert Shackford are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Roland Herbert Shackford Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Date | Event |
| 1908, Mar. 13 | Born, Westbrook, Maine |
| 1931 | B.S., Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio |
| 1935-1937 | Correspondent, United Press International, New York, N.Y. |
| 1936 | Married Augusta McMurray |
| 1937-1943 | Correspondent, United Press International, Washington, D.C. |
| 1943-1948 | Diplomatic correspondent |
| 1946 | Journalism award, National Headliner Club |
| 1948-1952 | European news manager, London, England |
| 1952 | News analyst, Scripps-Howard newspapers |
| 1952-1954 | European correspondent, Scripps-Howard newspapers, London, England |
| 1954-1966 | Diplomatic correspondent, Washington, D.C. |
| 1955 | Lawrence S. Mayers Peace Award |
| 1960 | William the Silent Award for Journalism |
| 1962 | Published The Truth about Soviet Lies. Washington, D.C.: Public Affairs Press |
| 1964-1968 | Wrote "Report on Red China," biweekly column |
| 1967-1968 | Asian correspondent, Scripps-Howard newspapers, Hong Kong |
| 1969 | Editor, Harbour Square News, Washington, D.C. |
| 1969-1973 | Diplomatic correspondent, Washington, D.C. |
| 1973 | Retired |
| 1998, Feb. 6 | Died, Cockeysville, Md. |
The papers of Roland Herbert Shackford (1908-1998) span the years 1925-1981 with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1952-1979. The collection reflects Shackford's years as a journalist for the Scripps-Howard news agency as well as for other newspapers. Some material also sheds light on his family and personal life. Included are correspondence, memoranda, notes, notebooks, invitations, photographs, printed matter, and other material. The collection is arranged in five series: Correspondence, Research File, Subject File, Writings, and Miscellany.
The Correspondence, 1944-1980, consists of family correspondence and general correspondence. The family correspondence, 1947-1979, includes letters Shackford sent to and received from his family. He often wrote about the assignments he covered and his personal and professional assessment of social, political, and international events. He frequently described his evaluation of presidents, secretaries of state, other high-level government officials, and fellow journalists. The general correspondence covers the period 1944-1980. During the years 1967-1968, when Shackford was Asian correspondent for the Scripps-Howard newspapers, and 1969-1973, when he was foreign news analyst for the same organization, Shackford became an expert on China. Letters from government officials, editors, and other journalists express high regard for his writing on Chinese subjects.
The Research File, 1938-1968, consists of a variety of notes, correspondence, and other material related to the sources Shackford used to write his articles. Of particular interest are notes from off-the-record briefings with secretaries of state James F. Byrnes and John Foster Dulles.
The Subject File, 1925-1981, reflects some of the highlights of Shackford's career, such as his trip to Asia with Lyndon B. Johnson and his trip to China with Richard M. Nixon. Items of a more personal nature such as papers which relate to his education at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and his tenure as editor of the Harbour Square News, published by his condominium association in Washington, D.C.
The Writings, 1952-1979, are largely comprised of articles written for Scripps-Howard. This series covers Shackford's postwar journalism career. There are also several articles written after his retirement, as well as a folder of articles he hoped to publish.
The Miscellany, 1945-1979, contains notes, a notebook, an invitation to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, passports, and photographs. Of particular use is an index compiled by Shackford of articles he had written.
Significant and frequent correspondents include Frank R. Ford, Paul H. Kreisberg, Mike Mansfield, Carl Milton Marcy, Edward J. Meeman, Jack Steele, Walker Stone, and William H. Sullivan.
This collection is arranged in five series:
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