Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964
Variant namesNewspaperman.
From the description of Papers of Roy Wilson Howard, 1911-1966 (bulk 1920-1963). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068847
Biographical Note
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1883, Jan. 1:
Born, Gano, Hamilton County, Ohio -
1902:
Graduated, Manual Training High School, Indianapolis, Ind. Reporter, Indianapolis News -
1906:
New York manager, Publishers' Press Association -
1907:
New York manager, United Press Associations -
1908:
New York correspondent, Scripps-McRae League -
1909:
Married Margaret Rohe -
1912 -1920 :President and general manager, United Press Associations -
1915 -1918 :War correspondent in Europe -
1921:
Business director, Newspaper Enterprise Association -
1921 -1952 :Chairman of the Board, Scripps-Howard Newspapers -
1925:
Assumed editorial direction with Robert P. Scripps of Scripps-Howard Newspapers -
1927:
Negotiated purchase of New York Telegram -
1931:
Negotiated purchase of New York World -
1950:
Negotiated purchase of New York Sun -
1952:
Retired as president, Scripps-Howard Newspapers Became chairman, Executive Committee, Scripps-Howard Newspapers -
1960:
Retired as editor of New York World-Telegram & Sun -
1964, Nov. 20:
Died, New York, N.Y.
From the guide to the Roy Wilson Howard Papers, 1911-1966, (bulk 1920-1963), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Raymond Clapper Papers, 1908-1962, (bulk 1913-1944) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Alexander Woollcott correspondence, ca. 1856-1943 (inclusive), 1920-1943 (bulk). | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance Staff Articles, 1949-1967 | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Sol Bloom papers, 1898-1949, 1935-1949 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Foster, Jack, 1906-1978. Jack Foster papers, 1946-1970. | University of Denver, University Libraries, Anderson Academic Commons | |
| referencedIn | Barton, Bruce, 1886-1967. Papers, 1881-1967. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Scripps-Howard. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1930-1934. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Oswald Garrison Villard papers | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Murphy, Frank, 1890-1949. Frank Murphy autograph book, 1930-1942. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Harry W. Frantz Papers, 1919-1965, (bulk 1929-1937) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Arthur H. Vandenberg papers, 1884-1974, 1915-1951 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| creatorOf | Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1929-1933. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Edwards, Paul C. (Paul Carroll), 1882-1962. Paul C. Edwards papers, 1895-1986 (inclusive), 1912-1962 (bulk). | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | William Harrison Standley Papers, 1895-1963, (bulk 1940-1960) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Edward Mandell House papers, 1885-2007, 1885-1938 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Paul C. Edwards papers, 1895-1986, 1912-1962 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Thor M. Smith Papers. 1934 - 1980. Photographs | Dwight D. Eisenhower Library | |
| referencedIn | Carl W. Ackerman Papers, 1833-1970, (bulk 1931-1956) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Sol Bloom papers, 1898-1949, bulk (1935-1949). | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | V. K. Wellington Koo papers, 1906-1992, bulk 1931-1966 | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Cooper mss. II, ca. 1905-1985 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Nelson T. Johnson Papers, 1916-1955, (bulk 1922-1954) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Letters sent to Walter Hines Page from various correspondents, English period, 1876-1937. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Stone, Walker, 1904-1973. Papers, 1918-1969. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Roy Wilson Howard Papers, 1911-1966, (bulk 1920-1963) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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