| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Richard L. Maher Papers
| | | | Creator: | Maher, Richard L. | | | | Dates: | 1937-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Richard L. Maher (1903-1972) was a political editor for the Cleveland Press for over 40 years, covering local, state and national government. After working for the Cleveland News, Maher joined the Cleveland Press in 1928, became assistant city editor in 1929, and politics editor in 1932. He was active in Catholic Charities and helped found St. Raphael Parish in Bay Village, Ohio. He co-authored two books with Robert S. Allen, Our Fair City, and, Our Sovereign State. The collection consists of correspondence, programs, speeches, notes on columns, and newspaper clippings. The collection is useful to the study of Maher's life and interest in government and the attitudes exhibited in the Cleveland Press concerning political issues and their coverage. | | | | Call #: | MS 4396 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Maher, Richard L., 1903-1972. | Cleveland Press. | Journalism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | American newspapers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Sections, columns, etc. | Government and the press -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Press and politics -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Howard K. Preston Scrapbooks
| | | | Creator: | Preston, Howard K. | | | | Dates: | 1960-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Howard K. Preston was an editorial writer and columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1960-1976. Preston wrote about local, state and national issues, as well as the trivial and commonplace. He began his newspaper career at the Cleveland News in 1937, but joined the Plain Dealer when the News was sold in 1960. The collection consists of forty-one scrapbooks, containing Preston's editorials and letters of congratulations. The collection reflects Preston's and the Plain Dealer's views on foreign relations (especially Russian-American relations and Vietnam relations), race relations, city development projects, nuclear weapons, space flight, elections at all levels of government, and other subjects. | | | | Call #: | MS 4415 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Preston, Howard K. (Howard Kenneth), 1913-1983. | Journalism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. -- Editorials. | Government and the press -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | American newspapers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Sections, columns, etc. | United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945- | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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