Summary Information
Joseph Newman Papers
1947-1949
U.S. Mss 135AF
0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of an author and journalist associated with the New York Herald Tribune and U.S. News and World Report, relating chiefly to his two years as head of the Herald Tribune's Moscow bureau. The collection consists of articles about social, political, and cultural conditions in the Soviet Union; drafts and notes for an incomplete manuscript on his experiences as a foreign correspondent, and correspondence with the Russian censorship office and his home office in New York.
English
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Biography/History
| 1912, Dec 11 |
Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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| 1935 |
Received B.A. from Williams College
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| 1940-1941 |
Chief of New York Herald Tribune Tokyo Bureau
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| 1943-1946 |
Chief of New York Herald Tribune Latin American Bureau in Buenos Aires
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| 1947-1949 |
Chief of New York Herald Tribune Moscow Bureau
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| 1955-1958 |
Chief of New York Herald Tribune Latin American Bureau in Buenos Aires
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| 1958-1962 |
Chief of New York Herald Tribune United Nations Bureau
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| 1962-1966 |
Editorial Writer on Foreign Affairs for the New York Herald Tribune
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| 1966- |
Directing Editor, Book Division, U.S. News and World Report
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Newman currently lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Lucia, whom he married in 1949. They have four children. His publications include the following:
- Goodbye Japan (1942) (author)
- A New Look at Red China (1971) (author)
- Guide to the '72 Elections (1972) (editor)
- Famous Soviet Spies (1973) (author)
- 200 Years; A Bicentennial Illustrated History of the United States (1973) (editor)
- A Bicentennial Portrait of the American People (1975) (editor)
- Report on Russia (collection of articles written for the New York Herald Tribune)
- Cuba, S.S.R. (collection of articles written for the New York Herald Tribune)
Scope and Content Note
The Joseph Newman Papers (1947-1949) consist of correspondence, articles, chapter drafts, and notes concerning his years as the chief of the New York Herald Tribune's Moscow bureau. The papers not only provide a great deal of information on life in Russia during that period, but also examine the problem of censorship in the Soviet Union.
The correspondence, arranged in chronological order, is largely from Newman to the Censorship Office, complaining about delays in transmitting Newman's articles to New York. There are also a few letters between Newman and the Herald Tribune and other American newspapers, discussing Newman's articles and the status of the American correspondent position in Moscow.
The majority of Newman's articles were transmitted to New York by cable, and relate to current economic, social, political, and cultural events in the Soviet Union. Some correspondence between Newman and the censor is attached to the appropriate article, and several articles are labelled “killed.” Two articles in September 1947 are credited to John Steinbeck. The Airmailer articles are longer, and emphasize the cultural aspects of Soviet society. The fifteen “Report on Russia” articles, which examine such topics as Soviet policy towards the press and foreigners, the Soviet political structure, and religious persecution in the U.S.S.R., were also written for the Herald Tribune, and later compiled by the Tribune in book form. The articles are arranged in chronological order within each type (Cable, Airmailer, “Report on Russia”).
The drafts of Chapters 1-4 and the notes for Chapter 3 relate to an unfinished manuscript on Newman's experience as an American correspondent in Moscow. The notes consist largely of cable and miscellaneous articles.
Administrative/Restriction Information
Presented by Joseph Newman, Bronxville, New York, December 31, 1966. Accession Number: MCHC66-131
Processed by Susan Sharlin, August 17, 1976.
Contents List
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Correspondence, 1947-1949, n.d.
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Cable Articles
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Box
1
Folder
2-10
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1947, Apr-1948, Dec
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Box
2
Folder
1
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1949, Jan-Jun
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Box
2
Folder
2
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Airmailer Articles, 1948, Jun-1949, Jun
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Box
2
Folder
3
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“Report on Russia” Articles, 1948-1949
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Box
2
Folder
4
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Chapter Drafts for Book on Russia, n.d.
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Box
2
Folder
5
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Notes for Chapter 3, “Secrets of the Press,” 1947, Jun-1949, May
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