Summary Information

Title: Robert Yoakum Papers
Inclusive Dates: circa 1932-2012

Creator:

• Yoakum, Robert, 1922-2016

Call Number: Mss 1206; PH 7071

Quantity: 12.2 cubic feet (9 records center cartons, 7 archives boxes, and 1 flat box) and 0.4 cubic feet of photographs (4 folders)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTIONS MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers, circa 1932-2012, of Robert Yoakum, a writer, syndicated columnist, and humorist, whose twice-weekly "Another Look" column (1971 to 1986) ran in over 80 newspapers during its run. Also documented is his writing for publications such as Columbia Journalism Review and the The New Republic, particularly his articles on the censure of Senator Thomas J. Dodd, his work as a speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy and other Democratic Party campaigns, and his writings about Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS).

Note:

The Wisconsin Historical Society Library holds The Case Against Congress: A Compelling Indictment of Corruption on Capitol Hill, by columnists Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson, and Above the Law, by James Boyd, both of which discuss the Senator Thomas J. Dodd case.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss01206

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