Joseph C. Harsch Papers, 1928-1988

Container Title
U.S. Mss 2AF
Part 3 (U.S. Mss 2AF): Additions, 1941-1979
Physical Description: 5.4 c.f. (5 record center cartons and 1 archives box) 
Scope and Content Note

Part 3 of the Harsch Papers has been arranged in two sections: Correspondence and Personal Papers, and Broadcast Scripts and Article Drafts.

Harsch's CORRESPONDENCE AND PERSONAL PAPERS include several folders of general correspondence from friends and business associates, mainly pertaining to his reporting, broadcasting, writing, and related travel arrangements; letters sent to the Christian Science Monitor in response to Harsch's columns, and drafts of Harsch's replies to the latter. There are also individual folders of correspondence with major radio and television networks concerning Harsch's broadcasting commitments and with the Christian Science Monitor, other journals, and Harsch's publishers. Many of the folders include small quantities of news clippings about Harsch, contracts, royalties statements, and drafts of articles. There are similar materials documenting Harsch's European trips in 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1957, including his first trip to the Soviet Union in 1955.

Harsch's other personal papers include congratulatory letters, news clippings, and other papers about the DuPont Award, which Harsch won in 1952; personal income and expenses reports; and income tax returns and papers. For many years, Harsch maintained a busy schedule of personal lectures in addition to his broadcasting and writing commitments, generally speaking on foreign affairs topics. Included in the collection are correspondence regarding invitations to speak, arrangements, and fees, both with individual groups and with Harsch's agent, together with contracts, notes, outlines, and speeches.

BROADCAST SCRIPTS AND ARTICLE DRAFTS comprise the second series in the 1987 additions. Scripts and drafts are filed in reverse chronological order, and arranged by network, journal, or topic. Most of the drafts are typewritten carbons and have been annotated by Harsch. Included are scripts for ABC Reports, 1967-1970; scripts from a few broadcasts for the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; many drafts of Harsch's Christian Science Monitor column, 1967-1979; a few drafts of articles about John Foster Dulles and Harsch's series on the Pacific, reporting about World War II; drafts of articles written during and describing his 1955 European trip; NBC broadcast scripts, 1956-1957; and scripts for Reports From America, prepared for the United States Information Agency for broadcast in Europe.

Series: Correspondence and Personal Papers
Correspondence
Box   38
Folder   1-11
General, 1942-1957, 1965-1969
Box   38
Folder   12
ABC Correspondence, 1967-1971
Box   38
Folder   13
BBC Correspondence and News clippings regarding Report From America, 1951-1957
Box   38
Folder   14-15
CBS Correspondence and Contracts, 1943-1949
Box   38
Folder   16
Christian Science Monitor, 1941-1957
Box   38
Folder   17
Doubleday, Brandt and Brandt, and Other Publishers - Correspondence, Contracts, Royalties, 1942-1955
European Trip Correspondence, Writings, and Notes
Box   38
Folder   18
1953
Box   38
Folder   19
1955
Box   38
Folder   20
1956
Box   38
Folder   21
Trip to Poland, Vienna, London, 1957
Box   38
Folder   22
Memoranda, 1951-1957
Box   38
Folder   23
NBC Correspondence and Contracts, 1952-1956
Box   38
Folder   24
Press Opinion Correspondence and Articles, 1953-1957
Box   39
Folder   1
The Reporter Correspondence and Articles, 1951-1953
Other Personal Papers
Box   39
Folder   2
DuPont Award File, 1952
Box   39
Folder   3
Income and Expenses Reports, 1954-1957
Box   39
Folder   4
Income Tax Returns and Papers, 1959-1969
Lectures
Box   39
Folder   5
Foreign Affairs Lectures, 1941
Box   39
Folder   6-9
Lecture Correspondence and Contracts, 1951-1957, 1964-1972
Box   39
Folder   10-11
Speeches and Lecture Outlines, 1950-1957
Series: Broadcast Scripts and Article Drafts
ABC Reports Scripts
Box   39
Folder   12-21
August 1967 - December 1969
Box   40
Folder   1-2
January - June 1970
Box   40
Folder   3
BBC Broadcast Scripts, 1954-1956
Box   40
Folder   4
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Scripts, 1941
Christian Science Monitor Column Drafts
Box   40
Folder   5-21
January 1967 - September 1971
Box   41
Folder   1-22
October 1971 - September 1975
Box   42
Folder   1-20
October 1975 - December 1979
Box   43
Folder   1
Dulles, John Foster - Article Drafts, 1954, 1956
Box   43
Folder   2
European Trip (First Trip to Russia) - Article Drafts, 1955
Box   43
Folder   3-5
NBC Broadcast Scripts, 1956-1957
Box   43
Folder   6
Pacific Article Series (from World War II)
Box   43
Folder   7
United States Information Agency, Report from America - Scripts and Memos, 1955-1957