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Morris Werner papers, 1920-1981, bulk(1940-1950)

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Creator

Werner, M. R. (Morris Robert), 1897-

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division

Extent

  • 3.4 linear feet (9 boxes).

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

Collection consists of correspondence, writings of Werner,photographs, and printed matter. Bulk of the papers is correspondence, 1920-1981, with friends, family, colleagues, editors, and publishers. Most letters relate to Werner's literary contributions to various periodicals,his work as a foreign correspondent, and his books, especially his unpublished biography of La Guardia. Also included are historical manuscript letters collected by Werner. Writings contain typescripts, 1920-1966, of articles by Werner, of his biography of La Guardia, of hisautobiography, of his diaries, 1920, 1935-1943, and of book reviews. Photographs are of Werner and his family andfriends. Printed matter includes clippings of articles andcopies of magazines and journals containing articles by Werner.

Biographical/Historical Note

Morris Robert Werner (1897-1981) was an American journalist and writer in the fields of history, biography and current events. He was a sales agent for chemical dyes in China and then became a foreign correspondent for a British newspaper and for the Paris edition of the New York Herald Tribune. His literary work included writing articles for various American periodicals, a biography of Fiorello H. La Guardia, and his autobiography.

Controlled Access Terms

  • Werner, M. R. (Morris Robert), 1897-
  • New York herald tribune (New York, N.Y.)
  • New Yorker (New York, N.Y. : 1925)
  • Journalism.
  • China -- Commerce.
  • China -- History -- 1912-1928.
  • China -- Social conditions -- 1912-1949.
  • Diaries.
  • Photographs.
  • Authors.
  • Journalists.

Additional Creator Names

  • Andrews, William Linton, Sir.
  • Belmont, August, 1813-1890.
  • Bliven, Bruce, 1889-1977.
  • Bradford, Gamaliel, 1795-1839.
  • Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.
  • Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962.
  • Hill, David B. (David Bennett), 1843-1910.
  • Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926.
  • Hummel, Abraham H., 1849-1926.
  • La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.
  • Morris, Newbold.
  • Parsons, Geoffrey.
  • Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August), 1849-1914.
  • Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1874-1960.
  • Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950.
  • Shawn, William.
  • Stone, William Leete, 1835-1908.
  • Sullivan, Frank, 1892-1976.
  • Sulzer, William, 1863-1941.
  • Wilson, Edmund, 1895-1972.

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