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Russell Brines papers, 1908-1984
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Brines, Russell
- Title
- Russell Brines papers
- Dates
- 1908-1984 (inclusive)19081984
- Quantity
- 22.25 cubic feet (34 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 08894
- Summary
- Correspondence, research files, photographs, and other materials from the career of Russell Brines, a journalist and author who researched and wrote about worldwide political philosophy and conflict from the late 1930s through the early 1980s.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Russell Brines (1911-1982) was a journalist who covered worldwide political philosophy and conflict, including World War II in the Philippines and Japan, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the rise and influence of the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union, and the antecedents and spread of communism. He began his journalism career in 1933 at the Hilo Tribune Herald and later at the Honolulu Star-Bulletin in Hawaii before joining the Associated Press in 1939. While reporting the Japanese invasion of Manila in 1941, Brines was arrested by Japanese soldiers and interned in a camp at Santo Tomas near Manila. He was freed by American forces under General Douglas MacArthur in 1943. Brines worked for the Associated Press until 1955; he was chief of AP's Japan-Korea Bureau from 1949-1951. In 1951, he joined AP's Washington Bureau. During his years with AP, he covered important events such as the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay, the attempted suicide of Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, the first year's fighting in Korea, and General Douglas MacArthur's dismissal by President Harry Truman. He left AP to organize and head The Copley News Service, for which he was a columnist and roving correspondent. After organizing The Copley News Service, Brines made extensive news-gathering tours of Latin America, the Far East, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. He was one of 24 newsmen authorized by the U.S. State Department to enter China. In 1961, he became a freelance correspondent and journalist, covering Vietnam periodically from 1965 to 1975. Brines moved with his wife Barbara to Gainesville, Florida in 1976 and he became a journalism professor from 1979 to 1981 at the University of Florida at Gainesville. Brines was also a professional lecturer. He was an expert on Japanese and Asian affairs and author of the books, Until They Eat Stones (1944), MacArthur's Japan (1948), and The Indo-Pakistani Conflict (1968).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection contains biographical materials and personal and professional correspondence (1924-1983); research files on topics related to worldwide conflict and communism (1942-1984); photographs related to Brines' worldwide travel and of Brines and friends and family (1911-1982); 1 scrapbook of Brines' news articles (1940s); 1 audiocassette tape of a memorial for Brines in Japan (1982); 1 map with the route of Vice President Richard Nixon's 1953 world tour; and miscellaneous memorabilia.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by Russell Brines at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationThe collection materials were donated by Barbara B. Brines in 1985.
Processing Note
Processing InformationThe material was processed by Leslie Waggener in September 2015.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. Biographical materialsReturn to Top
Series I contains biographies of Russell Brines, personal and professional correspondence, his articles (published and unpublished), notes for books and articles, flyers and lecture text pertaining to his lecture circuit, a small amount of material related to his teaching career at the University of Florida at Gainesville, reviews for books by Brines as well as books that mention Brines' journalistic career, materials related to reunions attended by Brines, travel documents, school yearbooks, personal documents such as school grade reports and birth certificate, and memorabilia gathered by Brines during his world travels.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | Biographical sketches and obituaries for Russell Brines |
1941-1982 and undated |
1 | Memorial service for Russell Brines by the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan |
1982 |
1 | Russell Brines' lecture circuit |
1954-1962 |
1 |
The Gondolier yearbook for Venice High School, Venice, California |
1926 |
1 |
The Gondolier yearbook for Venice High School, Venice, California |
1928 |
1, 6 |
The Metate yearbook for Pomona College, Claremont, California |
1931 and 1932 |
2 | University of Florida at Gainesville teaching career |
1978-1979 and undated |
2, 16, 19 | Articles by Russell Brines published in national newspapers and magazines |
1935-1975 |
2 | Notes for articles and books |
undated |
2 | Notes and partial manuscripts |
undated |
2 | Articles and book ideas rejected by publishers |
1960, 1974 |
3 | Partial manuscript and notes for book about occupation and post-occupation of Japan |
ca. 1960 |
3 | Notes and research materials for MacArthur's Japan
|
undated |
3 | Book reviews and dust jacket for MacArthur's Japan
|
1948-1949 and undated |
3 | Book reviews and dust jacket for Until They Eat Stones
|
1944-1945 and undated |
3 | Notes, correspondence and book reviews for The Indo-Pakistani Conflict
|
1945-1970 and undated |
3 | Internee reunion, 35th anniversary of Santo Tomas and other Philippine internment camps |
1980 |
3 | Korean War correspondents reunion |
ca. 1980 |
3 | Correspondence between Russell Brines and his mother, Edna Brines |
1924-1965 and undated |
3, 34 | Professional and personal correspondence |
1943-1983 and undated |
2 | Request for Brines to review book The Siegfried Line Campaign
|
1963 |
4 | Russell Brines' press notebooks |
1940s - 1980s |
4 | Russell Brines' handwritten notes on communism and aggression |
undated |
4 | Russell Brines' traveling itinerary (traveling under the name "Floyd B. Ganso") |
1969 |
5 | Passports and travel documents |
1949-1985 |
5 | Press passes |
1944-1980 and undated |
5 | Membership and souvenir cards |
1945-1969 and undated |
5 | Identification cards and documents |
1943-1969 |
5 | Personal cards (library cards, gas cards, etc) |
1959-1981 and undated |
5 | Russell Brines's business and calling cards |
undated |
5 | Business cards for Russell Brines' associates |
undated |
5 | Diplomas and certifications for Russell Brines |
1911-1977 and undated |
5 | Expenses and reimbursements |
1965-1977 |
5 | Souvenir postcards and stationery |
undated |
5 | Stamps and foreign currency from various countries |
undated |
5 | Two sheets from The Manila Times newspaper |
October 26, 1898 |
5 | Miscellaneous |
undated |
6 | Books that mention Russell Brines' news reporting |
1942-1978 |
30-32 | Artifacts collected by Russell Brines during his world travels |
undated |
Series II. Research Files and BooksReturn to Top
Series II contains research files and books accumulated by Russell Brines as reference for his news articles and other publications. A common topic throughout the research materials is the worldwide influence of communism and responses to that political system. A large portion of the research files relate to the Vietnam War. The files are mostly newspaper clippings with some published and unpublished pamphlets, news releases, and thought pieces by various authors. The books are also be various authors and contain supplemental materials and notes taken by Brines for research.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
7 | Occupation of Japan |
1945-1951 |
7 | Japan |
1960-1980 |
8, 9 | "Judgment: International Military Tribunal for the Far East" |
1948 |
10 | U.S. Government publications and news releases, Vietnam War |
1962-1972 |
10 | "White House Facts Sheets on Vietnam" |
1973 and undated |
10 |
Viet-nam Documents and Research Notes newsletter |
1967-1969 |
10 | Data and statistics documents related to Vietnam |
1965-1969 |
10 | Thought pieces, Vietnam War |
1959-1969 and undated |
10 | Bibliographies, Vietnam War |
1967-1973 |
10 | Vietnam War protest |
1965-1968 |
11, 16 | Newspaper clippings, Vietnam War |
1965-1982 |
11 | Magazine articles, Vietnam War |
1962-1979 |
11 | Hanoi VNA International News Briefs, Vietnam War |
1964-1972 |
11 |
Mekong Features newsletter, Vietnam War |
undated |
11 |
Congressional Records entries, Vietnam and Vietnam War |
1967-1974 |
11 | Documents authorized by South Vietnam government |
1967, 1969O |
11 | Documents authorized by North Vietnam government |
1950, 1969, and undated |
12 | Soviet Union, policy and world relations |
1961-1982 |
12 |
Soviet World Outlook report |
1976, 1977, 1984 |
12 | Soviet Union dissidents |
1968-19781 |
12 | Sino-Soviet relations |
1962-1982 and undated |
12 | China, communism, and foreign policy |
1962-1982 |
13 |
Peking Review magazine |
1962-1964 |
13 | Peking NCNA National News Service in English |
1963-1964, 1971 |
13 |
AP World magazine |
1982-1984 |
13 |
AIM Report newsletter |
1977 |
14 | House Committee on Un-American Activities and "McCarthyism" |
1967-1968 |
14 | India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan |
1963-1982 |
14 | Poverty and unemployment |
1968, 1970 |
14 | Communism in general |
1961, 1962, 1977, and undated |
14 | United States intelligence agency activities |
1976-1982 |
14 | Cold War |
1962-1973 |
15 | Korea and Korean War |
1946-1982 |
15 | Cambodia |
1970-1975 |
15 | Indonesia |
1957 |
15 | Southeast Asia |
1966-1980 and undated |
15 | Latin America |
1963-1982 |
15 | Middle East |
1968-1982 and undated |
15 | Rioting and revolt |
1965-1970 |
15 | Watergate scandal |
1974, 1982 |
16 | Political cartoons |
1956 and undated |
16 | Kennedy assasinations |
1968 |
16 | African-American civil rights |
1967-1975 |
16 | Student protests, worldwide |
1968-1971 |
16 | General topics |
1945-1982 and undated |
17 | Maps and guides, various countries |
1962-1976 and undated |
20-29 | Books |
1908-1982 |
Series III. Photographs and other Visual MaterialsReturn to Top
Series III contains photographs of Russell Brines and his family, friends, business associates, and people and places related to his news articles and books. Also, watercolors depicting the Liberation of Manila in 1945 and a map with the route of Vice President Richard Nixon's 1953 world tour.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
18 | Russell Brines as a child |
1911-1932 and undated |
18 | Russell Brines |
1940s-1970s |
18 | Russell Brines with family and friends |
1911-1930s |
18 | Russell Brines with University of Florida at Gainesville journalism students |
ca. 1980 |
18 | Barbara Brines? |
undated |
18 | Clinic and schools, Calamba, Laguna |
1940s |
18 | Tokyo and Tokyo Press Club |
1946-1951 and undated |
18, 33, 34 | Trip to India during Vice-President Richard Nixon world tour |
1953 |
18 | Trip to Latin America with Vice-President Richard Nixon |
1958 |
18 | Vietnam |
1960s |
18 | Trip from Seoul, South Korea to Canton, China |
ca 1970s |
18 | General Douglas MacArthur |
1945-1950 and undated |
18 | Lt. General Robert L. Eichelberger |
1948 and undated |
18 | Autographed photographs of military officers |
undated |
18 | Unidentified |
undated |
19 | Attempted suicide of Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo |
1945 |
19 | Mount Fujiyama in Japan as seen from the USS South Dakota |
1945 |
19 | Liberation of Manila photographs |
1945-1948 |
19 | Watercolors depicting the Liberation of Manila |
1945 |
19 | "Instrument of Surrender" (terms of Japanese surrender) |
1945 |
19 | Korean War |
1947-1951 and undated |
19 | Untitled gift print given to Russell and Barbara Brines by Erica Berger |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Communism -- Asia.
- Communism and international relations.
- Korean War, 1950-1953.
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Journalists.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Journalists -- Japan.
Corporate Names
- Associated Press -- Managing editors
Geographical Names
- Japan -- History -- 1912-1945.
- Japan -- History -- 1945-
- Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952.
- Korea -- History -- 1945-
- Soviet Union politics and government -- 1945-1991.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs.
Occupations
- Authors.
- Journalists.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Brines, Russell, 1911-1982 -- MacArthur's Japan.
- Brines, Russell, 1911-1982 -- The Indo-Pakistani conflict.
- Brines, Russell, 1911-1982 -- Until they eat stones.
- MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.