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Otto D. Tolischus was born in Lithuania and came to the United States in 1907. He graduated from the Columbia University School of Journalism in 1916. During most of his career he was foreign correspondent or expert on foreign affairs for International News Service and the New York Times. He won the Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence in 1939. From 1942 to 1964 he was a member of the New York Times editorial board.
Collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, editorials, lectures, scripts, biographical information, memos, and a photograph.
Correspondence, 1922-1966, is organized alphabetically. People represented include editors, publishers, politicians, and government officials from the United States, Germany, and other international locations. There is one folder concerning the Tolischus family's wherabouts and safety during World War II. Major correspondents are Frank S. Booth, Barry Farris, Frank Mason, Arthur H. Sulzberger.
Manuscripts includes articles, editorials, lectures, and radio scripts for the New York Times and International News Service. Articles deal with the rise of Hitler, Germany, and Japan in World War II, as well as the growth of Communism, 1936-1966.
There are six volumes of news clippings from the New York Times, 1942-1965.
Miscellaneous documents includes notes, memos, reports, correspondence, biographical information, and a photograph.