Reynolds Packard Papers, 1942-1976
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Packard, Reynolds, 1903-
- Title
- Reynolds Packard Papers
- Dates
- 1942-1976 (inclusive)19421976
- Quantity
- 7.45 cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 11342
- Summary
- 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.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Reynolds Packard (1903-1976) was an author and a foreign correspondent. He and his wife, Eleanor (1905-1972), worked for United Press in the 1930s and 1940s, and then for "The New York Daily News," 1948-1972. He covered the Spanish Civil War with the Franco forces, 1936-1939, revolutions in South America (Buenos Aires), World War II with the U.S. Fifth Army from North Africa to Italy, and the Civil War in China up to 1947. Eleanor and Reynolds reopened the United Press office in Rome in 1939. Packard's published works include: "Balcony Empire: Fascist Italy at War" (1942), co-authored with his wife, "Dateline: Paris" (1959), "Rome Was My Beat" (1975), and "Paris Was My Beat" (1976).
Content Description
The collection contains correspondence with publishers, 1974-1976, and manuscripts and manuscript outlines, both published ("Balcony Empire", "Paris Was My Beat") and unpublished ("The Red Duchess"), as well as files on Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI with parts of unpublished manuscripts. Two copies of "World of Fear" (1965), published in Italy, and "Balcony Empire" (1942) are included as well as several undated notebooks. There are photographs of Packard with John Steinbeck, Ingrid Bergman, Elizabeth Taylor among others.
Use of the Collection
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 Information
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Subject Terms
- Foreign correspondents -- United States -- 20th century.
- Journalism -- 20th century.
- War correspondents.
Personal Names
- John XXIII, Pope, 1881-1963.
- Packard, Eleanor, 1905-
- Paul VI, Pope, 1897-1978.
Corporate Names
- United Press Associations.
Titles within the Collection
- Daily news (New York, N.Y. : 1920)
