University of Wyoming
Frank R. Shea (1908-1978), a journalist, worked as news editor for United Press from 1935-1941 and for the Office of War Information in Egypt from 1943-1944. From 1945-1946 he was chief of the U.S. Information Service in Romania and later director of U.S. propaganda for the American Mission for Aid to Greece in 1948-1949. From 1950-1968 he was a Latin American correspondent for "Time" magazine.
Collection contains correspondence (1933-1936, 1961-1962); 1 scrapbook; speeches by Shea (1948-1956); subject files regarding Shea's work in Greece and as a reporter for "Time" in Argentina (1945-1974); and photographs of Shea, Greece and Romania.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Frank R. Shea at the date of processing.
Finding aid available in repository.
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