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Reginald Wright Kauffman papers, 1865-1959

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959
Title
Reginald Wright Kauffman papers
Dates
1865-1959 (inclusive)
Quantity
27.81 cubic ft. (31 boxes)
Collection Number
09598
Summary
The papers of Reginald Wright Kauffman, an author, editor, journalist, and war correspondent during WWI. Kauffman was also a strong supporter of women’s rights in the early 1900s.
Repository
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
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Reginald Wright Kauffman was an author, editor, and journalist. While he mostly wrote novels, he also wrote poetry, self-help, non-fiction, and children’s books. Politically, he was originally a socialist before becoming an independent republican. Many of his earlier novels (including “House of Bondage”) dealt with the issue of white slavery, or forced prostitution. A supporter of women’s suffrage, he represented the United States at the first Congress of Men’s Societies for Women’s Suffrage in 1912, and promoted women's suffrage while traveling through Europe and parts of Africa.

Prior to WWI, Kauffman was a reporter and editor for various circulations, including the Philadelphia North American and the Saturday Evening Post (under George Horace Lorimer). He then worked as a war correspondence during WWI. From 1914-1915, he worked in France and Belgium for the North American Newspaper Alliance. After the U.S. entered the war in 1917, he was an accredited war correspondent with the French, Belgium, British, and American forces in Europe, and was the only accredited correspondent in French waters with the U.S. Navy. Kauffman was vocally opposed to military censorship with regards to journalism. After the war, he served as a representative of the Republican party in Europe as a peace delegate and as a member of the Red Cross in 1918-1919. He served as editorial columnist for the "Washington Post," the "Boston Transcript," and the "Bangor Daily News."

Kauffman spent twelve years of his life in Geneva, Switzerland, where he established the New York Herald Tribune’s news-bureau at the League of Nations, worked for the League’s adoption of the U.S. delegation’s draft for the Narcotics Treaty, and was involved with negotiations involving the endorsement of the Hays Motion Picture Code.

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Content Description

The Reginald Wright Kauffman collection contains business and professional correspondence; scrapbooks and newspaper clippings; books, manuscripts, and articles written by Kauffman; and manuscripts and correspondence written by his wife, Ruth. Both Kauffman’s career as a reporter and editor and as a novelist is represented in the collection.

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The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Reginald Wright Kauffman papers, Collection Number 09598, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Reginald Wright Kauffman at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

This material was received from Andrew John Kauffman (son) in 1988 and Xenia Valerie Zeldin (granddaughter) from 1989-1990.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Emily Christopherson in May 2012.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Titles within the Collection

  • Bangor Daily News (Me.).

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Processed by Emily Christopherson
2012

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