Elizabeth Peer papers, 1936-1984
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Peer, Elizabeth, 1936-1984.
- Title
- Elizabeth Peer papers
- Dates
- 1936-1984 (inclusive)19361984
- Quantity
- 11.92 cubic feet (12 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 08932
- 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.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Elizabeth Clow Peer (1936-1984) worked as a reporter for "Newsweek" magazine from 1958-1984. She was the magazine's first woman foreign correspondent while in Paris from 1964-1969 and later its first woman foreign bureau chief while also in Paris from 1976-1978. Peer served as senior writer from 1978-1984.
Content Description
Collection contains materials relating to Peer's work as a journalist including personal and professional correspondence, mostly while in Paris (1953-1984); diaries (1952-1956); research files used for writing articles for "Newsweek" (1964-1984); miscellaneous photographs of Paris, Peer and her father, Dr. Lyndon A. Peer (1964-1981); 2 audio cassette tapes of an interview with Brooke Shields in 1980 and 1 audio cassette tape of an interview with Armand Hammer in 1983; 2 scrapbooks (1964-1968); 1 photograph album (1978); and biographical information (1936-1984) on her father and her mother, Ruth Banghart Peer.
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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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Foreign correspondents -- France -- Paris.
- Journalism -- France -- Paris.
- Journalism -- United States.
Personal Names
- Hammer, Armand, 1897-
- Peer, Lyndon A.
- Peer, Ruth.
- Shields, Brooke, 1965-
Geographical Names
- Paris (France) -- History -- 1944-
Form or Genre Terms
- Audiotapes.
- Diaries.
- Photograph albums.
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
Occupations
- Women journalists.
Titles within the Collection
- Newsweek.
