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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Sexton, William C. |
| Title: | William C. Sexton Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1946-1969 |
| Bulk Dates: | 1962-1969 |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | American journalist. Collection contains biographical material, correspondence, printed material, speeches and writings. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
William C. Sexton (1929- ) is an American journalist. Born in 1929, Sexton attended Culver Military Academy and the University of North Carolina. He was with the United Press bureau from 1947 to 1959 (with a two-year absence for military service), then in 1961 joined the American Press Institute, eventually becoming its associate director. He was managing editor for the Louisville Courier-Journal and editor of World Book News Science Service.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The William C. Sexton Papers consist of biographical material, correspondence, printed material, speeches and writings.
Biographical material contains news releases from various significant points in Sexton's career.
Correspondence, most of which is photocopies of outgoing letters, contains relatively few letters but they are of notable length and substance. An index to correspondents appears at the end of this inventory.
Printed material contains a few items from 1946-1962 for which no drafts are present, only the published version.
Speeches include addresses given at professional conferences, workshops, and other occasions.
The majority of Writings appear to be pieces written for trade or professional journals; topics include information retrieval for the mass market, operation of news departments, staff meetings, newspaper style, and similar.
Arrangement of the Collection
Correspondence, printed material and speeches are arranged chronologically. Writings are arranged alphabetically by title.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
Special Collections Research Center has substantial holdings relating to journalism and journalists. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
Subject Headings
Persons
Subjects
Genres and Forms
Occupations
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
William C. Sexton Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of William C. Sexton, 1968-1969.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: -
Date: circa 1970
Revision history: 29 Jul 2010 - converted to EAD (MRC);
5 Jan 2017 - fixed index code (MRC)
Inventory
| Biographical material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | [General] 1965-1968 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Confidential memos 1965, 1968 | ||||||||||
| Printed material | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Miscellaneous 1946, 1960, 1962 | ||||||||||
| Speeches | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1962, Aug 20 American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1963, Aug Theta Sigma Phi workshop, Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1963, Dec 7 Sigma Delta Chi, University of Rhode Island | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1964 New England Daily Newspapers Association, Boston | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1964 High School Press Day, Troy, New York | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | 1964, May 5 Sigma Delta Chi, professional chapter, Louisville, Kentucky - notes for address | ||||||||||
| Writings | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | African Seminar report 1965 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Bigness - bad for a newspaper or merely inevitable? 1967 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Church's own computer 1968 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Education for communicators: The second century 1968 - first and second drafts (2 folders) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Forty-two hours in a pressure cooker: The world's longest staff meeting 1969 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Information retrieval for the mass market Jun 1968 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Introducing...World Book science service 1968 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Is there a better way to cover the news? 1967 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | I've always known we'll get men there" John Jurgenson 1968 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | National and international coverage in local newspapers 1963 - notes for discussion | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | On becoming a professor 29 Dec 1962 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | On the importance of being heard Nov 1967 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Organization and operation of the news department Sep 1966 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Style, The newspaper in the 1970s: a revolution? 1968 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Systems analysis in the newsroom 1967 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Why people read newspapers: a new non-McLuhan theory Sep 1967 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | WBESSI (World Book Encyclopedia Science Service, Inc.) 1967 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Writing in depth: the long and short of it May 1968 | ||||||||||
Index to correspondence
- Arpan, Floyd (professor, Indiana University) : 1967 Dec 21
- Associated Press International, miscellaneous memos : 1965, 1968
- Ballotti, Geno A. (managing editor, Daedalus) : 1967 Nov 7
- Benson, [ ] (University president) : 1967 Feb 15
- Bingham, Barry (Louisville Courier-Journal) : 1965 Nov 24; 1966 Jun
- Bogart, Leo (Bureau of Advertising, ANPA) : 1967 Nov 9
- Furlong, Bill : 1967 Nov 6
- Hines, William (Washington Evening Sun; Chicago Daily News bureau : 1968 Feb 6; 1968 Feb 12
- Isaacs, Norman E. (Louisville Courier-Journal) : 1966 Feb 1; 1966 Aug 5
- Larry Pryor : 1968 Dec 15 (incoming); 1968 Dec 19
- Low, George M. (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston) : 1967 Feb 13
- MacKinnon, Cyrus (Louisville Courier-Journal) : 1966 Dec 3
- Montys : 1968 Feb 23
- Murray, J. Edward (Arizona Republic) : 1968 Jul 23