William Price Collection on the Murder of George Polk
1946-1992, inclusive
; 1946-1950, bulk
Price, William Addison, 1915-2009 (Role: Donor)
Newsmen's Commission to Investigate the Murder of George Polk
Materials are primarily in English, with some in Greek.
This collection contains materials about the murder of George Polk and the Newsmen's Commission. The collection also includes personal papers of George Polk, William Polk, and William Price. A George Polk series includes a selection of personal papers of George Polk, including financial papers and correspondence and his naval service records. Much of the collection is devoted to documents about the murder--including press releases and reports--and the trial. Especially significant are copies of the indictment of Gregorios and Anna Stahtopoulos and trial summaries and notes. One of the selection of notes are William Polk's, detailing the trial proceedings and his personal reactions.
The selection of materials on the Newsmen's Commission itself documents its fundraising and publicity. Materials include fundraising letters and receipts, correspondence, and press releases. Also of importance are debates and resolutions within the Newspaper Guild and the United Nations Correspondents about the level of support for the Commission.
Additionally, there are approximately 120 images (photocopies, photographs, and negatives). Image subject matter includes Polk's careers in the military and journalism, events surrounding Polk's murder and the investigation, and Polk's family.
People
Price, William Addison, 1915-2009 (Role: Donor);
Polk, William Roe, 1929-;
Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974;
Donovan, John;
Donovan, William;
Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961;
Stahtopoulos, Anna;
Stahtopoulos, Gregorios;
Poulos, Constantine, 1916-1986;
Smith, Howard K. (Howard Kingsbury), 1914-2002;
Stone, I. F. (Isidor Feinstein), 1907-1989;
Polk, George, 1913-1948;
Polk, Rhea.;
Mitgang, Herbert;
Murrow, Edward R.
Daniel Bender, 2009. Finding aid edited in 2013 by David Olson to reflect reincorporation of nonprint materials, 2013.
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Language: Description is in English
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