THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS DIVISION ACCESSION SHEET Accession # 55M54 Location 3-d-5/6 (L) Title McCormick, Anne O'Hare, 1880-1954. Papers. Approximate inclusive dates 1931-1954. 1936-1954, bulk. Date of receipt May 31, 1955 Received from Mack Burke (nephew) Volume on arrival Number of boxes (after reboxing) 16 boxes, 6.7 linear ft. Condition Generally good; letters and talks on brown paper beginning to crumble. Restrictions Microfilm may not be copied without the permission of the New York Times which holds the copyright. Description Anne O'Hare McCormick, journalist and newspaper editor, spent most of her career at the New York Times. She began as a foreign correspondent in 1922, contributing a column titled "In Europe" (called "Abroad" from 1936), and reporting from the U.S. and around the world, chiefly Europe. She became well known for her interviews with world leaders, including Churchill, Hitler, Mussolini, Roosevelt, and Stalin. In 1936 she became the first woman to be appointed to the Times' editorial board. She remained at the Times until her death. McCormick received many awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism in 1937, and she served as a member of the U.S. Delegation to the first UNESCO conference, Paris, 1946, and to the third, Beirut, 1948. Special Formats -Photographs -Maps -Audio Tapes -Films -Graphics -Artifacts -Machine-readable records -Other (list)___________ Temporary catalog card added entries See attached DESCRIPTION Approximately half of McCormick's papers consist of correspondence received at the Times, 1936-1954. Carbons of her replies are on the backs of letters, or are interfiled. Also included are typescripts of lectures, 1940-1952; clippings of articles by or about McCormick, ca.1931-1954; UNESCO documents, 1946 and 1948; interview notes; photographs; and printed material. Fifteen scrapbooks containing clippings of McCormick's columns, ca. 1936-1954, have been microfilmed (*ZZ-1862). The New York Times holds the copyright to these, and readers must have the Times' permission to make copies from the film. The original scrapbooks are held by the Women's Press Club of New York City. General correspondence files contain letters from ordinary readers; colleagues; advocacy groups; Catholic clergy and members of religious orders; U.S. presidents and presidential advisors; government officials; cultural figures; university professors and administrators; press organizations; book publishers and magazine editors requesting manuscripts; friends; others. These consist chiefly of comments on McCormick's articles. Also included are congratulations for honors and appointments; invitations; requests for help and information; and some personal matters. McCormick's correspondents included many prominent people, including prominent women. Included are letters from: Bernard Baruch, Pearl S. Buck, Carrie Chapman Catt, John Foster Dulles, Felix Frankfurter, Herbert Hoover, Cordell Hull, Julian Huxley, Blanche Knopf, Herbert Lehman, David Lilienthal, A.J. Muste, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Ishbel Ross, Alexander Sachs, C.L. Sulzburger, Norman Thomas, and others. Separate files contain correspondence concerning lecture invitations accepted or declined, 1936-1954; invitations to join committees, all declined, 1945-1954; requests for biographical information; and condolence letters received by her husband, Francis J. McCormick, 1954. Also included is an interesting group of lengthy and detailed letters describing political and social conditions in wartime and postwar Europe, received by McCormick from European correspondents. Her correspondents include: Elizabeth Gilmore Holt (Director of the Office of Women's Affairs of the Military Government for Germany, U.S.) writing from Germany, 1948-1951, and Greece, 1951-1954; J. Anthony Panuch at the Headquarters of the European Command, Berlin, 1948-1949; Dorothy Poulain writing about France from New York and Paris, 1941-1951; Contessa Mary Senni in Rome, 1945-1946; and G. Vitelli, Deputy Consul of Italy, New York, 1946-1953. Also included are letters from postwar Florence; Ireland, 1947; Morocco, 1941; Russia, 1952; and the Saar, 1949. Some related notes and printed material are included. The collection also contains annotated typescripts of McCormick's talks, chiefly on international affairs, 1945-1954; four notebooks and some loose pages of interview notes, largely undated; clippings of articles, gathered by a clipping service, 1939-1954, that mention McCormick, generally in reference to one of her columns (including obituaries); clippings of McCormick's magazine articles, ca. 1931-1954, and columns and foreign and American dispatches, 1936-1954; printed material relating to awards received; photographs of McCormick and others, 1930s-1950s; and printed material, including New York Times staff publications and reprints of McCormick's writings and talks. Printed and typescript documents, and photographs from the 1946 and 1948 UNESCO conferences are included. McCormick - Container list. Box I. Correspondence, 1936-1954 a. General 1 1936 - 1941 2 Jan. 1942 - Sept. 1943 3 Oct. 1943 - Dec. 1945 4 Jan. 1946 - June 1947 5 July 1947 - May 1949 6 June 1949 - May 1951 7 June 1951 - June 1954 b. Lecture invitations 8 1936 - 1946 9 1947 - 1954 c. Committee invitations 10 1945 - 1954 d. War and postwar correspondence 10 1940 - 1954 e. Condolences 10 1954 11 II. Lectures, 1940-1952; n.d. III. Clippings, ca.1931-1954 12 a. Magazine articles, ca.1931-1954; columns, 1936-1954; foreign and American dispatches, 1936-1954 b. Clippings about McCormick 13 1939 - 1942 14 1941 - 1954; obituaries, 1954 IV. UNESCO documents 15 1946 and 1948 15 V. Photographs, interview notes, award documents 16 VI. Printed material Index to Prominent Persons in General Correspondence. Atkinson, Brooks. Theatre Critic. October 3, 1951. Balfour, M.L.G. London Board of Trade. March 15, 1949; April 15, 1949. Baruch, Bernard. Businessman, advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt. January 14, 1941; January 20, 1941; August 24, 1945; September 4, 1945; May 3, 1950. Berle, A.A. Economist, advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt. August 9, 1948; August 17, 1948; October 9, 1948; October 14, 1948; February 6, 1950; February 13, 1950. Bowles, Chester. Office of Price Administration. September 14, 1943; September 20, 1943; February 26, 1954; March 18, 1954. Buck, Pearl. Author. October 24, 1940; November 7, 1940; July 11, 1941; July 14, 1941; July 16, 1941; July 28, 1941; October 14, 1941; October 31, 1941; November 23, 1941; January 6, 1942; August 20, 1942; May 12, 1947; May 19, 1947. Butler, Nicholas Murray. President of Columbia University. July 7, 1942; July 8, 1942. Byrnes, James. Senator, South Carolina. January 28, 1947. Cohn, Fannia. International Lady's Garment Workers Union. December 6, 1943. Dewey, Thomas. Governor of New York State. July 6, 1943. Dulles, John Foster. Secretary of State. March 8, 1943; October 12, 1943; October 25, 1943; June 26, 1944; July 6, 1944. Farley, James. Post Master General. June 3, 1941; July 31, 1948; January 8, 1951; January 25, 1951. Fox, Esther. Henry Street Settlement. March 8, 1945; April 4, 1945. Frankfurter, Felix. Supreme Court Justice. July 4, 1938. Fulbright, William. Senator and Congressman. October,25, 1943; March 26, 1947; April 23, 1951. Hoover, Herbert. President of the United States. February 14 1941; May 29, 1942; July 3, 1942; January 18, 1943; August 30, 1943; August 10, 1949, August 20, 1949; October 18, 1950. December 18, 1950; December 29, 1950; December 31, 1952. Hull, Cordell. Secretary of State. April 29, 1949. Huxley, Julian. Author. March 20, 1942. Kennan, George. Under Secretary of State. May 22, 1953. Kirk, Grayson. President, Columbia University. February 10, 1954; April 23, 1954. ***** Krock, Arthur. Columnist, New York Times. November 21, 1942; November 27, 1942; February 9, 1943; March 24, 1943; April 4, 1944; May 4, 1944; April 23, 1949; June 15, 1949; February 6, 1950; February 17, 1950; October 10, 1951. La Guardia, Fiorello. Mayor of New York City. February 15, 1944. Landon, Alfred. Governor of Kansas. November 18, 1936; April 21, 1943. Lehman, Herbert. Governor of New York State. March 8, 1946; March 31, 1946; April 5, 1946; May 2, 1946. Lilienthal, David. Director of T.V.A. April 27, 1945; September 9, 1949; December 29, 1949; December 24, 1953. Luce, Henry. Publisher. December 29, 1946. Moses, Robert, Director of the New York City Housing Authority. September 5, 1947; September 23, 1948; August 16, 1949; August 17, 1949. Muste, A.J. Pacifist. August 20, 1948; September 2, 1948; August 18, 1949; September 8, 1949; February 7, 1950; July 30, 1951; March 7, 1954; July 26, 1954. Niebuhr, Reinhold. Theologian October 23, 1950. Roosevelt, Eleanor. Wife of President of the United States. March 30, 1946. Roosevelt, Franklin. President of the United States. May 27, 1941; May 20, 1944. Rosenman, Samuel. Adviser to Franklin Roosevelt. November 16, 1943; May 5, 1949; May 10, 1949. Sachs, Alexander. Economist, adviser to Franklin Roosevelt. January 20, 1943; January 23, 1943; February 8, 1944; December 22, 1950; March 6, 1951; June 5, 1951; June 8, 1951; December 24, 1952; May 22, 1953. Spellman, Francis. Archbishop of New York. January 9, 1942; January 10, 1942; May 22, 1942; December 7, 1950. Stolberg, Benjamin, Journalist, League for Industrial Democracy. May 8, 1943; May 10, 1943. Sulzberger, C.L. Columnist for the New York Times. May 30, 1951; May 17, 1951; November 9, 1953. Thomas, Norman. Socialist. December 22, 1943; December 23, 1943; March 30, 1949. Warburg, James. Economist, adviser to Franklin Roosevelt. August 12, 1946; August 14, 1946; September 22, 1952. Anne O'Hare McCormick: A Chronology. 1882. Born Yorkshire, England. 1897. B.A. St. Mary's College, Columbus, Ohio. 1921. Began doing freelance work for the New York Times. 1936. Joined the editorial staff of the New York Times. 1937. First woman to win the Pulitzer prize for journalism. 1944. War correspondent on the eastern front. 1946. United States delegate to UNESCO conference. 1954. Died in New York City, on May 29. MEMORANDUM The New York Public Library RE: Anne O'Hare McCormick DATE: July 27, 1988 TO: Inventory file FROM: JM Additional papers of Anne O'Hare McCormick are at the New York Times' own archives, and St. Mary's College of the Springs, Columbus, Ohio. A collection of her articles on microfilm are at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin microfilm is probably a duplicate of microfilm (of scrapbooks containing clippings of columns) here at the NYPL.