Scope and Content Note
The Children's Express/Children's PressLine Collection span the years of 1970-2011. The majority of the papers contain a thorough collection of articles from Children's Express bureaus established around the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan. Included are other publications written by Children's Express, internal communication among bureaus, and photographic materials of reporters, editors, and events covered by Children's Express/Children's Pressline.
The collection is organized into 6 series: Articles, visual materials, operations, published materials, publicity, interviews.
Series 1, articles, contain articles written by CE and articles written about CE.
The following subseries fall under Series 1, Articles:
Articles by Children's Express
Articles written about Children's Express
Series 2, visual materials, include photographs, slides, negatives, and transparencies of CE staff, offices, and subjects.
Series 3, operations, covers the efforts by CE staff to publish, train, and document the work of bureaus.
The following subseries fall under Series 3, Operations:
Roundtables
Miscellaneous
Guides
Reports
Newsletters
Series 4, published materials, are newspapers, newsletters, guides, and books written by CE staff. Additionally, there is research about children in the media not published by Children's Express.
The following subseries fall under Series 5, Published Materials:
CE Publications
Publications from Others
Series 5, publicity, includes posters, brochures, and awards.
Series 6, interviews, contain transcripts of interviews.