Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1912, Nov. 26 | Born, Velva, N.Dak. |
| 1930 | Canoe trip to Hudson Bay, Canada |
| 1931 | Copyboy and reporter, Minneapolis Journal |
| 1935 | A.B., University of Minnesota Married Lois Finger (divorced 1962) Published Canoeing with the Cree. New York: Macmillan |
| 1936-1937 | Reporter, Minneapolis Star |
| 1937 | Student, Alliance Française, Paris, France |
| 1938-1939 | Reporter and city editor, Paris edition of the New York Herald Tribune |
| 1939 | Night editor, United Press, Paris, France |
| 1939-1977 | Radio and television correspondent, Columbia Broadcasting System |
| 1943 | War correspondent, China |
| 1944-1945 | War correspondent, Western Europe |
| 1946 | Published Not So Wild a Dream. New York: Alfred A. Knopf |
| 1952 | Published In One Ear. New York: Alfred A. Knopf |
| 1956 | Published Small Sounds in the Night. New York: Alfred A. Knopf |
| 1963 | Married Belén Marshall (divorced 1974) |
| 1964 | Published This is Eric Sevareid. New York: McGraw-Hill |
| 1977 | Retired as commentator and began consultancy, CBS Television Network |
| 1979 | Married Suzanne St. Pierre |
| 1992, July 9 | Died, Washington, D.C. |