Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Eric Sevareid papers, 1909-2008 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1909-2008 |
| Bulk Dates | 1940-1992 |
| ID No. | MSS39495 |
| Creator | Sevareid, Eric, 1912-1992 |
| Extent | 51,400 items |
| Extent | 149 containers plus 2 oversize |
| Extent | 60.4 linear feet |
| Extent | 17 microfilm reels |
| Language | Collection material in English, with Norwegian |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms001003 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78039495 |
| Summary | Journalist, radio and television commentator, and author. Includes correspondence, fan mail, radio and television scripts, news analyses, lectures, speeches, writings, book and subject files, awards, newspaper clippings, printed matter, a diary, photographs, and other papers. Primarily consists of scripts for Sevareid's radio and television news broadcasts and analyses documenting his career with the Columbia Broadcasting System from World War II as a correspondent in Burma, China, and western Europe; as chief Washington, D.C., correspondent from 1946 to 1959; and as news analyst and essayist until his retirement from CBS News in 1977. |