Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Hedrick Smith papers, 1923-2010 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1923-2010 |
| Bulk Dates | 1965-2010 |
| ID No. | MSS62065 |
| Creator | Smith, Hedrick |
| Extent | 200,000 items |
| Extent | 570 containers plus 13 oversize and 1 classified |
| Extent | 235.2 linear feet |
| Extent | 26,688 digital files (107.90 GB) |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| 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.ms003028 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm87062065 |
| Summary | Journalist, author, and documentarian. Correspondence, memoranda, interview transcripts, drafts of speeches, articles, books, notes, radio broadcasts, legal material, research material, family papers, press releases, printed material, posters, maps, digital files, and other papers relating primarily to Smith's research for his books and television productions about the Soviet Union, United States politics, and issues affecting the American working class. Documents his career with the New York Times while stationed in Washington, D.C., Moscow, Russia, and elsewhere, as well as his coverage for United Press International of the civil rights movement in the South and space exploration, 1959-1962. |