Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1898, Apr. 3 | Born, Shantung Province, China, in Presbyterian mission house |
| 1908-1912 | Attended Chefoo School, Chefoo [Yantai], China |
| 1912-1913 | Attended St. Alban's School north of London, England |
| 1913-1916 | Attended Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Conn. |
| 1920 | B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1920-1921 | Student, Oxford University, Oxford, England |
| 1921-1922 | Reporter, Chicago Daily News and Baltimore Sun |
| 1923 | Cofounded Time with Briton Hadden Married Lila Holz (divorced 1935) |
| 1930 | Founded Fortune |
| 1930-1938 | Editor-in-chief, Time Publications |
| 1931 | First “March of Time” radio program |
| 1935 | First “March of Time” newsreel Married Clare Boothe Brokaw |
| 1936 | Founded Life |
| 1938 | Editorial director, Time, inc. |
| 1940 | Organizer, United China Relief |
| 1944 | Initiated Commission on Freedom of the Press |
| 1947 | Awarded Order of Auspicious Star (China) |
| 1952 | Founded House and Home |
| 1954 | Founded Sports Illustrated |
| 1964 | Retired from Time/Life |
| 1967, Feb. 28 | Died, Phoenix, Ariz. |