Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1891, Nov. 5 | Born, Cerro Gordo, Ill. |
| 1913-1915, 1919 | Attended Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. |
| 1917-1918 | Served in Stanford Ambulance Section with French Army on Albanian-Serbian front, World War I |
| 1918-1919 | Secretary of American Red Cross Commission to Serbia |
| 1920-1941 | Correspondent, United Press International |
| 1923 | Director of publicity, Yellowstone National Park |
| 1924 | Married Kathleen Hargrave |
| 1936 | Passenger correspondent, Pan American Airways inaugural transpacific China Clipper press flight, Alameda, Calif., to Manila, Philippines |
| 1939 | Passenger correspondent, Pan American Airways inaugural transatlantic Yankee Clipper press flight, New York, N.Y., to Marseilles, France |
| 1941-1944 | Press director, Office of Inter-American Affairs, State Department |
| 1944-1945 | Information officer, Assistant Secretary of State for American Republics |
| 1945-1964 | Special correspondent, United Press International |
| 1982, Apr. 26 | Died, Ithaca, N.Y. |