Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1899, Nov. 16 | Born, Paris, Mo. |
| 1919 | B.J., University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. Reporter, Cleveland Press |
| 1920-1924 | Special and feature writer, New York Evening Mail |
| 1926 | Contributed to Cosmopolitan, Saturday Evening Post, Good Housekeeping, and other magazines Published with Paul Whitman Jazz: A Story of Paul Whiteman. New York: J. H. Sears & Co. |
| 1927 | Published with A. WilliamsCharm. New York: Rae D. Henkle Co. |
| 1929 | Published with Helen Josephy Paris Is a Woman's Town. New York: Coward-MCann |
| 1930 | Published The Story of Dwight Morrow. New York: Farrer & Rinehart |
| 1931 | Published with Helen Josephy London Is a Man's Town. Coward-McCann Published with Helen Josephy New York Is Everybody's Town. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| 1932 | Published with Helen Josephy Beer and Skittles, a Friendly Modern Guide to Germany. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons |
| 1934-1935 | Woman's page editor, Newspaper Enterprise Association, New York, N.Y. |
| 1934-1940 | Radio broadcaster as Martha Deane for station WOR |
| 1936 | Received Women's National Exposition of Arts and Industries medal for greatest contribution to radio for the year Published Here's Martha Deane. Garden City, N.Y.: Garden City Publishing co. |
| 1937 | Received Wall Paper Institute medal for outstanding contribution to stimulation of interest in the home |
| 1937-1941 | Radio broadcaster for CBS |
| 1938 | University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., award for distinguished service in journalism |
| 1940 | Radio Guide award for distinguished service to radio Published How Dear to My Heart. New York: Macmillan Co. |
| 1941 | Published America for Me. New York: Macmillan Co. |
| 1941-1950 | Radio broadcaster for NBC, station WEAF |
| 1943 | Winner of the All-American Rose, named for McBride in her honor |
| 1945 | Published Tune In for Elizabeth. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., |
| 1946 | King Haakon Award for war broadcasting |
| 1950 | Distinguished Honor award, Haitian Government Silver Medallion, Governor of the Virgin Islands One World Award |
| 1950-1954 | Radio broadcaster for ABC |
| 1952 | Chosen as one of America's Twelve Master Salesmen |
| 1953-1956 | Syndicated newspaper columnist |
| 1954-1960 | Broadcaster for NBC |
| 1959 | Published A Long Way from Missouri. New York: Putnam |
| 1960 | Broadcaster for New York Tribune Radio Published Out of the Air. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday |
| 1968 | Published The Growing Up of Mary Elizabeth;. New York: Dodd, Mead |
| 1970 | Litt. D., William Woods College, Fulton, Mo. |
| 1976, Apr. 7 | Died, Shokan, N.Y. |