Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1921, Feb. 1 | Born, Coatesville, Pa. |
| 1943 | B.A., Lincoln University, Oxford, Pa. |
| 1943-1945 | Reporter, Philadelphia Tribune |
| 1945-1948 | City editor, Philadelphia Afro-American |
| 1946 | Married Rosalie Alice Terry (divorced, 1971) |
| 1947 | J.D., Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1948-1955 | Managing director, Journalists Associates, Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1954 | Congressional campaign, Republican, 4th District, Pennsylvania |
| 1955-1964 | Publisher, Pittsburgh Courier |
| 1958 | President, National Newspaper Publishers Association |
| 1965-1966 | Director, United States Information Service, Nairobi, Kenya |
| 1966-1969 | Director, United States Information Service, and counsellor of embassy, Lagos, Nigeria |
| 1969-1972 | Deputy assistant secretary of state, Washington, D.C. |
| 1971 | Married Carlyn Brown Pogue |
| 1972 | Member, Commission on Human Rights, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1972-1975 | Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania |
| 1975-1976 | Special assistant to the assistant secretary of state for Africa |
| 1976-1979 | Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia |
| 1979-1981 | Ambassador at large, Department of State |
| 1981-1982 | Director, Development and International Affairs, Inter Maritime Group, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 1982, May 9 | Died, Bethesda, Md. |