Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Leonard Downie Jr. papers, 1961-2020 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1961-2020 |
| ID No. | MSS86419 |
| Creator | Downie, Leonard, Jr. |
| Extent | 7,500 items |
| Extent | 20 containers plus 2 oversize |
| Extent | 8 linear feet |
| 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.ms021017 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2021086419 |
| Summary | Journalist and editor. Correspondence, interoffice memoranda, interviews, speeches, writings, reports, notes, political ephemera, photographs, and other papers documenting Downie's career as a journalist and editor at the Washington Post. Subjects include national politics, domestic terrorism, international affairs, foreign policy, and the internal operations and culture of the Washington Post. |