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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78015925
Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The papers of Raymond Clapper, journalist, were given to the Library of Congress by his wife, Olive Clapper, in 1947, 1959, and 1961-1962.
The Clapper Papers were processed in 1961. The finding aid was expanded and revised in 1983, and revised again in 2009.
The papers of Raymond Clapper were described in the Library of Congress
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Raymond Clapper is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of Raymond Clapper are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Raymond Clapper Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Raymond Clapper (1892-1944) span the years 1908-1962, with the bulk from 1913 to 1944. The collection consists of diaries, letters, memoranda, biographical material, speeches and writings, printed matter, radio scripts, notes, and research and reference material relating primarily to Clapper's career as a journalist. The papers are organized in six series: Personal File ; Correspondence ; Biographical File ; Article, Book, and Speech File ; Miscellany ; and Reference File . The largest portion is comprised of reference material focusing on the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the New Deal, and World War II.
Important in the collection is material relating to Clapper's book,
Prominent topics in the Reference File include political elections between World War I and World War II, journalism during the interwar period, censorship, presidential administrations from Warren G. Harding through Franklin D. Roosevelt, neutrality and foreign relations with Japan and Germany, the Supreme Court, labor, and the New Deal.
Correspondents include Edward W. Barrett, Arthur Capper. George A. Carlin, Herbert David Croly, Charles H. Getts, Roy Wilson Howard, Alfred M. Landon, H. L. Mencken, William Allen White, and Wendell L. Willkie.
The collection is arranged in six series:
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78015925
Diaries, personal records, promotion file, Gridiron Club material, foreign travel files, and scrapbooks containing notebooks, correspondence, near-print, and printed matter, manuscripts and typescripts of writings, and newspaper clippings.
Arranged chronologically.
Letters received and copies of letters sent.
Arranged chronologically.
Correspondence, near-print and printed matter, and newspaper clippings.
Arranged chronologically.
Holograph and typewritten drafts and copies of Clapper's newspaper writings, magazine articles, books, and speeches and radio scripts, including related correspondence, clippings, and other material.
Arranged by type of writing and material and therein chronologically.
Clapper Award winners, memorabilia, near-print and printed matter, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
Organized by type of material.
Correspondence, near-print and printed matter, and newspapers clippings.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, name of person, or organization, and therein by type of material, which is then organized chronologically except for newspaper clippings.