The papers of Washington Post Executive Editor Ben Bradlee are now open for research at the Harry Ransom Center.
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Meet the Staff: Jane Boyd and the art of the paper lab
Meet the Staff is a blog post series on Cultural Compass that highlights the work, experience, and lives of staff at the Harry Ransom Center. This installment of Meet the Staff is released in conjunction with our series for the American Library Association’s Annual Preservation Week, which highlights work in the Ransom Center’s preservation and conservation division. [Read more…] about Meet the Staff: Jane Boyd and the art of the paper lab
Washington Post Editor Ben Bradlee’s Archive Donated
The archive of Ben Bradlee (1921-2014), former editor of The Washington Post, has been donated to the Ransom Center.
Bradlee presided over the Post — first as managing editor and then as executive editor — and led the paper through the publication of the Pentagon Papers and coverage of the Watergate scandal. Under his leadership, the Post earned 17 Pulitzer Prizes and a reputation for excellence in investigative reporting.
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