Manuscripts
DeWitt Carter Reddick Award
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Dewitt Carter Reddick Award and Jesse H. Jones Communication Center Naming Address
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Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the University of Texas at Austin, when he received the Dewitt Carter Reddick Award and for the naming of the communication complex, the "Jesse H. Jones Communication Center,"on April 30, 1982. Other items in this folder included a program of the event; a copy of Comm Council Communicator newsletter; a press release; a full edition of the On Campus newspaper and a clipping from it; two memos and twelve letters.
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Cronkite Award
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Letters of congratulation and responses regarding Otis Chandler's winning of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism and Telecommunications.
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USC Journalism Award Banquet
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Two copies of Otis Chandler's acceptance speech given at the USC Journalism Awards Banquet on Tuesday, October 30, 1962. One of the copies is incomplete. Also included are newspaper clippings about the event, tickets and RSVP card, an invitation, a two page fact sheet, and three letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Russell E. Ward [First Vice President, USC Journalism Alumni Association], regarding nominations for the 1973 awards. Attached to these letters are tickets to the event and a list of past recipients.
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University of Missouri Honor Award Banquet
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Three copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the University of Missouri, upon receiving the Honor Award for Distinguished Service in Journalism, on May 9, 1969. One of the copies has attached a sheet of paper with hand written names and and the introduction to the speech. Also in this folder is a copy of the University of Missouri-Columbia Bulletin which features the awards; a copy of the weekly events booklet put out by the University of Missouri's School of Journalism; two copies of Seminar: A Quarterly Review for Newspapermen by Copley Newspapers, which includes a copy of the speech; two pieces of correspondence between Lee Hills of the Detroit Free Press and Otis Chandler, in which they copies of each other's speeches; a memo from Dan Moore to Donna Swayze regarding information about arrival times and accommodations; three congratulatory letters; a letter of praise from Fairfax M. Cone, a one-time medalist at the University of Missouri; two letters of correspondence between William B. Blankenburg, Professor at the University of Wisconsin and Freddie Miller, regarding information on the speech; two copies of a two page letter from Earl English, Dean of the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri, informing Otis Chandler that he has been selected this years honoree, attached to the original letter are three memos (two which duplicates) discussing the time schedule; a telegram from Earl English requesting a biography of Otis Chandler, a response letter from Freddie Miller is attached to the telegram; a telegram from Earl English requesting acknowledgment of the letter he sent informing Otis Chandler of being an honoree; two items of correspondence between Freddie Miller and Earl English in which they discuss copies of the speech being sent to the University; four letters of correspondence between Freddie Miller and Earl English in regards to a copy of the acceptance speech that is to be used in a bulletin, two of the letters have a copy of the acceptance speech attached; a letter from Robert M. White, II, Editor and Publisher of the Mexico Evening Ledger, in which he forwards to Otis Chandler a copy of the Montana Historical Society mailing and also commends him for a job well down; three items of correspondence, along with a copy two page copy of Otis Chandler's itinerary, between Freddie Miller and Robert M. White II regarding Otis Chandler's resume and the possible changes that need to be made to it; two letters of correspondence between Robert M. White II and Otis Chandler, in which one of the letters has attached a copy of a letter sent to Earl English and a copy of the Otis Chandler citation.
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William Allen White Foundation Annual Award Luncheon
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Three copies of a speech entitled "Newspapering As America Enters Its Third Century" given by Otis Chandler at the William Allen White Foundation Annual Award Luncheon held at the University of Kansas on April 30, 1975. Other items in this folder include nine pages of photocopied biographical information on William Allen White; several newspaper clippings about the award; a note from Freddie Miller regarding the dissemination of the speech to "our top people", two letters from Dolph C. Simons, Jr., President and Publisher of The Lawrence Daily Journal-World, one stating how nice it was to see them and the other about his upcoming trip to Los Angeles; a thank you letter from John Cowles, Jr., Chairman of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company; twenty-nine congratulatory letters; three thank you letters sent out by Otis Chandler; sixteen items of correspondence which included congratulatory letters and Otis Chandler's response attached to them; a memo from Clark Akers to Frank Flood, with an attached response letter from Otis Chandler; a letter from Archie R. Dykes, Chancellor at The University of Kansas, confirming the visit and a response letter from Otis Chandler; four different speech reprint booklets from prior award winners.
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Service Awards Program
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Two copies of a speech given by Otis Chandler at the 1966 Service Awards honoring three employees who have completed 45 years of service . The copies vary a bit. Also included in this folder are invitations, one handwritten the other printed with envelope; a three page document comparing the 1965 and 1966 ceremonies; a two page memo from Fred Cheuvront to Robert L. Flannes regarding service anniversaries and eligible employees for the award; a one page itinerary of the event; and three pages from the speech that announce the recipients of the award.
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