Strout, Richard L. (Richard Lee), 1898-

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Journalist; died 1990.

From the description of Richard L. Strout papers, 1900-1991 (bulk 1950-1980). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983553

Biographical Note

  • 1898, Mar. 14: Born, Cohoes, N.Y.
  • 1915: Attended Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H.
  • 1917: Commissioned second lieutenant, U.S. Army
  • 1919: A.B. degree, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
  • 1919 - 1921 : Reporter, Independent, Sheffield, England
  • 1922 - 1984 : Columnist, Christian Science Monitor
  • 1923: M.A. degree, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
  • 1924: Married Edith R. Mayne (died 1932)
  • 1936: Published with E. B. White Farewell to the Model T. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons
  • 1939: Married Ernestine Wilke Published Maud. New York: Macmillan Co.
  • 1943 - 1983 : Columnist, New Republic, TRB column
  • 1958: Received George Polk Memorial Award for national reporting
  • 1974: Awarded Sidney Hillman Foundation Prize
  • 1975: Received Fourth Estate Award, National Press Club
  • 1978: Awarded Pulitzer Prize Special Citation
  • 1979: Published TRB: Views and Perspectives on the Presidency. New York: Macmillan Co.
  • 1990, Aug. 19: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Richard L. Strout Papers, 1900-1991, (bulk 1950-1980), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 refugee claims and related records., 1862-1868 (bulk 1862-1863). Minnesota Historical Society
referencedIn Esquire, Inc. Records, 1933-1977 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Richard L. Strout Papers, 1900-1991, (bulk 1950-1980) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Grauer, Neil A. Neil A. Grauer papers, 1965-1989. Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Witter Bynner papers, 1829-1965. Houghton Library
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Harvard Law School Forums Records Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
correspondedWith Burns, James MacGregor person
correspondedWith Burns, James MacGregor person
correspondedWith Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968 person
correspondedWith Davis, Saville R. person
associatedWith Esquire, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Grauer, Neil A. person
correspondedWith Harvard Law School Forum corporateBody
associatedWith Minnesota. State Auditor. corporateBody
correspondedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
correspondedWith Stringer, William H. person
correspondedWith Stroud family family
correspondedWith Stroud family family
correspondedWith White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Great Britain
Great Britain
Ireland
Ireland
Subject
American periodicals
Occupation
Journalists
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Birth 1898-03-14

Death 1990-08-19

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