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Category Archives: Journalism
Felicia Gizycka and Cissy Patterson: The Relationship that Defined a 20th Century Life
Felicia Gizycka was born in 1905 to Count Josef Gizycki and his wife, Countess Eleanor “Cissy” Patterson. Her early years were colored by her father’s kidnapping of her and her mother’s aloofness. Her adult life was one of “international flapper,” … Continue reading
Posted in 1920s America, American history, American Social History, Biography and profiles, Journalism, Uncategorized, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged 20th Century, American Heiresses, American Heritage Center, Chicago Tribune, Cissy Patterson, Dollar Princesses, Drew Pearson, European Aristocracy, Felicia Gizycka, Medill Family, Mother-Daughter Relationships, Newspaper Industry, Socialites, Women Publishers, Writers
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Witness to a Watershed: A Journalist’s Chronicle of 1948 Palestine
In the tumultuous years following World War II, Palestine found itself at a critical juncture. The British Mandate was coming to an end, and tensions between Jewish and Arab communities had escalated into open conflict following the United Nations’ vote … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Middle East Studies, Uncategorized, War correspondents
Tagged Arab-Israeli Conflict, British Mandate, Conflict Reporting, Haganah, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem 1940s, Middle East History, New York Daily News, Palestine 1948, Robert Conway, War Journalism, World War II Aftermath
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A Friendship in the Books
For dearest Olga—who knows, loves and writes books—from a kindred soul with love and admiration. Ishbel Ross. Christmas 1964, inscription in An American Family: The Tafts, 1678 to 1964. For Olga Arnold—dear and understanding friend. Devotedly, Ishbel Ross. Christmas 1967, … Continue reading
Posted in Authors and literature, Biography and profiles, Book Category, Journalism, Uncategorized, Women in History, Women Writers, women's history
Tagged Book Inscriptions, Ishbel Ross, Ladies of the Press, Newspaper Career, Office of War Information, Olga Moore Arnold, Toppan Rare Book Library, University of Wyoming, women journalists
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Dreaming of Caucasia: Georgia Then and Now with Joseph Becker Phillips
In 2019, I was visiting a dear friend living at the time in Tbilisi, Georgia. After a week or so getting to know the city—ancient, Soviet, and modern—and experiencing first hand Georgia’s legendary hospitality (including endless toasts with, of course, … Continue reading
Poet Drama in the Selden Rodman Papers
Selden Rodman (1909-2002) was a prolific author, biographer, poet, editor as well as an art collector and cultural critic. He published a book nearly every year of his adult life. He was a rebellious young man who, while attending Yale … Continue reading
Posted in Authors and literature, Journalism, Poetry, Political history, Politics, Uncategorized, writers and poets
Tagged Alfred Bingham, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Common Sense magazine, e e cummings, Edward Hopper, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, H.G. Wells, Jackson Pollock, James Joyce, New York City, Selden Rodman, The Harkness Hoot, Thomas Man, Yale University
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Olive Clapper: At the Center of 20th Century Politics and Peace Efforts
Few individuals witnessed and participated in pivotal 20th century events as intimately as Olive Ewing Clapper (1896-1968). Born in Kansas City and educated at the University of Kansas, Olive married her childhood sweetheart Raymond Clapper in 1913 after they eloped … Continue reading →