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Biographical data on members of the commission undated
Incoming correspondence to Ruth A. Inglis
Outgoing correspondence from Ruth A. Inglis 1944-1948
Interoffice correspondence 1944-1947
Agenda, assignments, and schedules undated
Reports, miscellaneous undated
Index to Commission on Freedom of the Press reports and other documents undated
Subject Terms
| Funding for encoding this finding aid was partially provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
The Commission on Freedom of the Press studied the freedom and accountability of the press. It was formed in 1942 by Robert Maynard Hutchins, president and later chancellor of the University of Chicago, with the financial support of Time Magazine founder Henry Luce. Over its history, the commission produced several reports. It was sometimes known as the (Robert) Hutchins Commission. Ruth A. Inglis was on the staff of the commission as research assistant and later was a member of the commission.
Arranged by type of document.
Contains reports, transcripts, testimony, and other documents relating to the activities of the commission, and correspondence relating to the work of the commission staff and the publication of the Ruth A. Inglis's book, Freedom of the Movies, 1947. Correspondents include Robert D. Leigh.
The papers are open to all users.
The creator's literary rights have not been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Commission on Freedom of the Press Records, Accesson No. 0078-011. Special Collections Division, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington.
Gift of Ruth A. Inglis, January 1960.
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| 1/1 | Biographical data on members of the commission | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1/22-32 | Outgoing correspondence from Ruth A. Inglis | 1944-1948 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1/33-36 | Interoffice correspondence | 1944-1947 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1/37 | Agenda, assignments, and schedules | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1/38 | Clippings | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1/39 | Ephemera | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1/40-41 | Minutes | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1/42 | Miscellany | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1/43 | News releases | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1/44-46 | Notes | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1/47 | Organization | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1/48 | Photographs | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1/49-55 | Reports, miscellaneous | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2/1 | Index to Commission on Freedom of the Press reports and other documents | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2/2-8/15, 10/1-2 | Reports and other documents | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| 9/1 | "Self Regulation of the Movies" | undated | |||||||||||||||||
| 9/2 | "Freedom of the Movies" | undated | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal Names: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Inglis, Ruth A., 1912- --Archives. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh, Robert D. (Robert Devore), b. 1890. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Commission on Freedom of the Press--Archives. | |||||||||||||||||||
| University of Chicago. Press. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| United States--Politics and government. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Freedom of the press--United States. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Freedom of the press--United States--Societies, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Journalism--United States. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Journalistic ethics--United States. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Motion pictures--Censorship--United States. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Motion pictures--Moral and ethical aspects--United States. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) | |||||||||||||||||||
| correspondence. | |||||||||||||||||||
| minutes. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Photographs. | |||||||||||||||||||
| reports. | |||||||||||||||||||
| testimonies. | |||||||||||||||||||
| transcripts. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Freedom of the movies. | |||||||||||||||||||
