Martin Tolchin papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1790
Scope and Contents
The Martin Tolchin papers consist of 16 scrapbooks containing newspaper articles written by Tolchin between 1955 and 1989, and an addendum includes newspaper clippings of articles written between 1979 and 1991. Also included are press passes and pamphlets.
Dates
- 1955-1991
Creator
- Tolchin, Martin (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Biographical / Historical
Martin Tolchin was born 20 September 1928 in Brooklyn, NY. He attended the University of Utah from 1947 to 1949, then obtained an LL.B. from New York Law School in 1951. After serving with the U. S. Army (1951-1953) Tolchin returned to New York and went to work as a copy boy for the New York Times. He remained with the Times, first as a reporter, then as bureau chief, for 40 years. His book, Buying into America: How Foreign Money Is Changing the Face of the Nation was honored by Business Week in 1988. In 1994 Tolchin founded The Hill, a weekly newspaper about the United States Congress, and later helped launch POLITICO. Tolchin married Susan Jane Goldsmith in 1965, and the Tolchins have written several books together.
Extent
12.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
English
Abstract
The Martin Tolchin papers (1955-1991) consist of 16 scrapbooks containing newspaper articles written by Tolchin between 1955 and 1989, and an addendum includes newspaper clippings of articles written between 1979 and 1991. Also included are press passes and pamphlets. Tolchin worked at the Times, first as a reporter, then as bureau chief, for 40 years.
Processing Information
Processed by Karen Carver in 2000.
Addendum processed by Sean Taylor in 2015.
Addendum processed by Sean Taylor in 2015.
Creator
- Tolchin, Martin (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Martin Tolchin papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Karer Carver.
- Date
- 2000 (updated in 2007, 2016 and 2018)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu