Warren C. Price faculty papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 307

Scope and Contents

Warren C. Price was a professor of journalism at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, whose interests were in journalistic endeavors and legal matters of the state of Oregon in the case of Annette Buchanan. The collection contains Price's journalism annotated bibliographies and related writings, his dissertation on the history of the Eugene Register-Guard, and papers pertaining to the State of Oregon v. Annette Buchanan court case.

Dates

circa 1950-1970

Creator

Price, Warren C. (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Warren C. Price was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Arts and Masters degree, and later earned his doctorate from the University of Oregon, completing his disseration entitled "The Eugene Register-Gaurd: A Citizen of Its Community." Price joined the School of Journalism as a professor in 1942 while also serving as an editor of the Sunday edition of the Eugene Register-Gaurd for fifteen years. Price served as an Acting Dean of the University of Oregon School of Journalism, and was a notable recipient of the Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Service Award for Research in Journalism, awarded in 1959, and the Kappa Tau Alpha Journalism and Mass Communications Honorary Society Research Award, awarded in 1960. He served as the editor of Journalism Quarterly. Price passed away on May 8, 1967. University of Oregon, "Warren Price," access date February 14, 2020, https://journalism.uoregon.edu/warren-price.

Extent

6.75 linear feet (6 containers) : 3 record storage boxes, 1 manuscript storage box, 1 half manuscript storage box, 1 half legal manuscript storage box

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Warren C. Price was a professor of journalism at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, who researched and wrote extensively in the field of journalism. The collection contains Price's journalism annotated bibliographies and related writings, his dissertation on the history of the Eugene Register Guard, and papers pertaining to the State of Oregon v. Annette Buchanan court case.

Arrangement

This collection is loosely arranged by topic, comprised of general journalism writings and bibliographies, the doctoral dissertation, and papers pertaining to the court case of Annette Buchanan.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of spouse, Lillian I. Shidell, 1978.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Alexandra Mueller, 2020.

The collection is a consolidation of two collections, the Warren C. Price faculty papers (UA 307) and the Warren C. Price collection on Buchanan (Coll 002).