American newspapers -- Washington (State) -- Spokane

Ralph E. Dyar (1885-1955) was an author and playwright who also worked for and wrote about newspapers and newspaper promotion and research. The collection contains literary manuscripts, correspondence, and the working files for the book, News for an Empire: The Story of the Spokesman-Review of Spokane, Washington, and of the Field it Serves.

Shaw McCutcheon (1921- ) is an American editorial cartoonist, and also author, who worked for the Spokesman Review newspaper. The collection (1969) contains original ink drawings for cartoons published in 1969.