Series I: Home Files, 1873 - 1985

Series I of the Turner Catledge Papers consists of records donated directly to Mississippi State University by Mr. or Mrs. Catledge. The donations were made during the years from 1975 to 1985. Further addi¬tions are anticipated.

Included are biographical sketches; clippings; correspondence; manuscripts of articles, speeches, and the autobiography My Life and the Times; memorabilia; oral history interviews; phonograph records; photographs; publications; research material; and tapes. The inclu¬sive dates are 1878 to 1983, but much of the series, especially the clippings, correspondence, and manuscripts, fall during the years from 1970 to 1983.

The main topics, in addition to biographical data, are The New York Times and journalism. Among items of particular interest are Mr. Catledge's reminiscences of his 1944 "Visit to the Pacific" war zone with The New York Times publisher Arthur Hays Sulzberger, his correspondence with fellow journalists, the oral history interview conducted with him by The New York Times Company, the phonograph recordings of his famous imitation of Senator "Cotton Ed" Smith, and the drafts of his autobiography, which contain many details that were not included in the published version.