Collection: Dr. Thomas E. Berry Manuscript | ArchivesSpace Public Interface

This collection includes one of Dr. Thomas E. Berry's many publications, Journalism Today, published in 1958. The copy in this collection is a manuscript copy of the piece; it includes editorial notes in the margins. This piece was again published under a different title, Journalism in America: An Introduction to the News Media.

Dates

1978

Creator

Berry, Thomas Elliot (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law

Extent

1.00 Boxes

Additional Description

Abstract

Dr. Thomas E. Berry (1912-1991) was a member of the West Chester University English department from 1947-1978. This collection encases one of Berry's many publications, Journalism Today, published in 1958.

Biographical or Historical Information

Dr. Thomas E. Berry (1912-1991) was an esteemed faculty member of the then West Chester State College English department from 1947 to 1978. Berry published ten books during his time at West Chester State College. The manuscript in this collection, Journalism in America, was chosen as the best book in its category in 1976 by the United States Information Agency. While at West Chester State College, Berry was a faculty advisor to the Quad Angles for 18 years and set up the first Graduate Program serving as its first director. The 1978 Serpentine was dedicated to Dr. Berry. Outside of his professional life, Dr. Thomas Berry married Helen Grace Walker in 1940 and had a son, Thomas L. Berry in 1942.Note written by Taylor L. Getty