United Press Wire Dispatches Special Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection is contained in one box with dimensions 15” X 10” X 2.5”. The collection consists of wire dispatches using teletype machines. These machines utilize a continuous roll of paper. Consequently, stories printed on these machines may be printed continuously, causing the stories to be as long as two feet. This collection consists of United Press wire dispatches from World War II, covering a wide range of wartime topics including military news, war production (primarily of aircraft), women and industry, accidents. The topics covered issues primarily in the United States and heavily featuring North American Aviation.
Dates
- 1942 - 1945
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers by appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
Some copyright may be reserved. Consult with the library director for more information.
Biographical / Historical
United Press (UP) was created in 1907 when publisher E.W. Scripps combined three smaller organizations. The company provided stories to newspapers which subscribed to the service by telegraph, and later by teletype. In 1958 it acquired International News Service and was renamed United Press International (UPI), reaching its peak in the 1960s and 70s. The Company had 2,000 full-time employees with 200 bureaus in 92 countries. In the 1980s newspapers began to trim their pages and some could not afford UPI and AP (Associated Press) news services. With the advent of television and then internet, business severely declined. In 2000, UPI was sold to News World Communications, a news media company founded in 1976 by Sun Myung Moon, who also founded the Unification Church.
Today, the company provides a service called News Track, in addition to a premium service providing more in-depth coverage of world news.
Extent
0.21 Cubic Feet (15” X 10” X 2.5” box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of United Press wire dispatches from World War II, covering a wide range of wartime topics including military news, war production (primarily of aircraft), women and industry, accidents. The topics covered issues primarily in the United States and heavily featuring North American Aviation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this Collection were donated to the San Diego Air and Space Museum.
- Title
- The Descriptive Finding Guide for the United Press Wire Dispatches Special Collection
- Author
- Daniel Schlachet
- Date
- 12/05/2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives Repository
2001 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park
San Diego 92101 USA US
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(619) 233-4525 (Fax)