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Series IV. Newspaper Clippings and Scrapbooks, c. 1929-1974
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Scope and Content Notes: These clippings follow Anne Alpern's public career, covering her roles in newsworthy events. Several articles are biographical in focus. There are also many humorous political cartoons commenting on Alpern's role in the workings of the city. Most of these were produced by the local newspaper artist Cy Hungerford in the early 1950s.
Loose clippings housed in folders are arranged chronologically by year, with some of the years sub-divided by certain topics. A portion of these were sorted and labeled in 1985, and Box 24 holds a typed index to them. This index provides chronological and topical guides, but does not list all of the clippings in this section. The clippings in Box 28, Folder 8 were apparently compiled by someone other than Alpern. They come from newspapers in the Philadelphia region and throughout Pennsylvania, including two Italian newspapers,
Il Progresso and
Il Popolo. Oversize items include the October 26, 1946 issue of
Collier's which featured an article about Alpern, and an article about her 1959 appointment as attorney general.
Six volumes of scrapbooks complete the series. Volume 1 is from Alpern's senior year in high school and is filled with handwritten messages from classmates. Volumes 2-6 contain newspaper clippings and occasional photographs from the 1940 to 1961. Although they cover many of the same topics, they also contain information not found in the loose clippings.
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Box 23
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1 |
Index and Newspaper Clippings, c1929, 1938-1940
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5 |
Duquesne Light Strike, 1946
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Box 24
| Folder |
2 |
Federal Court Campaign, November 12, 1948-March 18, 1949
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05-06 |
"Free Work" Probe: Kilgallen and Gross, April 27-June 15, 1950
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Box 25
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01-04 |
"Free Work" Probe: Kilgallen and Gross, June 16-September 21, 1950
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Box 26
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02-06 |
"Free Work" Probe: McCarter, February 9-June 28, 1951
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Box 27
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1 |
"Free Work" Probe: Scrap Selling, March 10-June 13, 1951
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2 |
March 9-June 28, 1951
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03-04 |
City Contract Probe: Broadway Maintenance Street Lighting, June 9-July 17, 1951
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8 |
Appointment as Attorney General, December 24, 1958-1959
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Box 28
Box 29
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01-02 |
Appointment to Pa. Supreme Court and Campaign, 1961
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4 |
Skybus Case, 1972
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5 |
Unidentified Clippings, undated
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3 |
1946, 1958-1959
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1 |
High School Senior Year, 1918-1919
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3 |
6th Annual National Newspaper Dinner, Scranton Elks, 1956
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