Descriptive Summary
Reddick, DeWitt C.
Reddick, DeWitt C., Papers
1927-1980
Materials are written in English.
81-55; 91-245; 93-148
643551262
ca. 55 ft.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Collection consists of research
materials, classified files, literary manuscripts, speeches, publications,
photographs, and notes of journalist and UT journalism professor Dewitt C.
Reddick.
Biographical Note
DeWitt C. Reddick (1904–1980) earned his bachelors in 1925 and master’s in 1928 from
the University of Texas. He began his reporting career with the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram and the Austin American-Statesman in 1924. He became an instructor in
UT’s Department of Journalism in 1927 and served as director of the School of
Journalism from 1959 to 1964. Reddick wrote or co-authored many books, including
Journalism and the School Paper (1938), Modern Feature Writing (1949), and
Industrial Editing (1962).
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of research materials, classified files, literary manuscripts,
speeches, publications, photographs, and notes of journalist and UT journalism
professor Dewitt C. Reddick.
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Use Restrictions
Unrestricted use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Reddick, DeWitt C., 1904-1980 -- Archives
Subjects (Organizations)
University of Texas. School of Journalism.
Subjects
Journalism -- Study and teaching -- Texas.
Places
Austin (Tex.)
Preferred Citation
DeWitt C. Reddick Papers, 1927-1980, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Separated Material
Some material has been separated to the Briscoe Center Library.
Processing Information
Revised by Laurel Rozema, May 2010.
Collection contains unprocessed materials.
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
3G446
Fiction written by Reddick when he was an undergraduate
3G446
Feature stories, ideas for
3G447
Speeches:
3G447
Religion
3G447
Public relations
3G447
Texas Independence
3G448
Journalism:
3G448
before 1961-1963
3G449
1964 and after
3G449
Collection of humor (to be used in speeches)
3G450
Communications
3G450
Aging
3G450
Education
3G451
The Communication Crisis and the Journalism Teacher
3G451
Mass media
3G451
Major addresses
3G451
State historic journalism sites, Committee of Texas Association of Sigma Delta Chi Chapter:
3G451
Gareta de Texas,
1954
3G451
Telegraph and Texas Register,
1955
3G451
Galveston Daily News,
1957
3G452
Texas student publication
3G452
Article about Texas in the 15th edition of the Encyclopoedia Britannica
3G452
As Dean, College of Communications, University of Tennessee
3G453
Austin College
3G454
The Floating University (The Ryndam)
3G454
Reddick's Journal
3G454
Also part of the journal adapted as newstories
3G454
Dedication of new Journalism Building, 1952 (material from scrapbook)
3G455
Students:
3G455
Individual files, alphabetical by last name, A-P
3G456
Individual files, alphabetical by last name, S-Z
3G456
All Faith Chapel:
3G456
Foundation and larger gifts committee (Reddick, chairman), all correspondence
3G456
Printed materials
3G456
Plans and development
3G456
Presbyterian Church:
3G456
Synod of Red River
3G456
The Presbyterian
3G457
United Presbyterian Church
3G458
Mass Media and the School Newspaper, 2nd edition, pp. 1-684
3G458
Letter to Marjorie Reddick from Wadsworth Publishing
3G458
Art inventory for the book
3G459
Mass Media and the School Newspaper, 2nd edition, pp. 685-930
3G459
John Peter Zenger
3G460
Letter to ex-students, 1938-1944
3G460
United Way Nueces Activity Center
3G461
Miscellaneous
3G462
Photographs:
3G462
India, Agra
3G462
India, Ceylon
3G462
On ship
3G462
Miscellaneous
3G463
Cross country trip
3G463
Mass Media and the School Newspaper
3G463
General
3G463
Negatives
3S133
Oversize photographs
3V42
Oversize papers
2.325/D13c
Unprocessed materials:
2.325/D13c
Posters
2.325/D13c
Western Chronicle, vol. 1, no. 1,
January 26, 1877
2.325/D13c
La Presna
2.325/D13c
The Texas Presbyterian,
1956-1959
2.325/D13d
Newspapers and magazines
2.325/L49b-c
Files
2.325/L50
Articles
2.325/L51
Subject titled files
2.325/L52
Notes on U.S. history
2.325/L52
Wadsworth publishing files
2.325/L52
Miscellaneous files on journalism with photos and graphs (T.S.P.)
2.325/L53
Materials on company publications files on speeches, articles, and books (annotated)
2.325/L53
Miscellaneous
2.325/L54
Subject titled files, ca. 1973-1979
2.325/L55
Files
2.325/L55
Newspapers
2.325/L55
Miscellaneous Journalism Department material
2.325/L55
Books
2.325/L56
Photographs and negatives (U.T.)
2.325/L56
Journalism files
2.325/L56
Alcalde copies,
1973-1974
2.325/L57
Letter files and speeches
2.325/L57
Clippings
2.325/L57
Presbyterian Church material
2.325/L57
Subject titled files, A-B
2.325/L58
Subject titled files, C-H
2.325/L58
Other files regarding high school textbook on journalism
2.325/L59
Files for high school textbook on journalism
2.325/L60
School of Communications files,
1971-1976
2.325/L60
Reddick biographical information
2.325/L61
Reddick biographical information
2.325/L62
Newspaper fund seminars material
2.325/L62
Accreditation reports
2.325/L62
Junior college files
2.325/L63
Junior college files
2.325/L63
Presbyterian Church material
2.325/L63
Personnel files, H
2.325/L64
Files: H, I, J
2.325/L65
Files: K, L
2.325/L65
Talks
2.325/L65
Note cards
2.325/L66
Unprocessed
2.325/L67
Talks
2.325/L67
Student files
2.325/L67
Photo files with negatives and glass negatives
2.325/L68-L70
Unprocessed
2.325/L71
LBJ material
2.325/L71
Les and Liz Carpenter material
2.325/L72
Promotions of School of Communications files
2.325/L73
Promotions of School of Communications files
2.325/L74
Files on Journalism courses
2.325/L74
Grade books
2.325/L75
Files on Journalism courses
2.325/L75
Grade books
2.325/L76
Files on Interscholastic League
2.325/L77
Journalism Abstracts,
1963-1965
2.325/L77
Other bound books, pamphlets, and reports
2.325/L77
Files on world press (J383)
2.325/L78
Old newspapers and foreign newspapers,
ca. 1936-1970
2.325/L79
Periodicals (Reader’s Digest in foreign printings)
2.325/L79
Files: Journalism subjects
2.325/L80
Files: Journalism Department,
ca. 1960s
2.325/L81
Files: Journalism Department
2.325/L81
Texas Ranger,
1924-1926
2.325/L82
Files: Journalism Department,
ca. 1960s-1970s
2.325/L83
Files: Interscholastic League materials,
1941-1945
2.325/L84
Files: Journalism Department, U-Z, and miscellaneous
2.325/M10
Books
2.325/M11
Reports, 1950s-1970s
2.325/M12
Files: Journalism Department, S-T
2.325/M13
Files: Journalism Department, R
2.325/M13
Department chronological files,
1974-1975
2.325/M14
Department chronological files,
1974-1975 cont., 1975-1976
2.325/M14
File box NIMH
2.325/M15
Department chronological files,
1971-1972
2.325/M16
Department chronological files,
1970-1971, 1973
2.325/M17
Department chronological files,
1972, 1973-1974
2.325/M18a
Department chronological files,
1973-1974, 1976
2.325/K72b
Oversize materials