urn:taro:utexas.cah.03079 A Guide to the William B. Ruggles Narrative, 1929 Original EAD encoding by Maria Soscia according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. October 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Ruggles, William B., 1891-1988 Ruggles, William B., Narrative 1891-1988 Materials are written in English. 768427827 1 item Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin The William B. Ruggles Narrative, 1929, contains a typescript of an article written by Ruggles appearing in the November 26, 1929 issue of The Dallas Morning News, documenting the history of the Amaroc News, the official newspaper of the American Forces in Germany during World War I. The narrative describes the life of the newspaper, including its beginning, its editors, its circulation, and its purpose. Biographical Note

William B. Ruggles (1891-1988) was an editor and writer for several Texas journals and newspapers. He was the sixth executive director of The Alcalde, holding the position for just one year before being offered employment at the Galveston Daily News; though, Ruggles continued to work as an editor and contributing writer for The Alcalde for the following twenty years. In 1942, he served in the U. S. Army during World War II, and upon his return began working as editor for The Dallas Morning News, until retiring in 1960.

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“William B. Ruggles, the Sixth Executive Director.” The Alcalde. Jan-Feb 2010 : 35. Accessed August 30,2011. http://books.google.com/books?id=_zdyA19vJiEC&pg=PA35&lpg=PA35&dq#v=onepage&q& f=false.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Ruggles, William B., 1891-1988 -- Archives. Subjects (Organizations) Amaroc news -- History. Subjects Journalism -- Texas -- Dallas -- History -- 20th century. Journalism, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Places Coblenz (Germany) -- Newspapers -- History -- 20th century. Preferred Citation

William B. Ruggles Narrative, 1929, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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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 2G30 Literary production, 1929