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Title: |
John S. Knight Papers |
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Repository: |
Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, The University of Akron
Phone: 330-972-7670 http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/archives |
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Creator: |
Knight, John Shively, 1894-1981 |
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Dates: |
1894-1981 |
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Quantity: |
100 cubic feet (62 boxes) |
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Abstract: |
John Shively Knight, founder of Knight Newspapers, was considered a visionary of journalism in the sense that he belonged to a breed of publishers, who were strong-willed, competitive, and politically conscious. To the City of Akron, Ohio, Knight signified a "mover and shaker," because he was instrumental to the area's growth and development, observing and contributing to Akron's metamorphosis from a canal town to a heavy industrial center to a post-industrial city. Knight parlayed the Akron Beacon Journal, which he inherited from his father, into Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc., which by 1981 consisted of 32 newspapers in 17 states, employed 15,000 workers, and boasted a circulation of 3.6 million daily. The John S. Knight papers (1894-1981) consist primarily of material relating to his life as a newspaper editor and publisher. The collection includes correspondence, speeches, scrapbooks, "Editor's Notebooks," newspaper clippings, photographs, phonotapes, and memorabilia, plus a variety of other materials which document the significant events of Knight's life and legacy. |
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Identification: |
99/110 |
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Location: |
Archival Services, Polsky Building, LL-10 |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
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Sample Image: |
View finding aid for the John S. Knight Papers |
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Sample Image: |
View photographs from the John S. Knight Papers |