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Preferred Citation
Harold B. Meyers papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Harold B. Meyers papers was donated by Harold B. Meyers.
Processing Information
The Harold B. Meyers papers are currently unprocessed. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions to the
collections.
Harold Burton Meyers was born in Mesa, Arizona in 1924 and lives in Williamsburg, Virginia. His parents worked as Native American
Service schoolteachers and he was raised with his brothers on reservations in the Southwest and Washington state. After serving
with the Navy during World War II, he graduated from the University of Colorado's journalism school and became a newspaper
reporter. In 1956 Meyers joined Time magazine and covered the Civil Rights Movement, Capitol Hill and the White House. He
is the author of multiple publications including The Death at Awahi, Reservations, and Geronimo's Ponies.
Biography found on Harold Burton Meyers website at http://stevenkeymeyers.com/hbm/hob-note.html.
The Harold B. Meyers papers contains the personal, literary and journalistic papers of Harold B. Meyers. The collection contains
personal and professional correspondence, printed materials, manuscripts, research files for manuscripts such as the Confederate
Heros, newspaper clipplings and notes. Papers include the manuscripts of Harold B. Meyers' books as well as their receptions,
journalist documents and newspaper articles related to the U.S. government and key historical incidents in the 1950s and 1960s
U.S., and other personal documents of Harold B. Meyers.
This series primarily contains journalist documents produced by or related to Harold B. Meyers.It includes materials related
to four presidents of the United States, including Lyndon B. Jhonson, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford, as well as newspaper
articles on a range of topics like Nashville school integration and gubernatorial elections. The documents include letters,
telegrams, photographs, printed copies of email, magazines, and newspaper articles.
Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1
Authur Krock journalism
1960
Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 2
Barry Goldwater and conservation
1957-1962
Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 3
End of 1960 Presidential campaign trail
1960
Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4
End of 1960 Presidential campaign trail
1960-1966
Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 5
Fortune magazine correspondence
1963-1967
Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 6
Fortune magazine memos, 1969 Time annual report, 1979
This series includes manuscrpits of Harold Meyers' works. The materials include Condedrate Hero, Stalker, The Death of Awahi,
and The Last Indian War. The documents include paper manuscrpits and compact discs.
Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 30
Confederate Hero manuscript, pp. 1-188
2010
Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 31
Confederate Hero manuscript, pp. 189-336
2010
Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 32
Plain Folks: Ancestors of Scllie Frances Key and George Lentton Meyers - key section
2000
Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 33
Plain Folks: Ancestors of Scllie Frances Key and George Lentton Meyers - section
undated
Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 34
Some Sort of Hero manuscript, pp. 80-185
undated
Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 35
Some Sort of Hero manuscript, pp. 186-329
undated
Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 36
Stalker manuscrpit, pp. 1-123
undated
Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 37
Stalker manuscrpit, pp. 124-258
undated
Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 38
Stalker manuscrpit, pp. 259-385
undated
Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 39
The Death at Awahi manuscript
undated
Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 40
The Death at Awahi manuscript, pp. 1-130
2005
Mixed Materials box: 5 folder: 41
The Death at Awahi manuscript, pp. 131-260 and notes
This series includes other professional documents of Harold Meyers, including the writings before he became a professional
journalist and after his retirement. The papers include research materials, contract, reception, and correspondence of his
books as well as documents from journalism workshops and Christopher Wren Association. The documents include printed copies
of emails and websites, letters, newspaper articles,and drafts of speeches.
Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 46
Additional writings
1945-1947
Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 47
Additional writings 2
1946-1947
Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 48
Christopher Wren Association writing and instruction
1990-2005
Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 49
Confederate Heros: research materials & rights
2008-2021
Mixed Materials box: 6 folder: 50
Geronimo's Ponies: rights of reversion and contract with council Oaks
This series includes the personal documents of Harold Meyers. It consists documents related to World War II veteran benefits,
job applications, and correspondence. The documents include mails, pamphlets, and printed version of website contents.
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