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Language
English
Abstract
Dr. Perley Isaac Reed (1887-1973) was an English and journalism professor and the founder of the School of Journalism at West
Virginia University in 1939. Collection consists of a typescript copy of "The Modern Newspaper as a Social Instrument," which
was written by Reed in 1948 with the goal of defining a good modern newspaper in the middle of the 20th century. Typescript
has handwritten annotations and corrections, but is a photocopy. The book is divided into three parts: "The Newspaper as Public
Servant," "The Newspaper as Society's Standard Giver," and "The Newspaper as Public Leader and National Defender."
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Perley Isaac Reed, 1887-1973. "The Modern Newspaper as a Social Instrument",
A&M 2154, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Perley Isaac Reed was born on September 18, 1887, in Lowell Ohio. He graduated from Marietta College and earned a PhD in English
from Ohio State University in 1916. Reed served as head of the English department at the University of Maryland until 1920
and then came to West Virginia University to teach English. Reed founded the WVU School of Journalism in 1939. Perley Isaac
Reed died in April 1973.
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