• Creator Names Wright, Paul R., 1876-1965.
  • Title Paul R. Wright papers [manuscript], 1888-1961.
  • Physical description 0.8 linear ft. (2 boxes)
  • Collection summary Copies of diaries, copies of articles, and passports from Paul R. Wright, who was editor and foreign correspondent for the Chicago Daily News between 1904 and 1932. Includes typescript copies of diaries (1888-1917, 1926, 1929-1930, 1946, 1951, 1961); copies of articles written by Wright in Northern Michigan (1905), in Russia (1919), and in China (1927-1931); passports for Wright and his wife, Heloise Gai Wright; and an extract from the diary of his father, William Morris Wright, describing his experience as a passenger in a Midwestern train wreck in early 1893.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Mrs. John M. Gillis (1997.0065).
  • Biographical or Historical Note Wright also served as a war correspondent in uniform during World War I. Photographs of him are included in the Chicago Daily News negatives collection.
  • Names
    • Wright, Paul R., 1876-1965 Archives.
    • Wright, Paul R., 1876-1965 Diaries.
    • Wright, Heloise Gai.
    • Wright, William Morris.
    • Chicago Daily News, Inc. Employees.
    • United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia.
    • Wright, William Morris.
    • Chicago Daily News, Inc.
  • Uniform Title Chicago daily news.
  • Subjects
    • Journalists Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Railroad accidents Middle West 19th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Chicago (Ill.) Social conditions 20th century.
    • China Social conditions 1912-1949.
    • China Description and travel 20th century.
    • Michigan Description and travel 20th century.
    • Russia (Territory under White armies, 1918-1920)
    • Russia Description and travel 20th century.
  • Genre
    • Articles. aat
    • Correspondence. aat
    • Diaries. aat
    • Passports. aat
  • Geographic name
    • United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
    • United States Michigan.
    • China.
    • Russia.