US-RPB-ms2009.013 Commission on freedom of the press documents and reports1943-1947 Brown University Library

Box A Brown University Providence, RI, 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 email:hay@brown.edu

This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-03-05 Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) Commission on freedom of the press documents and reports Ms.2009.013 John Hay Library Special Collections

Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 email: hay@brown.edu

English 3.0 Linear feet 1943-1947 Consists of documents and reports issued by the New York Office for circulation among the members of the Commission. Commission on freedom of the press documents and reports Historical note

Funded by grants from Time, Inc., and Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., the Commission on Freedom of the Press was established in 1943 to determine if freedom of the press was in danger in the United States. The commission was also referred to as the Hutchins Commission. Commission members included Robert Hutchins, chairman; Zechariah Chaffee, vice-chairman; John M. Clark; John Dickinson; William E. Hocking; Harold Lasswell; Archibald MacLeish; Charles Merriam; Reinhold Niebuhr; Robert Redfield; Beardsley Ruml; Arthur Schlesinger; and George N. Schuster. The general report of the Commission, A Free and Responsible Press, was published by the University of Chicago Press in 1947.

This set of materials was collected by Zechariah Chafee, Jr.

Collection information

Consists of documents and reports issued by the New York Office for circulation among the members of the Commission.

Commission on freedom of the press reports and documents, Ms.2009.013, Brown University Library.

The materials are organized in the original binder number order.

There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested.

Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.

Administrative information

Gift of Zechariah Chafee, Jr., Class of 1907, December 15, 1947.

Names Commission on Freedom of the Press. -- Form subdivision--Archives.; Subjects Freedom of the press--United States Journalism--Political aspects--United States Journalistic ethics--United States RIAMCO Browsing Term Government, Politics and Law Index: List of Press Commission Papers Deposited by Z. Chafee, Jr. 1 1 Accuracy Papers [unnumbered binder] 1 2 Binder 1: Documents 1-6 1 3 Binder 2: Documents 7-16 1 4 Binder 3: Documents 17-20 1 5 Binder 4: Documents 21-22 1 6 Binder 5: Document 23 1 7 Binder 6: Document 24 1 8 Binder 7: Documents 25-27 1 9 Binder 8: Documents 28-30 1 10 Binder 9: Documents 31-33 1 11 Binder 10A: Document 34: Draft Report - Commission on Freedom of the Press (Chapters I-VI) 1 12 Binder 10B: Document 34: Draft Report - Commission on Freedom of the Press (Chapters VII-XI) 1 13 Binder 11: Documents 35-37 1 14 Binder 12: Documents 38-47 1 15 Binder 13: Doc. No. 48, Commission on Freedom of the Press; Meetings and Summary of Discussion, April 16-17, 1945. The Biltmore Hotel - New York City. 1 16 Binder 14: Documents 49-52 1 17 Binder 15: Doc. No. 53, Commission on Freedom of the Press, Peoples Speaking to Peoples: A Report on International Mass Communication (second revision) 1 18 Binder 16: Documents 53A-61 1 19 Binder 17: Doc. No. 62, Commission on Freedom of the Press, Peoples Speaking to Peoples: A Report on International Mass Communication (third revision) by Robert D. Leigh and Llewellyn White 1 20 Binder 17A: Document 62A 1 21 Binder 18: Documents 63-68 1 22 Binder 18A: Doc. No. 66 and 66A; Commission on Freedom of the Press: Summary of Discussions, June 5-6, 1945. Biltmore Hotel, N.Y.C. 1 23 Binder 19: Documents 69-71 1 24 Binder 20: Document 72 1 25 Binder 21: Documents 73-74 1 26 [Binder 22:] Documents 75 to 77 1 27 Binder 23: Nos. 78-82, 84-88; No. 83 in Book No. 23A 2 1 Binder 23A: Doc. No. 83; The General Report. Draft by Archibald MacLeish 2 2 Binder 24: Docs. 89 and 89A; The General Report. Revised Draft by Archibald MacLeish 2 3 Binder 25: Document #90; Summary of January 27-29, 1946 Meetings 2 4 Binder 26: Document #90A; Meeting with Bade & Eubanks 2 5 Binder 27: Documents 91-92 2 6 Binder 28: Document No. 93; The Press in Revolution (Walker Ames Lectures) by Robert D. Leigh 2 7 Binder 29: Documents 94-94A 2 8 Binder 30: Document No. 95, The American Radio by Llewellyn White 2 9 Binder 31: Documents 96-96A 2 10 Binder 32: Document No. 97 & 97A, Commission on Freedom of the Press, The General Report, Revised Draft by Robert D. Leigh 2 11 [Binder 33:] Document No. 98 Commission on Freedom of the Press, Government and Mass Communication (1 of 2) 2 12 [Binder 33:] Document No. 98 Commission on Freedom of the Press, Government and Mass Communication (2 of 2) 2 13 [Binder 33:] Document No. 98B (1 of 2) 2 14 [Binder 33:] Document No. 98B (2 of 2) 2 15 [Binder 33:] Document No. 98G (1 of 2) 2 16 [Binder 33:] Document No. 98G (2 of 2) 2 17 Binder 34: Documents 98C, 98D, 100 to 100F 2 18 Binder 35: Document No. 99, Commission on Freedom of the Press, meetings May 6-8, 1946. Hotel Del Prado, Chicago, Illinois. 2 19 Binder 36: Document 101-101b, Freedom for the Movies, Ruth A. Inglis 2 20 Binder 37: Document 102, 102A Hocking Book 3 1 Binder 38: Document No. 103 3 2 Binder 39: Document No. 104, Commission on Freedom of the Press; The General report (sixth revision) by Robert D. Leigh 3 3 Binder 40: Document No. 105; The American Radio by Llwellyn White 3 4 Binder 41: Document 106 3 5 Binder 42: Documents 107, 108 to 108B 3 6 Binder 43: Documents 108C, 108D 3 7 Binder 44: Document 109 3 8 Binder 45: Documents 110-112 3 9 Binder 46: Documents No. 113-118 3 10 Binder 47: Document No. 119, Summary of Discussion - Chicago Meeting - September 15-17, 1946 3 11 Binder 48: Document No. 120, General Report, Final (9th) Revision 3 12 Binder 49: Document 121, Freedom of the Press: A Framework of Principle for the Twentieth Century by Wm. E. Hocking 3 13 Binder 50: Document No. 122, The American Radio by Llwellyn White 3 14 John Grierson's Source Report for the Film and Public Affairs 3 15