Commission on Freedom of the Press, Records, 1943-1946.

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Corporate author / creator:	Commission on Freedom of the Press.
Description:	4.5 linear ft.
Language:	English
Subject:	Chafee, Zechariah, -- Jr., -- 1885-1957 Hutchins, Robert Maynard, -- 1899-1977 Chafee, Zechariah, -- Jr., -- 1885-1957 Hutchins, Robert Maynard, -- 1899-1977. Commission on Freedom of the Press. Commission on Freedom of the Press. Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States. Journalistic ethics -- United States. Freedom of the press -- United States. Press -- United States. Motion pictures -- United States. Radio -- United States. Freedom of the press. Journalism -- Political aspects. Journalistic ethics. Motion pictures. Press. Radio. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Print Archives/Manuscripts
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2738243

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Varying Form of Title:	Commission on Freedom of the Press, records
Notes:	Funded by grants from Time, Inc., and Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., the Commission on Freedom of the Press was appointed in 1944 to investigate the freedom, function, and responsibilities of the major agencies of mass communication. 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.
Summary:	Contains memoranda, reports, and minutes.
Cumulative Index / Finding Aids Note:	Finding aid available in the Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.

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