Born in Georgia in 1904; moved to Tampa, Florida in 1920. Educated in Hillsborough County public schools and at the University
of Florida. Worked as a journalist in Tampa, serving as managing editor of the Tampa Tribune from 1943 to 1964. Chairman of the National Freedom of Information Committee, 1953-1963. Died in 1977.
The collection contains his papers (speeches, articles, manuscripts, etc.) and scrapbooks (3 vol.) relating to his career
in journalism and his opinions on contemporary journalist issues.
Boxes 1-12 are general topics filed in alphabetical order.
Collection is open for research.
[Identification of item], Virgil Miller (Red) Newton Papers, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries,
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
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Newton Papers
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Box 1 |
Advertising.
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Afro-American Newspapers. |
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Air Force. |
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American Civil Liberties Union. |
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American Heritage Pub. Co. |
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Ann Landers Lecture. |
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Armed Services. |
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Art (annual art festival). |
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Atlantic Monthly.
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Awards: Academy of Achievement. |
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Awards: ANPA Award. |
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Awards: George Washington. |
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Awards: John P. Zenger Award. |
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Awards: Miscellaneous. |
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Awards: Editor of the Year. |
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Awards: SDX Public Service. |
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Awards: Virginia Press Assn. |
Box 2 |
Bar vs. Press.
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Beverage Board - State of Florida. |
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Board of Control. |
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Board of Health - State of Florida. |
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Boom in Florida. |
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Bulletin. |
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Cerebral Palsy. |
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Citrus Problems (J.A. Murray). |
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Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Coca-Cola Bottling Co. |
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Complaints. |
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Congressional Correspondence; Florida 1952-53. |
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Congressional Correspondence; Florida 1954-55. |
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Congressional Record 1950. |
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Courtesy Letters. |
Box 3 |
DeMolay "Masonic".
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Detroit Times.
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Dobert Series, "What's Wrong With Us?". |
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Dow Jones. |
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Dunedin (City Commission). |
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Editor and Publisher (Misc.). |
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Elections (New York Times).
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Elections (Election Laws). |
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Employees - confidential. |
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Employees (Resignations). |
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Employment applications. |
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Executive Sessions. |
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FHA. |
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Football Series. |
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Ford Foundation. |
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Freeman Piece. |
Box 4 |
Gambling.
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Gambling (Tribune Crusade).
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Game Wardens. |
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Gasparilla. |
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Grand Juries. |
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Government Extravagance. |
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Hartford Times.
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Headliners (Public Service Award). |
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Headliners (National Headliners). |
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Hillsborough County. |
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Hillsborough County (Crime Commission). |
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Historical Societies (Florida Historical Society). |
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Hodge, Orville. |
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Hyde Park Methodist Church. |
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Insanity Hearings. |
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Integration. |
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International News Service. |
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Journalism. |
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Juvenile Court. |
Box 5 |
Kefauver Hearing.
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Labor (National Labor Relations Board). |
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Lake County Health Dept. |
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Law. |
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Lectures - University of Florida. |
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Local News Coverage. |
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MacDill Field. |
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MacFarlane-Bohannon Article. |
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Mafia. |
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Management of News. |
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Maryland (election). |
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Maryland (election investigation). |
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Massachusetts Bar Assn. |
Box 6 |
Methodist Church.
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Methodist Conference. |
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Miami Herald.
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Mobile press Register. |
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Monopolies in Newspapers. |
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Motor Vehicle Dept., State of Florida. |
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Newcomen Society. |
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Newsweek.
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Newton in Trend Magazine.
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North Carolina Press. |
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Ohio Newspapers and the Law. |
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Ohio Newspapers Women's Assn. |
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Orlando, Florida (WBDO-TX). |
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Palatka Jr. Chamber of Commerce. |
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Pennsylvania Press Assn. |
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Pinellas County. |
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Police Departments (survey). |
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Polio Equipment Fund. |
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Political Misc. |
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"Pooling" article in Bulletin. |
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"Pork Chop Gang" - Florida. |
Box 7 |
Press: Affecting the press.
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Press: Function of ... |
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Press: Responsibilities of ... |
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Press: Press's Sins. |
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Press: Public Service. |
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Quill Magazine. |
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Reader's Digest.
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Reapportionment. |
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Requests. |
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Requests - 1957. |
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Roosevelt - Newton's probe of cause of death. |
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Royal Order of Jesters, Presidential correspondence (5 letters). |
Box 8 |
Safe Driving Day.
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Saint Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Saint Petersburg. |
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Salvation Army. |
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune .
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Saturday Evening Post.
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Sawyer-Ferguson-Walker Company. |
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Schools: Brooklyn Law Schools |
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Schools: Florida State University |
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Schools: Indiana University |
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Schools: Saint Leo College |
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Schools: University of Chicago |
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Schools: University of Florida |
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Schools: University of Missouri |
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Schools: University of Tampa |
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Schools: University of Washington |
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Schools: University of Wisconsin |
Box 9 |
Science Fair.
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Scottish Rites Honor. |
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Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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Segregation. |
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Sex (Flamboyant Run Down on Sex). |
Box 10 |
Speeches: Govt. Handout.
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Speeches: Hyde Park Methodist Church. |
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Speeches: Misc. |
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Speeches: Newton at Columbia University. |
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Speeches: Requests |
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Speeches: Refusals/declined. |
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Sports: Samples of Newton's column "Talk of Times". |
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Sports: Samples of Newton's column "The Morning After". |
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State News. |
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State Desk Correspondence - 1963. |
Box 11 |
Tampa Garden Club correspondence.
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Television. |
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Texarkana Gazette.
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This Week Meeting. |
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Time Magazine.
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Today - comments on Dave Garroway program. |
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The Tribune: Annual tea.
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The Tribune: News policy.
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The Tribune: Prison Guards Threaten TribuneReporter.
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The Tribune: Public service.
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The Tribune: Reader survey of Tribunefeatures.
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Tuberculosis and Health Assn. (Florida). |
Box 12 |
Urban Renewal
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Wage Stabilization Board. |
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Warren Fuller. |
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Weather Bureau. |
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Welfare - Govt. Censorship. |
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Welfare - State Welfare. |
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White House vs. Congress. |
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Wildwood, Florida. |
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Winter Haven - Chamber Protest. |
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YWCA Building Fund. |
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YWCA Pledges. |
Box 13-14 |
General Correspondence (alphabetical, by name).
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Box 15-20 |
Misc. correspondence by date.
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Box 21-23 |
Personal correspondence by date.
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Box 24-40 |
Freedom of Information.
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Box 41-44 |
Sigma Delta Chi
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Freedom of Information |
Box 45-47 |
Freedom of Information (alphabetical, by state); letters of protest.
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Box 48-51 |
Freedom of Information: correspondence with editors, officials.
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Box 52-53 |
Material about Crusade for Democracy.
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3 scrapbooks |
Box 54-63 |
Sigma Delta Chi.
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Box 64 |
Press Association.
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Box 65-67 |
Associated Press.
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Box 68-83 |
APME.
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Box 84-85 |
Articles by and about Newton.
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Box 86 |
Misc. clippings.
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Box 87 |
Speeches, 1956-1964.
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Box 88 |
Manuscript: Real Story of the Freedom of the Press.
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Box 89 |
Manuscript: The Congress is the Villain.
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