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                             Richard L. Strout

            A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress

       Prepared by Donna Ellis with the assistance of Daniel Oleksiw

                                    2002

                 Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

                              Washington, D.C.

       Contact information: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html

                Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress
                         Manuscript Division, 2003

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Collection Summary

Title:    Papers of Richard L. Strout , 1900 - 1991 (bulk 1950 - 1980 )
ID No.:    MSS82759
Creator: Strout, Richard L. (Richard Lee), 1898-
Extent:    6,000 items ; 17 containers ; 6.8 linear feet
Repository:    Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract:    Journalist. Correspondence, diaries, notes, printed matter,
and writings relating to Strout's association with the Christian Science
Monitor, the New Republic, and other publications.

Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of
person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and
listed alphabetically therein.

Names:

Strout, Richard L. (Richard Lee), 1898-
Burns, James MacGregor--Correspondence
Davis, Saville R.--Correspondence
Stringer, William H.--Correspondence
White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899- --Correspondence
Stroud family--Correspondence

Subjects:

Christian science monitor
New republic
American periodicals
Great Britain--Description and travel
Ireland--Description and travel

Occupation:

Journalists

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The papers of Richard L. Strout, journalist, were given to the Library of
Congress by the estate of his wife, Ernestine Strout, via Alan M. Strout in
1994. The estate gave an addition in 1999.

Processing History:

The Richard L. Strout Papers are described in Library of Congress
Acquisitions: Manuscript Division, 1994-1995, pp. 84-85, 115.

Copyright Status:

Copyright in the unpublished writings of Richard L. Strout in these papers
and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of
Congress has been dedicated to the public.

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following
information: Container number, Richard L. Strout Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Biographical Note

 Date          Event

 1898 , Mar.
 14            Born, Cohoes, N.Y.

 1915          Attended Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H.

 1917          Commissioned second lieutenant, U.S. Army

 1919          A.B. degree, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

 1919 - 1921   Reporter, Independent, Sheffield, England

 1922 - 1984   Columnist, Christian Science Monitor

 1923          M.A. degree, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

 1924          Married Edith R. Mayne (died 1932)

 1936          Published with E. B. White Farewell to the Model T. New
               York: G. P. Putnam's Sons

 1939          Married Ernestine Wilke
               Published Maud. New York: Macmillan Co.

 1943 - 1983   Columnist, New Republic, TRB column

 1958          Received George Polk Memorial Award for national reporting

 1974          Awarded Sidney Hillman Foundation Prize

 1975          Received Fourth Estate Award, National Press Club

 1978          Awarded Pulitzer Prize Special Citation

 1979          Published TRB: Views and Perspectives on the Presidency.
               New York: Macmillan Co.

 1990 , Aug.
 19            Died, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Richard Lee Strout (1898-1990) span the years 1900-1991, with
the bulk of the material dating from 1950 to 1980. The papers are organized
in the following series: Family Papers, Professional File, and Speeches and
Writings File.

The Family Papers series includes correspondence among family members,
chiefly Strout's letters to his parents. Two diaries record his trips to
England, Ireland, and Scotland in the early 1920s. The notebooks contain
expense records and miscellaneous memoranda. Strout's involvement with
church, school, and military activities is well documented.

The Professional File series contains awards, correspondence, notes, and
printed matter regarding Strout's career as a journalist. A section
pertaining to his association with the Christian Science Monitor includes
correspondence with heads of the paper's Washington bureau, Saville R.
Davis and William H. Stringer. General correspondence contains responses to
Strout's columns and letters with colleagues, chiefly James MacGregor Burns
and E. B. White. The notebooks list the fees Strout received for his
articles.

The Speeches and Writings File contains Strout's research material as well
as texts of his speeches and writings. The research material includes
newspaper clippings, printed matter, and notes. Of particular interest are
Strout's notes on special occasions such as Franklin D. Roosevelt's last
press conference. Along with the texts of Strout's speeches are related
notes and printed matter. His writings include articles, autobiographical
stories, poems, short stories, and papers written for school.

Organization of the Papers

The collection is arranged in three series:

   * Family Papers, 1905-1991, n.d.
   * Professional File, 1919-1991, n.d.
   * Speeches and Writings File, 1900-1989, n.d.

  November 7, 2003