Don Whitehead Journey Into Crime manuscripts
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Don Whitehead Journey Into Crime manuscripts
- Date
- 1960 (inclusive)
- Creator
- Whitehead, Don, 1908-
- Extent
- 0.85 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Authors, American -- Kentucky.
- Proofs (Printing)
- Arrangement
- Collection arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 60m181 : [identification of item], Don Whitehead Journey Into Crime manuscript, 1960, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Journalist and author, Donald Whitehead (1908-1981) was born in Inman, a Virginia coal camp. He spent his childhood in Harlan, Kentucky, and attended the University of Kentucky. Following school, he worked for the Lafollette Press and then served as the city editor of the Harlan Daily Enterprise. While at the Daily Enterprise, he reported on the Harlan County labor wars of the 1930s. He then worked at the Knoxville Journal (1934) before moving to the Associated Press in 1935. He was a war reporter during World War II, reporting from Egypt and the D-Day campaign. Additionally, he covered the Korean War starting in 1950. For his war-time coverage he won two Pulitzer Prizes (1951, 1952) and the George Polk Memorial Award. Whitehead wrote six books, including The FBI Story and Journey into Crime.
- Portraits from the Past: Famous Authors Southwest Virginia Author Don Whitehead Southwest Virginia Historical State Park. swvamuseum.org. n.d. Web. 18 August 2011.
- Scope and Content
- The Don Whitehead Journey Into Crime manuscripts (dated 1960; 0.85 cubic feet; 2 boxes) contains three copies of the manuscript. One is the typescript with annotations. The second is the plate proof of the book. The last is two copies of the author's proof printed in June 1960, which also had annotations by the printer and the author on them. This book is a collection of articles on police work around the world.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
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Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
Contact SCRC with questions.
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