By UIUC RBML Staff
Collection Overview
Title: Shana Alexander papers, 1921-2001
ID: 01/01/MSS00002
Creator: Alexander, Shana
Extent: 133.5 Cubic Feet
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Shana Alexander Papers consist of eighty-two linear feet of original manuscripts, typescript, typed carbon, printed, photographic and replicated materials. The manuscript portions include article manuscripts, reporter's notebooks, correspondence, scrapbooks, lectures, speeches, documents, photographs and other research materials dating from 1950 through the 1990's during the most active years of the first woman staff writer at LIFE Magazine, the first woman editor at McCall's, and the first woman columnist at Newsweek.
Biographical Note
Shana Alexander (1925-2005) was the first female columnest at Newsweek and Life magaizines and was one of the first female editors of McCall's magazine. She appeared on the 60 Minutes segment Point/Counterpoint from 1975-1979.
Box and Folder Listing
- Series OS: Oversize materials
- Note: 2 boxes in Oversize