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COLLECTION FINDING AID
PHILOMENA SPARANO JUREY PAPERS, 1961-89
White House Correspondent and Editor-in-Chief, Voice of America
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
Materials concerning Philomena Jurey’s work covering the White House for Voice of America (VOA). The collection contains materials related to many of the key moments of the Ford, Carter and Reagan administrations, including the détente summits of the 1970s and the Reagan-Gorbachev meetings of the mid-1980s.
QUANTITY
11.3 linear feet (ca. 20,800 pages)
DONOR
Philomena Sparano Jurey (accession 97-NLF-023)
ACCESS
File units are available as review-on-request. Researchers wishing to view files should consult with an archivist prior to their visit in order to request that specific folders be added to the Library’s review-for-access queue. Even after the completion of this review some items may be temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request, or under National Archives and Records Administration general restrictions (36 CFR 1256).
COPYRIGHT
Philomena Jurey donated to the United States of America her copyrights in all of her unpublished writings in National Archives collections. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain.
Prepared by John J. O’Connell, September 2015
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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Philomena Sparano Jurey
November 28, 1927 - Born, New Castle, Pennsylvania
1949 - B.A. in Journalism, University of Missouri
1949-50 - Reporter, The Southwest Times, Pulaski, VA
1950-52 - Reporter, The Roanoke Times, Roanoke, VA
1952-58 - Reporter, The Vindicator, Youngstown, OH
1958-61 - Secretary, The London Daily Telegraph, Washington Bureau
1961-89 - Voice of America:
Newswriter (1965); Copy-Editor (1965-66); Coverage-Editor
(1966-69); Duty Editor (1969-71); State Department
Correspondent (1971-72); Deputy Chief, News Division (1972-
74); White House Correspondent (1974-88); Editor-in-Chief
(1988-89)
1995 - Author of Basement Seat to History: Tales of Covering Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan for the Voice of America.
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
Chronological File, 1969‑87.
(Boxes 1‑19, 8.3 linear feet) This series contains correspondent reports, letters, press clippings, VOA press releases, and magazine articles. Major topics include the Vladivostok Summit, SALT II Treaty, Reykjavik Summit, Camp David Accords, Iran-Hostage crisis, Ottawa Economic Summit, and Bitburg controversy.
Arranged chronologically and thereunder alphabetically.
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Trip Reference File, 1974‑87. (Boxes 20‑22, 1.3 linear feet)
This series contains travel handbooks outlining the itinerary for major foreign Presidential trips, including summit meetings, as well as an overview of the host country.
Arranged chronologically by trip date.
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General File, 1961‑89. (Boxes 23‑26, 1.7 linear feet)
This series contains letters, thank you cards, press clippings, and magazine articles from VOA’s radio listeners. Topics include VOA programming, détente summits, economic summits, Camp David Accords, Iran-Hostage crisis, and Bitburg controversy.
Arranged alphabetically.
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CONTAINER LIST
Box 1 - Chronological File (Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1969 - 1970 - Nixon, Supreme Court Decision, General
1970 - Mrs. Nixon, Trip to Peru
1971 - 72 -Nixon, Secretary of State William Rogers' Trips and Other
1972 - Nixon, Soviet Union (1)
1972 - Nixon, Soviet Union (2)
1973 - Nixon, Vietnam Agreement, Signing in Paris
Box 2 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
4/24/74 - Nixon, Bio and Foreign Aid
6/74 - Nixon, Mideast (1)
6/74 - Nixon, Mideast (2)
6/74 - Nixon, Mideast (3)
8/74 - Nixon, Watergate and Resignation
9/74 - Ford, Pardons Nixon and Testifies in Congress
Box 3 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
11/74 - Ford, Far East Trip (1)
11/74 - Ford, Far East Trip (2)
11/74 - Ford, Vladivostok (1)
11/74 - Ford, Vladivostok (2)
9/74 - 12/74 - Ford, Not Logged
1974 - 75 - Ford, Early Days
1975 - Ford, Correspondent Report
Box 4 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1975 - Ford, General, Correspondent Report
1975 - Ford, Highlights, Correspondent Report
1975 - Ford, Pre-China Trip Material
1975 - Ford, Trip to China
1975 - Ford, Trip to Helsinki, Europe
Box 5 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1975 - Ford, Trip to Indonesia, Philippines, Hawaii
10/1/75 - 11/2/76 - Ford / Carter (1)
10/1/75 - 11/2/76 - Ford / Carter (2)
1975 - 76 - Ford, General, Loose Material (1)
1975 - 76 - Ford, General, Loose Material (2)
1976 - Ford, Campaign Highlights
Box 6 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1976 - Ford / Carter (1)
1976 - Ford / Carter (2)
1976 - Ford / Carter (3)
1976 - Ford / Carter, Pre-Christmas
1976 - Ford / Carter, Duplicates (1)
1976 - Ford / Carter, Duplicates (2)
Box 7 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1976 - Ford, "The Ford Presidency"
1976 - Ford, Puerto Rico Economic Summit
11/3/76 - 6/13/77 and 6/17 - 12/3/77 - Ford / Carter (1)
11/3/76 - 6/13/77 and 6/17 - 12/3/77 - Ford / Carter (2)
1/77 - Carter, Pre-Inaugural
5/77 - Carter, Trip to London, New Castle, Geneva
Box 8 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1977 - Carter, Not Logged (1)
1977 - Carter, Not Logged (2)
1977 - Carter, Not Logged (3)
12/29/77 - 1/6/78 - Carter, Trip to Poland, Iran, India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, France, Belgium (1)
12/29/77 - 1/6/78 - Carter, Trip to Poland, Iran, India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, France, Belgium (2)
12/29/77 - 1/6/78 - Carter, Trip to Poland, Iran, India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, France, Belgium (3)
Box 9 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
12/29/77 - 1/6/78 - Carter, Trip to Poland, Iran, India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, France, Belgium (4)
1977 - 85 - Ford, Additional Material
3/78 - Carter, Trip to Latin America and Africa (1)
3/78 - Carter, Trip to Latin America and Africa (2)
6/78 - Carter, Trip to Germany
9/78 - Carter, Camp David (1)
9/78 - Carter, Camp David (2)
9/78 - Carter, Camp David (3)
Box 10 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1978 - Carter, General Messages (1)
1978 - Carter, General Messages (2)
1978 - 80 - Carter, Bios
1/79 - Carter, Guadeloupe Summit
1/79 - 2/5/79 - Carter, Visit of Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping
3/79 - Carter, Mideast Trip and Signing (1)
Box 11 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
3/79 - Carter, Mideast Trip and Signing (2)
6/79 - Carter, Brezhnev Vienna Summit SALT II
6/79 - Carter, Vienna Summit SALT II
7/79 - Carter, Domestic Summit
1979 - 80 - Carter, Iran Hostage Crisis (1)
1979 - 80 - Carter, Iran Hostage Crisis (2)
Box 12 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
6/80 - Carter, Trip to Europe (1)
6/80 - Carter, Trip to Europe (2)
1980 - Carter, Campaign (1)
1980 - Carter, Campaign (2)
1980 - Carter, Campaign Final Days (1)
1980 - Carter, Campaign Final Days (2)
Box 13 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1980 - Carter, Material Not Logged (1)
1980 - Carter, Material Not Logged (2)
1980 - Carter, Soviet Union, Afghanistan, Olympic, Cuban Refugees, Mount St. Helen
1980 - Reagan, Campaign
1980 - 81 - Carter / Reagan, Iran Hostages (1)
1980 - 81 - Carter / Reagan, Iran Hostages (2)
1/4 - 20/81 - Carter, Final Days (1)
Box 14 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1/4 - 20/81 - Carter, Final Days (2)
3/81 - Reagan, Assassination Attempt (1)
3/81 - Reagan, Assassination Attempt (2)
3/81 - Reagan, Assassination Attempt (3)
7/81 - Reagan, Ottawa Economic Summit
1981 - Reagan, Highlights (1)
Box 15 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1981 - Reagan, Highlights (2)
1982 - Reagan, Versailles Summit (1)
1982 - Reagan, Versailles Summit (2)
1982 - Reagan
1982 - Reagan, Jamaica / Barbados
1982 - Reagan, Trip to Latin America (1)
Box 16 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1982 - Reagan, Trip to Latin America (2)
11/83 - Reagan, Japan, South Korea
1983 - Reagan, General Material
1983 - Reagan, Grenada Invasion
1983 - Reagan, Williamsburg Economic Summit
1984 - Reagan, Campaign (1)
1984 - Reagan, Campaign (2)
Box 17 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1984 - Reagan, General, Loose Pages
1984 - 89 - Reagan, Bios
3/85 - Reagan, Quebec City, "Shamrock Summit"
5/85 - Reagan, Bitburg, Europe (1)
5/85 - Reagan, Bitburg, Europe (2)
5/85 - Reagan, Bitburg, Europe (3)
11/85 - Reagan / Gorbachev, Geneva Summit
1985 - Reagan, Cancer
Box 18 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1985 - Reagan, Correspondent Report (1)
1985 - Reagan, Correspondent Report (2)
1985 - Reagan, Highligts
1986 - Reagan, Highlights, Correspondent Report (1)
1986 - Reagan, Highlights, Correspondent Report (2)
Box 19 - Chronological File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
1986 - Reagan / Gorbachev, Higlights
1986 - 87 - Reagan, Hostages and Iran-Contra
1987 - Reagan, Material not Logged
12/87 - Reagan / Gorbachev, Washington Summit
Box 20 - Trip Reference File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
11/74 - Ford, Soviet Union
5/77 - 12/77 – Europe, Poland, Great Britain
12/77 - 1/78 – Iran, India
1/78 - France, Belgium
3/78 - Venezuela
3/78 - 4/78 – Brazil, Nigeria
7/78 - 6/79 – West Germany, Israel, Austria
6/19 - 25/80 – Vatican, Yugoslavia
Box 21 - Trip Reference File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
6/25 - 26/80 – Spain
3/81 - 4/82 – Canada, Jamaica, Barbados
6/82 – France, Vatican, Italy, Great Britain
6/82 - 12/82 - France, Vatican, Italy, Great Britain, Brazil, Colombia
12/82 - 5/83 – Costa Rica, Williamsburg Virginia
Box 22 - Trip Reference File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
11/83 - 5/84 – Japan, South Korea, Peoples Republic of China
3/85 - 5/85 – Canada, West Germany, Spain, France
5/85 - 11/85 – Spain, Switzerland
2/86 - 12/87 – Grenada, Iceland, Washington, D.C.
Box 23 - General File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
Additional Profiles and Feature Type Material, 1978 - 88
Audiocassettes, 1975 – 85
For Your Use and Information - White House Press Releases Re-President's Trips, 1974 - 76
Letters from Listeners, 1980 - 88 (1)
Letters from Listeners, 1980 - 88 (2)
Letters from Listeners, 1980 - 88 (3)
Box 24 - General File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
Letters from Listeners, 1980 - 88 (4)
Letters from Listeners, 1980 - 88 (5)
Letters from Listeners, 1980 - 88 (6)
Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, 1971 - 89 (1)
Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, 1971 - 89 (2)
Box 25 - General File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
Philomena Jurey - Editor - In - Chief, 1988 - 89
Philomena Jurey VOA, 1963 - 88 (1)
Philomena Jurey VOA, 1963 - 88 (2)
Philomena Jurey VOA, 1963 - 88 (3)
Box 26 - General File
(Note: Folders with the titles struck through are not yet open to research, but can be added to the Library's review queue.)
Philomena Jurey VOA, 1963 - 88 (4)
Philomena Jurey VOA, 1963 - 88 (5)
Presidents and VOA, 1961 - 88
VOA Coverage of China Pro-Democracy Movement and Tiananmen Square, 1989
White House and VOA, 1974 - 87
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