Scope and content
Collection includes books, papers, correspondence, audio and video recordings, and other documentation related to the life and career of Danny Schechter.
Dates
- 1934-2017
Creator
- Schechter, Danny (Person)
Language of Material
In English.
Restrictions on Access
Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have beeen digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections webpage.
Biographical / Historical
Danny Schechter (1942-2015), Cornell Class of 1964 and writer for the Cornell Daily Sun, was an activist, journalist, media critic, writer, and independent filmmaker. He played a significant role in the Cornell activist community in the 1960s and became a civil rights worker after graduation. He worked as a producer for CNN in its start-up phase, was responsible for more than 50 news segments on the ABC newsmagazine 20/20, for which he won two Emmy Awards, and was a leader in the South Africa Anti-Apartheid movement.
Extent
46 cubic feet. (46 cubic feet.)
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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