Bayliss Corbett papers
Overview
These papers of writer and publisher Bayliss "Jim" Corbett contains letters written and received by him from 1974 to 1988, including several of Corbett's form letters and writings in support of conservatism and anti-Communism in American life and politics.
Dates
- Creation: 1973 - 1988
Creator
- Corbett, Bayliss (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Bayliss Corbett
Bayliss "Jim" Corbett, born April 22, 1919, was a journalist, publisher, and proponent of conservatism in the media. He published Censored, a directory of hard-to-locate sources of information on current affairs, which began publication in 1977 and was later issued as Spectrum: a guide to the independent press and information organizations. Corbett died at Winter Haven, Florida on March 4, 1989.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH WL MS 27
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Laird Wilcox, 1988.
Collection is comprised of materials received by gift from Laird Wilcox as well as materials separated from Wilcox Collection ephemera, Kansas Collection, Spencer Research Library.
- Title
- Guide to the Bayliss Corbett Collection
- Subtitle
- Bayliss Corbett papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007. Revised by mmj, 2024.
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7337883998
- Preferred citation
-
Corbett, Bayliss, Papers, Wilcox Collection, Kansas Collection, RH WL MS 27, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository