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Size | 22.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2700 items) |
Abstract | Nelson Benton (1924-1988) was a native of Danville, Va., and 1949 graduate of the University of North Carolina. Benton was a television and radio news correspondent, who spent most of his career working for various divisions within CBS News, which he joined in 1960. Prior to that, he had worked for WBTV, the CBS television affiliate in Charlotte, N.C. The collection contains subject files, appointment books, assignment notebooks, scripts, official press packs, and other papers documenting more than 20 years of Benton's career at various divisions of CBS News. Topics include Martin Luther King's movements as part of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, white supremicists murdering activists, the trial of Jack Ruby, and strategic and political developments in Vietnam during 1967. There are also materials relating to Benton's coverage of George Wallace's third-party candidacy in 1968 and the Democratic and Republican conventions of that year. In addtion, there are items relating to Benton's co-anchorage of CBS reports on the 1973 Watergate hearings and on the Gemini and Apollo manned space flights. Later materials relate to Benton's specialization in reporting energy issues and the environment. |
Creator | Benton, Nelson. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Finding aid updated in December 2012 by: Danielle Fasig and Julie Seifert
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Nelson Benton (1924-1988) was a native of Danville, Va., and 1949 graduate of the University of North Carolina. Benton was a television and radio news correspondent, who spent most of his career working for various divisions within CBS News, which he joined in 1960. Prior to that, he had worked for WBTV, the CBS television affiliate in Charlotte, N.C.
Back to TopThe collection contains subject files, appointment books, assignment notebooks, scripts, official press packs, and other papers documenting more than 20 years of Benton's career at various divisions of CBS News. Nelson Benton's notebooks contain to-do lists, contact information, event notes, and drafts of news stories about a wide variety of events. Topics include Martin Luther King's movements as part of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, white supremicists murdering activists, the trial of Jack Ruby, and strategic and political developments in Vietnam during 1967. There are also materials relating to Benton's coverage of George Wallace's third-party candidacy in 1968 and the Democratic and Republican conventions of that year. In addtion, there are items relating to Benton's co-anchorage of CBS reports on the 1973 Watergate hearings and on the Gemini and Apollo manned space flights. Later materials relate to Benton's specialization in reporting energy issues and the environment.
Back to TopContains files relating to various issues Nelson Benton covered for CBS News, biographical information on Nelson Benton, talks given by Nelson Benton, office communications, and other materials realting to CBS News. For the most part, original titles have been retained.
Folder 1 |
Memos, SOP's, Dicta |
Folder 2 |
Stories: material |
Folder 3 |
April 21Scripts and supporting materials concerning the Goose Creek Oil Field, 1977. |
Folder 4 |
University of Alabama, 1963Mainly clippings. |
Folder 5 |
Speeches |
Folder 6 |
SPCL, 1977Script revisions for story about Goose Creek Oil Field. |
Folder 7 |
Air-Skeds-Shots-PoolClippings, office communications, and similar materials about China, 1978. |
Folder 8 |
DanvilleTypescript draft of a talk given by Nelson Benton, 1973 clipping about Richard Nixon. |
Folder 9 |
Virginia Bankers Association, 1973Letters from Virgina Bankers Association to Nelson Benton, convention schedules, typescript draft of a talk given by Nelson Benton. |
Folder 10 |
China, 1978Scripts about trade with China. |
Folder 11 |
Political: WallaceClippings and correspondence with Nelson Benton about the 1968 presidential campaign of George C. Wallace. |
Folder 12 |
Memos, SOP's, SkedsMainly press releases from the Joint Economic Committee ranging from 1962 to 1986. |
Folder 13 |
Read material, 1963-1966Office communications and clippings. |
Folder 14 |
Leiser and Clark, 1963-1964Office communications. |
Folder 15 |
Personal: miscellaneousClippings and biographic information about Nelson Benton's career. |
Folder 16 |
Apollo 11, July 1969Notes, scripts, and office communications regarding Apollo 11. |
Folder 17 |
ApolloTranscripts and schedules for the 1966 Apollo Systems Symposium. |
Contains planners, scripts of Nelson Benton's news broadcasts on various subjects, assignment notebooks, and official press packs from conventions, meetings, and other similar events.
The notebooks contain Nelson Benton's to-do lists, contact information, event notes, and drafts of news stories about a wide variety of events, including Martin Luther King's movements as part of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, white supremicists murdering activists, the trial of Jack Ruby, and strategic and political developments in Vietnam during 1967. There are also materials relating to Benton's coverage of George Wallace's third-party candidacy in 1968 and the Democratic and Republican conventions of that year. In addtion, there are items relating to Benton's co-anchorage of CBS reports on the 1973 Watergate hearings and on the Gemini and Apollo manned space flights. Later materials relate to Benton's specialization in reporting energy issues and the environment.
Folder 18-43
Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43 |
Planners, 1963-1985 |
Folder 44 |
Address books, 1965 & 1975 |
Folder 45 |
Business cardsNelson Benton's business cards. |
Folder 46-47
Folder 46Folder 47 |
Scripts, 1962Typescripts and carbon copies of scripts for news stories, mainly for CBS News. Many have Walter Cronkite's name written on them. |
Folder 47-55
Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55 |
Scripts, 1963 |
Folder 56-65
Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65 |
Scripts, 1964 |
Folder 66-71
Folder 66Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71 |
Scripts, 1965 |
Folder 72-73
Folder 72Folder 73 |
Scripts, 1966 |
Folder 74-77
Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77 |
Scripts, 1967 |
Folder 78-89
Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89 |
Scripts, 1968 |
Folder 90-94
Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93Folder 94 |
Scripts, 1969 |
Folder 95-98
Folder 95Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98 |
Scripts, 1970 |
Folder 99-104
Folder 99Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103Folder 104 |
Scripts, 1971 |
Folder 105-109
Folder 105Folder 106Folder 107Folder 108Folder 109 |
Scripts, 1972 |
Folder 110-116
Folder 110Folder 111Folder 112Folder 113Folder 114Folder 115Folder 116 |
Scripts, 1973 |
Folder 117-122
Folder 117Folder 118Folder 119Folder 120Folder 121Folder 122 |
Scripts, 1974 |
Folder 123-134
Folder 123Folder 124Folder 125Folder 126Folder 127Folder 128Folder 129Folder 130Folder 131Folder 132Folder 133Folder 134 |
Scripts, 1975 |
Folder 135-146
Folder 135Folder 136Folder 137Folder 138Folder 139Folder 140Folder 141Folder 142Folder 143Folder 144Folder 145Folder 146 |
Scripts, 1976 |
Folder 147-158
Folder 147Folder 148Folder 149Folder 150Folder 151Folder 152Folder 153Folder 154Folder 155Folder 156Folder 157Folder 158 |
Scripts, 1977 |
Folder 159-170
Folder 159Folder 160Folder 161Folder 162Folder 163Folder 164Folder 165Folder 166Folder 167Folder 168Folder 169Folder 170 |
Scripts, 1978 |
Folder 171-182
Folder 171Folder 172Folder 173Folder 174Folder 175Folder 176Folder 177Folder 178Folder 179Folder 180Folder 181Folder 182 |
Scripts, 1979 |
Folder 183-194
Folder 183Folder 184Folder 185Folder 186Folder 187Folder 188Folder 189Folder 190Folder 191Folder 192Folder 193Folder 194 |
Scripts, 1980 |
Folder 195-205
Folder 195Folder 196Folder 197Folder 198Folder 199Folder 200Folder 201Folder 202Folder 203Folder 204Folder 205 |
Scripts, 1981 |
Folder 206-211
Folder 206Folder 207Folder 208Folder 209Folder 210Folder 211 |
Scripts, 1982 |
Folder 212-219
Folder 212Folder 213Folder 214Folder 215Folder 216Folder 217Folder 218Folder 219 |
Scripts, 1985 |
Folder 220-228
Folder 220Folder 221Folder 222Folder 223Folder 224Folder 225Folder 226Folder 227Folder 228 |
Scripts, 1986 |
Folder 229-232
Folder 229Folder 230Folder 231Folder 232 |
Scripts, 1987 |
Oversize Paper OP-4583/1 |
List of news storiesList of stories covered by Nelson Benton over the course of his career. Each entry also includes information about the topics covered. |
Folder 233 |
John J. Caulfield statement: typescriptTypescript copy of John J. Caulfield's statement to the Senate Select Committee on Watergate in 1973. |
Folder 234 |
Nixon: inaugural parade bookletDescribes each unit of the 1969 inaugural parade for Richard Nixon. |
Box 10 |
Notebooks, 1963-1965Includes notes on Martin Luther King Jr.'s involvement with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, particularly in Birmingham, Ala., and St. Augustine, Fla. and on the 1964 trial of Jack Ruby. |
Box 11 |
Notebooks, 1965-1968Includes notes on the Gemini and Apollo manned space flights, political and strategic developments in Vietnam in 1967, and George Wallace's third-party candidacy in 1968. |
Box 12 |
Notebooks, 1968-1971Includes notes on the Apollo manned space flights. |
Box 13 |
Notebooks, 1972-1975Includes notes relating to Nelson Benton's co-anchorage of CBS reports on the Watergate hearings. |
Box 14 |
Notebooks, 1975-1979 |
Folder 235 |
Notebook, 1979 |
Folder 236 |
Notebook, 1980 |
Box 15 |
Notebooks, 1979-1981 |
Box 16 |
Notebooks, 1982-1985 |
Box 17 |
Notebooks, 1985-1986, undated |
Box 18 |
Notebooks, undated |
Folder 237 |
Notebook, undated |
Folder 238 |
Notebook, unbound |
Folder 239 |
Telephone directory: CBS News 1969 Inauguration |
Folder 240 |
Press kit: California primary election, 1964 |
Folder 241 |
Press kit: Republican National Convention, San Francisco, 13 July 1964 |
Box 19 |
Press kit: World Series official press kit, 1965 |
Press kit: CBS News Campaign 1968Press kit: 1968 nation-wide general election. |
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Folder 242 |
Press kit: Campaign 1968, the General Election: the Midwest, the West |
Folder 243 |
Press kit: Campaign 1968, the General Election: the East, the South |
Folder 244 |
Press kit: Consol No. 9 re-opening, 1969 |
Folder 245 |
Press kit: June Wedding at the White House, 12 June, 1971 |
Folder 246 |
General press information: Wedding of Miss Patricia Nixon and Edward Finch Cox, 12 June 1971 |
Folder 247 |
Press kit: Presidential Campaign and Florida Primary, 1972 |
Box 19 |
Press kit: President Reagan's trip to Quebec City, Canada, 1985Press kit for President Reagan's trip to Quebec City from 17 to 18 March 1985. |
Press kit: Quebec Summit, 1985Press kit for Quebec Summit from 17 to 18 March 1985. |
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Press kit: President Reagan's trip to Europe, 1985Press kit for President Reagan's trip to Europe from 30 April to 11 May 1985. |
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Press kit: President Reagan's trip to Bonn Economic Summit, Spain, the European Parliament, and Portugal, 1985Press kit for President Reagan's trip to Bonn Economic Summit from 30 April to 10 May 1985. |
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Folder 248 |
Press schedule: President Reagan's trip to Bonn Economic Summit, Spain, the European Parliament, and Portugal, 1985 |
Box 19 |
Press kit: Meeting of President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev, Geneva, November 1985 |
Folder 249 |
Press schedule: Meeting of President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev, Geneva, November 1985 |
Folder 250 |
Press kit: President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, Washington Summit, December 1987 |
Videotape VT-4583/1 |
U.S. Department of State, "A Discussion on U.S.-Soviet Relations"22 minutes in length. |
Folder 251 |
Invitation from Ambassador Gerald P. CarmenInvitation to a cocktail party at the residence of United States Amabassador Gerald P. Carmen in Geneva. |