Norval Neil Luxon Papers, circa 1930-1989

Collection Number: 04585

Collection Title: Norval Neil Luxon Papers, circa 1930-1989

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Size	15.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 12,800 items)
Abstract	Norval Neil Luxon (1899-1989) was a journalist, professor of journalism, and Dean of the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1953-1964. Born in London, Ohio, he served in the Navy, 1917-1919, before earning a B.S. in journalism (1923) and M.A. in history (1931) from Ohio State University and Ph.D. in history (1940) from UCLA. Luxon held a variety of editorial posts on several newspapers and taught journalism and served in administrative capacities at Ohio State until 1953, when he was appointed Dean of the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina. As a member of several national journalism organizations, Luxon wrote and spoke widely on the importance of maintaining high standards in journalism education and of a solid background in the humanities to practicing journalists. Luxon was married to Ermina Munn in 1928, and the couple had one son, Norval Neil Luxon Jr. Luxon died in Chapel Hill, N.C., in 1989. The collection includes correspondence chiefly between Norval Neil Luxon and other journalists, newspaper editors, deans of journalism schools, and faculty and administrators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Also included are speeches and lectures given by Luxon; teaching and other materials from Luxon's tenure at Ohio State and the University of North Carolina; clippings; materials related to Luxon's graduate work at UCLA and his dissertation on the history of the Niles' Weekly Register ; books and other publications related to journalism and journalism education; correspondence and other materials belonging to his wife, Ermina Luxon, that document life in Chapel Hill, N.C., and the Munn family of Ohio; story boards and other materials related to television advertising for the ice cream division of the Walter M. Lowney Company (relation of these materials to other materials in the collection is unclear); and other items. Correspondents include Edward W. Barrett, Herbert Brucker, Chilton Rowlette Bush, Ralph D. Casey, Clifton Daniel, Earl English, Mark F. Ethridge, William C. Friday, Gail Godwin, Gordon Gray, Gerald W. Johnson, Bernard Kilgore, W. M. Kiplinger, A. H. Kirchhofer, Holt McPherson, Frank Luther Mott, Ralph O. Nafzinger, Sam Ragan, James Reston, Vermont Royster, and J. Carlyle Sitterson, among many others.
Creator	Luxon, Norval Neil, b. 1899.
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Language	English

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Restrictions to Access: Student grades and other evaluative material related to students has been restricted and segregated in Box 32.

Copyright Notice: Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Norval Neil Luxon Papers #4585, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Received from the estate of Norval Neil Luxon via N. N. (Bill) Luxon Jr. of Scotsdale, Ariz., in August 1992.

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Norval Neil Luxon (1899-1989) was a journalist, professor of journalism, and dean of the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1953-1964. Born in London, Ohio, Luxon served in the Navy, 1917-1919, before earning his B.S. in journalism and M.A. in history from Ohio State University in 1923 and 1931, respectively. In 1940, Luxon received a Ph.D. in history from UCLA after completing his dissertation on the history of the Niles' Weekly Register, a nineteenth-century news magazine. Luxon held a variety of editorial posts on the Columbus Citizen, Canton Daily News, Oteen (N.C.) Skylight , and the El Paso Herald. Luxon taught journalism and served in administrative capacities at Ohio State until 1953, when he was appointed Dean of the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina. During his tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the school added a Master's program in 1954 and an interdisciplinary program leading to the Ph.D. in mass communications research in 1964. As a member of several national journalism organizations, Luxon wrote and spoke widely on the importance of maintaining high standards in journalism education. He insisted that a solid background in the humanities was critical to the success of practicing journalists in addition to practical and vocational training in the rudiments of journalism.

Luxon was married to Ermina Munn in 1928, and the couple had one son, Norval Neil Luxon Jr. Luxon died in Chapel Hill, N.C., in 1989 at age 90.

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Materials include correspondence chiefly between journalist, professor, and dean of the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina Norval Neil Luxon and other journalists, newspaper editors, deans of journalism schools, and faculty and administrators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Also included are speeches and lectures given by Luxon; teaching and other materials from Luxon's tenure at Ohio State University and the University of North Carolina; clippings; materials related to Luxon's graduate work at UCLA and his dissertation on the history of the Niles' Weekly Register; books and other publications related to journalism and journalism education; correspondence and other materials belonging to his wife, Ermina Luxon, that document life in Chapel Hill, N.C., and the Munn family of Ohio; story boards and other materials related to television advertising for the ice cream division of the Walter M. Lowney Company (relation of these materials to other materials in the collection is unclear); and other items. Correspondents include Edward W. Barrett, Herbert Brucker, Chilton Rowlette Bush, Ralph D. Casey, Clifton Daniel, Earl English, Mark F. Ethridge, William C. Friday, Gail Godwin, Gordon Gray, Gerald W. Johnson, Bernard Kilgore, W. M. Kiplinger, A. H. Kirchhofer, Holt McPherson, Frank Luther Mott, Ralph O. Nafzinger, Sam Ragan, James Reston, Vermont Royster, and J. Carlyle Sitterson, among many others.

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1. Correspondence and Subject Files, 1930s-1989 (bulk 1950s-1970s).
2. Speeches, 1947-1968.
3. University of North Carolina Class Outlines and Teaching Materials, 1954-1969.
4. UCLA and Research on Niles' Weekly Register, 1937-1950.
5. Ohio State University Material, 1940s-1950s.
6. Clippings, 1930s.
7. University of North Carolina School of Journalism Clippings, 1950s-1960s.
8. Books and Other Published Material, circa 1930-1970.
9. Ermina Luxon Correspondence and Other Material circa 1940s-1970s.
10. Walter M. Lowney Company: Story Boards, circa 1950s.
11. Restricted Material, circa 1954-1980.

Expand/collapse Series 1. Correspondence and Subject Files, 1930s-1989 (bulk 1950s-1970s).

About 7,600 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Processing Note: Original file folder titles have, for the most part, been retained.

Correspondence chiefly with journalists, newspaper editors, deans of journalism schools, and faculty and administrators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Of particular interest is extensive and candid correspondence with A. H. Kirchhofer, editor of the Buffalo Evening News. Topics discussed include journalism, journalism education, recruiting and retention in the newspaper industry, and other journalists. Also included are subject files related to Luxon's involvement in professional journalism organizations and other topics of interest to him.

Folder 1	1923 Class Reunion
Folder 2	A: Correspondence, 1950s-1960s
Folder 3	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Westinghouse Science Writing Award, 1960s
Folder 4	American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism (AASDJ): Directory, 1970-1971
Folder 5	American Council on Education for Journalism (ACEJ): Early Actions, 1940s
Folder 6	Accredited Schools
Folder 7	Accrediting Reports: Correspondence
Folder 8	John Berry Adams: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 9	Administrative Board, School of Journalism, 1960s
Folder 10	Administrative Organization at the University of North Carolina, 1965-1966
Folder 11-13 Folder 11 Folder 12 Folder 13	Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ)
Folder 14	Alumni Distinguished Professorship
Folder 15	American Archive Library Newspaper Microfilm Proposal
Folder 16	American Press Institute (API)
Folder 17-18 Folder 17 Folder 18	American Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA)
Folder 19-20 Folder 19 Folder 20	American Associated Press Managing Editors (APME): Convention, 1963
Folder 21-28 Folder 21 Folder 22 Folder 23 Folder 24 Folder 25 Folder 26 Folder 27 Folder 28	American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE)
Folder 29	Donald B. Anderson: Correspondence, 1962
Folder 30	Annual Report of the Dean, 1960s
Folder 31	Arno Publications, Inc.: Niles Register Reprint, 1966-1968
Folder 32-37 Folder 32 Folder 33 Folder 34 Folder 35 Folder 36 Folder 37	Appointment as Dean, 1953
Folder 38	Automobile Accident, 1964
Folder 39	Awaiting Action or Reply, 1970-1980s
Folder 40-41 Folder 40 Folder 41	B: Correspondence, 1950s-1980s
Folder 42	Edward W. Barrett, Columbia School of Journalism: Correspondence, 1950s-1960s
Folder 43	Bluebird Story: Durham Herald, 1971
Folder 44	Blueprints for Chapel Hill Home
Folder 45	Board of Control, State of Florida: Consulting Work, 1958-1962
Folder 46	Book Contract, 1949
Folder 46a	Herbert Brucker, The Hartford Courant: Correspondence, 1959-1966
Folder 47	Chilton R. Bush, Stanford University: Correspondence, 1958-1972
Folder 48	C: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 49-50 Folder 49 Folder 50	Milton Caniff: 1960s-1980s
Folder 51	Wallace Carroll: Correspondence, 1961-1969
Folder 52-53 Folder 52 Folder 53	Ralph D. Casey, University of Minnesota: Correspondence, 1953-1974
Folder 54	Turner Catlidge, New York Times: Correspondence, 1959-1961
Folder 55	Centennial Achievement Awards, Ohio State University: 1970
Folder 56	Marquis Childs on Eugene Meyer, Saturday Evening Post
Folder 57	Donald J. Chipman, Piedmont Publishing Company: Correspondence, 1960-1968
Folder 58	Clippings, 1979
Folder 59	Clippings on Retirement
Folder 60	Commencement Programs, University of North Carolina: 1965
Folder 61	Congratulatory Letters, 1953
Folder 62	D: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 63	Clifton Daniel, New York Times: Correspondence, 1960-1966
Folder 64	E. C. Daniel, New York Times: Correspondence, 1954-1957
Folder 65	Jonathan Daniels: Correspondence, 1961-1967
Folder 66	Wayne A. Danielson: Correspondence, 1964-1967
Folder 67	Harvey H. Davis: Correspondence, 1952-1969
Folder 68	Louise Deshaies: "Brief History of the American Newspaperwoman," 1966
Folder 69	Byron W. Downs: Correspondence, 1966-1977
Folder 70	Orvil E. Dryfoos: Obituary and Editorial Tributes, 1963
Folder 71	E: Correspondence, 1970s
Folder 72	Earl F. English, University of Missouri: Correspondence, 1953-1969
Folder 73	Mark F. Ethridge: Correspondence, 1958-1965
Folder 74	F: Correspondence, 1950s-1970s
Folder 75	"Fewer and Better Schools of Journalism" (F+BSoJ): Articles in Nieman Reports and ASNE Bulletin
Folder 76	Financial Information: Stocks, Policies, Retirement, etc., 1960s-1980s
Folder 77	Paul Flowers: Clippings, 1950s
Folder 78	Ford Foundation: 1960s
Folder 79	William Friday, University of North Carolina: Correspondence, 1954-1966
Folder 80	Alfred Friendly, Washington Post: Correspondence, 1959-1960
Folder 81	G: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 82	James L. Godfrey, University of North Carolina: Correspondence, 1960-1965
Folder 83	Gail Godwin: Correspondence, 1970s-1980s
Folder 84	Harry Golden: Correspondence, 1962-1963
Folder 85	Louis Graves: Correspondence, 1960-1962
Folder 86	Gordon Gray, University of North Carolina: Correspondence, 1953-1968
Folder 87	Greensboro Area News, 1955
Folder 88-89 Folder 88 Folder 89	Greeting Cards and Postcards
Folder 90	Gridiron Dinner: 25 April 1964
Folder 91	Grolier, 1963
Folder 92	Guild Convention 1949: Speech
Folder 93	H: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 94	James Kraft Hagerty in Esquire, June 1959
Folder 95	Louis Harris
Folder 96	Hartford Courant Trip, Fall 1964
Folder 97	Hugh Haynie: Two Rough Sketches, 1966
Folder 98	Alexander Heard, Vanderbilt University: Correspondence, 1966-1970
Folder 99	Hearst Awards: 1964 Clippings
Folder 100	Hearst Foundation Steering Committee
Folder 101	Lee Hills, Detroit Free Press: Correspondence, 1955-1960
Folder 102	Historical Research for 251 Appearance
Folder 103	Roy W. Howard: Obituaries, 1964
Folder 104	House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC): Testimony, 1953
Folder 105	I: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 106	Image of the University Committee: Conference with William Friday, 1968
Folder 107	Instrument of Government, University of North Carolina
Folder 108	J: Correspondence, 1970s-1980s
Folder 109	Journalism Alumni and Friends (JAFA) News
Folder 110	Gerald W. Johnson: Correspondence, 1959-1962
Folder 111	Journalism Education: Columns in Editor and Publisher , 1954-1957
Folder 112	Journalism Graduates, University of North Carolina: 1954-1961
Folder 113	Journalism Foundation, 1960s
Folder 114	Journalism Foundation Reports, 1963-1964
Folder 115	Journalism Style Book and Author's Guide
Folder 116	K: Correspondence, 1960s
Folder 117	Bernard Kilgore, Wall Street Journal: Correspondence, 1960-1963
Folder 118	Willard M. Kiplinger: Correspondence, 1957-1963
Folder 119-132 Folder 119 Folder 120 Folder 121 Folder 122 Folder 123 Folder 124 Folder 125 Folder 126 Folder 127 Folder 128 Folder 129 Folder 130 Folder 131 Folder 132	A. H. Kirchhofer, Buffalo Evening News: Correspondence, 1951-1983 Extensive and sometimes candid correspondence with Kirchhofer concerns professional and personal matters. Luxon discusses policies and politics of the University, his activities as dean, other journalists, and the state of journalism education.
Folder 133	Knight Newspapers: Correspondence with John S. Knight and James L. Knight, 1959-1972
Folder 134-135 Folder 134 Folder 135	L: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 136	Letters from University of North Carolina Journalism Graduates, 1960s-1970s
Folder 137	Letters from Editors and University of North Carolina Faculty Members, 1960s-1970s
Folder 138	Walter Lippmann: Clippings and Articles
Folder 139-140 Folder 139 Folder 140	Norval Neil Luxon: Articles
Folder 141	Norval Neil Luxon: Biographical Material and Photographs, 1960s
Folder 142	Norval Neil Luxon: "Education for Journalism"
Folder 143	Norval Neil Luxon: "The Negro and the Communications Media" Also includes correspondence with Asa T. Spaulding of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1960s.
Folder 144	Norval Neil Luxon: "News from Near and Far," 1958
Folder 145-147 Folder 145 Folder 146 Folder 147	Norval Neil Luxon: Personal Includes letters, pocket calendars, and biographical material.
Folder 148	Norval Neil Luxon: Report to Journalism Foundation Directors, 1961
Folder 149	Norval Neil Luxon: The Reporter and the News
Folder 150	Norval Neil Luxon: "A Seven Year Look," talk at 1957 NCPA Convention
Folder 151	Norval Neil Luxon: Updated Biography, 1971
Folder 152	Norval Neil Luxon: "Six Year Look to the Future," 1967
Folder 153	Clifford P. Lyons: Correspondence, 1960s
Folder 154	M: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 155	Mc: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 156	Holt McPherson, University of North Carolina: Correspondence, 1960-1963
Folder 157	Holt McPherson, High Point Enterprise: Correspondence, 1964-1979
Folder 158	C. A. McNight, Charlotte News and Observer: Correspondence, 1963
Folder 159	Medical, 1979-1980
Folder 160	Mellett Lectures
Folder 161	Microfilm and Microfiche
Folder 162	University of Missouri: Information and Publications
Folder 163	Frank Luther Mott, University of Missouri: Correspondence, 1959-1964
Folder 164-165 Folder 164 Folder 165	N: Correspondence, 1960s-1980s
Folder 166	Ralph O. Nafziger, University of Wisconsin: Correspondence, 1956-1973
Folder 167	Newhouse Communications Center Dedication, Syracuse University: 1964
Folder 168	Newspapers Available on Campus, University of North Carolina
Folder 169	The New York Times: Clippings, Correspondence, and other Materials, 1960s-1970s
Folder 170	Newsletter, University of North Carolina School of Journalism, 1956-1964
Folder 171	Newspaper Sales
Folder 172	Nieman Foundation: Correspondence, 1958-1964
Folder 173	Nixon Resignation: Clippings, New York Times and Time
Folder 174	Nieman Reports (with Luxon Articles): 1949-1963
Folder 175-176 Folder 175 Folder 176	North Carolina Press Association (NCPA)
Folder 177	Norval through 1950
Folder 178	Ohio Retired Teachers Association (ORTA)
Folder 179	Old Stationery: Presidents Office at OSU, AASDJ, ACEJ, etc.
Folder 180	Oral History Project: Luxon Interview, 1971
Folder 181	Ohio State University Journalism: 60th Reunion, 1974
Folder 182	P: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 183	Alicia Patterson: "This Is the Life I Love," Saturday Evening Post, 1959
Folder 184	Pensacola: Guest of the Navy, 1948
Image Folder P-4585/1-2 P-4585/1 P-4585/2	Photographs and Negatives Mostly photographs of Norval Neil Luxon. Also included are images of Ralph Bunche, Mark Ethridge, Luther Hodges, Ermina Luxon, Bill Snider, James Reston, and other individuals.
Folder 185	William Whatley Pierson: Correspondence, 1953-1969
Folder 186	Pre-Chapel Hill Material
Folder 187	R: Correspondence, 1960s
Folder 188	Sam Ragan, Raleigh News and Observer: Correspondence, 1958-1964
Folder 189	A. H. Raskin: Article on New York Newspaper Strike
Folder 190	The Reporter and the News: Correspondence and Clippings, 1934-1935
Folder 191	Research Council Grant, 1965-1966
Folder 192	James Reston, New York Times: Correspondence, 1950s-1970s
Folder 193	Retirement as Dean: Correspondence, Clippings, and other Materials, 1964
Folder 194	Retirement Letters, 1969
Folder 195	Reviews by Norval Neil Luxon
Folder 196	Rotary Club, Chapel Hill
Folder 197-198 Folder 197 Folder 198	Vermont Royster, Wall Street Journal: Correspondence and Clippings, 1960s-1970s
Folder 199-200 Folder 199 Folder 200	S: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 201	School of Journalism: Clippings
Folder 202	Science Writing
Folder 203	Louis B. Seltzer: Clippings
Folder 204	Sigma Delta Chi
Folder 205	Sigma Nu: Beta Nu Roster, 1965
Folder 206	J. Carlyle Sitterson, UNC: Correspondence, 1966-1969
Folder 207	Anita Speer: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 208-209 Folder 208 Folder 209	Vera Stone: Correspondence, 1960s-1980s
Folder 210	T: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 211	T-U-V: Correspondence and Other Materials, 1960s-1970s
Folder 212	University of North Carolina J-School
Folder 213	University of North Carolina Journalism: 50th Reunion, 1974
Folder 214-216 Folder 214 Folder 215 Folder 216	UNC Journalist: 1967-1984
Folder 217	UNC Press
Folder 218-219 Folder 218 Folder 219	UNESCO Meeting Paris: Correspondence and Reports, 1956-1957
Folder 220	University Report and University Gazette, University of North Carolina: 1964-1965
Folder 221	Update: Ohio State Journalism Alumni, 1969-1978
Folder 222	U.S. News and World Report: Best Schools
Folder 223	Vietnam Study, Attempt to Censor: Clippings, 1969-1971
Folder 224-225 Folder 224 Folder 225	W: Correspondence, 1960s-1970s
Folder 226	Wall Street Journal: Recruiting et al., 1960s-1970s
Folder 227	Wallace Farm (Ohio): Correspondence, 1950s-1960s
Folder 228-230 Folder 228 Folder 229 Folder 230	Washington, D.C., Newspapers: Research Notes, 1965-1969
Folder 231-233 Folder 231 Folder 232 Folder 233	Dudley Williams: Correspondence, 1965-1976
Folder 234	Winners and Sinners
Folder 235	X-Y-Z: Correspondence, 1968-1969
Folder 236	Y: Correspondence, 1970s
Folder 237-238 Folder 237 Folder 238	Other Correspondence, 1980s

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About 800 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Speeches and lectures given by Luxon as part of his teaching duties and at professional conferences.

Folder 239	Speeches at Ohio State, 1947-1953
Folder 240	Speech Notes, 1953-1960
Folder 241	Speeches, 1954-1955
Folder 242	Speeches, 1956
Folder 243	Humanities Lecture and Other Speeches, 1957
Folder 244	Association for Education in Journalism (AEJ): Speech and Comments, 1957 Text of Luxon's controversial AEJ speech regarding professional standards and "fewer but better schools of journalism." Also included are letters sent to Luxon in response to the speech.
Folder 245	Speeches, 1958-1959
Folder 246	Speeches, 1960-1961
Folder 247	Speech by John F. Kennedy on University Day, University of North Carolina, 1961
Folder 248	Speeches and Introductions, 1961-1966
Folder 249	American Newspaper Publishers Association: Speech, 24 April 1968

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About 800 items.

Detailed class outlines, exam questions, syllabi, reading lists, and other materials used by Luxon to teach journalism classes at the University of North Carolina.

Folder 250	Journalism 53: Outline, Spring Semester, 1954
Folder 251-254 Folder 251 Folder 252 Folder 253 Folder 254	Journalism 161: Outline
Folder 255	Journalism 191: Outline
Folder 256	Journalism 251: Outline
Box 23	Journalism 161 and 191: Exam Questions and Other Teaching Materials, 1950s-1960s

Expand/collapse Series 4. UCLA and Research on Niles' Weekly Register, 1937-1950.

About 200 items.

Correspondence, research notes, clippings, publications, reviews, and other material related to Luxon's graduate studies in history at UCLA and research for his dissertation on the history of Niles' Weekly Register, a nineteenth-century news magazine.

Box 24

Material regarding UCLA and the Niles' Weekly Register , 1937-1950

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About 400 items.

Correspondence, clippings, booklets and other materials related to Luxon's tenure at Ohio State University. Luxon taught journalism and served as Assistant to the President at Ohio State until 1953, when he was appointed Dean of the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina.

Box 25

Material related to Luxon's tenure at Ohio State, circa 1940-1953

Expand/collapse Series 6. Clippings, 1930s.

About 400 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical

Chiefly clippings from Columbus newspapers in the 1930s regarding Miller and Bostwick, the Citizen-Dispatch fight, and other cases.

Processing Note: Luxon housed the clippings in a large alphabetical "Giant File," which has been maintained and is arranged alphabetically.

Box 26

Clippings from Columbus Newspapers, circa 1930s

Expand/collapse Series 7. University of North Carolina School of Journalism Clippings, 1950s-1960s.

About 500 items.

Clippings concerning the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina. Clippings concern events at the school, accreditation, Luxon's retirement, and other topics.

Box 27

Clippings regarding the School of Journalism, 1950s-1960s

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About 200 items.

Books and articles authored by Luxon, and other books and publications regarding journalism and journalism education.

Box 28-29

Box 28

Box 29

Books, Pamplets, Magazines, and Other Publications, circa 1930-1970

Expand/collapse Series 9. Ermina Luxon Correspondence and Other Material circa 1940s-1970s.

About 500 items.

Letters and other material belonging to Ermina (Munn) Luxon, wife of Norval Neil Luxon. Letters, postcards, and invitations sent to Ermina Luxon document Chapel Hill social life during the 1950s and 1960s. Also included are materials related to the Munn family of Ohio.

Processing Note: Letters to Ermina Luxon have been left in envelopes (unsealed).

Box 30	Letters to Ermina Luxon, circa 1950s-1960s
Folder 257	Ermina's Mother: Correspondence, circa 1960s
Folder 258	Greeting Cards and Other Materials
Folder 259	Ermina's Birthday
Folder 260	Munn family

Expand/collapse Series 10. Walter M. Lowney Company: Story Boards, circa 1950s.

10 items.

Story boards and other materials related to television advertising for the ice cream division of the Walter M. Lowney Company. The relation between these materials and other materials in the collection is unclear.

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Walter M. Lowney Company: Story Boards, circa 1950s

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About 200 items.

Restricted material includes student grades and other evaluative material pertaining to students.

Box 32

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Collection Number: 04585

Collection Title: Norval Neil Luxon Papers, circa 1930-1989