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
A/V materials remain restricted until processing is completed.
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
57.3 cubic feet. (57.3 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
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu