PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::04994::A Guide to the Louise A. Hutchinson Papers, 1957-2017)//EN" "04994.xml" A Guide to the A Guide to the Louise A. Hutchinson Papers, 1953-2017 51990 Samantha Way Library of Virginia © 2020 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by Samantha Way, 19 March 2020 Description is in English A Guide to the Louise A. Hutchinson Papers, 1953-2017 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 51990

Library of Virginia 2020 Samantha Way Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia A Guide to the Louise A. Hutchinson Papers, 1953-2017 51990 7 boxes (4.3 cu. ft.) English Louise A. Hutchinson Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Louise A. Hutchinson Papers, 1953-2017. Accession 51990. Personal Papers Collection, the Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mary Carroll Johnson, 2017 and Michael Abley, 2017.

Biographical Information

Louise A. Hutchinson (1926-2017) was born in Chicago, Illinois, where she lived in the Irving Park neighborhood until 1966. Hutchinson graduated from Schurz High School and attended Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois and later received a bachelor's from the University of Iowa. After earning her degree, Hutchinson worked for WHBF radio station, worked as a reporter for the Northwest Times, a weekly newspaper on Chicago's Northwest Side, before joining the Chicago Tribune. At the beginning of Hutchinson's time at the Tribune, she covered a variety of topics, including a 1957 concert by Elvis Presley, local businesses, and a series of articles on the Brookfield Zoo. In November 1963, Hutchinson was moved to Washington, to cover the aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination, with particular emphasis on Jacqueline Kennedy. Hutchinson officially joined the Tribune's Washington bureau in 1966, where she covered the presidencies of Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, including the latter's 1972 trip to the Soviet Union. Other notable articles include Hutchinson's 1967 ride to the bottom of the ocean in the Navy's "Alvin" submarine and her 1971 trip to the South Pole, where she become the first woman to stay there overnight. After leaving the Tribune in 1973, Hutchinson worked as he public information office for the Department of Justice's civil rights division. From 1985 until 1991, Hutchinson worked as the director of public information for the National Association of Children's Hospitals in Alexandria, Virginia. Hutchinson moved to Williamsburg in 1993, where she lived until her death in 2017.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1953-2017, of Louise A. Hutchinson are primarily comprised of newspaper clippings of her work from the Chicago Tribune. The newspaper clippings span the entire length of her time working at the Tribune, from 1953-1973, and include articles written by Hutchinson about animals, Alvin the Submarine, Hutchinson's trip to the Antarctic, miscellaneous features and local interest articles from Washington, D.C. and Chicago, school desegregation, and various politicians, including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and their families. Collection also includes correspondence, and several photograph albums and scrapbooks which detail various aspects of her time as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Also included in this collection is a 1994 oral history of Hutchinson, conducted by Chicago Tribune reporter Robert Wiedrich, as well as miscellaneous papers and photographs.

Contents List Brokers Series, 1961. 4 1 Correspondence, 1996-2017 and undated. 4 2 Louise Hutchinson's Antarctic Album, 1971. 4 3 Louise Hutchinson's Antarctic Album, 1971. 3 1 Louise Hutchinson's Interview, 1994. 4 4 Miscellaneous Papers- "Nice Things", 1958-1967 and undated. 4 5 Miscellaneous Scrapbook Items, 1966-1973. 4 6 Newspaper Clippings, 1958-1962. 4 7 Newspaper Clippings- Alvin the Submarine, 1967. 4 8 Newspaper Clippings- Animals (Not Zoos), 1953-1966. 4 9 Newspaper Clippings- the Antarctic, 1971. 4 10 Newspaper Clippings- Architecture, 1957-1971. 4 11 Newspaper Clippings- Brookfield Zoo, Eastern Europe, and Black Studies, 1960-1971. 4 12 Newspaper Clippings-Delegate George Grayson, 1995. 4 13 Newspaper Clippings- Editorial Writing, 1971. 4 14 Newspaper Clippings- Features, Chicago, 1957-1961. 4 15 Newspaper Clippings- Features, Chicago, 1958-1964. 4 16 Newspaper Clippings- Features, Washington, 1967. 4 17 Newspaper Clippings- Features, Washington, 1972. 4 18 Newspaper Clippings- Foreign Visitors, 1959-1970. 4 19 Newspaper Clippings- Johnson, the President, 1966-1968. 5 1 Newspaper Clippings- The Kennedys, 1960-1968. 5 2 Newspaper Clippings- Lady Bird Johnson, 1966-1973. 5 3 Newspaper Clippings- Luci Johnson, 1966. 5 4 Newspaper Clippings- Luci Johnson Wedding, 1966. 5 5 Newspaper Clippings- Lynda Johnson, 1966-1969. 5 6 Newspaper Clippings- "Nice Things", 1958-1968. 5 7 Newspaper Clippings- Pat and Tricia Nixon, 1968-1972. 5 8 Newspaper Clippings- Porpoises, 1961-1968. 5 9 Newspaper Clippings- Richard Nixon, 1968-1973. 5 10 Newspaper Clippings- Richard Nixon, 1973-1987. 5 11 Newspaper Clippings- School Desegregation, 1969-1970. 5 12 Newspaper Clippings- Stewardesses, Wesley Memorial Hospital Volunteering, and Chicoland Queens, 1959-1961. 5 13 Newspaper Clippings- Stewardess Series, 1961. 5 14 Newspaper Clippings- Weather Series, 1972. 5 15 Newspaper Clippings- Welfare, 1969-1973. 5 16 Newspaper Clippings- Welfare Series, Cook County, 1961. 5 17 Newspaper Clippings- Whooping Cranes, 1967-1968. 5 18 Newspaper Clippings- Women, 1958-1968. 5 19 Newspaper Clippings-Zoo Stories, 1958-1966. 5 20 Photograph Album, 1957-1963 (original--box 7, folder 1). 8 1 Photograph Album, 1960-1967 (original--box 5, folder 21). 8 2 Photograph of Louise Hutchinson, undated. 3 4 Photograph of Louise Hutchinson, undated. 3 7 Photograph of Louise Hutchinson and the Nixons, undated. 3 3 Photograph of Louise Hutchinson and Salvation Army, undated. 3 5 Photograph of Louise Hutchinson, Pat Nixon, and others (original--box 3, folder 2), undated. 8 10 Photograph of Louise Hutchinson with elephant, undated. 3 6 Photographs, undated. 5 22 Photographs of Louise A. Hutchinson, undated. 5 23 Santa Claus Speech, 1964. 5 24 Scrapbook, Antarctica (original--box 6, folder 1), 1971. 8 4 Scrapbook, the Johnson Years (original--box 1, folder 2), 1967-1971. 8 3 Scrapbook, Moscow Summit (original--box 1, folder 1), 1972. 8 8 Scrapbook, Nixon and Moscow Summit (original--box 2, folder 1), 1970-1972. 8 7 Scrapbook, Press Club of Washington (original--box 6, folder 2), 1970-1972. 8 6 Scrapbook, White House Christmas Cards (original--box 2, folder 2), 1969-1973. 8 9 Scrapbook, Women's National Press Club (original--box 6, folder 3), 1970. 8 5