Scope and Content Note
The Jack Lynch Collection contains correspondence, newsclippings, speeches, financial records, and printed matter. The bulk of the collection houses Lynch's speeches and personal papers dating from 1935 to 1960.
Dates
- Creation: 1863-1968
- Creation: 1935-1960
Creator
- Lynch, Jack, 1895-1968 (Person)
Language of Materials
Material in English
Access Restrictions
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Copyright
The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of Distinctive Collections, Arizona State University Library. Requests for permissions to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.
Biographical Note
Bernard Patrick Jack
Lynch was born in Douglas, Kansas on March 24, 1895. He began his newspaper career as circulation manager for the Chronicle News of Trinidad, Colorado. In November of 1922, the Arizona Republic hired him as a cub reporter. He was appointed to managing editor in 1934 and resigned in 1947 to become administrative and budget director to Governor Ernest McFarland. In 1959, Lynch became the Arizona Highway Department's public relations director. He also served as President of the Arizona Press Club and as Director of the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
Jack Lynch was married twice: once to Grace Ellis in 1919 and once to Frances Bertley (Linville) Moore in 1928. He had two daughters by his first wife, Bernadine M. and Evelyn. Lynch died in Arizona in September of 1968.
Full extent
1 Box(es)
Full extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Jack Lynch Collection contains correspondence, newsclippings, speeches, financial records, and printed matter. The bulk of the collection houses Lynch's speeches and personal papers dating from 1935 to 1960.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single box.
Provenance
The Jack Lynch Collection was received from his widow, Mrs. B. P. (Frances) Lynch, in 1979 (ACC# 1979-00046).
- Title
- Jack Lynch Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Joyce Martin; machine-readable finding guide created by Joyce Martin.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide encoded in English.
Repository details
Part of the Greater Arizona Collection Repository
Contact
Arizona State UniversityP.O. Box 871006
Tempe AZ 85287-1006 United States
(480) 965-4932
archives@asu.edu