Milburn P. Akers was first hired by Marshall Field III when Field founded the Chicago Sun in 1941. He was named managing editor of the Chicago Sun-Times in 1949, later executive editor, and finally editor in 1959, a position he held until his retirement in 1965. He was known as a perfectionist, a taskmaster, and a crusader against corruption. His files contain internal correspondence with Sun-Times columnists and reporters, administrative files, and subject files. Altogether they give valuable insight into the personality of the editor, and the inner workings of a newspaper from the writing and proofing to typeset and layout.