Bess Winakor papers
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Winakor
Scope and Content of the Collection
Newspaper articles and story files of Bess Winakor, Chicago correspondent for Women's Wear Daily, 1967-1974, and reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, 1974-1978. Includes background materials, interview notes, and dispatches for stories about Hugh Hefner, Judge Julius Hoffman and Pat Nixon, materials from a 1976 trip to Iran and the 1977 Carter inauguration, as well as scrapbooks containing her articles for Women's Wear Daily, the Chicago Sun-Times, W, and Home Furnishings Daily.
Dates
- 1967-1977
Creator
- Winakor, Bess, 1942-2007 (Person)
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The Bess Winakor papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Bess Winakor papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections at reference@newberry.org.
Biography of Bess Winakor
Chicago fashion correspondent and reporter.
Bess Winakor was born March 17, 1942, in Champaign, Illinois. She attended Northwestern University and graduated with degrees in Home Economics and Journalism. She began writing for Home Furnishings Daily in 1967, and continued as a fashion correspondent for Women's Wear Daily from 1967-1974, W (a Women's Wear Daily magazine) from 1972-1973, and the Chicago Sun-Times from 1974-1978. Winakor also worked as a publicist for over 25 years as head of Bess Winakor Communications, with clients in the fashion, restaurant, and entertainment industries, as well as the arts and charities. Winakor died November 13, 2007.
Bess Winakor was born March 17, 1942, in Champaign, Illinois. She attended Northwestern University and graduated with degrees in Home Economics and Journalism. She began writing for Home Furnishings Daily in 1967, and continued as a fashion correspondent for Women's Wear Daily from 1967-1974, W (a Women's Wear Daily magazine) from 1972-1973, and the Chicago Sun-Times from 1974-1978. Winakor also worked as a publicist for over 25 years as head of Bess Winakor Communications, with clients in the fashion, restaurant, and entertainment industries, as well as the arts and charities. Winakor died November 13, 2007.
Extent
7 Linear Feet (2 boxes and 44 oversize volumes)
Abstract
Newspaper articles and story files of Bess Winakor, Chicago correspondent for Women's Wear Daily, 1967-1974, and reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, 1974-1978. Includes background materials, interview notes, and dispatches for stories about Hugh Hefner, Judge Julius Hoffman and Pat Nixon, materials from trips to Iran in 1976, and Washington D.C. in 1977 for the Carter inauguration, as well as scrapbooks containing her articles for Women's Wear Daily, the Chicago Sun-Times, W, and Home Furnishings Daily.
Organization
Papers are organized in the following series:
- Series 1: Story Files, 1967-1977
- Box 1
- Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1967-1977
- Volumes 1-39
Collection Stack Location
1 36 4
Provenance
Gift of Polly Pancoe, 2009.
Processed by
Kelly Kress, 2009.
Acknowledgements
This inventory was created with the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this inventory do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Chicago sun-times
- Clippings -- 1951-2000
- Dispatches
- Hefner, Hugh M. (Hugh Marston)
- Hoffman, Julius J. (Julius Jennings), 1895-1983
- Inaugurations (cultural ceremonies) -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1977
- Iran -- Description and travel
- Iran -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- Journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. -- Fashion
- Nixon, Pat
- Scrapbooks
- Women journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Creator
- Winakor, Bess, 1942-2007 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Bess Winakor papers, 1967-1977
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kelly Kress
- Date
- ©2009.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org