For a forthcoming anthology of civil rights journalism, looking for
biographical information about Bettye Rice Hughes, author of "A Negro
Tourist in Dixie," in The Reporter, 1961. Would like to know birth
and/or death dates, current whereabouts, other publications, details
of career or life. In 1961, she lived in the Los Angeles area. Any
additional facts that would help in the preparation of a short
biographical sketch I'll consider an answer.

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Request for Question Clarification by colin-ga on 16 Jun 2002 07:21 PDT

rrtnrvrb-ga :

Are you sure of the spelling of this person? Is there any more
information you can provide? What town did the Reporter publish in?

Thanks,


Colin

I have located an audio recording featuring Bettye Hughes.

An Organ for Protest [sound recording]
Duration: 1 hr., 4 min./ Participants: Panel discussion at the 1964
Negro Writers Conference; participants: Hoyt Fuller (Negro Digest);
Bettye Hughes (San Francisco Sun-Reporter); Louise Merriweather (Los
Angeles Sentinnel)
Pacifica Tape Library
Year:	1964, 1969
Description:	1 cassette.; 2-track.; mono.
Language:	English
Abstract:	Examines the role of the Afro-American press since
Reconstruction, interpretive news reportage in the Afro-American
community, the influence of advertising subscription, and the
continued imagery of this press as an organ of protest.

I have located three copies of this recording:

Howard University's Sterling Library. Use the following link to view
the record.
http://138.238.41.252/search/t?SEARCH=an+organ+for+protest

Cleveland State University library:
http://scholar.csuohio.edu/search/t?SEARCH=organ+for+protest

University of Illinois
http://pac.ilcso.uiuc.edu/web2/tramp2.exe/authority_hits/H072f6bb.003?server=1home&item=1
 
As mentioned above, Bettye Hughes was writing for the San Francisco
Sun-Reporter in 1964. For more information about her, you might try
contacting the Sun-Reporter. They could probably point you to other
writings by Ms. Hughes, or perhaps even provide contact information
for her or people who might know her (e.g., retired employees who
worked with her in the 1960s).

Here's contact information and a link to their web site:  
The Sun-Reporter
1791 Bancroft Ave, San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415.671.1000     
Fax: 415.671.1005 
E-Mail: Sundoc97@aol.com
http://www.sunreporter.com/

I hope this helps. Good luck in your research.

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 16 Jun 2002 15:08 PDT

I notice that the Illinois library doesn't seem to allow direct
linking to its records.
You can get to the record by going to:
http://pac.ilcso.uiuc.edu/web2/tramp2.exe/log_in

Run a title search on: "organ for protest"

Thanks.

I´m quite sure that there must be a problem with the spelling. Neither
in the www nor in the Encyklopadia Britannica CD Rom 2001 de luxe
edition can I find anything about that woman. Could you check the
spelling please ?

till-ga