A newspaper editor's voyage across San Francisco Bay
Subtitle: San Francisco Chronicle, 1935-1971, and other adventures
By: introduction by Karl Kortum ; interview conducted by Suzanne B. Riess ; Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Contributors: Kortum, Karl, d. 1996.; Riess, Suzanne B.; Newhall, Ruth.; Bagdikian, Ben H.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Publisher: University of California
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Subjects: Newhall family (Scott Newhall).; San Francisco chronicle.; Newhall Signal.; Santa Clarita Valley Citizen.; Journalists -- California -- Biography.; American newspapers -- California -- San Francisco.
Description: Discusses his career as editor at the San Francisco Chronicle. He recalls some of the personalities he was involved with, including Paul Smith, Charles deYoung Theiriot, and Charles McCabe. He reflects on San Francisco mayors, politics, populace, tourism, the waterfront, and its architectural environment. He speaks of dozens of newspapers, including the Bay Guardian, the Newhall Signal and the Santa Clarita Valley Citizen. In addition, he discusses his background, education, travels, the Newhall family and business, the Newhall Land and Farming Company. The volume also contains a 1967 interview with his wife, Ruth Waldo Newhall, and a joint conversation with Ben Bagdikian, emeritus dean, UC School of Journalism.

Includes supplementary material.