John Marks papers

Collection

Identifier: camh-arc-004169

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Research files, correspondence, audio and video recordings, photographs, manuscripts, and published materials comprise the John Marks papers, 1923-2014. The collection relates to Marks' career as an author and journalist with U.S. News & World Report, 60 Minutes, and other news publications. It also includes manuscripts, interview materials, and personal and literary correspondence related to Marks' journalism, his novels Fangland, The Wall, and War Torn, as well as the nonfiction book Reasons to Believe.

Dates

Creation: 1923 - 2014

Creator

Marks, John, 1963- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored remotely; contact repository in advance for retrieval.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no use restrictions on this collection. Publisher is responsible for complying with copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

The former bureau chief of U.S. News & World Report in Berlin, John Marks has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report. He became a producer for Morley Safer at 60 Minutes, where he worked until 2005. Marks is the author of the novels The Wall (1998), War Torn (2003), and Fangland (2007), as well as the non-fiction book Reasons to Believe (2009). A Texas native and a graduate of Davidson College, Marks is an executive producer at Left Right productions, where he creates series and specials for Epix, History, A&E, Discovery, Smithsonian, and National Geographic. He also develops network documentary films, including Purple State of Mind (2007).

Extent

29 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Spanish; Castilian

Portuguese

German

Additional Description

Abstract

Research files, correspondence, audio and video recordings, photographs, manuscripts, and published materials comprise the John Marks papers, 1923-2014.