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Kobre, Sidney, 1907-1995

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Biographical History

Sidney Kobre (1907-1995) was an author, journalist, and scholar.

Sidney Kobre was born in 1907 in North Carolina. In 1927, he earned his bachelor's degree in English from the Johns Hopkins University, and his in 1932 he earned a a master's in journalism from Columbia University. He also obtained a PhD in sociology from Columbia in 1944. Kobre worked as a reporter, and editor for various newspapers in Baltimore and New Jersey. He helped establish the Community College of Baltimore in 1947. From 1949 to 1964 he taught journalism at Florida State University, where he developed new methods of teaching journalism history. He later became the University's director of the Bureau of Media Research from 1949 to 1964, before returning to the Community College of Baltimore to teach until he retired in 1972. In 1986, he received the Sidney Kobre Award from the American Journalism Historians Association for distinguished service to the field of journalism history. Kobre was married to author Reva Hoppenstein for 55 years. He died in 1995.

Citation:
Ancestry.com, via WWW, June 14, 2021 (Born in North Carolina) Balitmore Sun, via WWW, June 14, 2021 (Born in 1907. Earned his bachelor's degree from the Johns Hopkins University in 1927, a master's in journalism in 1932 and Ph.D. in sociology in 1944, both from Columbia University. He was a reporter and editor at various newspapers; Returned to Baltimore in 1930s and became managing editor of The Guide chain of newspapers; taught journalism at Florida State University and was director of the Bureau of Media Research from 1949 to 1964, then returned to CCB as a teacher and director of the school's news bureau. He retired in 1972. Married to Reva Hoppenstein for 55 years. Helped establish the Community College of Baltimore in 1947; Died in 1995.) American Journalism Historians Association records, 1981-2019 (Bachelor's degree in English; Developed new methods of teaching journalism history while in Florida; Was honored by the AJHA in 1986 with an award named after him)

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American Journalism Historians Association records

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Identifier: MSS 2138
Scope and Contents Contains papers, correspondence, minutes, and other materials associated with the administration and function of the American Journalism Historians Association. Also found within the collection are a number of theses dealing with themes of journalism throughout history. These theses were submitted for a competition sponsored by the association. Dated 1982 to 2017.Notable presidents- Alf Pratte (1994-1995), Barbara Cloud (1984-1985), Maurine Beasley (1988-1989), and Carole Sue...
Dates: 1981-2019

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