2017-04-19 Preliminary Inventory of the Sylvia Westerman Papers, 1963-circa 1974 SPEC.RARE.CMS.0194 Finding aid prepared by Beth Crowner Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
2019 August This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-08-12T10:02-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Sylvia Westerman Papers SPEC.RARE.CMS.0194 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 3.0 Cubic feet 1963-1964, 1971-circa 1974 Sylvia Westerman (1933-1995) was a businesswoman and media executive from Columbus, Ohio. She worked as the Vice President of the National Broadcasting Company, the Columbia Broadcasting Company, and United Press International during the 1960s-1980s. She was involved with the news coverage of the Watergate Affair, and in 1974, won an Emmy for her production of The Watergate Tapes for CBS News. The Sylvia Westerman Papers contain Syliva Westerman's copies of Watergate senate hearings, particularly involving the testimonies and exhibits from former White House Counsel John Dean and Senate Resolution 60. Other papers include Westerman’s personal notes on the chronology of the Watergate hearings, Watergate contacts, sketches of the hearing’s participants, and other notes kept on Watergate by Westerman. The collection also contains two publications produced by the Columbus Broadcasting System, Inc. in 1963 and 1964. Collection materials are dated 1963-circa 1974. (2) 5" legal document boxes; (2) 5" letter document boxes; (1) carton English Westerman, Sylvia Arrangement of Materials

Collection is unprocessed. Materials are arranged in the order received.

 Acquisitions Information

SPEC.RARE.CMS.0194: Sylvia Westerman, 1990s

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], Sylvia Westerman Papers, SPEC.RARE.CMS.0194, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University

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 Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed. Finding aid written by: Beth Crowner, 2019 August

 Biographical Note

Sylvia Westerman (1933-1995) was a businesswoman, media executive, and theatre enthusiast from Columbus, Ohio, and one of the first women to serve as senior management in network television news. She worked as the Vice President of the National Broadcasting Company, the Columbia Broadcasting Company, and United Press International during the 1960s-1980s. News coverage and productions she was involved with included the Olympics, Face the Nation, and the impeachment and Senate hearings on Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal. In 1974, she won an Emmy for her production of The Watergate Tapes for CBS News.

United States Senate Resolution 60 established a Senate committee in 1973 to investigate the Watergate break-in as well as other illegal activities that may have occurred during the presidential election of 1972. Former White House Counsel John Dean III testified in committee hearings that the current United States President, Richard Nixon, had approved a cover-up of the break-in.

 Scope and Contents

The Sylvia Westerman Papers contain Syliva Westerman's copies of Watergate senate hearings, particularly involving the testimonies and exhibits from White House Counsel John Dean and Senate Resolution 60. Other papers include Westerman’s personal notes on the chronology of the Watergate hearings, Watergate contacts, sketches of the hearing’s participants, and other notes kept on Watergate by Westerman. The collection also contains two publications produced by the Columbus Broadcasting System, Inc. in 1963 and 1964. Collection materials are dated 1963-circa 1974.

 Related Materials Sylvia Westerman Collection Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. Dean, John W. (John Wesley), 1938- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 Westerman, Sylvia Investigative reporting--United States--20th century Lawyers--United States--20th century Reporters and reporting--United States--20th century United States--Politics and government--1969-1974 Watergate Affair, 1972-1974 Watergate Trial, Washington, D.C., 1973 Senate Resolution 60 - general investigation volume 1 1 1973 October 3 Senate Resolution 60 - general investigation volume 1 1 1973 October 4 Senate Resolution 60 - general investigation 1 1973 October 10 Senate Resolution 60 - general investigation 1 1973 November 12 Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. 1 1963-1964 List of Watergate contacts 1 1972-1973 Watergate chronology notes 1 1971-1972 Dean (John): Senate Resolution 60 - general investigation 2 1973 June 26 Dean (John): Senate Resolution 60 - general investigation 2 1973 June 27 Dean (John): Senate Resolution 60 - general investigation 2 1973 June 28 Dean (John): Senate Resolution 60 - general investigation 2 1973 June 29 Chronology notes 3 1973-1974 Dean (John): statement before Senate 3 1972-1973 Dean (John): exhibits 3 1973 March Dirksen and Humphrey drawings (7) 4 circa 1973 Westerman: Notebook: Watergate #1 5 1-4 circa 1972-1974 Westerman: Notebook: Watergate #2 5 5-9 circa 1972-1974 Westerman: Notebook: Watergate #3 5 10-15 circa 1972-1974