Vivian Castleberry
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Vivian Castleberry and the Sixth Floor Museum
I have spent the last three days transcribing the taped speeches of Dallas women’s page editor Vivian Castleberry at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas. I am working on a book about Vivian. Some of the information confirmed what I have already known. I also heard some new stories. For example, Vivian explained the difficulties that married women faced under Texas law. She told the story of graduating from college and getting her first Neiman Marcus charge card. At the time, she was a writer for a chemical company magazine. After she married, she called Neiman Marcus to get the name changed on her credit card. Instead, the company cancelled…
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Vivian Castleberry and the Sixth Floor Museum
I have spent the last three days transcribing the taped speeches of Dallas women’s page editor Vivian Castleberry at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas. I am working on a book about Vivian. Some of the information confirmed what I have already known. I also heard some new stories. For example, Vivian explained the difficulties that married women faced under Texas law. She told the story of graduating from college and getting her first Neiman Marcus charge card. At the time, she was a writer for a chemical company magazine. After she married, she called Neiman Marcus to get the name changed on her credit card. Instead, the company cancelled…
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Tom Johnson & Vivian Castleberry
This morning, I am sitting in the garden and working on a chapter of my book about Dallas women’s page editor Vivian Castleberry. I am writing about the years when Tom Johnson arrived at the Times Herald. He was the first editor who really understood what she was trying to do. It is a reminder that while most male editors were not supportive of transforming women’s page content, some did understand. (Other examples would include Jim Bellows and J. Edward Murray.) Vivian and Tom exchanged some emails in 2004 that I went through. Here is one of my favorites from Tom to Vivian: “What I always respected the most was…
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New Vivian Castleberry video
Vivian Castleberry was the longtime women’s page editor of the Dallas Times Herald. I am writing a book about her.
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New Vivian Castleberry video
Vivian Castleberry was the longtime women’s page editor of the Dallas Times Herald. I am writing a book about her.
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Vivian Castleberry & the Kennedy Assassination
Today I am working on a chapter of my book about Dallas women’s page editor Vivian Castleberry. I am writing about her coverage of the assassination of President Kennedy. Vivian is included in the above book. I am working on the material I collected when I went through her papers two years ago. Vivian was covering the “women’s angle” of the president’s visit to Dallas. This is from Vivian’s recollection of that day at the Trade Mart, where the president and first day were to have lunch: “In time of peak tragedy, there are so many small human interest stories that get lost among the bigger things. One of the…
