Tom Brokaw Donates His Papers and Artifacts to UI Libraries

Collection spans five decades of work as TV journalist, correspondent for NBC

Tom Brokaw, former anchor of the NBC Nightly News and co-anchor of the Today show, attended the UI early in his academic career and has been a longtime Hawkeye supporter. This morning he announced on the Today show that he was donating papers and artifacts representing his 50 year career to UI Libraries.

Read about this historic donation in Iowa Now: http://spr.ly/60188GHGm

Pan Am bag, photo, and letters from Tom Brokaw's papers — Selections from Tom Brokaw’s Papers

Portrait photo of Tom Brokaw - public domain image

In describing his donation on the Today Show on November 10, 2016, Brokaw praised the UI Libraries and cited the “World Class” library as being one of the reasons for his donation. Stay tuned to this space to learn more about the collection, how to access it, and for future news about Mr. Brokaw.

Watch the video segment from The Today Show here: https://goo.gl/5EACfA