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Edie Huggins Papers
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This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
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Edie Huggins was highly acclaimed African American newscaster, journalist, and reporter at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
She was born on August 14, 1935, in St. Joseph, Missouri. After finishing her college education at State University of New York, Huggins worked nights as a registered nurse with Bellevue and Flower-Fifth hospitals in New York City. During the day, she pursued an acting career, appearing regularly on The Doctors and guesting on other CBS soap operas including The Edge of Night and Love Life.
In 1966 she accepted a newscasting position at WCAU-TV. She worked at WCAU for forty-two years and conducted interviews, served as a news anchor, and pursued investigative stories. She hosted a popular weekly segment 'Huggins' Heroes' where she shared the stories of ordinary people carrying out extraordinary deeds. Huggins' involvement with Philadelphia extended out of the newsroom into the community where she mentored young journalists and established a nursing scholarship through the Bright Hope Baptist Church where she was a longtime member.
Throughout her career, Huggins received awards and accolades including a 2002 induction into the Hall of Fame for Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia, a 2006 Hall of Fame award from the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and a 2008 Board of Governor's Award from the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, to name a few. The Urban League of Philadelphia named Huggins one of its outstanding Philadelphians of the 20th Century, and in 2006, the Philadelphia City Council declared March 30 Edie Huggins Day. Edie Huggins died on July 29, 2008.
Materials include show scripts, correspondence, school yearbooks, miscellaneous awards/citations, photographs, news articles/clippings, publications, film, video, and an Emmy Award.
The collection is arranged into 3 series as follows:
Series 1: Personal records, 1950s-2008 Series 2: Professional careeer records, 1967-2008, undated Series 3: Audiovisual materials, 1969-2006, undated
Collection donated by Laurie Huggins (Daughter) in 2009.
The collection was processed and finding aid prepared in August 2022 by Brenda Galloway-Wright, Associate Archivist and Abigail Boyer, Student Intern.
- Publisher
- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Brenda Galloway-Wright, Associate Archivist and Abigail Boyer, Student Intern
- Finding Aid Date
- August 2022
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research. Digital records on storage media may require the creation of digital use copies prior to access, and can only be accessed onsite in the SCRC reading room.
- Use Restrictions
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The Edie Huggins Papers are the physical property of the Special Collection Research Center, Temple University Libraries. The donor has assigned their rights to Temple University Libraries. Other creators' intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to them or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.
This series will be used solely in connection with the SCRC for curation, preservation, research, educational and instructional uses. The collection may not be used for any other purpose including without limitation, the sale, exploitation, advertising, publicity or promotion of the collection.
Collection Inventory
The collection includes diplomas, yearbooks, news clippings, awards, press releases, publications, news scripts, and photographs documenting Edie Huggins education and professional career at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The bulk of the materials are WCAU-TV video tapes and films from news stories and features reported on by Huggins from 1975-2006.
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Professional Career records, This series documents Edie Huggins's work as a newscaster, journalist, and reporter for WCAU-TV from 1967-2006. Material includes correspondence, news scripts, speeches, advertisements, press releases, awards, and news clippings
This series contains photographs, slides and negatives documenting Edie Huggin's work at WCAU-TV and on other projects from 1969 to 2006. The bulk of the series are video tapes in a variety of formats including Betacam, U-matic, VHS, and DVCpro. The series also includes two 16mm films. Asterisks are used in the finding aid to indicate tapes that contain multiple segments.