Evelyn Small, who helped Katharine Graham write her memoir, dies at 77

Evelyn Small kept copies of everything. For decades, she gathered boxes and boxes of newspaper clippings she found interesting — mostly from The Washington Post, where she worked for 25 years.

“She was an archivist, down to her soul,” said her daughter, Anna Goldman. “In her heart, not a single piece of paper was unimportant.” Subscribe for unlimited access to The Post Save on unmatched reporting. Get your first year for 99¢

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Dr. Small was a beloved part of The Post, serving as a personal researcher to Katharine Graham, the paper’s longtime publisher and chief executive, from 1983 until Graham’s death in 2001. She played a central role in crafting “Personal History” (1997), Graham’s Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir, conducting research for the author — who evolved from a