| Title: |
Reminiscences of Ralph Ernest Henderson
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP88-A115
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Early years of READER'S DIGEST, from 1925, DeWitt Wallace and its guiding principles; vignettes of early editors; inception of Condensed Book Club, editorial selection and editing process; family background. Impressions of DeWitt and Lila Bell Wallace, Kenneth Payne, many other DIGEST editors and executives.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 256 leaves, Tape: 10 cassettes, Miscellaneous papers relating to oral history
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1990. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1977 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Henderson, Ralph Ernest, 1899-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1899
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| Speaker occupation: |
Editor
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| Age at speaking: |
78
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| Document date: |
1977
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| Interviewer: |
Starr, Mary Belle
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Book industries and trade; Periodicals--Publishing
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Book clubs; Henderson, Ralph Ernest, 1899-; Reader's Digest (magazine); Wallace, DeWitt, 1889-
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0018969-14412
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