| Title: |
Reminiscences of William Andrew Swanberg
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP88-A19
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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: |
Family's Scandinavian background; University of Minnesota, B.A., 1930; impact of the Depression: experiences with unemployment, menial work, delayed marriage; early writing and editorial assignments; Office of War Information, London, 1944: American propaganda magazines; research and writing of biographies; comparison of Henry Luce and William Randolph Hearst.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 99 leaves, Tape: 3 cassettes
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. 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 1981 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Swanberg, William Andrew, 1907-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1907
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| Speaker occupation: |
Author; Biographer
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| Age at speaking: |
74
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| Document date: |
1981
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| Interviewer: |
Koskoff, David E., 1939-
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Authors; Depressions--1929--United States; North America; Oral history; United States; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Biography (as a literary form); Propaganda, American; Swanberg, William Andrew, 1907-
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0019722-15165
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