Overview of the Edward R. Murrow sound recording : A reporter remembers : vol. I, the war years :

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Overview of the A reporter remembers : vol. I, the war years : sound recording

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Processed by:: Hoover Institution Archives Staff
Date Completed:: 2008
Encoded by:: Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by David Sun.

Collection Summary

Title: A reporter remembers : vol. I, the war years : sound recording

Dates: 1946 February 24

Collection Number: XX635

Creator: Murrow, Edward R.

Collection Size: 1 item (2 phonorecords) (0.2 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Compilation of radio broadcasts from Europe, 1939-1946, relating to military activities in Europe and the home front in Great Britain during World War II.

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives

Languages: English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use copies of all sound recordings in this collection are available for immediate access. Use copy reference number: xx635_a_0000186

Publication Rights

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], A reporter remembers : vol. I, the war years : sound recording, [Disc number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog Socrates at http://library.stanford.edu/webcat . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Biographical Note

European director, Columbia Broadcasting System, 1937-1946.

Scope and Content of Collection

Compilation of radio broadcasts from Europe, 1939-1946, relating to military activities in Europe and the home front in Great Britain during World War II.

"A Reporter Remembers" is both the title of this collection and the title of Edward R. Murrow's last broadcast to the British people over the BBC on February 24th, 1946.

Disc 1, Side A: 1939 September 3 - 1940 June 2

Disc 1, Side B: 1940 June 4 - 1940 December 2

Disc 2, Side A: 1941 March 9 - 1943 December 3

Disc 2, Side B: D-Day - 1945 May 8

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain.

Phonorecords.

CBS Inc.

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