Overview of the Elmer Holmes Davis sound recording : Then came war

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Overview of the Elmer Holmes Davis sound recording : Then came war

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: Elmer Holmes Davis sound recording : Then came war

Dates: 1939 December 1

Collection Number: XX639

Creator: Davis, Elmer Holmes, 1890-1958.

Collection Size: 1 item (3 phonorecords)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Relates to the outbreak of World War II. Includes sound recordings of radio addresses by leaders of the belligerent nations.

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: xx639_a_0001722.

Publication Rights

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Elmer Holmes Davis sound recording : Then came war, 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 at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Biographical Note

American journalist and author.

Scope and Content of Collection

Edited and introduced by Elmer Davis, this sound recording is a report on the events leading to war in Europe, 1939. There are numerous dramatizations and English-language versions of important developments.

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--Causes.

Phonorecords.

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