Delano E. Lewis papers 1960-1997

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Delano E. Lewis papers 1960-1997

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The Delano E. Lewis papers are those of a Kansas native who was President and CEO of C & P Telephone (Washington, D.C.) and later became President of National Public Radio.

11 linear feet (14 boxes), 11 oversize boxes, 22 audiocassettes, 17 videocassettes

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 6355340

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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company

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National Public Radio (U.S.)

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Lewis, Delano E., 1938-

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Delano Eugene Lewis was born November 12, 1938 in Arkansas City, Kansas. Two years later the family moved to Kansas City, Kansas where Lewis graduated from Sumner High School. In 1960, Lewis graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History, and, in 1963, he received his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Washburn University School of Law. Later that year Lewis moved to Washington, D.C. where he worked as an attorney for the US Department ...

C & P Telephone Company.

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