George Vernon Denny Papers 1930-1959 (bulk 1950-1959)

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George Vernon Denny Papers 1930-1959 (bulk 1950-1959)

Educator, radio personality, and organization executive. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, speeches, writings, financial records, research notes, awards, printed matter, and photographs documenting Denny's career especially his activities with International Seminars and Town Meetings, Inc., and as moderator of the radio broadcasts of . America's Town Meeting of the Air

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