Papers, [ca. 1890]-1981.

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Papers, [ca. 1890]-1981.

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Personal and professional papers reflecting his career in radio and television and his world-wide travels and explorations. Papers include notebooks as a correspondent in World Wars I and II; personal correspondence with politicians, actors, world leaders, sports figures, broadcast journalists, and explorers; fan mail; broadcast scripts and other manuscripts; professional audiodiscs of his broadcasts and advertisements; profiles and biographies researched by Thomas on famous statesmen, athletes, and explorers; motion picture films primarily from his "High Adventure" television series of the 1950s; and extensive glass and film negatives and photoprints, many taken by Harry Chase. Subjects of the photographs include his childhood in Victor and Cripple Creek, Colo.; World War I, especially in Italy, Germany, and the Alps; T.E. Lawrence; Allenby in Palestine; World War II; the film technique developed by Thomas known as Cinerama; his "High Adventure" series and New Guinea; skiing, golf, baseball, boxing, and other sports and recreation; and famous people. Other subjects of the papers include broadcast and journalism history, Dutchess County, Pawling, N.Y., popular culture, early aviation, political history, anthropology, and his visit to Tibet and meeting the Dalai Lama.

ca. 230 cubic ft.

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Chase, Harry.

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Thomas, Lowell, 1892-1981

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Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, Viscount, 1861-1936

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Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935

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Thomas Edward Lawrence, archaeologist, soldier, and author, popularly known as Lawrence of Arabia, was born at Tremadoc, North Wales, on August 15, 1888, the second of five sons. His father, Thomas Robert Chapman, and his mother, Sarah Maden, assumed the name of Lawrence. The family was raised in comfort by private means. Lawrence learned to read at a very early age by observing his older brother being taught to read. At the age of four he read newspapers and books, at six he began the study ...