Reminiscences of John Bertram Oakes : oral history, 1961.

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Reminiscences of John Bertram Oakes : oral history, 1961.

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Journalistic experiences at school and Princeton; Rhodes Scholar, Oxford University; British press; Russia, 1936; Trenton-Times papers; Washington POST, 1937-41; United States Army, 1941; officers training; intelligence work; NEW YORK TIMES: 1946, "Review of the Week," 1949, to editorial staff, 1961, editor of editorial page.

Transcript: 64 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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