Helen Sioussat papers, 1913-1992 and undated (majority 1937-1958)

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Helen Sioussat papers, 1913-1992 and undated (majority 1937-1958)

1913-1992 and undated (majority 1937-1958)

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/3298

Helen Sioussat (1902-1995) was Director of the Talks and Public Affairs Department at CBS from 1937 to 1958, where she oversaw as many as 300 broadcasts a year addressing such topics as government, labor, education, religion, civil rights and international affairs. She would go on to create the television program, Table Talk. The Helen Sioussat Papers contains a variety of material from every aspect of Ms. Sioussat's career. Included are: correspondence, press releases, media, artifacts, transcripts, manuscripts, citations, photos, financial records, photo albums and other material as well as a complete, hardbound run of Talks Magazine and an interview of Helen Sioussat by Fay Gillis Wells, recorded on October 3, 1979. The papers of Helen Sioussat spans the years from 1913 to 1992 and contains some undated materials. The bulk of the collection dates from 1937 until 1958.

53.50 linear feet

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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