Miscellaneous phonorecords [manuscript] 1944-1945.

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Miscellaneous phonorecords [manuscript] 1944-1945.

Collection includes two addresses by Thomas E. Dewey, 7 Sept. 1944, at Convention Hall, Phila., and 25 Sept. 1944 at Oklahoma City (the Republican National Convention); addresses by Eric Haas, Darlington Hooper, and Norman Thomas under the auspices of the Socialist Labor Party; programs of American Forum of the Air 12 June 1945, and Town Meeting of the Air 17 and 24 May and 21 June 1945.

16 sound discs.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7928815

University of Virginia. Library

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Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971

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Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician. Raised in Owosso, Michigan, Dewey was a member of the Republican Party. He served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. In 1944, he was the Republican Party's nominee for president, but lost the election to incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt in the closest of Roosevelt's four presidential elections. He was again the Republican presidential nominee in 1948, but lost to President Ha...

Haas, Eric C.

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Socialist Labor Party.

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Republican National Convention (1944: Chicago)

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Hooper, Darlington.

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Thomas Norman Mattoon, 1884-1968

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United States. Armed Forces Radio Service

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The Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) was an agency created in 1942 by the United States government to produce radio shows for broadcast to troops fighting overseas in World War II. Created mainly by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee, the AFRS produced and aired a wide variety of programs - comedy, informational, and dramatic programs, among others. The AFRS also aired edited versions of popular commercial radio programs. The service was first centered in New York, but soon...