George Vernon Denny papers, 1930-1959.

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George Vernon Denny papers, 1930-1959.

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Correspondence, memoranda, reports, speeches, writings, financial records, research notes, awards, printed matter, and photographs documenting Denny's career. Part I relates chiefly to the activities of International Seminars and Town Meetings, Inc., during the period (1958-1959) when Denny was its president, the organization's inter-American seminars held in eight South American cities in 1958, public forums, and the People-to-People organization. Also includes material on his work with the Office of War Information and his organization of the Niagara Frontier Convocation. Part II documents Denny's role as moderator (1935-1952) of the radio broadcasts of "America's Town Meeting of the Air." Correspondents include Sherman Adams, Norman P. Auburn, Charles Dana Bennett, Robert S. Byfield, George Catlin, Elizabeth S. Colclough, Norman Cousins, Milton Eisenhower, Hubert H. Humphrey, Foy D. Kohler, Cyrille Makinsky, Karl Mundt, Harriet F. Pilpel, Philip D. Reed, Edward Scofield, John Sparkman, Frank Stanton, and Charles E. Wilson.

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United States. Office of War Information

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Eisenhower, Milton Stover, 1899-1985

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Pilpel, Harriet F. (Harriet Fleischl), 1911-1991

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>Harriet Fleischl Pilpel (December 2, 1911 – April 23, 1991) was an American attorney and women's rights activist. She wrote and lectured extensively regarding the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and reproductive freedom. Pilpel served as general counsel for both the American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood. During her career, she participated in 27 cases that came before the United States Supreme Court. Pilpel was involved in the birth control movement and the pro-choice m...

Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978

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Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969. He twice served in the United States Senate, representing Minnesota from 1949 to 1964 and 1971 to 1978. He was the Democratic Party's nominee in the 1968 presidential election, losing to Republican nominee Richard Nixon. Born in Wallace, South Dakota, Humphrey attended the University of Minnesota. At one point he helped run his ...

Auburn, Norman P. (Norman Paul), 1905-

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Kohler, Foy D.

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Denny, George Vernon, 1899-1959

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Educator, radio personality, and organization executive. From the description of George Vernon Denny papers, 1930-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980268 Denny was associated with the Town Hall Theater in New York City and was the originator of a popular weekly radio program called "America's Town Meetings of the Air," which ran from 1935 until 1956. From the description of Correspondence from Alma Mahler, 1942. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCa...

Stanton, Frank, 1908-2006

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Broadcast executive. From the description of Frank Stanton papers, 1908-2006 (bulk 1926-1979). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 726696065 Broadcasting executive. From the description of Reminiscences of Frank Stanton : oral history, 1978. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86158389 From the description of Reminiscences of Frank Stanton : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 1...

Bennett, Charles Dana

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International Seminars and Town Meetings, Inc.

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Reed, Philip D. (Philip Dunham)

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Makinsky, Cyrille

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Mundt, Karl E. (Karl Earl), 1900-1974

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Cousins, Norman.

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American editor of the "Saturday Review of Literature" from 1940-1977. From the description of Typed letter signed : New York, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1960 May 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868047 Editor, journalist. From the description of Reminiscences of Norman Cousins : oral history, 1974. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122376635 From the description of Reminiscences of Norman Cousins : lecture, 1959. (Colum...

Adams, Sherman, 1899-1986

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Presidential aide. From the description of Reminiscences of Sherman Adams : oral history, 1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122512723 Governor of New Hampshire and Assistant to President Eisenhower. From the description of Typed letters signed (2) : Washington, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1956 Nov. 2 and 1958 Sept. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270867977 Governor, presidential aide. From the description ...

People-to-People (Organization)

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Niagara Frontier Convocation (1951 : University of Buffalo)

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Colclough, Elizabeth S.

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Sparkman, John, 1899-1985

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of John Sparkman : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481724 From the description of Reminiscences of John Sparkman : oral history, 1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513439 John Jackson Sparkman (b. Dec. 20, 1899, Morgan County, Ala.-d. Nov. 16, 1985, Huntsville, Ala.), U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Alabama, was ...

Wilson, Charles Erwin, 1890-1961

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Catlin, George Edward Gordon, Sir, 1896-1979

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Visiting professor of political science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; d. 1979. From the description of Papers, 1967-1968. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28421959 Epithet: political theorist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001240.0x0002d7 ...

Scofield, Edward

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Theological student from Norwalk, Connecticut studying at Illinois College where he came in 1830. From the description of Letters, 1832, 1833, 1834. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54682241 ...

Byfield, Robert S. (Robert Sigmund), 1896-1955

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