World At War: Situations Growing More Grave – January 19, 1942
A little love – a little support – a lot of history : – Red Network News Of The World – January 19, 1942 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – No shortage of grim news, this world at war on…
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"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
Category 1940’s
May 1952 – Migrant Workers In The San Joaquin Valley – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
We don’t have ads, we just have you: Become a Patron! – May 1952 – CBS Radio: The People Act: Migrant workers and families in San Joaquin Valley – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Before the age of tape recording,…
World At War – Next Stop: Singapore – January 16, 1942
– News for January 16, 1942 – News for this day in 1942 was hopeful and grim, in equal portion. The Battle for Singapore was on and fighting was going taking place all over the Far East. In Mexico, the…
Charles Munch And The Boston Symphony Rehearse Music Of Tchaikovsky – 1949 – Past Daily Weekend Gramophone
– NBC Radio – Boston Symphony In Rehearsal – Charles Munch, cond. Dec. 19, 1949 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Continuing our Boston Symphony in Rehearsal this week, Charles Munch once again leads the BSO through a rehearsal of Tchaikovsky’s…
French Politics – American Weather – Icy Fingers – Icy Stares – January 3, 1948
– January 3, 1948 – News Of The World – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – January 3,1948 – An icy day all around the world – but for different reasons. In the U.S. it was record cold. From the Texas…
Sophie Tucker Story 1953 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– Sophie Tucker Story – October 16, 1953 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Sophie Tucker – a name completely unfamiliar to most people. She was one of the biggest stars of the Vaudeville stage in the…
New Years In Wartime – January 1, 1945
Become a Patron! New Years Day in 1945 was pretty much “business as usual” during World War 2. Although the Allies were making substantial gains in their drive into Germany. The infamous Battle Of The Bulge that went on just…
Clifford Odets: “The Artist Is Taking A Strange Place In America Today” 1963 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– Clifford Odets – Interview for Sum & Substance – Feb. 3, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The name Clifford Odets may not ring any bells, unless you have spent time going through the history of Theatre and…
Dorothy Thompson, Carl Van Doren, Pearl S. Buck, Lin Yutang – 1939 World Congress Of Writers Dinner – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– May 10, 1939 – World Congress Of Writers Dinner – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Unless you are an English Major or a Writer or reader with a voracious appetite, the above names may mean nothing to you. In…
ASCAP: Star-Studded Protest – 1941 – Past Daily Evening Gallimaufry
– ASCAP Protest program Number 2 – 1941 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – A star-studded protest – all in the name of music and rights and royalties. This one happened in 1941 and was about the three major radio…