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Interview with Peter Putnam

BROADCAST: Nov. 1, 1965 | DURATION: 00:47:50

Synopsis

The historian and scholar describes how the suicide attempt which lead to his blindness gave him a new appreciation for life. Studs also plays a clip of a blind Chicago housing project resident.

*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations

Details

Broadcast Date
Nov. 1, 1965

Duration
47 minutes, 50 seconds

People

Historians Authors, Writers

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Putnam, Peter--Interviews Authors, American Blind authors. Blind scholars. Historians Audiotapes Radio programs Putnam, Peter,-- interviewee