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Louis Untermeyer reads from and discusses "The Library of Great American Writing" ; part 2

BROADCAST: 1960 | DURATION: 00:33:58

Synopsis

Interviewing Louis Untermeyer [1 of 3 parts].

Details

Broadcast Date
1960

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 54.30 min.) : 10 1/2 in., 1 sound tape reel (ca. 52.50 min.) : 10 1/2 in., 1 sound tape reel (ca. 64 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
33 minutes, 58 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Poetry Literature

People

Authors, Writers Librarians, Curators Government

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977--Interviews Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977,-- interviewee Anthologies--United States. American authors--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes Radio programs Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 Brown, John Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862

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