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H.V. Kaltenborn Edits the News, September 28, 1941
Recording of the September 28, 1941 episode of H.V. Kaltenborn edits the news. In Oklahoma City, this program was broadcast locally on WKY.
Date:
September 28, 1941
Creator:
Kaltenborn, H. v. (Hans), 1878-1965
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Joseph C. Harsch, The Meaning of the News; Fulton Lewis, Jr.; Charles Lewis
Side 1 contains Joseph C. Harsch's program, The Meaning of the News, a CBS program, followed by Fulton Lewis, Jr., who broadcast on the Mutual Network. Side 2 contains another program by Fulton Lewis, Jr., and another where Charles Lewis substitutes for Fulton, Lewis, Jr.
Date:
1945-01~
Creator:
Harsch, Joseph C. (Joseph Close), 1905-; Lewis, Fulton, 1903-1966 & Lewis, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gwynne Raymond, First Rotary Club Assembly Speech; Shoes, Ships and Sealing Wax, KOCY
Side 1 contains a rehearsal for a speech by the apparent compiler of this collection, Gwynne Raymond, who was president of the Oklahoma City Rotary Club. Side 2 contains a KOCY broadcast of "Shoes, Ships, and Sealing Wax" on March 1, 1942, in which Raymond's daughter, Dorothy, makes her first appearance on radio. The full set of performers are named as Carolyn Douglas, Darlene Wharton, Dorothy Raymond, Carol Montgomery, Betty Marie Jelsma, Nancy Notzger, and Dolores Willard, students of the Mary Gray Thompson School of Speech.
Date:
1942~
Creator:
Raymond, Gwynne
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Central City Opera House; Norman Thomas
Side 1 contains a performance from the opening night of the tenth summer play festival of the Central City Opera House Association in Central City, Colorado on July 5, 1941. An Associated Press article from that date explains "For three weeks a cast recruited from New York's Metropolitan Opera Company, under the leadership of Robert Edmond Jones and Frank St. Leger, will present 'The Barber of Seville' and 'Orpheus and Eurydice' at the squat stone theater." This recording contains performances from Orpheus and Eurydice. Side 2 contains a speech by Norman Thomas of the Socialist Party of America.
Date:
1941-07-05~
Creator:
Central City Opera House Association (Central City, Colo.)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Clifton Utley, September 12, 1941; Elmer Davis and the News
Track 1 contains Clifton Utley reading the news, sponsored by Skelly Oil, a day after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's speech on freedom of the seas. Utley is followed by local programing from Oklahoma City station WKY, with reference to a WKY listening post for German shortwave radio. Track 2 contains a weekly summary of news from CBS, followed by Elmer Davis and the News, which was broadcast locally in Oklahoma City on KOMA. This recording appears to have been copied from a tape, and artifacts of tape recording, such as speed irregularities, are present.
Date:
1941-09~
Creator:
Utley, Clifton M. (Clifton Maxwell), 1904-1978 & Davis, Elmer, 1890-1958
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Thomas E. Dewey
Side 1 contains a presidential campaign speech by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at Fenway Park in Boston. Side 2 contains a presidential campaign speech by Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. Dewey is introduced by announcer Ford Bond, and his speech was carried on the Mutual network.
Date:
November 4, 1944
Creator:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 & Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971
System:
The UNT Digital Library
First Piano Quartet; public affairs; music
Track 1 contains a radio program by the First Piano Quartet (later known as the Original Piano Quartet), hosted by Robert Denton. At this time, the quartet consisted of Adam Garner, Vladimir Padwa, Henry Holt, and George Robert. The theme is Brahms' Paganini Variations, followed by Schubert's Moment Musicaux No. 3 in F Minor, Moszkowski's Bolero from Spanische Tänze, Op. 12, Liszt's Liebestraum No. 3, and Johann Strauss' Perpetual Motion. Tracks 2 and 3 are short fragments of public affairs programming and music.
Date:
1941-08-17~
Creator:
First Piano Quartet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Franklin Delano Roosevelt "Navy Day" speech, part 1; Fulton Lewis, Jr.
Side 1 contains the first part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "Navy Day" speech on October 27, 1941. Side 2 begins with the song "Cielito Lindo," followed by Fulton Lewis Jr. reporting from Wichita, Kansas via station KFBI, sponsored by Oklahoma City Federal Savings and Loan.
Date:
October 27, 1941
Creator:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 & Lewis, Fulton, 1903-1966
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Winston Churchill, August 24, 1941; Major George Fielding Elliot
Recording of a speech by Winston Churchill on side 1, and commentary by Major George Fielding Eliot on side 2.
Date:
1941-08-24~
Creator:
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 & Eliot, George Fielding, 1894-1971
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Thomas E. Dewey, November 1, 1944; Franklin Delano Roosevelt, November 4, 1944
Side 1 contains a presidential campaign speech by Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey, introduced by Ford Bond for a paid program on the Mutual network. Side 2 contains a presidential campaign speech by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Boston, in his final major appearance before Election Day.
Date:
{1944-11-01,1944-11-04}
Creator:
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971 & Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Thomas E. Dewey, October 3, 1944
Recording of a presidential campaign speech by Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey. Dewey is introduced by announcer Ford Bond.
Date:
October 3, 1944
Creator:
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the Statler Hotel, September 23, 1944; Thomas E. Dewey
Side 1 contains a presidential campaign speech by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the Statler Hotel in Washington, D.C. Roosevelt is introduced by Daniel J. Tobin of the Teamsters Union. Side 2 contains a presidential campaign speech by Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey
Date:
September 23, 1944
Creator:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 & Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Thomas E. Dewey
Side 1 contains the continuation of a presidential campaign speech by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the Statler Hotel in Washington, D.C. Side 2 contains a presidential campaign speech by Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey.
Date:
September 23, 1944
Creator:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 & Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Julio Gerelin; Rotary Club skit in verse
Side 1 contains a speech at a Rotary Club function in Oklahoma City by Julio Gerelin of Baranquilla, Colombia. Side 2 contains a skit written in verse about the Rotary Club.
Date:
July 5, 1941
Creator:
Gerelin, Julio
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Franklin Delano Roosevelt "Navy Day" speech, part 2
Recording of Part 2 of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "Navy Day" speech on October 27, 1941.
Date:
October 27, 1941
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elmer Davis and the News, July 19, 1941
This program features Davis' commentary on the news and world events, particularly the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, as well as the situation in the Philippines and Japan, and Nazi interests in South America. In Oklahoma City, this program was broadcast locally on KOMA.
Date:
July 19, 1941
Creator:
Davis, Elmer, 1890-1958
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Elmer Davis and the News, July 1941
Recording of two episodes of Elmer Davis and the News. Side 1 is dated July 5, 1941; side 2 is undated. This program features Davis' commentary on the news and world events, particularly the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union at this time. This recording appears to have been copied from a tape, and artifacts of tape recording, such as initial speed irregularities, are present. In Oklahoma City, this program was broadcast locally on KOMA, which station identification at the end of Side 2 confirms.
Date:
July 1941
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Kaltenborn Edits the News, August 12 and 13, 1941
This disc contains two episodes of H.V. Kaltenborn Edits the News, as broadcast on NBC's "Red" network. Kaltenborn speaks about the situation at the time regarding the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union (particularly Russia and Ukraine), as well as developments in Japan and East Asia. In Oklahoma City, this program was broadcast locally from WKY. The end of side 2 notes that WKY broadcast from the Skirvin Tower Hotel. This disc also contains commentary from the apparent compiler of the recordings, Gwynne Raymond.
Date:
{1941-08-12,1941-08-13}
Creator:
Kaltenborn, H. v. (Hans), 1878-1965
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oklahoma City Rotary "Speakeasy," November 25, 1941
Recording of speeches from a "speakeasy" event at the Oklahoma City Rotary Club on November 25, 1941, including speeches by "Walter," and Joe Murphy.
Date:
November 25, 1942
Creator:
Raymond, Gwynne
System:
The UNT Digital Library
News bulletin from Luzon, Philippines; Upton Close; Cedric Foster; John Daly; Joseph C. Harsch
Recording of multiple news programs from various networks: A news bulletin from Luzon, in the Philippines; Upton Close, World Parade (NBC, WKY); Cedric Foster (Mutual, KOCY); John Daly, The World Today (CBS, KOMA); Joseph C. Harsch, The Meaning of the News (CBS, KOMA).
Date:
February 4, 1945
Creator:
Close, Upton, 1894-1960; Foster, Cedric & Daly, John Charles, 1914-1991
System:
The UNT Digital Library