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DUE TO COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS, THIS DIGITAL ITEM MAY ONLY BE VIEWED ON-SITE IN OUR READING ROOM. TO ACCESS, PLEASE VISIT THE HOOVER INSTITUTION LIBRARY & ARCHIVES
Sound recording of the dedication of the Hoover Library and panel discussion Wealth of the West
DUE TO COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS, THIS DIGITAL ITEM MAY ONLY BE VIEWED ON-SITE IN OUR READING ROOM. TO ACCESS, PLEASE VISIT THE HOOVER INSTITUTION LIBRARY & ARCHIVES
Collection StructureHerbert Hoover subject collection > Phonorecords > Sound recording of the dedication of the Hoover Library and panel discussion Wealth of the West
Item Title Sound recording of the dedication of the Hoover Library and panel discussion Wealth of the West
Date CreatedJune 20, 1941
Description

The main program is an NBC broadcast of the dedication ceremony for the Hoover Tower. Speakers include Leland Cutler, David Elton Trueblood, Edgar Rickard, Yale University President Charles Seymour, Herbert Hoover, Libraries Director Ralph Lutz, and Stanford University President Ray Wilbur.

Features short segments of the tower bells playing "America the Beautiful."

On the reverse side of the original discs is a panel discussion entitled "Wealth of the West" recorded in the radio room of the Hoover Tower. It is a both a dramatization and non-dramatized panel discussion on the role of educational entities such as Stanford and the University of California. One panelist briefly comments on his experiences with the Commonwealth Club of California in regard to West Coast literature.

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FormatSound Recording
Medium building ceremonies
Hoover ID62008_a_0002431
Record Number62008.13
RightsThis work is protected by copyright. It may be accessed at the Hoover Library & Archives. Copies for educational and research purposes may be obtained by contacting the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

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