Inventory of the Oscar Theodore Broneer sound recording : Greece as I saw it

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Title: Oscar Theodore Broneer sound recording : Greece as I saw it
Date (inclusive): undated
Collection Number: XX612
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Greek
Physical Description: 1 item (2 phonorecords) (0.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Radio broacast relating to social conditions and relief operations in Greece at the end of World War II. Recorded by the National Broadcasting Company.
Creator: National Broadcasting Company
Creator: Broneer, Oscar, 1894-1992
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Oscar Theodore Broneer sound recording : Greece as I saw it, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

American relief worker in Greece.

Scope and Content of Collection

Radio broacast relating to social conditions and relief operations in Greece at the end of World War II. Recorded by the National Broadcasting Company.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Sound recordings
International relief
World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief
World War, 1939-1945 -- Greece
Greece -- Social conditions

 

Sound recording: Greece as I saw it undated

Physical Description: 1.0 sound_vinyl_disc

Access

Use copy reference number: xx612_a_0002115

Scope and Contents note

Broneer recounts the condition of several locations in Greece following the Axis occupation of World War II. The scenes he presents are of striking poverty: destroyed buildings, unemployment, homelessness, inadequate farming technology, and under-nourished children. He recalls aid operations already in progress and ponders how to further help the Greek people. In English
 

Sound recording: Report on Greece undated

Language of Material: Greek, Modern (1453-).

Access

Use copy reference number: xx612_a_0002116