Descriptive Summary
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization and Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Reverend Walton E. Cole Papers
Dates: 1931-1943 and undated
Collection number: H.Mss.0225
Creator:
Cole, Walton E., Reverend
Extent:
2.0 Linear Feet
(5 document boxes)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library. Special Collections, The Claremont
Colleges Library, Claremont, CA 91711.
Abstract: The Reverend Walton E.
Cole Papers consist of correspondence, clippings, and publications on the radio battle
fought in the late 1930s between Reverend Cole and Father Charles E. Coughlin.
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Language of Material: Languages represented in the
collection: English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to
Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Reverend Walton E. Cole Papers. (H.Mss.0225). Special
Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont,
California.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Marina Cole, March 20, 1985.
Accruals
No additions to the collection are anticipated.
Processing Information
Arranged and Processed by Special Collections staff.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Reverend Walton E. Cole Papers consist of correspondence, clippings, and publications
on the radio battle fought in the late 1930s between Reverend Cole and Father Charles E.
Coughlin, a Catholic priest who was among the first to exploit the possibilities of
preaching on the air. Coughlin, became highly controversial when his broadcasts took a
political turn toward Nazism and anti-Semitism. Walton Cole, a Unitarian minister in Toledo,
Ohio, tried to prevail upon the Catholic hierarchy to have his inflammatory broadcasts
stopped. Walton Cole's widow, who donated the papers, has provided personal notes and
reminiscences about this tense episode.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following series:
- Series 1: Miscellaneous Papers, 1931-1943 and undated
- Series 2: Books and Radio Broadcasts, 1934-1940
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library’s online public access catalog.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cole, Walton E., Reverend
Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward)
Radio broadcasting
Radio sermons
United States -- Politics and Government -- 1933-1945
Genre and Form of Materials
Brochures
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Newspapers
Pamphlets
Periodicals
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Speeches, addresses, etc.
