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  • Title: Edmund Albert Chester papers
    Date (inclusive): 1933-1947
    Collection Number: 79065
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English and Spanish
    Physical Description: 4 scrapbooks (8 oversize boxes) (11.3 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Photographs, clippings, correspondence, press releases, and memorabilia relating to Latin American politics and to CBS radio broadcasting in Latin America.
    Creator: Chester, Edmund Albert, 1897-1973
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1979.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Edmund Albert Chester papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    American journalist; chief, Latin American Department, Associated Press, 1936-1940; director, Shortwave Broadcasting and Latin American Relations, Columbia Broadcasting System, 1940-1948.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Photographs, clippings, correspondence, press releases, and memorabilia relating to Latin American politics and to CBS radio broadcasting in Latin America.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Journalists
    Latin America -- Politics and government
    Radio broadcasting -- Latin America
    CBS Inc