Description
Relates to American neutrality in World War II, the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines, and the first weeks
of American participation in the war. Includes speeches by President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States and Prime
Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain, and newscasts.
Background
Roy Pryor was a hobbyist who, from the mid-1930s until the late 1940s, recorded radio broadcasts onto transcription discs
in his home. During the early part of World War II he and his family made a special point of trying to capture programs related
to the conflict in Europe and the Pacific. As a teacher and dean of the Menlo School and Junior College, he used some of these
recordings in class and made them available to other educational institutions.
Extent
Number of Items: 57 phonorecords
(5.7 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
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.