Overview of the Edna St. Vincent Millay sound recording : Poem and prayer for an invading army

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Title: Edna St. Vincent Millay sound recording : Poem and prayer for an invading army

Date (inclusive): 1944

Collection Number: XX633

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 1 item (1 phonorecord) (0.1 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Prepared for the Allied invasion of Normandy, and read by Ronald Colman in a broadcast by the National Broadcasting Company, June 6, 1944.

Creator: National Broadcasting Company

Creator: Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 1892-1950

Creator: Colman, Ronald, 1891-1958

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

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Acquisition Information

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item, if appropriate], Edna St. Vincent Millay sound recording : Poem and prayer for an invading army, Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and Content of Collection

Prepared for the Allied invasion of Normandy, and read by Ronald Colman in a broadcast by the National Broadcasting Company, June 6, 1944.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Sound recordings

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy -- Poetry