Descriptive Summary
Information for Researchers
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Series Arrangement
Subject Headings
Descriptive Summary
Title: Reverend Walton E. Cole Collection
creator:
Cole, Walton E.
Dates: 1934-1950
Abstract:
Extent: 5 feet (5 boxes)
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Honnold/Mudd Library.
800 N. Dartmouth Avenue
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library
Claremont University Consortium
Claremont, California 91711
Abstract: The Reverend Walton E. Cole Papers consist of correspondence, clippings, and publications on the radio battle fought in the
late 1930s between 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.
Collection Number: h1985.10
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English
Physical Location: Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library. Claremont University Consortium.
Information for Researchers
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact Special Collections Library staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Reverend Walton E. Cole Collection. Special Collections, Honnold Mudd Library, Claremont University
Consortium.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Marina Cole, March 20, 1985.
Processing Information
Arranged and Processed by Special Collections Staff
Accruals
No additions to the collection is anticipated.
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 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.
Series Arrangement
Series 1 Miscellaneous Papers
Series 2 Books and Radio Broadcasts
Subject Headings
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection
Cole, Rev. Walton E.
Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979.
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aeronautics
United States--Politics and Government--1933-1945
radio broadcasts