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Guide to the Rev. Walton E. Cole Collection
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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.
This collection is open for research.
For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact Special Collections Library staff.
[Identification of item], Reverend Walton E. Cole Collection. Special Collections, Honnold Mudd Library, Claremont University
Consortium.
Gift of Marina Cole, March 20, 1985.
Arranged and Processed by Special Collections Staff
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 1 Miscellaneous Papers
Series 2 Books and Radio Broadcasts
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