Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Preliminary Guide to Edward R. Murrow Related Documents Collection
1934-1946
MS.2011.10
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Society for the Protection of Science and Learning
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to Edward R. Murrow Related Documents Collection
- ID
- MS.2011.10
- Date [inclusive]
- 1934-1946
- Extent
- 0.05 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 Folder
- Location
- (MASC staff use) 2-12-7-2
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection consists of documents (reproductions) related to Edward R. Murrow's work with the Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced German Scholars.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to Edward R. Murrow Related Documents Collection, 1934-1946 (MS.2011.10)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Edward [Egbert] Roscoe Murrow was born on April 25, 1908, near Greensboro, North Carolina. Prior to his career in broadcasting, for which he is best known, Murrow worked for Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced Foreign Scholars from 1932-1935. This committee was a part an organization based in Great Britain called the Academic Assistance Council, which would later be known as Society for the Protection of Science and Learning. One of the goals of the organization was to provide employment and refuge for scholars living in Fascist and Communist regimes.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of documents (reproductions) related to Edward R. Murrow's work with the Emergency Committee in Aid of Displaced German Scholars. These documents were copied from the records of the Society for the Protection of Science and Learning, with an explanatory letter from Professor Michael Berkowitz, University College London (11/3/2010).
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2020
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
No reproduction permitted (see Bodleian Library reproduction agreement on file with collection).
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Society for the Protection of Science and Learning -- Archive.
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Murrow, Edward R.
Subject(s)
- Journalism