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General Douglas MacArthur speech materials

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0427
Finding aid note: Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Content Description

This collection includes a reel-to-reel of the speech, a transcript, newspaper clippings, and a photograph. The reel-to-reel has been digitized.

Dates

  • 1951-06-14

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish from this material must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center.

Biographical / Historical

After being fired by Pres. Harry S. Truman, Gen. Douglas MacArthur traveled throughout the United States on a speaking tour. One of his early stops was Houston, TX where he delivered a speech in Rice Stadium. The speech focused on Communist forces weakening the U.S. from within and that only patriotism and Christianity could save the republic.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

0.447 Gigabytes (Nearline access: UA0427aip_001 (0.447 GB))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

This collection consists of materials related to the speech that General Douglas MacArthur delivered at Rice Stadium.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Harry Keep on behalf of Jane Keep. Recorded by James Main.

Subjects

Record Groups

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the General Douglas MacArthur speech materials, 1951
Status
Completed
Author
Norie Guthrie
Date
2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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