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Audio Recording At the front

At the front [sound recording] /Newton D. Baker.

About this Item

Title

  • At the front

Summary

  • Speech by Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. "I saw the superb and veteran armies of Great Britain, France, and Italy. I saw the heroic associates with whom our own army is to fight and I had then, as I have now, a sense of stirring and rising pride in the feeling that America's great and splendidly equipped and prepared army is composed of men worthy to be classed with those heroes."

Names

  • Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937. spk
  • Nation's Forum Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [New York] : Nation's Forum, 1918.

Headings

  • -  Baker, Newton Diehl,--1871-1937--Political and social views
  • -  Speeches, addresses, etc., American
  • -  Political oratory--United States
  • -  World War, 1914-1918--United States--Propaganda
  • -  Heroes--United States
  • -  United States--Politics and government--1913-1921
  • -  Live sound recordings

Genre

  • Alternate takes (Sound recordings)

Notes

  • -  Nation's Forum: 77904 (matrix).
  • -  Newton D. Baker, speaker.
  • -  Recorded June 21, 1918, New York, N.Y.
  • -  Believed to be take 1.
  • -  Sound quality: very good.
  • -  Original 78 rpm disc not in Library of Congress collections; original disc issued as an unnumbered Nation's Forum series matrix number 77904.
  • -  Goldenberg, D. "Nation's Forum : a history and discography," The Discographer, v. 2, n. 4
  • -  Production level cataloging.

Medium

  • 1 sound tape (3 min., 10 sec.) : analog, 15 ips, mono., full track ; 10 in., 1/4 in. tape.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • RWC 5703

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2016655167

Rights Advisory

  • Digital version reproduced by the Library of Congress through the generosity of the family of Guy Golterman and with the cooperation of CBS-Sony Records and the Recording Industry Association of America.

Online Format

  • audio

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is providing access to this collection of sound recordings for educational and research purposes with the permission of the family of Guy Golterman, the original publisher. The family is represented by one of Golterman's grandsons, who may be contacted at this address:

Edward L. Golterman
435 Chancellor Square Court
Apt. C
Kirkwood, MO
314-315-2548
egolterman@att.net

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Chicago citation style:

Baker, Newton Diehl, . Spk, and Nation'S Forum Collection. At the Front. [New York: Nation's Forum, 1918] Audio. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2016655167/.

APA citation style:

Baker, N. D. & Nation'S Forum Collection. (1918) At the Front. [New York: Nation's Forum] [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2016655167/.

MLA citation style:

Baker, Newton Diehl, . Spk, and Nation'S Forum Collection. At the Front. [New York: Nation's Forum, 1918] Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2016655167/>.