Recorded Sound Section Margaret Rupli Woodward collection

Margaret Rupli Woodward collection

Collection

Identifier: 2023616220

Scope and Content Note

Series One, Sound Recordings, consists of three recordings containing the sounds of Margaret Rupli Woodward's NBC radio broadcasts along with an interview with Woodward conducted in 1948. Series Two, Paperwork, contains transcripts of her Holland broadcasts for NBC in 1940 along with photographs and telegrams dating from her time there. Series Two, Paperwork, also contains notes from a speech Woodward gave at Goucher Chapel in September 1940, research materials, and two articles by David H. Hosley dated 1980-1982 and pertaining to Woodward and other American female radio correspondents in Europe, further biographical material and correspondence from 2002, and two letters written in celebration of Woodward's 100th birthday.

Dates

Creation: 1940-2016
Creation: Majority of material found within 1940-1941

Language of Materials

Collection material in English, with some materials in Dutch.

Access and Restrictions

The Margaret Rupli Woodward Collection is open to research. Advance notice is required; contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.

Copyright Status

Restrictions may exist on copying, quoting, or publishing material included in the collection. For additional information, contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.

Biographical Note

Margaret Rupli Woodward was a journalist who served as a war correspondent for NBC radio in Holland from January to May of 1940. She also worked for the U.S. Labor Department, the State Department, and for the U.S. Foreign Service in Canada.

Extent

35 items (approximately)
3 lacquer discs, 1 cassette tape
1 container
0.11 linear feet

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Additional Description

Abstract

Margaret Rupli Woodward's career as a war correspondent is documented through sound recordings, radio transcripts, and associated correspondence, newspaper articles and biographical material.

Arrangement

The Margaret Rupli Woodward Collection is organized in 2 series:

Physical Location

IDB 49783 ; IDB 53941 ; IDB 54003 ; RYJ 4789

Physical Location

RPA 04084

Additional Guides

Now See Hear! blog: Margaret Rupli, NBC War Correspondent

For additional information, contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.