Research Catalog

Title

Town Hall, Inc. records, 1895-1955, bulk (1940-1955)

Author

Town Hall, Inc.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

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Details

Additional Authors

• Denny, George V., 1899-1959.
• Ely, Robert Erskine, 1861-
• League for Political Education (U.S.)

Description

284 linear feet (286 boxes, 6 volumes, 12 sound recordings, 1 other item )

Summary

Collection contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, financial records, transcripts, publicity materials, photographs, and scrapbooks of newsclippings concerning the League for Political Education and Town Hall, Inc.

Uniform Title

America's town meeting of the air (Radio program)

Subjects

• Town Hall, Inc
• Scrapbooks
• Sound recordings
• World politics > 1900-1945
• Concerts > New York (State) > New York
• Social problems
• Photoprints
• United States > Politics and government > 1901-1953
• Radio addresses, debates, etc
• Lectures and lecturing
• Women > Suffrage
• World politics > 1945-1955
• Television broadcasting
• Auditoriums > New York (State) > New York
• Radio broadcasting

Genre/Form

• Photoprints.
• Scrapbooks.
• Sound recordings.

Note

• Additional records of musical programs held at Town Hall are located in the Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
• Sound recordings, 1938-1949, from a series of lectures at Town Hall on mental health issues are described separately.

Access (note)

• Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Source (note)

• The Town Hall (N.Y.U.)

Biography (note)

• Town Hall was founded in 1894 by six prominent suffragists under the name League for Political Education to continue the struggle for women's rights by raising political consciousness. Robert Ely was director of the League from 1907 to 1937. The Town Hall building, erected with funds raised by public subscription, was opened in 1921 as "a meeting place, clearing house for ideas, forum, lyceum, concert hall, school, and college." In 1935 George Denny, associate director of the League and later president, created America's Town Meeting of the Air, a radio program to foster discussion of political, social and economic concerns. The name of the institution was changed in 1938 to The Town Hall, Inc. and in 1956 it became affiliated with New York University.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

MssCol 3013

OCLC

NYPW93-A2

Author

Town Hall, Inc.

Title

Town Hall, Inc. records, 1895-1955, bulk (1940-1955)

Access

Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Biography

Town Hall was founded in 1894 by six prominent suffragists under the name League for Political Education to continue the struggle for women's rights by raising political consciousness. Robert Ely was director of the League from 1907 to 1937. The Town Hall building, erected with funds raised by public subscription, was opened in 1921 as "a meeting place, clearing house for ideas, forum, lyceum, concert hall, school, and college." In 1935 George Denny, associate director of the League and later president, created America's Town Meeting of the Air, a radio program to foster discussion of political, social and economic concerns. The name of the institution was changed in 1938 to The Town Hall, Inc. and in 1956 it became affiliated with New York University.

Finding Aids

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Finding Aid

Added Author

Denny, George V., 1899-1959.

Ely, Robert Erskine, 1861-

League for Political Education (U.S.)

Added Title

America's town meeting of the air (Radio program)

Research Call Number

MssCol 3013