Kenneth on Working for the State Department

Dublin Core

Title

Kenneth on Working for the State Department

Subject

United States. Dept. of State.

Description

At the State Department, Kenneth's official title was International Relations Officer, Southeast Asian Affairs. He worked chiefly with Thailand to begin with. Then for a time he also handled Indonesia. The State brought someone in to be the Chief and Kenneth became the Assistant Chief. The office was reorganized periodically, but he always did basically the same work.

Creator

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

Date

October 1, 1943

Rights

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Format

.mp3

Identifier

LC67-06

Provenance

Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewee

Kenneth Landon (1903-1993)

Duration

2:04

Sound File Location

Box 82: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles," CDs 51-75

Clip Location

Hour 67, clip 6

Sub-Collection

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Main Collection

Series 1: Biographical

Citation

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993) , “Kenneth on Working for the State Department,” Digital Exhibits of Wheaton College, accessed April 23, 2024, https://omeka.wheaton.edu/items/show/1207.