Kenneth and Margaret on Government Inquiries to Get Kenneth to Teach

Kenneth and Margaret on Government Inquiries to Get Kenneth to Teach

Kenneth tells of the background to his appointment at the State Department. There had been a number of inquiries before the call from Washington. Kenneth wasn't interested in most of them. He tells how Mortimer Graves, secretary of the Council of Learned Societies, sponsored him to tour several prominent universities to introduce them to Southeast Asian Studies, to no avail, despite the fact that Kenneth was in possession of the best library collection on the subject in the world at the time.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993) Landon, Kenneth (1943-)

January 1, 1938

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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.

Kenneth Landon (1943-) and Kenneth Landon (1903-1993)

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Margaret and Kenneth P. Landon Papers, 1824-2000

Hour 63, clip 2

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical