Kenneth on Sending Broadcasts to San Francisco

Kenneth on Sending Broadcasts to San Francisco

In conjunction with the OWI broadcasts, there developed a need to send messages to San Francisco regarding the broadcasts, and the OWI people wanted some sort of simple code that could be typed out for this purpose. Kenneth thought up the idea of having a Thai typewriter and an English typewriter side by side on either end. Someone would type up the words in English on the one typewriter, then read the English and type it off touch-type style on the Thai typewriter as if it were English.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1941

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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 (1903-1993)

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Margaret and Kenneth P. Landon Papers, 1824-2000

Hour 64, clip 19

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical