Kenneth on Trying to Get Harvard to Take Prince Damrong's Library

Kenneth on Trying to Get Harvard to Take Prince Damrong's Library

Harvard College Library
Harvard University

When Kenneth tried to have Harvard take Prince Damrong's library he got on the telephone and called the heads of various departments, including Dr. Keyes DeWitt Metcalf, the head of the library and the most famous librarian in the U.S. at that time in collegiate and academic work. Kenneth called on him and showed him the listing of all these books he had for the university if they were interested. Metcalf declined the offer. When the war broke out, Dr. Metcalf was lamenting the fact that Harvard did not have a library on Southeast Asia to support courses. Kenneth reminded him about his offer to him that he rejected, only a few years earlier.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

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 (1903-1993)

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Margaret and Kenneth P. Landon Papers, 1824-2000

Hour 63, clip 4

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical