War chest show, October 12, 1945

Titles: War chest show, October 12, 1945 (Supplied title)

Description: During World War II, radio station KSTP-AM broadcast a variety of news and entertainment programming from Fort Snelling, among them a radio drama called "The War Chest Show." This installment, which begins in mid-episode, follows a soldier blinded during the war who has returned home and is feeling hopeless. He speaks with a neighborhood girl who encourages him to go to the University of Minnesota, where other visually impaired students are receiving an education.

Dates

• Exactly 08/12/1945 (Creation)

Creation

• creator: Hubbard Broadcasting Corporation, KSTP radio (1500 AM)

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: Collection I.390.15.8
• Link to Finding Aid

Notes

• KSTP-AM: An Inventory of Its World War II Sound Recordings at the Minnesota Historical Society. View finding aid at: http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/sv000017.xml

Holding Type: Sound Recordings

Quantity: 1 digital file

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Physical Support: digital file

Measurements

• 03:58 minutes running time

Subjects

Locations

• Name: Fort Snelling Radio Station (Building #113), Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

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