038/01. All
Record Group Term
Identifier: 038/01
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Father of Radio
Collection
Identifier: 038.01.27
Description of the Collection
Digital version in PDF format of the out-of-print autobiography FATHER OF RADIO by Lee de Forest, originally published by Wilcox & Follett (Chicago), 1950.
Dates:
1950
Lee de Forest correspondence, 1931
Collection
Identifier: 038.01.25
Description of the Collection
Typed and hand-signed letter dated January 21, 1931 from Dr. Lee de Forest to The New York Times regarding the decline in the quality of radio programming.
Dates:
1931
Lee de Forest recording, 1958
Collection
Identifier: 038.01.26
Description of the Collection
Fifteen minute audio recording of Lee de Forest speaking on his 85th birthday (August. 26, 1958) to thank over 60,000 Ham radio operators who sent him QSL cards in honor of his birthday. It was recorded by Harry Leonard, audiologist for Fox Studios, and played over Ham radio ARRL Headquarters in Harper, Conn. De Forest comments about how impressed he was at receiving the thousands of birthday greetings as a sign of "the high regard which radio amateurs hold toward myself." He recounts a bit...
Dates:
1958