Clifton Pease papers , 1917-1938

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Pease, Clifton, 1884-1937; Hawks, Frank, 1897-1938
Title
Clifton Pease papers
Dates
1917-1938 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 linear feet, (2 containers)  :  2 manuscript boxes
Collection Number
Ax 161
Summary
Clifton Pease (1884-1937) was a Seattle publicist, and radio program writer with a special interest in Asia. The collection contains radio scripts and interviews, diaries from when Pease served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (1917-1919), and a diary from a trip to Japan, Korea, and China (1929), 1917-1938.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Clifton (or O. Clifton) Pease (1884-1937) was a Seattle publicist, and radio program writer with a special interest in Asia.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection (1971-1938) contains radio scripts and interviews, diaries from when Pease served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (1917-1919), and a diary from a trip to Japan, Korea, and China (1929).

The papers include radio scripts and interviews for his programs "Orientalogue" (1934) and "Let's Get Associated with Washington" (about Washington state) (1938). There is a text of a full program with an interview with Lt. Commander Frank Hawks.

There are multiple volumes of diaries from when Pease was a lieutenant in the 198th and 75th Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1917-1919.

There is also one diary of a trip Pease took to Japan, Korea, and China in 1929. The diaries are very descriptive and reflective. There is also a scrapbook with clippings.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Radio broadcasting--Washington (State)--Seattle--History--20th century
  • Radio programs--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Radio writers--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Soldiers--Canada--Diaries
  • World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian

Personal Names

  • Hawks, Frank, 1897-1938
  • Pease, Clifton, 1884-1937
  • Pease, Clifton, 1884-1937
  • Pease, Clifton, 1884-1937

Corporate Names

  • Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force

Geographical Names

  • China--Description and travel
  • Japan--Description and travel
  • Korea--Description and travel

Form or Genre Terms

  • Diaries
  • Interviews
  • Radio scripts
  • Scrapbooks