Radio news report on the death of Charles Sprague, 1969 March 13
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Reporter
- Bruce, Robert M. (Robert Mason), 1915-1972
- Title
- Radio news report on the death of Charles Sprague
- Dates
- 1969 March 131969-03-131969-03-13
- Quantity
- .1 cubic feet, (1 audiocassette (34 min., 58 sec.))
- Collection Number
- SR 9505
- Summary
- This audio recording consists of an announcement, delivered by Robert Bruce, regarding the death of Charles Sprague on March 13, 1969. The announcement was recorded from the radio broadcast of an unidentified news program. Sprague was governor of Oregon from 1939 to 1943.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Robert Mason Bruce was born in Gladstone, Oregon, in 1915. During World War II, he served as an engineer-producer for the Overseas Broadcasting Division of the Office of War Information in San Francisco, California. He was a correspondent for several Oregon newspapers, radio stations, and television stations. He also operated the Capitol News Bureau. In 1968, he became the head of the Capitol Bureau of Oregon Education and Public Broadcasting Services. He died in 1972.
Content Description
This audio recording consists of a radio announcement, delivered by reporter Robert Bruce, about the death of former Oregon Governor Charles Sprague. The recording was taped from the broadcast of the announcement on an unidentified radio news program. In the segment, Bruce reads from statements by Governor Tom McCall and senators Robert Ellstrom, Jason Boe, and Robert Smith. Bruce then plays excerpts from an oral history interview that he conducted with Sprague in 1962.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Audio available online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Radio news report on the death of Charles Sprague, SR 9505, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
In Copyright – Rights-Holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/
Administrative Information
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Description: Radio news report on the death of Charles SpragueDates: 1969 March 13Container: Cassette 1
