Oral history interview with Edward L. R. Elson, 1969
- Name
- Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993 (Interviewee)
- Hopper, Paul (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Edward L. R. Elson, 1969
- Other Titles
- Reminiscences of Edward L. R. Elson, 1969
- Abstract
- Childhood; experiences as 7th Army chaplain, World War II; relationship of Presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight Eisenhower with Presbyterian Church; personal knowledge of Middle Eastern countries and leaders; establishment of American Friends of the Middle East; Eisenhower funeral; election as Chaplain of the Senate
- Collection Name
- Eisenhower administration project
- Subjects
- Clergy; World War, 1939-1945; Middle East History 20th century; Elson, Edward L. R. (Edward Lee Roy), 1906-1993; Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969; United States. Congress
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1969
- Physical Description
- 293 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Clergyman
- Note
- Interviewed by Paul Hopper on January 11, January 19, February 8, March 1, June 26, September 22, 1968; and on May 7, 1969
- Note (Provenance)
- Edward L. R. Elson, Gift 1969
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Catalog Record
- 13753813
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-1c75-2719
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.