Name
Gallup, George, 1901-1984 (Interviewee)
Starr, Louis Morris, 1917-1980 (Interviewer)
Title
Reminiscences of George Horace Gallup, 1955
Abstract
Early interest in reading research at University of Iowa; forecasting book sales for Book-of-the-Month Club, 1940; forecasting sales of People's Book Club and Readers Digest; international reading statistics; reading research statistics for the United States; polling and sampling procedures
Collection Name
Book-of-the-Month Club project
Subjects
Statisticians; Book clubs (Discussion groups); Reading--Research; Public opinion polls; Gallup, George, 1901-1984; Book-of-the-Month Club
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
1955
Physical Description
35 pages
Note (Biographical)
Public opinion statistician, pollster; interviewee d. 1984
Note
Interviewed by Louis M. Starr
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
17017373
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/mbvc-pz45
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.