"I Was a Convict"
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- Name
- Lukas, Edwin J. (Edwin Jay), 1902-1973 (Host)
- Society for the Prevention of Crime (New York, N.Y.) (Contributor,Former owner)
- Mutual Broadcasting System (Broadcaster)
- Title
- "I Was a Convict"
- Abstract
- "I was a convict" was a radio program that profiled ex-convicts and people that have been accused of committing crimes, in order to understand the origins of crime. This episode profiles Tony.
- Collection Name
- Society for the Prevention of Crime records
- Archival Context
- Series VIII: Radio Programs. Subseries VIII.2: Phonograph Discs. Box no. 69, Item no. 145-146, 148-150
- Subjects
- Ex-convicts; Ex-convicts--Social conditions; Ex-convicts--Rehabilitation; Crime prevention; United States
- Format
- sound recordings
- Genre
- Nonfiction radio programs
- Publication Information
- Mutual Broadcasting System: New York (N.Y.). 1947-10-24
- Date
- October 24, 1947
- Physical Description
- 4 sound files (45 minutes)
- Note
- Original format: disc, lacquer
- Serial number: 11-7951
- Sound files 3 and 4, titled respectively Alternative version 1 and 2, are alternate versions of the interview included in the episode.
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/tfnx-w910