Randy Pratt sound recording, 1954

Summary

Creator:

Pratt, Randy.

Extent:

129 MB
1 audiotape (7 1/2 ips; reel-to-reel tapes; 3 minutes)

Language:

English

Call Number:

9594 Aa 2

Authors:

Finding aid created by Olga Virakhovskaya, February 2016

Background

Scope and Content:

Recording recounting the shooting on the floor of Congress on March 1, 1954 by a group of Puerto Rican protesting protesting American policy toward their homeland. Among the injured was Michigan congressman Alvin Bentley.

Biographical / Historical:

Eye-witness to the attack by gunmen on members of the U.S. House of Representatives on March 1, 1954.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Stanley R. Pratt (donor no. 6104 ) in November 1977.

Processing information:

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Accruals:

No further additions to the collection are expected.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Related

Alternative Form Available:

Digitization: The Library has undertaken the digitization of a number of sound recordings within this collection. The resulting audio files are available for playback only in the Bentley Library Reading Room. Links to item images and additional information are available within this finding aid. Original sound recordings are only available for staff use.

Subjects

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Formats:

Sound recordings.

Names:

United States. Congress. House.
Pratt, Randy.
Bentley, Alvin M. (Alvin Morell), 1918-1969.