Interview with Commissioner of Education Earl McGrath and Librarian of Congress Luther Evans
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ANNCR:
In the first eleven programs in the Library of Congress' concert
series, the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Luther H. Evans, surveyed,
with various members of his staff, the history and growth of the
Library from its establishment in 1800 to his own assumption of
office as Librarian in 1945. With the close of that historical
series, Dr. Evans has continued to appear on our intermission
broadcasts -- either with members of his staff or with distinguished
guests -- to discuss further the current services of the Library of
Congress, and the relation of its work to other organizations both
in the government and outside of the government. Dr. Evans' dis-
tinguished guest tonight is the Commissioner of Education of the
United States, the Honorable Earl J. McGrath. And now, Dr. Evans.
THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS
It is a great pleasure, Dr. McGrath, to have you visit us again at the
Library of Congress, and most gracious of you to take the time - from
the busy affairs of your office -- to present to our listeners some
idea of the work undertaken by the Office of Education. While I am
familiar, in some degree, with your activities, I am sure that
many of our listeners are not. And yet each listener who has
been to school or collage has been affected by the work of your
*By Earl J. McGrath, U. S. Commissioner of Education, Federal
Security Agency, Washington, D. C. and Dr. Luther H. Evans,
Librarian of Congress, to be broadcast at one of the Coolidge
String Quartet concerts, January 24, 1950.
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