Smallwood Interview 06A
In response to a question from Robert Pitt, Mr. Smallwood describes his experiences with political parties in New York, specifically the Progressive Party; and what they taught him about politics and working in politics. Smallwood got a job at the New York Call, a socialist daily, in 1920, having al...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:extension/1488 2023-12-31T10:15:28+01:00 Smallwood Interview 06A Memorial University of Newfoundland. Educational Television Centre Smallwood, Joseph Roberts, 1900-1991 (Interviewee); Pitt, Robert D. W., 1953- (Interviewer); Memorial University of Newfoundland. Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) United States--New York; Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador; 1983-05-05 58:04 minutes Video/mp4 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/extension/id/1488 eng eng Memorial University of Newfoundland. Educational Television Centre CITL-MUN Archive Video Collection SW-6A MUN Extension Services SW-6A 1533.mp4 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/extension/id/1488 Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Media and Data Centre Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) Smallwood Joseph Roberts 1900-1991 Socialism Progressive Party (1912) New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government Newfoundland and Labrador--Politics and government Political campaigns--New York (State)--History Moving Image Video 1983 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:35Z In response to a question from Robert Pitt, Mr. Smallwood describes his experiences with political parties in New York, specifically the Progressive Party; and what they taught him about politics and working in politics. Smallwood got a job at the New York Call, a socialist daily, in 1920, having also worked on papers in Halifax and Boston. He discusses the socialist movement in the United States and in New York, where he became actively involved in socialist and progressive causes. He notes that being a member of the M.C.L.I. Debating Club was great training in public speaking. He recalls an encounter with Eleanor Roosevelt when campaigning in New York. Smallwood's political activities, notably surrounding national freedom movements, continued when he returned to Newfoundland. Moving Image (Video) Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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In response to a question from Robert Pitt, Mr. Smallwood describes his experiences with political parties in New York, specifically the Progressive Party; and what they taught him about politics and working in politics. Smallwood got a job at the New York Call, a socialist daily, in 1920, having also worked on papers in Halifax and Boston. He discusses the socialist movement in the United States and in New York, where he became actively involved in socialist and progressive causes. He notes that being a member of the M.C.L.I. Debating Club was great training in public speaking. He recalls an encounter with Eleanor Roosevelt when campaigning in New York. Smallwood's political activities, notably surrounding national freedom movements, continued when he returned to Newfoundland. |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland. Educational Television Centre |
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1983 |
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Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Media and Data Centre Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) |
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CITL-MUN Archive Video Collection SW-6A MUN Extension Services SW-6A 1533.mp4 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/extension/id/1488 |
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