WTOP-TV News Report on Georgetown Riots, 1963., 05/17/1963.

File — Box: 1, Folder: 35

Identifier: 60274

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Audio recordings of events or programs at or associated with Georgetown University including conferences and visits by politicians, diplomats, and clergy. Speakers include Konrad Adenauer, Eugene McCarthy, and Henry Kissinger, as well as University administrators and faculty such as Edward B. Bunn, S.J., Edmund A. Walsh, S.J., Carroll Quigley, Jan Karski, and Joseph T. Durkin, S.J.

Dates

05/17/1963.

Collection-level Access Restrictions

All published documents housed in the University Archives are open for use. Unpublished documents are governed by the following use restrictions: unpublished material dating from 1971 and later may only be consulted with the permission of the office which created it; unpublished material dating from 1970 or before may be used with the permission of the Archivist or the creating office, unless otherwise restricted.

Extent

From the Collection: 15 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Begins with an advertisement for Playtex girdles. Report by Sam Donaldson begins at the 1 minute 7 second mark. Reference is made to events of May 15-16, including the burning of the Annex I Building. The bulk of the report consists of student reaction to the events. Among students interviewed, Bill Taylor [William A. Taylor, C 1965?], Richard D. "Dick" Pack, B 1964, and Daniel W. Fessler, Vice President of the Senior Class, F 1963. Reference is made to the stealing of hands from the Healy Clock around the 5 minute 49 second mark. Lecturer in History Richard H. Miller is interviewed at the 6 minutes 37 second mark.