  (Continued from page 3) Many other persons and organizations added their encouragement and ideas to “Americans All—Immigrants All.” In November, 1935, when it was announced that the Office of Education was to inaugurate a plan of broadcasting, Dr. L. R. Alderman, Specialist in Adult Education, and for many years an ardent contributor to Americanization work, urged the use of radio as a medium for stimulating nation-wide appreciation of the “cultures of the melting pot”. Mr. W. D. Boutwell, Director of the radio project of the Office of Education, was active in developing program ideas and conferring with Miss Roberta Newell of the Radio Division of the New York City Board of Education, W.P.A. Adult Education Program, about plans and techniques used by Miss Newell in her radio series, “America Calling”, which was on the air in the Spring of 1937. One of the most enthusiastic advocates and supporters of a comprehensive radio presentation of the immigrants’ contribution to American life is Mr. Avenire Toigo, Executive Secretary of the Illinois Committee on Citizenship and Naturalization. He came to Washington in November, 1937, to urge us to prepare and present a program, and later suggested the title “American Panorama”. Mr. Charles P. Schwartz, Chairman of the Illinois Committee on Citizenship and Naturalization, also made several visits to the Office, beginning in 1935, to assist and urge us to increase our efforts in Americanization work. In the research, planning, experimenting with script mechanisms and production techniques, members of the Staff mentioned elsewhere in this booklet have given devotedly of their time and talents. The Columbia Broadcasting System and the W.P.A. have given indispensable assistance in producing the broadcasts. Acknowledgment is also made to authors and publishers whose books contributed to our thinking. In preparing this booklet, valuable help was given by Dr. Alain Locke, Howard University, Washington, D. C., and by Mr. W. W. Husband, Washington, D. C., former Commissioner of Immigration. J. W. Studebaker, UNITED STATES April 15, 1939 Dear Listener: This booklet is presented in sincere appreciation of your interest in the AMERICANS ALL—IMMIGRANTS ALL radio series. I am deeply grateful for your patience in the face of delay in getting this booklet to you. When you read it, however, I feel you will be repaid, for no effort has been spared in making it worthy of being read and treasured as a permanent record of the AMERICANS ALL—IMMIGRANTS ALL radio series. Since the programs themselves could give you only a general panorama of the many colorful and significant contributions made by peoples of many races and lands to the building of our Nation, you will no doubt wish to be in a position to investigate for yourself some of the things which have impressed you as most interesting. The suggested readings and sources for more material, given in the booklet and the special list should help you in doing this. If this Office can be of further service, please feel free to call upon us. As an enthusiastic listener of AMERICANS ALL—IMMIGRANTS ALL, you will no doubt be glad to learn that these radio programs have been perpetuated in the form of recordings which can be used on phonographs and on radio playback equipment. You may wish to give this news to teachers, club leaders, and others who would have a natural interest in promoting broader tolerance through understanding. You may also wish to put into their hands the inclosed reference list. Thanking you again for your abiding interest, I am Cordially yours, (signature) J. W. Studebaker Commissioner of Education. UNITED STATES AMERICANS ALL—IMMIGRANTS ALL A suggested list of “Other Books to Read” Andrews, Charles McLean: Our Earliest Colonial Settlements, New York University Press, New York, 1933. Baldwin, James: The Story of Liberty, American Book Co., New York, 1919. Beard, A. E. S.: Our Foreign Born Citizens, Thomas Y. Crowell Co., New York, 1922. Bowden, Witt: The Industrial History of the United States. Adelphi Co., New York, 1930. Boynton, Percy-Holmes: Literature and American Life, Ginn & Co., Chicago, 1936. Burgess, Thomas: Greeks in America, Sherman-French & Co., Boston, 1913. Eberlein, Harold D. and McClure, Abbot: The Practical Book of Early American Arts and Crafts, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1916. Fairchild, Henry Pratt: Immigrant Backgrounds, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1927. Gabriel, R. H.: The Lure of the Frontier, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1929. Hicks, John D.: The Federal Union, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1937. Johnson, James W.: Along this Way, The Viking Press, New York, 1933. Jones, H. M.: America and French Culture, University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1927. Lebeson, Anita: Jewish Pioneers in America, Coward-McCann, New York, 1921. Mariano, John H.: The Italian Contribution to American Democracy, Christopher Publishing House, New York, 1921. Roberts, Peter: The New Immigration, The Macmillan Co., New York, 1912. Rose, Philip M.: The Italians in America, George H. Doran Co., New York, 1922. Sanchez, Nellie Van de Grift: Spanish and Indian Place Names of California, A. M. Robertson, San Francisco, 1914. Schrader, F. F.: Germans in the Making of America, The Stratford Col., Boston, 1924. Steinberg, Milton: The Making of the Modern Jew, Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis, 1934. Wells, Louis Ray: Industrial History of the United States, The Macmillan Co., New York, 1922. In addition to the books listed on the other side of this page, attention is called to the following special pamphlets, which can be obtained by communicating with the Service Bureau for Intercultural Education. Adventures in Intercultural Education, Manuals for teachers from kindergarten to senior high schools. Armenian Cooking in the United States, Foods and food customs of the Armenians at home and in the United States. Czechoslovak Immigration, A brief survey of the Czechs and Slovaks in the United States: when they came, where they settled, what they did. The Germans in American Life, Rachel Davis-DuBois and Emma Schweppe (editors), Thomas Nelson and Sons, New York, 1956. A survey of the part the Germans have played in American life. Irish Immigration, The various migrations of Irish to the United States. Italian Immigration, A brief survey of the Italians in Colonial America, and since. The Jews in American Life, Rachel Davis-DuBois and Emma Schweppe (editors), Thomas Nelson and Sons, New York, 1936. A survey of Jewish participation in American life and culture. The Negro Contribution to Folk Music in America, Negro spirituals; origin, history, characteristics; and some of the musicians who have helped in their preservation. Orientals in Science and Invention, A survey of some of the outstanding scientific contributions of China and Japan. Poles in American Agricultural Life, Poles as successful American Farmers, in the reclamation of abandoned land and in the onion and tobacco industries. Scandinavian Cooking in Scandinavia and the United States, Foods and food customs of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, and their influence in the United States. Scottish Immigration, The Scots in the development of the American colonies. Scotch-Irish Immigration, The Scotch-Irish migration to the American Colonies. Welsh Immigration, A brief survey of the Welsh in the development of the United States. Also: Bibliographies, recipes and special publications representing the British, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Scandinavian, Yugoslav and other groups. The SERVICE BUREAU FOR INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION, which collaborated with the Office of Education in presenting the “Americans All—Immigrants All” radio series, is prepared to consult with teachers and group leaders regarding their problems in promoting intercultural understanding. Address: 106 Waverly Place, New York, N. Y. |
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