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30
Mar 10
Remembrances of Ray
Information regarding downloading the video of “Remembrances of Ray Browne” video podcast coming Summer/Fall 2010.
A small production team was on-hand for the “Remembrances of Ray Browne” sessions at the Popular Culture/American Culture Association National Conference in St. Louis on April 2, 2010. Ray Browne, the founder of the Popular Culture Association, the Department of Popular Culture and Popular Culture Library at Bowling Green State University, and the Popular Press passed away Fall 2009. The panel at the PCA/ACA featured a number of Ray’s contemporaries, colleagues, students, and friends sharing memories of Ray.
11
Mar 10
Spring Break with Watson, Day 3
Collected a lot of notes today–notes needing sorting. I just don’t have it in me tonight, but I want to do a little something tonight. So here is what I’ll put here (stuff that’ll be put elsewhere soon):
Watson was meticulous in his retention of notes. Two sheets of interest found today are handwritten notes (for someone, not sure who) detailing his itinerary for his 1959 journeys including dates, hotel/lodging locations, flight numbers, and addresses at which he could be contacted.
Detail for travel in 1959
All departures and arrives are assumed to be by air.
January 11, 1959 – Depart from New York, USA
January 12, 1959 – Layover in London, England
January 13, 1959 – Arrive in New Delhi, India
January 13 – 28, 1959 – Hotel Janpath, New Delhi, India
Watson remained in India following January 28, 1959, but details are not currently known regarding his locations. August correspondence between Watson and Killick, Nixon & Co., Private Ltd. of Bombay seems to suggest he also intended to visit and stay in Mysore, Hyderbad, Nagpur, and Bangalore.
March 14, 1959 – Depart from New Delhi, India
March 15 – 16, 1959 – Layover in Rome, Italy
March 17, 1959 – Arrive in Kano, Nigeria
March 17 – April 3, 1959 – Compass Travel, Compass House, 42 Victoria Road, Kano, Nigeria
April 3, 1959 – Depart from Kano, Nigeria
April 3, 1959 – Layover in Accra, Ghana
April 3, 1959 – Layover in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
April 3, 1959 – Arrive in Bamako, French West Africa
April 3 – May 6, 1959 – Bureau de Pass-ages de Bamako, Attn: Roger Autter, R.C. No. 916, Square de Gure, Buite Postule 1422, Bamako, French West Africa (present day Mali)
May 6, 1959 – Depart from Bamako, French West Africa
May 6, 1959 – Layover in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
May 6, 1959 – Layover in Accra, Ghana
May 6, 1959 – Arrive in Lagos, Nigeria
May 6 – June 1, 1959 – Compass Travel (Nigeria) Ltd., Attn: Mrs. Irene R. Nielsen, 41 Broad St., Lagos, Nigeria
May 30 June 1, 1959 – Depart from Lagos, Nigeria
May 30 June 1, 1959 – Arrive in Cotonou, Dahomey
June 1 – June 19, 1959 – Cotonou, Dahomey (present day Benin)
June 19, 1959 – Depart from Cotonou, Dahomey
June 19, 1959 – Arrive in Accra, Ghana
June 19 – July 3, 1959 – Ghana Travel Agency, Attn: Mrs. J.E. Nason, PO Box 974, Accra, Ghana
July 3, 1959 – Depart from Accra, Ghana
July 3, 1959 – Layover in Lisbon, Portugal
July 4, 1959 – Arrive in New York, USA
10
Mar 10
Spring Break with Watson, Day 2
Today was an equally productive day in the Archives of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. I spent a lot of time going through Watson Kintner’s passports trying to put a timeline of his travels (and his life) together. This proved to be most fruitful providing (at times) far-too-detailed daily events (and often contradictory) particularly for the 1950s. In addition, information handwritten (probably by Watson) on the backs of photographs filled in a lot of blanks.
So far, I have put together information on his first two extended voyages in 1955 and 1957.
A little more information on Watson’s education, family, and career was also added. Figured out when he retired! April 1955. Still nothing more on that weird singular mention of his first names as “Frank” yet.
Tomorrow, we try to put together his Penn career, family, Uncle Watson, Scranton, Hamilton, and and bit more on his RCA/Victor and Westinghouse career(s).
Please follow along at colinhelb.com/watson where I am keeping track of all the new information I discover. It may not be the best read in town, but it isn’t supposed to be. This is archival research at its rawest! Changes every day!