Bryson, Lyman 1888-1959 creator mixed material monographic eng 12,000 51 20.4 Correspondence, diaries, memoranda, articles, lectures, writings, transcripts of broadcasts, subject files, business and financial records, biographical material, appointment books, newspaper clippings, and other papers documenting Bryson's public relations work for the American National Red Cross and the League of Red Cross Societies following World War I and directorship of American Junior Red Cross programs; subsequent work in adult education through his association with Columbia University; and his role in developing educational radio and television programs for the Columbia Broadcasting System. Includes material on Department X, a committee organized by Bryson at the request of CBS president William S. Paley to examine issues relating to global changes in politics, economics, science, technology, public opinion, and social and government policy in the future. Includes an account of Bryson's interview with H.G. Wells in 1920; drafts of novels, short stories, books, plays, and poems; and material relating to public communication, philosophy, and his travels in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Correspondents include Bower Aly, Edmund de S. Brunner, George T. Bye, Morse A. Cartwright, James Mitchell Clarke, Mary L. Ely, Louis Finkelstein, Sir Claude H. Hill, Anne E.M. Jackson, Robert E. Olds, William S. Paley, and David Riesman. Open to research. Filmed interview conducted by Bryson with Arnold Joseph Toynbee in 1956 transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Radio and television broadcaster, author, and educator. Full name: Lyman Lloyd Bryson. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009195 Aly, Bower 1903- Correspondence Brunner, Edmund de S. (Edmund de Schweinitz) 1889-1973 Correspondence Bye, George T Correspondence Cartwright, Morse A. (Morse Adams) 1890- Correspondence Clarke, James Mitchell Correspondence Ely, Mary L. (Mary Lillian) Correspondence Finkelstein, Louis 1895-1991 Correspondence Sir Hill, Claude H. (Claude Hamilton) 1866- Correspondence Hill, Claude E. (Claude Eugene) 1874-1957 Correspondence Jackson, Anne E. M Correspondence Olds, Robert Edwin 1875-1932 Correspondence Paley, William S. (William Samuel) 1901-1990 Correspondence Riesman, David 1909-2002 Correspondence Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866-1946 American Junior Red Cross. American National Red Cross. Columbia Broadcasting System, inc. Columbia University. League of Red Cross Societies. Adult education Communication Philosophy Public opinion Radio in education United States Radio programs Science History 20th century Social policy Technology Television in education United States Television programs World economics 20th century World politics 20th century Asia Description and travel Europe Description and travel Middle East Description and travel Authors Broadcasters Educators mm 78014241 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009195 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms009195.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009195 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009195.3 Open to research. DLC 790607 20260227111622.0 mm 78014241