Lowell Thomas Memorabilia Collection
NPkMC-226-067
1850 - 2010
Boxes: 1 - 44
87 Linear Feet
Marist College Archives and Special Collections
Thomas, Lowell, 1892-1981
Lowell Jackson Thomas was born in Woodington, Ohio on 6 April 1892. Thomas
showed an interest in journalism from a young age, and it was through this interest
that Thomas planned a "See America First" campaign in which he planned to film and
photograph the lands of America and share his experiences with the people back home.
But with the declaration of war in 1917, Thomas had credentials arranged for him to
travel to the war fronts in Europe so that Thomas could gather information and
return home to create presentations to rally the American people to
the war effort. When World War I ended, Thomas went to Germany where he spent
several weeks gathering information about the revolt that followed the war. By the
late 1920s, Lowell and his wife, Francis, finally settled down. In 1927, Thomas signed a
contract with Doubleday and Company to write six books. Realizing he needed
assistance, Thomas entered into what turned out to be a lifelong partnership with
Prosper Buranelli who wrote and edited numerous books, articles and scripts with
him. On 29 September 1930 Lowell Thomas became a radio broadcaster who for fifteen
minutes Monday through Friday highlighted the daily news for the American public. Thomas's
distinctive voice and ease and comfort behind the microphone made him a natural. He
would broadcast "Lowell Thomas and the News" for 46 continuous years, first on the
NBC and then on the CBS radio network. The Sun Oil Corporation and then Procter
and Gamble were to become major sponsors of Thomas's broadcast. It was not long
before Thomas was asked to become the voice of the Fox Movietone News. Thomas began
to join private clubs where men of power and influence met and was often asked to become President or a member of the
Board of Directors. Among the influential clubs Thomas belonged to in his lifetime
were The Explorers Club, Adventurers' Club, Advertising Club, Dutch Treat Club and
the Bohemian Club where Thomas would attend Caveman Camp with his good friend of
many years, former President Herbert Hoover. In 1949, Thomas became one of the few
Westerners allowed entry into Tibet. By the end of the 1950s Thomas turned to a much
smaller medium, television. Similar to his early travelogue days, Thomas traveled to
exotic places in the world and created entertaining and informative one hour long
television shows about where he had been. Thomas led a full and active life into his
eighties. Despite the death of Frances in 1975 and the end of his regular news
broadcast in 1976, Thomas continued writing drafts of his autobiography with the
help of his editor, Lawrence Elliott. The Lowell Thomas Memorabilia Collection consists of 5 mediums containing personal
items, memorabilia and published works: textual materials, graphic materials, objects, moving images, and sound recordings.
The language of the materials is predominately English. Other languages
include: Spanish, German, French and Latin.
Scope and Content
The Lowell Thomas Memorabilia Collection consists of 5 mediums containing personal
items, memorabilia and published works. Textual material is a series of pamphlets,
promotional materials, correspondence, awards, membership certificates, publications
and other materials, which concern Lowell Thomas’s activities. Graphic material
consists of photographs, postcards, caricatures, drawings, paintings, posters and
maps. The photographs include portraits of Lowell Thomas, graduation ceremonies,
University of Denver and Alfred G. Buckham photography. The caricatures and drawings
include works of Lowell Thomas and acquaintances from artists such as Herb Roth. The
paintings include a series of painting of the Seven World Wonders and works by Falke
Monte Luke from Lowell Thomas’s World War I photographs. The posters are composed of
movie posters from Cinerama, the blonde Captive and other works. The maps include
places Lowell Thomas visited, the local area where he lived and a French map of
Russia. The object series consists mainly of plates, saucers, cups and bowls from
the Lowell Thomas Inn. In this series there are also plaques of awards to Lowell
Thomas and miscellaneous pieces including a stained glass pane. The moving images of
a DVD version of The Blonde Captive, a film of Lowell Thomas Driving and a Laserdisc
Lawrence in Arabia. Finally, the sound recordings consist of records pertaining to
his broadcasts, Cinerama and other topics.
The Lowell Thomas Memorabilia Collection was donated to Marist College by the Thomas
family in 2014.
Historical Note
Lowell Jackson Thomas was born in Woodington, Ohio on 6 April 1892 to two school
teachers, Harry G. Thomas and Harriet Wagner Thomas. The family did not remain in
Darke County, Ohio for very long because Lowell's father wanted to become a doctor.
Harry G. Thomas's pursuit of a medical degree led the family to Kirkman, Iowa where
five-year-old Lowell was enrolled in school for the first time. Harry's studies soon
led him to the University of Nebraska. Upon graduation, Harry G. Thomas followed his
brother's suggestion to begin his medical practice in the twin mining boom towns of
Cripple Creek and Victor, Colorado. It was here in the rugged American West that
Lowell spent the better part of his childhood and young adult years.
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Preferred Citation
[Description of item, date, location of item in order of series, box number, folder
number ], in the Lowell Thomas Memorabillia Collection, James A. Cannavino Library, Marist
College.
Collection is seperated into five series: 1) Textual materials, 2) Graphic Materials, 3) Objects, 4) Moving Images, and 5) Sound Recordings
Each series is divided into subseries, many subseries are divded into further subseries. Series and subseries are arranged alphabetically.
Lowell Thomas Film Collection
Lowell Thomas Papers: Graphic Materials
Lowell Thomas Papers: Objects
Lowell Thomas Papers: Sound Recordings
Lowell Thomas Papers: Textual Materials
1
1. Textual Material
Boxes: 1 - 18, 44
Series contains materials pretaining to Alaska, Cinerama, Correspondence, Education (Degrees), Groups, Clubs and Awards, publications, sports, topical files, and oversized items.
1.1
Subseries 1.1: Alaska
Folders: 1 - 6
Box: 1
1
Alaska Centennial, A Special Message from Governor of Alaska,
Walter J. Hickle
circa 1966-1967
2
Alaska Centennial Calendar of Events
circa 1966-1967
1
3
Alaska Centennial Calendar of Events
circa 1966-1967
1
4
Alaska Centennial Promotional Booklet
circa 1964-1967
1
5
Alaska Centennial Promotional Booklet
circa 1964-1967
1
6
Alaska Centennial Promotional Booklet
circa 1964-1967
1
1.2
Subseries 1.2: Cinerama
Folders: 7 - 9
Box: 1
7
Cinerama, Inc, Stock Cetificate
23 December 1969
1
8
Cinerama Promotional Booklets [includes German]
1952-1956
1
9
Cinerama Promotional Material
circa 1952-1956
1
1.3
Subseries 1.3: Correspondence
Boxes: 2 - 5
Subseries contains general correspondence and framed and matted correspondence
1.3.1
Subseries 1.3.1: General Correspondence
Folders: 1 - 14
Box: 2
1
Ben Franklin
7 April 1978
2
2
Dr. Cooke
26 August 1953
2
3
Cardinal Francis Joseph Spellman
8 May 1967
2
4
Mrs. Harold S. Lewis
27 March 1958
2
5
Harry G. Thomas, Harriet Wagner Thomas and
Pherbia
6 April 1909
2
6
Herbert Hoover
1959
2
7
Irene and Ernie Hodges
1963-1971
2
8
Mrs. Joseph Robinson
12 April 1937
2
9
Leonard Lyons
12 September 1963
2
10
Richard L. Evans
10 May 1955
2
11
Mr. Robert E. Laramy
4 September 1938
2
12
Mr. Sheridan "Sher" Fannestock
16 September 1952, 8 October 1953
2
13
Irene Wicker [Mrs. Victor J. Hammer]
undated
2
14
Wally and Lila
undated
2
1.3.2
Subseries 1.3.2: Framed and Matted Correspondence
Folders: 1 - 6
Boxes: 3 - 5
1
H. V. Kaltenborn
6 April 1961
3
2
Wendell L. Willkie
2 March 1942
3
3
Judi Lyn Rogers
circa 1988
3
1
George H. W. Bush
23 December 1981
4
2
Maragaret and K. F. Thomas
circa 1949
4
3
Ed Cullen
20 December 1945
4
4
Earl Marshal [Bernard Marmaduke Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk
12 May 1937
4
5
Major Edward Bowes
28 August 1940
4
6
Maurice B. Mitchell, University of Denver
6 August 1973
4
1
Gene Fowler
13 February 1953
5
2
Lord Beaverbrook
8 December 1953
5
3
John Foster Dulles
25 April 1956
5
1.4
Subseries 1.4: Education [Degrees]
Boxes: 2, 7
1.4.1
Subseries 1.4.1: Degrees
Box: 2, 7
Subseries contains the degrees of Lowell Thomas and his family
1.4.1.1
Subseries 1.4.1.1: Lowell Thomas Degrees
Box: 2, 7
Subseries contains large and small degrees of Lowell Thomas.
1.4.1.1.1
Subseries 1.4.1.1.1: Large Lowell Thomas Degrees
Folders: 1 - 12
Box: 7
1
Boston University
15 March 1943
7
2
Franklin and Marshall College
18 May 1942
7
3
Grove City College
14 June 1933
7
4
LaFayette College
15 May 1942
7
5
Marietta College
10 February 1953
7
6
Niagara University
1 June 1962
7
7
Rider College
undated
7
8
St. Bonaventure College
undated
7
9
Temple University
11 June 1942
7
10
University of Alaska
28 May 1962
7
11
Valparaiso University
29 May 1960
7
12
Washington and Jefferson University
24 October 1942
7
1.4.1.1.2
Subseries 1.4.1.1.2: Small Lowell Thomas Degrees
Folders: 15 - 27
Box: 2
15
Alaska Methodist University
25-May-69
2
16
Albright College
10-Jun-35
2
17
Brigham Young University
29-May-64
2
18
Chicago Kent College of Law
19 May 1964, 1 May 1969
2
19
Clark University
8-Jun-41
2
20
Franklin and Marshall College
18-May-42
2
21
Human Resources School, Albertson, Long Island,
New York
1969
2
22
Lafayette College
15-May-42
2
23
Ohio Wesleyan University
11 June 1949, 13 June 1949
2
24
Olivet College
11-Jun-50
2
25
Union College
7-May-44
2
26
University of Nebraska
13-Jun-65
2
27
University of Tampa
1949
2
1.4.1.2
Subseries 1.4.1.2: Family Degrees
Box: 2, 7
Subseries contains large and small family degrees.
1.4.1.2.1
Subseries 1.4.1.2.1: Large Family Degrees
Folders: 13 - 14
Box: 7
13
Frances Ryan [Thomas, University of Denver
Degree
8-Jun-16
7
14
Harry George Thomas, University of Vienna
[Universitat zu Wein]
Mar-23
7
1.4.1.2.2
Subseries 1.4.1.2.2: Small Family Degrees
Folders: 28 - 29
Box: 2
28
Harry George Thomas, Olivet College
11-Jun-50
2
29
Harry George Thomas, University of
Tampa
2-Jun-49
2
1.4.2
Subseries 1.4.2: Denver
Folders: 30 - 32
Box: 2
30
Howard Jenkins, Jr.
circa 1941-1977
2
31
New University of Denver Law Buildings
1958-1977
2
32
University of Denver Law School
1925-1971
2
1.5
Subseries 1.5: Groups, Clubs and Awards
Boxes: 8 - 10
Subseries contains general awards, awards from groups and clubs, membership and press cards,
1.5.1
Subseries 1.5.1: Awards
Folders: 1 - 10
Box: 8
1
Aviation
17 August 1951-2 November 1956
8
2
Broadcasting
11 February 1935- 4 April 1974
8
3
Charity
30 July 1937- 1970
8
4
Certificate appointing Lowell Thomas a member of the
United States Natural Commission for the United Nations
Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization by the
Department of State
30-May-74
8
5
Cinerama recognition
circa 30 September 1952- 9 March
1961
8
6
International Recognition
31 May 1946- 28 June 1947
8
7
Local
19 December 1944- 28 August 1974
8
8
Prosper Buranelli
undated
8
9
Skiing
11 April 1936- 24 November 1972
8
10
Miscellaneous Awards
8 July 1946- 22 November 1965
8
1.5.2
Subseries 1.5.2: Groups and Clubs
Box: 9
Subseries contains awards from the Explorers Club and General club awards
1.5.2.1
Subseries 1.5.2.1: Explorers Club
Folders: 1 - 13
Box: 9
1
59th Annual Dinner
5 April 1963
9
2
60th Annual Dinner
17 April 1964
9
3
61st Annual Dinner
9 April 1965
9
4
The Explorers Club Roster
1965
9
5
Explorers Journal
September 1967
9
6
Explorers Journal
September 1967
9
7
Explorers Journal
March 1968
9
8
New Era of Exploration
undated
9
9
Night of Exploration Dinner
2 November 1962
9
10
Night of Exploration Dinner
23 September 1964
9
11
Patron of Exploration
8 January 1959- 3 February
1959
9
12
Salute to the American Petroleum Industry
11 November 1966
9
13
Tall Story Club
16 December 1931
9
1.5.2.2
Subseries 1.5.2.2: General
Folders: 14 - 30
Box: 9
14
Adirondack Bobsled Club
undated
9
15
The Banshees
undated
9
16
Canadian National Ski Team
1968-1969
9
17
The Circumnavigators Club Log
May 1966- June 1966
9
18
El Jebel Temple
1 June 1960
9
19
Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi
22 November 1913
9
20
National Safety Council
undated
9
21
The New York Ski Club
9 December 1943
9
22
Pan American Ski Club
18 February 1955
9
23
Pershing Memorial Museum Development Fund
1 July 1977
9
24
Pi Delta Epsilon, Honorary Collegiate Journalism
Fraternity
1 April 1933
9
25
Radio Pioneers
4 April 1942
9
26
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society
circa 1965-1970
9
27
Sahuro Ski Club
undated
9
28
Sales Executives Club
8 September 1932
9
29
Siberia Explorers Club
6 June 1970
9
30
University of Alaska Alumni Association
28 May 1962
9
1.5.3
Subseries 1.5.3: Membership and press cards
Folders: 1 - 3
Box: 10
1
Memberships
1939-1952
10
2
Press passes and credentials
1934-1951
10
3
Season passes
1940-1953
10
1.6
Subseries 1.6: Publications
Boxes: 11 - 14
Subseries contains publications with articles written by LT, Publications with articles about LT, Publications with advertisements featuring LT, Publications edited by LT, Publications concerning friends and family, and Miscellaneous publications
1.6.1
Subseries 1.6.1: Publications with articles written by LT
Folders: 1 - 7, 1 - 12, 1 - 13, 1
Boxes: 11 - 14
1
A Visit to the King of the Afghans
circa 1920s
11
2
Adventures of the Sea Devil Count Felix Von
Luckner
1932
11
3
American Magazine
September 1924
11
4
Argosy Weekly
30 April 1932- 23 May 1932
11
5
Argosy Weekly
10 September 1932- 11 February
1933
11
6
Argosy Weekly
November 1942- December 1942
11
7
Argosy Weekly
August 1959- May 1973
11
1
Boy's Life
June 1962
12
2
The Chicago of Ancient Arabia
circa 1920s
12
3
The City of God in the City of Gold: An historical sketch
of the Cripple Creek- Victor Mining District
undated
12
4
Cosmopolitan [combined with Hearst's
international]
March 1936
12
5
Family Weekly
16 December 1962
12
6
Fortune
November 1963
12
7
High Adventure [comic book] [includes one in
Spanish]
circa 1959
12
8
John J. Clair, Jr. 1907-1971
25 February 1971
12
9
Liberty
17 September 1932- 25 July 1936
12
10
The Literary Digest
19 September 1931
12
11
London Airport Taped Interview with Lowell
Thomas
circa 1967
12
12
Lowell Thomas Broadcast
1 November 1963- 29 November 1963
12
1
Mechanix Illustrated
June 1938
13
2
The Mentor
November 1929
13
3
Modern Mechanix
August 1936
13
4
New Guinea The Land That Time Forgot
1964
13
5
The New York Thruway Story
15 November 1955
13
6
Popular Mechanics Magazine
August 1929- August 1952
13
7
Popular Science Monthly
June 1967
13
8
Reader's Digest
November 1976
13
9
Ripley's New Believe it or Not!
August 1954
13
10
The Saturday Evening Post
Winter 1971
13
11
Story of the New York Thruway
1955
13
12
This Week Magazine
11 June 1950
13
13
TV Guide
29 May 1976
13
1
With Lawrence in Arabia
undated
14
1.6.2
Subseries 1.6.2: Publications with articles about LT
Folders: 2 - 18
Box: 14
2
35th Anniversary of First World Flight
30 October 1959
14
3
Around the World with Oil-O-Matic
undated
14
4
Cape Town to Christchurch: First Flight Across the Bottom
of the World [Rear Adm, James R. Reedy, USN]
July 1963- December 1963
14
5
Investment in Understanding
undated
14
6
Knight Templar
March 1986
14
7
Ladies' Home Journal
August 1957
14
8
"Lowell Thomas� Man of the Hour"
circa 1960s-1970s
14
9
"Lowell Thomas� Who He?"
circa 1960s-1970s
14
10
Newsweek
25 November 1957
14
11
The New Yorker
22 July 1944
14
12
"Only One"
circa 1930s
14
13
Pageant
September 1948
14
14
Real Fact Comics
September 1948-October 1948
14
15
The Saturday Review of Literature
1 June 1940
14
16
T.V. Guide
9 Novmeber 1957- 15 November 1957
14
17
T.V. Magazine
15 Decemeber 1963- 21 December
1963
14
18
"Yes, There Is a Lowell Thomas"
undated
14
1.6.3
Subseries 1.6.3: Publications with advertisements featuring LT
Folders: 19 - 32, 2 - 6
Boxes: 14 - 15
19
American Locomotive
undated
14
20
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
undated
14
21
Blue Sunoco
undated
14
22
Boeing 727
circa 1975
14
23
Canadian Government Travel Bureau
May 1941
14
24
Chrysler De Soto
undated
14
25
The Diamond Match Company, NYC
undated
14
26
Eversharp Pen
undated
14
27
Federal Motor Truck Company, Federal Style Liner
Trucks
undated
14
28
Gillette Safety Razor Company, Boston,
Massachusetts
undated
14
29
Goodrich Silvertown
June 1937
14
30
Hertz Rent a car
undated
14
31
Kaiser Frazer-Dragon
1953
14
32
Lockheed Luxury Liner
circa 1957
14
2
Pontiac "Torpedo"
1941
15
3
RCA Radiotrons
5 December 1931
15
4
S.S. Lowell Thomas Explorer
1977
15
5
This Week Magazine See America Vacation Guide
1959
15
6
Victor Chamber of Commerce
undated
15
1.6.4
Subseries 1.6.4: Publications edited by LT
Folders: 7 - 8
Box: 15
7
The Commentator
February 1937- August 1937
15
8
Election Year Facts for Every Voter
1936
15
1.6.5
Subseries 1.6.5: Publications concerning friends and family
Folders: 9 - 17, 1 - 3
Boxes: 15 - 16
9
Frank Smith Television
March 1965
15
10
Lowell Thomas, Jr., Destination South Pacific
undated
15
11
Lowell Thomas, Jr., Family Weekly
17 May 1964
15
12
Lowell Thomas, Jr., Tibet Revisited
undated
15
13
Lowell Thomas, Jr., "Our Next Congressman"
circa 1962
15
14
Lowell Thomas, Jr., "Out of this World"
17 April 1951
15
15
Lowell Thomas, Jr., "Out of this World"
undated
15
16
Lowell Thomas, Jr., "Tay" Thomas and family, The Saturday
Evening Post
9 May 1964
15
17
Marianna Munn, This Carriage of Roses, A Woman's
Journey
undated
15
1
"Tay" Thomas, Guideposts
April 1965
16
2
"Tay" Thomas, Guideposts
April 1965
16
3
"Tay" Thomas, Guideposts
April 1965
16
1.6.6
Subseries 1.6.6: Miscellaneous publications
Folders: 4 - 5
Box: 16
4
Citizens' Handbook for 1932
1932
16
5
Reader's Digest
May 1965- January 1968
16
1.7
Subseries 1.7: Sports
Folders: 1 - 3
Box: 17
1
Golf- Hammersley Hill Golf Club
undated
17
2
Skiing
circa 1944-1971
17
3
Softball
circa 1936
17
1.8
Subseries 1.8: Topical Files
Folders: 4 - 7
Box: 17
4
Broadcasting
17 November 1956- 22 May 1965
17
5
George II, King of the Hellenes [Greece]
19 June 1942
17
6
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth coronation
12 May 1937
17
7
Lowell Thomas Authograph Card
circa 1940s
17
1.9
Subseries 1.9: Oversize
Folders: 1 - 6, 1 - 15
Boxes: 18, 44
1
Dale Carnegie
2 January 1962
18
2
Ski Chart
18
3
Skiing
18
4
St. Bonaventure University Degree
6 June 1938
18
5
University of Denver Honorary Degree
1 June 1944
18
6
miscellaneous
18
1
University of Alaska
28 May 1962
44
2
Philco Radio Hall of Fame
13 February 1944
44
3
Brotherhood of Colorado Mountain Men
18 March 1968
44
4
World of Skiing award
23 October 1968
44
5
Lowell Thomas Honored
1965
44
6
Alpha Delta Sigma
20 June 1938
44
7
Sigma Delta Chi
undated
44
8
Liberator Club
1 January 1974
44
9
United States Air Force appreciation
19 April 1956
44
10
United States Alpine Club
1966-1967
44
11
Clipper Club
23 August 1949
44
12
"Good Evening Everybody�"
44
13
The Speaker, "The First Television Debate: Bucknell
vs.Columbia
44
14
New Pictures Exhibit at Waldorf [Dione Quints]
18 April 1936
44
15
Siberia: The "Sleeping Land" Awakes
December 1970
44
2
2. Graphic Material
Boxes: 19 - 32, 44, 50
Series contains photgraphs, sketches and paintings, maps, and miscellany
2.1
Subseries 2.1: Photographs
Boxes: 19 - 28, 44
Subseries contains photographs of aviation, broadcasting, Alfred G. Buckham, education, postcards, travel, sports, stereographic cards, subject files, and oversized photographs
2.1.1
Subseries 2.1.1: Aviation
Folders: 1 - 6
Box: 19
1
First World Flight
1924
19
2
[interior shot of plane with head gear]
undated
19
3
[Lowell Thomas and man shaking hands outside a
plane]
undated
19
4
Lowell Thomas [in airplane gear]
24 December 1978
19
5
Paul Mantz prologue for This Is Cinerama
circa 1950s
19
6
"To Lowell Thomas with respect and good wishes from
Jackie"
3 June 1953
19
2.1.2
Subseries 2.1.2: Broadcasting
Folders: 7 - 25
Box: 19
7
Capital Cities Broadcasting Corporation Stock
Listing
circa 1950s
19
8
Cesar Searchinger of NBC, Howard Barnes of NYHT and
Lowell Thomas in plane over Ruhr during one of the final battles
of World War II
circa 1945
19
9
Explorers Dinner, Worlds Fair
1939
19
10
Floyd Gibbons and others
undated
19
11
Geo[rge] McManus
undated
19
12
Governor Earl Warren and Lowell Thomas in "The Bubble",
GOP Convention
21 June 1978
19
13
Lowell Thomas and Nelson Rockerfeller
undated
19
14
Mr. Lowell Thomas broadcasting from Stowe,
Vermont
1948
19
15
Lowell Thomas in front of MUTUAL Magazine
undated
19
16
Lowell Thomas, Lowell Thomas, Jr., "Tay" Thomas and
others at Sun Valley, Harrman Cottage
circa 1980
19
17
Lowell Thomas, Prosper Burnelli and another
man
undated
19
18
Lowell Thomas, Thomas Lamont and other man
circa 1940-1950s
19
19
Lowell Thomas with others
circa 1940s
19
20
Mash, Lowell Thomas, Lowell Thomas, Jr., and other
man
undated
19
21
Niles Trammell, President of NBC, Lt. General James M.
Doolittle, Lowell Thomas, J.N. Pew, Jr., 15th Anniversary on the
air
September 1945
19
22
Pan American Airways
undated
19
23
Sun Valley Ski School
undated
19
24
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Felix Reisenberg, Adm[iral
Richard E.] Byrd, Lowell Thomas and Dr. Roy Chapman
Andrews
circa 1940s
19
25
Westbrook Pegler, Lowell Thomas, Liquat Buzz, Floyd
Gibbons and others
undated
19
2.1.3
Subseries 2.1.3: Alfred G. Buckham
Folders: 1 - 14
Box: 20
1
Alps, Balfrin M[ountain] and Mt. Leone
undated
20
2
Alps, Mt. Blanc [?]
undated
20
3
Apenine Mountains
undated
20
4
England, Durham Cathedral, rain falling in the distance,
altitude 1000 ft.
undated
20
5
England, London
undated
20
6
Germany
circa 1939-1945
20
7
Germany
circa 1939-1945
20
8
Haarlem Molen "Adriaan," Holland
undated
20
9
Liberty Engine [maybe England]
undated
20
10
Moscow, Russia
undated
20
11
Mountainous country near the Dandanelles
Paris-Constantinople Airway
undated
20
12
The Pyramids at Giza
undated
20
13
Vesuvius
undated
20
14
"We followed down the great river until the mouth was
swallowed up in a system of swamps ad flooded
plains"
undated
20
2.1.4
Subseries 2.1.4: Education
Box: 21
Subseries contains general education photographs and Denver education photographs.
2.1.4.1
Subseries 2.1.4.1: General
Folders: 1 - 11
Box: 21
1
Alaska Methodist University
25 May 1969
21
2
Albright College
10 June 1935
21
3
Boston University
15 March 1943
21
4
Brigham Young University
29 May 1964
21
5
Chicago Kent
7 May 1964
21
6
Lowell Thomas and Herbert Hoover
undated
21
7
Niagara University
undated
21
8
Ohio Wesleyan University
13 June 1949
21
9
Union College
7 May 1944
21
10
Univeristy of Nebraska
13 June 1965
21
11
University of Tampa
May 1949
21
2.1.4.2
Subseries 2.1.4.2: Denver
Folders: 12 - 24
Box: 21
12
Aerial view
undated
21
13
College of Law Deans
1980-1990
21
14
Deans
1910-1959
21
15
Evans Memorial Chapel
undated
21
16
Football
undated
21
17
Howard Jenkins, Jr.
circa 1960s
21
18
Law School
1975-1989
21
19
Law School
undated
21
20
Law School Administration Office
1950
21
21
Law School Buildings
undated
21
22
Law School Derby Day
1953
21
23
Thompson Marsh
1951
21
24
"Tramway Tech"
undated
21
2.1.5
Subseries 2.1.5: Portraits
Box: 21
Series contains portraits of Lowell Thomas and family
2.1.5.1
Subseries 2.1.5.1: Lowell Thomas
Folders: 25 - 38
Box: 21
25
High Adventure
circa 1950s
21
26
Lowell Thomas
circa 1940s
21
27
Lowell Thomas
circa 1970s
21
28
Lowell Thomas in Explorers Club House
undated
21
29
Lowell Thomas feeding the rhinos, Dangard
story
14 April 1971
21
30
Lowell Thomas in front of 1934 Hudson [one in
oversize]
circa 1934
21
31
Lowell Thomas in front of cars [one in
oversize]
circa 1920s- circa 1940s
21
32
"Lowell Thomas Remembers," PBS
26 September 1976
21
33
Lowell Thomas in front of painting and enlarged
photograph
circa 1970- circa 1980s
21
34
Lowell Thomas in War Correspondent
Uniform
circa 1941-1945
21
35
Lowell Thomas Young and Old
30 March 1968
21
36
NBC [signed]
circa 1930s
21
37
Photographs of Paintings of Lowell Thomas
circa 1930s-1960s
21
38
Publicity shots
circa 1930s-1980s
21
2.1.5.2
Subseries 2.1.5.2: Family
Folders: 39 - 42
Box: 21
39
Lowell Thomas and Frances Ryan Thomas
circa 1950s
21
40
Lowell Thomas, Frances Ryan Thomas and Governor of
Colorado, Ralph Carr
1939-1943
21
41
Lowell Thomas and Lowell Thomas, Jr.
circa 1935
21
42
Lowell Thomas, Jr. and son David Thomas
13 November 1966
21
2.1.6
Subseries 2.1.6: Postcards
Folders: 43 - 44
Box: 21
43
Lowell Thomas Boyhood Home
circa 1970
21
44
Lowell Thomas Estate, Pawling, NY
14 November 1944
21
2.1.7
Subseries 2.1.7: Travel
Folders: 1 - 10
Box: 22
1
Africa
undated
22
2
Alaska
undated
22
3
High Adventure
circa 1958-17 June 1964
22
4
King Tutankhamun's Gold Coffin
undated
22
5
Lowell Thomas and Christl Thalhammer tour the world,
including New Guinea, Egypt, and Temple of Jupiter in Baalbek,
Lebanon
circa 1963
22
6
South Pole
1962
22
7
Tibet with Lowell Thomas, Jr., His Holiness the 14th
Dalai Lama, and other dignitaries
circa 1949
22
8
Unknown landscapes
undated
22
9
World War I
undated
22
10
WWII Philippines- Lowell Thomas, Captain Chester Ray,
President [Sergio] Osmena
1945
22
2.1.7.1
Subseries 2.1.7.1: Alaska
2.1.7.2
Subseries 2.1.7.2: Christl Thalhammer
2.1.7.3
Subseries 2.1.7.3: Tibet
2.1.8
Subseries 2.1.8: Sports
Boxes: 23 - 24
Subseries contains photographs of skiing and softball
2.1.8.1
Subseries 2.1.8.1: Skiing
Folders: 1 - 16, 1 - 8
Boxes: 23-24
1
"A good example of bad form!"
undated
23
2
Alta, Utah
undated
23
3
Art Devlin
undated
23
4
Camp Hale, California
circa 1944
23
5
Farellones, Las Condes, Chile
1951
23
6
Hannes Schneider and Lowell Thomas
17 March circa 1946
23
7
Jim Parker, Lost in Indus on Cin[erama]
Filming
undated
23
8
John Jay
undated
23
9
Kurt Thalhammer and other man, Peckett's Franconia,
N.H.
17 February 1965
23
10
Louis Cochand and Heidi Cochand
undated
23
11
Lowell Thomas, Gretchen Fraser, and other
man
undated
23
12
Lowell Thomas, Josh Sawyer, Hugh O'Brien, Gladys
Sawyer, Chris Young, Mary Bird Young (Olympic), Otto Lang,
Mammoth Mountain Inn, California
undated
23
13
Lowell Thomas, Lowell Thomas, Jr., Ted
Stone
undated
23
14
Lowell Thomas, Otto Lang, Art Devlin, and others,
Strawberry Hill
undated
23
15
Lowell Thomas skiing
circa 1917-1976
23
16
Lowell Thomas, Jr. ski jumping at
Dartmouth
undated
23
1
Marquis degli D'albizzi
undated
24
2
McCoy, Sun Valley
undated
24
3
Mount Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
undated
24
4
Otto Lang
circa 1930s- March 1942
24
5
Otto Lang and Lowell Thomas
12 November 1974
24
6
People skiing
undated
24
7
Track! Mt. Mansfield, Vermont [misidentified as]
"Lowell Thomas, News Man"
undated
24
8
University of Denver Ski Team
1962
24
2.1.8.2
Subseries 2.1.8.2: Softball
Folders: 9 - 13
Box: 24
9
Anna Mal Wong
cicra 1930s
24
10
Debtors-Creditors, Roosevelt Team Game
circa 1930s
24
11
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sen. James P. Pope,
Lowell Thomas, Pawling, N.Y.
21 August 1938
24
12
Nine Old Men- [?] Mousten and [Lowell]
Thomas
cicra 1930s
24
13
Gen. Theodore Roosevelt, [Jr.], Tunney
cicra 1930s
24
2.1.9
Subseries 2.1.9: Stereographic Cards
Folders: 1 - 6
Box: 25
1
Africa
circa 1960s
25
2
Canada
circa 1960s
25
3
Europe
circa 1960s
25
4
Middle East
circa 1960s
25
5
United States
circa 1960s
25
6
United States
circa 1960s
25
2.1.10
Subseries 2.1.10: Subject Files
Folders: 1 - 20, 1 - 10, 1 - 16
Box: 26-28
1
Aviators' Club honors Douglas Corrigan with Mayor
Fiorello LaGuardia and Lowell Thomas
5 August 1938
26
2
Branch Rickey and Lowell Thomas
circa 1950s
26
3
Cardinal [Francis Joseph] Spellman
circa 1970s
26
4
Chimo
undated
26
5
Cinerama
circa 1952-1957
26
6
Coronation of Mahendra
1956
26
7
Dionne Quintuplets
circa 1940s
26
8
Colonel Edward P. F. Eagan, [Douglas] MacArthur, Gene
Tunney, and Lowell Thomas
circa 1950s
26
9
Essad Pasha [Toptani, dictator of Albania] with Lowell
Thomas
circa 1917-1920
26
10
Ethel Barrymore with Lowell Thomas
circa 1940s
26
11
Explorers Club Banquet in Honor of Lincoln
Ellsworth
12 May 1936
26
12
Explorers Club Tales [see verso]
circa 1936
26
13
Florence Vandamm [photograph of Broadway
production]
circa 1940s-1950s
26
14
Governor Frank Lausche of Ohio and Lowell
Thomas
circa 1945-1947
26
15
G. A. Richards's All-American 59th Birthday
Party
19 March 1948
26
16
George II, King of Hellenes
19 June 1942
26
17
Gypsy Parker
undated
26
18
H. A. Arnold
22 June 1945
26
19
Hannes Schneider
undated
26
20
Herbert Hoover
undated
26
1
Ambassador Hugh Gibson, Peter L. Schlauble, President,
Major Edward P. F. Eagan, presentation to L. T. of annual medal
of the Poor Richard Club of Philadephia
4 May 1943
27
2
King [Hussein bin Talal] of Jordan
circa 1970s
27
3
Jack Dempsy [famed boxer] with Lowell thomas presenting
High Mountains
circa 1969
27
4
Jack Sawyer, Phil Rizzuto, Heinrich Herrar, and Lowell
Thomas
circa 1950s
27
5
Jimmy Halling
undated
27
6
Lowell Thomas and Prime Minister Andre Leon
Blum
circa 1936-1938
27
7
Lowell Thomas with unidentified men
circa 1930s-1980
27
8
Mark M. Wallace, Italy
19 May 1945
27
9
Marlo Thomas accepting Peabody Award for husband Phil
Donahue with Lowell Thomas
6 May 1981
27
10
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, with Lowell
Thomas
circa 1979
27
1
Mount Bertha, Bradford Warburu
1940
28
2
[mountain landscapes]
circa 1940- 11 October 1949
28
3
Normon Planneaur [?] of [?]
undated
28
4
Otto Lang, Hubert Stevens and Lowell Thomas
circa 1930s
28
5
Prosper Buranelli
undated
28
6
Ralph Royce, Major General U.S. Army
undated
28
7
Richard B. Black
14 June 1943
28
8
Richard Nixon and Lowell Thomas
1969-1974
28
9
S. S. America
21 July 1951
28
10
Safari-themed event [see note]
circa 1930s
28
11
Sam Snead, Lowell Thomas and others
circa 1960s
28
12
Scott Carpenter with Lowell Thomas
circa 24 May 1962
28
13
Sir Hubert Wilkins
circa 1940s-1987
28
14
Stan Sussima
September 1963
28
15
Governor Thomas Dewey, Lowell Thomas, and unidentified
man
undated
28
16
Miscellaneous
undated
28
2.1.11
Subseries 2.1.11: Oversize Photographs
Box: 44
Subseries contains oversized photographs of bradcasting, grous, clubs, and events, family, high adventure, sports, and miscellaneous
2.1.11.1
Subseries 2.1.11.1: Oversize Broadcasting
Folders: 16 - 19
Box: 44
16
Lowell Thomas asleep at graduation ceremony
broacasted by CBS
undated
44
17
Lowell Thomas nad man in CBS "Bubble"
44
18
Lowell Thomas, Prosper Burnelli and unidentified man
on TV
circa 1950s
44
19
Lowell Thomas, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., om NBC radio
broadcast
circa 1930s-1940s
44
2.1.11.2
Subseries 2.1.11.2: Oversize Groups, Clubs and Events
Folders: 20 - 30
Box: 44
20
Herbert Hoover and large group of men
undated
44
22
Lowell Thomas, Lee Treholm, Colonel Donald S.
Rockwell, Tom Gill, Dr. Walter Granger, Burton Holmes and
others
undated
44
23
Lowell Thomas and Herbert Hoover on the front porch
of Lowell Thomas's home
undated
44
24
Lowell Thomas and group of unidentified
men
undated
44
25
Hollywood movie still
undated
44
26
Aircraft from First World Flight
1929
44
27
General Chiang Kai-Shek Portrait
circa 1945
44
28
General Chiang Kai-Shek, L. T., General Al C.
Wedemeyer
circa 1945
44
29
Richard Nixon with group of men including Lowell
Thomas and Lowell Thomas, Jr.
44
30
President Lydon B. Johnson congratulates Lowell
Thomas
Aptil 1, 1968
44
2.1.11.3
Subseries 2.1.11.3: Oversize Family
Folders: 1, 31 - 33
Box: 18, 44
1
Lowell Thomas, Jr. Baby photos
18
31
Family portrait with Lowell Thomas, Frances Ryan
Thomas, and Lowell Thomas. Jr.
circa 1934
44
32
Lowell Thomas, Lowell Thomas, Jr., and unidentified
man
circa 1950s
44
33
Lowell Thomas, Frances Ryan Thomas, and pet dalmation
on front porch of their home
undated
44
2.1.11.4
Subseries 2.1.11.4: Oversize High Adventure
Folders: 34 - 35
Box: 44
34
Lowell Thomas with two women, New Guinea
circa late 1950s
44
35
Lowell Thomas with New Guinea natives
circa late 1950s
44
2.1.11.5
Subseries 2.1.11.5: Oversize Sports
Folders: 2 - 3, 36 - 38
Box: 29, 44
2
Ski - Christl Thalhammer, Alf Eagen and Lowell
Thomas
29
3
Ski - Squaw Valley
296
36
Lowell Thomas with golf players
undated
44
37
Lowell Thomas and Frances Ryan Thomas in formal
riding gear
circa 1940s
44
38
Lowell Thomas skiing with pet dog
circa 1970s
44
2.1.11.6
Subseries 2.1.11.6: Oversize Miscellaneous Photographs
Folders: 6, 39 - 40, 1
Box: 29, 44, 46
6
Lowell Thomas with Cars
undated
29
39
Alaska - Leonard Seppal 1st, Victor Anderson, Captain
Roald Amundsen, and "Gjoa" Vessel
1917-1970
44
40
Group of Unidentified Men
44
1
Photo of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama with
Lamyick
1949
46
2.2
Subseries 2.2: Sketches and Paintings
Boxes: 29 - 32, 44, 50
Subseries contains caricatures, drawings, paintings, and oversized materials
2.2.1
Subseries 2.2.1: Caricatures
Folders: 1 - 7
Box: 30
1
Bob Fischer
undated
30
2
Cartoons that mention Lowell Thomas
undated
30
3
Lowell Thomas Activities
undated
30
4
Lowell Thomas Charicatures
undated
30
5
Skiing [includes German]
undated
30
6
W. Steig
undated
30
7
Miscellaneous charicatures
undated
30
2.2.2
Subseries 2.2.2: Drawings
Folders: 1 - 5
Box: 31
1
McClelland Barclay
undated
31
2
Osrinto
undated
31
3
Portraits
undated
31
4
Miscellaneous
undated
31
5
Charmor
undated
31
2.2.3
Subseries 2.2.3: Paintings
Box: 32
Subseries contains kids paintings and office paintings.
2.2.3.1
Subseries 2.2.3.1: Kids and Office Paintings
Folders: 1 - 4
Box: 32
1
Frosty the Snowman [small]
undated
32
2
Log Cabin in Winter
undated
32
3
Frosty the Snowman [large]
undated
32
4
Christmas
undated
32
2.2.3.2
Office Paintings
Folder: 5
Box: 32
5
Office Paintings
undated
32
2.2.4
Subseries 2.2.4: Oversize
Boxes: 29, 44, 50
Subseries contains oversized caricatures and cartoons, paintings, posters
2.2.4.1
Subseries 2.2.4.1: Caricatures/cartoons
Folders: 7 - 9, 41 - 44
Box: 29, 44
7
Herb Roth
29
8
Herb Roth
29
9
O. Soglow
29
41
State of Colorado
1976
44
42
Lowell Thomas raised portrait
44
43
Lowell Thomas portrait with lots of
signatures
44
44
Cartoons by Geo McManlis and photogragh with Lowell
Thomas and Geo McManlis
1936-1945
44
2.2.4.2
Subseries 2.2.4.2: Paintings
Boxes: 44
Subseries has paintings of Falke monte luke, the seven wonders of the world, and miscellanous paintings.
2.2.4.2.1
Subseries 2.2.4.2.1: Falke monte luke
Folders: 65 - 68
Box: 44
65
Bedouin sheik on horse, based on With Lawrence in
Arabia photo: Tallal El-Hareidhin of Tafas
undated
44
66
T. E. Lawrence in costume
undated
44
67
soldier mounted on camel
undated
44
68
Bedouin with curls holding rifles, based on With
Lawrence in Arabia photo: An Arab Apollo
undated
44
2.2.4.2.2
Subseries 2.2.4.2.2: Seven world wonders
Folders: 59 - 64
Box: 44
59
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
1956
44
60
Colossus of Rhodes
1956
44
61
Statue of Olympian Zeus
1956
44
62
Pharos of Alexandria
1956
44
63
Tomb of King Mausolus
1956
44
64
Temple of Diana at Ephesus
1956
44
2.2.4.2.3
Miscellaneous Paintings
Folders: 11 - 12, 45 - 49
Box: 29, 44
11
Siege of Juruesalem
29
12
T. E. Lawrence and Raleigh Room
29
45
Trojan solediers in battle costumes
udated
44
46
stylizede arabic battle scene with spears and
mounted horse
undated
44
47
Rmishi Kyrup, Martha Sawywers
1961
44
48
Herbert Hoover - "To my good friend
Lowell"
44
49
Lowell Thomas in turban
circa 1919
44
2.2.4.3
Subseries 2.2.4.3: Posters
Folders: 12, 50
Boxes: 29, 50
12
Movies posters
undated
29
50
Cinerama "Search for Paradise"
50
2.3
Subseries 2.3: Maps
Folders: 13, 51 - 57
Box: 29, 44
13
Maps
1850-1940
29
51
"Histomap 4,000 years of world history of relative power of
contemporary states, nations and empires," signed "for Lowell Thomas
in appreciation from the author John B. Sparks"
44
52
"Histomap of Evolution, earth,land and mankind for 10,000
million years," arranged by John B. Sparks
44
53
ski chart
44
54
French map of old russia
44
55
Lowell Thomas War Map
1941-1945
44
56
Topographical Map of Asia
44
57
Port Manver Area, Mc-Milan-Chicago Geographic North Greenland
Expeditionm singed "The best to you, Mac"
15 June 1947
44
2.4
Subseries 2.4: Miscellany
Folders: 14, 58
Box: 29, 44
14
Miscellaneous Graphic
undated
29
58
Lowell Thomas, Rochester Chamber of Commerce with
stamps
22 November 1933
44
2.4.2.1
Subseries 2.4.2.1: Miscellaneous Graphic Material
Folders: 59 - 64
Box: 44
59
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
1956
44
60
Colossus of Rhodes
1956
44
61
Statue of Olympian Zeus
1956
44
62
Pharos of Alexandria
1956
44
63
Tomb of King Mausolus
1956
44
64
Temple of Diana at Ephesus
1956
44
3
3. Objects
Boxes: 33 - 39
Series contains objects from the Lowell Thomas Inn, plaques, and other items
3.1
Subseries 3.1: Lowell Thomas Inn Dishware
Boxes: 33 - 38
9 bowls
circa 1952
33
5 dinner plates [1 damaged]
circa 1952
33
6 dinner plates
circa 1952
34
4 small plates
circa 1952
34
8 teacups
circa 1952
34
5 bowls
circa 1952
35
15 teacups
circa 1952
35
8 dinner plates
circa 1952
36
1 saucer
circa 1952
36
14 small plates
circa 1952
36
8 bowls
circa 1952
37
16 saucers
circa 1952
37
8 small plates
circa 1952
37
8 teacups
circa 1952
37
10 dinner plates
circa 1952
38
16 saucers
circa 1952
38
3 teacups
circa 1952
38
3.2
Subseries 3.2: Plaques
Box: 39
Presented to Lowell Thomas in appriciation of 42 years of
service to the broadcast industry� by the Kansas Association of
Broadcaters
19 May 1973
39
Lowell "Here I am!" Hetta [with Koala bear]
undated
39
Certificate of Award for distinguished service to the
American Cancer Society
1 June 1946
39
Gold Award presented to Capaital Cities Communications, Inc
for "Return to Shangri-La" with Lowell Thomas, from the
International Film and TV Festival of New York
1973
39
"Lowell Thomas Trophy"
1963-1964
39
Honrary Citizen of Reno, by the Reno Chamber of
Commerce
22 March 1966
39
The International Radio and Television Society Personality of
the Year and Honoarary Life Membership
14 May 1968-21 May 1968
39
Holiday Valley, Lowell Thomas the Vital Spark cii
undated
39
3.3
Subseries 3.3: Miscellany
Boxes: 40 - 42, 45
Ashtray
undated
40
Clogs
undated
40
Marco Polo Club flag
undated
40
Pressed penny
circa 1981
40
Stamp
undated
40
Globe
undated
41
Lowell Thomas Travel Game "World Cruise"
1937
41
Woodburned oblong object- "Happy Birthday to Lowell Thomas my
adopted grandfather from Joyce Graves 1970"
1970
41
Wooden scale
undated
42
Stained Glass
undated
45
4
4. Moving Images
Folders: 1 - 2
Box: 43 - 44
Subseries contains DVDs, film, and laserdisc.
4.1
Subseries 4.1: DVD
Folder: 1
Box: 43
1
The Blonde Captive: A Story of a White Woman Lost Among
the Oldest Living Race! (1913)
2010
43
4.2
Subseries 4.2: Film
Folder: 1
Box: 44
4.2.1
1
Lowell Thomas Driving
undated
44
4.3
Laserdisc
Folder: 2
Box: 43
4.3.1
2
Lawrence of Arabia (1989)
1962
43
5
5. Sound Recordings
Box: 43
Series contains boradcasts, cinerama, and phonographic records
5.1
Subseries 5.1: Broadcasts
Folder: 3
Box: 43
3
Lowell Thomas Tribute to Charles Chambers
1980
43
5.2
Subseries 5.2: Cinerama
Folder: 4
Box: 43
4
This is Cinerama Original Sound Track
undated
43
5.3
Subseries 5.3: Phonograph Records
Folders: 5 - 6
Box: 43
5
Daniel A. Poling: A Biography with Music, Narrated by Lowell
Thomas
undated
43
6
Lowell Thomas/Superman Fluff
undated
43