Gilbert Seldes appears in the following:
No. 20 Contributions in industry
Sunday, March 26, 1939
A history of American industry, highlighting the contributions of immigrants such as David Lubin and Eli Whitney
No. 18 Near Eastern peoples
Sunday, March 12, 1939
A dramatic look at what the Greeks, Turks, Armenians, Syrians and other peoples of the Near East have contributed to the United States beginning in the late 19th Century.
Episode 7 French Speaking Peoples
Sunday, December 25, 1938
Benjamin Franklin asks the French for assistance during the Revolutionary War, and is not turned away. The French became the first 'official' friend of the United States. The Dutch or Netherlanders are also included in this program,
Episode 6 The Negro in the United States
Sunday, December 18, 1938
The story of the only immigrant group who came to America against its will.
We have brought . . . a gift of story and song; . . . the gift of sweat and brawn ... and a gift of the spirit . . . —W. E. B. Du Bois
Episode 5 Winning Freedom
Sunday, December 11, 1938
How did the first immigrants make the United States? They pushed back the frontiers, defended liberty, and made our life a human experience starting with the Cumberland Road.
Episode 4 Scotch, Scotch-Irish and Welsh
Sunday, December 04, 1938
Scotch, Scotch-Irish and Welsh: How these three groups came to our country and contributed to it.
Episode 3 Our Hispanic Heritage
Sunday, November 27, 1938
The Southwest is as Spanish in color and historical background as New England is Puritan, as New York is Dutch, or New Orleans is French. The Spaniard comes to America first; in St. Augustine and Mexico City. Jose Comprubi, a Harvard graduate and publisher of La Prensa discusses what America has meant to the Hispanic people.
Episode 2 Our English Heritage
Sunday, November 20, 1938
Laws, literature and the principals of freedom were brought to America from England. Lewis S. Posner a lawyer, chair of the Teacher's Retirement Board, talks on the contributions of the English Common Law.