Charles Penson Oral History

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Part OfCharles Penson Oral HistoryContributorPima County Library DistrictIntervieweePenson, CharlesInterviewerCox, JeanBrowse TopicGovernment and PoliticsLaborMilitary and WarScience and TechnologySociety and CultureSubjectTucson (Ariz.)Titan Missile MuseumTitan (Missile)--HistoryMuseums--Collection managementMuseum docents--TrainingRadio broadcasters--MinnesotaRadio broadcasters--MontanaDescriptionCharles Penson grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. He worked for many years as a radio broadcaster and producer. Mr. Penson developed a computer training program at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Today he is the archivist and historian for the Titan Missile Museum in Sahuarita, Arizona, just outside of Tucson. He talks about his duties as an archivist, cataloging the museum's collections, and as a historian, researching the Titan II Missiles and incorporating that knowledge into new docent training. Mr. Penson tells the history of the Titan Missile Museum. The museum site is owned by the U.S. Air Force, though they give no funding or oversight into its running.Audio Length00:42:38Date Original2011-04-01Date Range1960s (1960-1969)1970s (1970-1979)1980s (1980-1989)1990s (1990-1999)2000s (2000-2009)2010s (2010-2019)TypeSound- NonmusicalOriginal FormatOral historiesLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionState Archives- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionCapturing Arizona's StoriesRights StatementArizona State Library, Archives and Public Records retains all copyright, title, literary property right, and interest in and to the interview.

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City or TownTucsonCountyPima CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

Oral HistoryCharles PensonPlaceTucson

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Charles Penson Oral History