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Film, Video A visit with P.L. Travers, author of the Mary Poppins stories Former supplied title: LC performance. Interview. 1966-11-01, A visit with P.L. Travers, author of the Mary Poppins stories

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Title

  • A visit with P.L. Travers, author of the Mary Poppins stories

Other Title

  • Former supplied title: LC performance. Interview. 1966-11-01, A visit with P.L. Travers, author of the Mary Poppins stories

Summary

  • P. L. Travers reads a selection from one of her Mary Poppins novels to a group of children. The children then ask her questions about her work and writing children's literature.

Names

  • Travers, P. L. (Pamela Lyndon), 1899-1996
  • WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
  • Library of Congress

Created / Published

  • United States : WETA, 1966.

Headings

  • -  Poppins, Mary--(Fictitious character)
  • -  Writing

Genre

  • Interviews
  • Literary readings
  • Nonfiction television programs

Notes

  • -  Interviewee: P. L. Travers.
  • -  Exact date of broadcast unknown.
  • -  Recorded on November 1, 1966 in Washington, D.C.
  • -  LC also holds a sound recording related to this program entitled Never explain.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital) (36 min.) : sd., b&w.

Source Collection

  • LC Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019600430

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Travers, P. L, Weta-Tv, and Library Of Congress. A visit with P.L. Travers, author of the Mary Poppins stories. United States: WETA, 1966. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2019600430/.

APA citation style:

Travers, P. L., Weta-Tv & Library Of Congress. (1966) A visit with P.L. Travers, author of the Mary Poppins stories. United States: WETA. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2019600430/.

MLA citation style:

Travers, P. L, Weta-Tv, and Library Of Congress. A visit with P.L. Travers, author of the Mary Poppins stories. United States: WETA, 1966. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2019600430/>.