Episode 88: Dewey Short - Hali Allen (Historic Missourians, Part 5)

Episode Description

In this episode, SHSMO archivist Hali Allen joins host Sean Rost to discuss her new Historic Missourians biography on the "Orator of the Ozarks," Dewey Short.

 

Episode Image: Dewey Short giving a speech, ca. 1950s. [Dewey Short Papers (C4515), SHSMO]

Banner Image: Dewey Short campaign speech, Galena, Missouri, ca. 1930s. [Dewey Short Papers (C4515), SHSMO]

About the Guest

Hali Allen holds a bachelor's degree in history from Pittsburg State University and a master's degree in library and information science from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Presently, she is an archivist for the State Historical Society of Missouri.