The University of Michigan Library team behind My Dear Mr. Welles: War of the Worlds Fan and Hate Mail are very excited to share the project results!

Visit War of the Worlds Fan Mail to read about the collection, and browse the 1,349 Zooniverse volunteer-transcribed letters sent to the New York City office of Orson Welles’s Mercury Theatre on the Air after the original CBS Radio Network broadcast of War of the Worlds on Sunday, October 30, 1938—86 years ago today!

Bonus: check out the Zooniverse social media accounts later today for a special Welles-themed video…



Header image: “Handwritten letter from A Disgusted Listener.” In the digital collection War of the Worlds Fan Mail. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/wow.0033.016. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 29, 2024.