Vintage Publications

Basic Training Manual
Basic Training for Toastmasters, 1956
Life Magazine Article
Life Magazine article about Toastmasters, January 1947.
First Toastmaster Magazine Issue
First issue of the Toastmaster magazine, April 1933.
In Memory of Dr. Ralph C. Smedley
In Memory of Dr. Ralph C. Smedley, 1965

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