The collection includes logs, indices, one transcript and sound copies of WSB, WABE and WAOK radio programs from the 1950s and the 1960s.
Creators:
Tarver, Jackson Williams, 1917-1999
Dates:
1955/1969
Repository/Collector:
Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives
Repository/Collector Type:
College or university
City:
Atlanta
State:
Georgia
Country:
United States
Collection ID:
M197
Extent:
2 boxes
Content types:
Text and Spoken word
Formats:
Polyester open reel tape, Optical disc (Including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD), and Text document
Languages:
English
Genres:
Radio news programs, Radio speeches, Radio interviews, and Public affairs radio programs
Access statement:
This collection is open for research.
Usage statement:
To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the Worldwide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult the reference archivist to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Inventory description:
EAD finding aid
Historical relevance:
The collection includes WSB, WABE and WAOK radio programs from the 1950s and the 1960s. Some of the broadcast topics include: interviews with Ralph McGill; radio commentator Louis Lyons' tribute to Ralph McGill; a salute to Henry W. Grady with a re-enactment of his "New South" speech from 1886; commentary on 1964 current events from the radio program "Cracker Crumble"; a recording of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's Nobel Peace Prize Dinner; reminiscences of John F. Kennedy and reflections on his assassination; and speeches, press conferences and interviews by William B. Hartsfield, Ralph McGill, and Marvin Griffin.