Included are Sanger's personal diaries (1936-1967) relating to WQXR. Also included is a complete bound file of the WQXR PROGRAM GUIDE (June 1936-December 1963) containing a record of the broadcasting of classical music in New York City, the daily schedule, and essays on composers, music festivals, individual compositions and music in general by such writers as Irwin Edman, Will Durant, M. Lincoln Schuster, Edward Johnson, John Barbirolli, as well as by Sanger and his co-founder, John V. L. Hogan. There are also four tape recordings of radio broadcast interviews with Mr. Sanger aired in 1973.
Extent:
3 linear ft. ( 8 boxes)
Repository/Collector:
Rare Book and Manuscript Collections, Butler Library
Correspondence, manuscripts, drafts, notes, reports, legal briefs and other documents, books, clippings and other printed materials dealing with Fly's professional activities and relationships in all phases of his career. Fly was chairman of the FCC, 1939-1944, and a frequent lecturer about radio, television and freedom of speech.
Repository/Collector:
Rare Book and Manuscript Collections, Butler Library
Includes 501 scripts for the Claudia series plus sound recordings of some of the programs, scrapbook clippings and an audio tape interview of Franken (with typescript transcripts) conducted by her grandnephew, David Korr, in October, 1977.
Repository/Collector:
Rare Book and Manuscript Collections, Butler Library
William "Billy" Friedberg (1916-1965) is best remembered as a television comedy writer, although he also wrote plays, musicals, variety reviews, short stories, and radio programs. Among his best-known works are episodes of "Car 54, Where Are You?", "As Time Goes By", and "The Phil Silvers Show". Friedberg's work represented in this collection spans many genres, including comedy review sketches, TV dramas, short stories, plays, and musicals.
Extent:
5.7 linear feet
Repository/Collector:
Rare Book and Manuscript Collections, Butler Library
Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, typescripts, notes, photographs and printed materials relating to his research, writing and teaching. Also includes correspondence concerning his syndicated radio talks.
Repository/Collector:
Rare Book and Manuscript Collections, Butler Library