This collection is comprised of audio recordings of programs broadcast by Louisville radio station WHAS. The collection is especially strong in documenting a wide range of state, national, and world political figures and news events during the late 1930s, throughout the 1940s, and into the middle 1950s. Entertainment programs include soap operas, musical variety shows, country music, and sporting events such as the Kentucky Derby.
Creators:
WHAS Radio, Berea College, and Hutchins Library Department of Special Collections and Archives
Dates:
1936/1968
Repository/Collector:
Berea College
Repository/Collector Type:
College or university
City:
Berea
State:
Kentucky
Country:
United States
Extent:
1737 Lacquer discs; 58 Open Reels
Content types:
Performed music, Sounds (Other than music & language), and Spoken word
Formats:
Lacquer disc, Open reel tape (unknown material)
Languages:
English
Access statement:
Follow links in each Series list to listen to program recordings