Patricia Kurland collection of radio programs [sound recording], 1961-1979.
Description:
The collection consists of various radio series from the 1960's and 1970's in which host Patricia Kurland blends interviews, quotes from literature, comments on popular culture, and recorded music. It includes radio programs such as The Exchange, Potpourri, Something Special, and The Human Touch, all of which are dedicated to interviews with popular personalities. Two series, The Meliorist and Voices in the Night, consist of music and quotes from classic and popular literature. Also included in the collection is a series of tapes recorded in 1970 at the Center for International Studies during the East West Trade Program.
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
Repository/Collector Type:
Municipal
City:
New York
State:
New York
Country:
United States
Extent:
119 recordings
Content types:
Sounds
Historical relevance:
Patricia Kurland was a published writer and associated with the Meliorists, an adjunct of the Foundation for Arts and Letters, as well as a radio personality. She originally moved into communications as the Woman's Director of WNBC, and from there to The Herald Tribune Radio Network in New York where she was an independent radio and television producer. She is a member of both AWRT (American Women in Radio and Television) and NATAS (The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences).