Audiocassettes contain radio spots, including advertisements prepared by Doak, Carrier & Associates; radio appearances particularly on WINA's "Talk Back" and recordings of various appearances at local events. Other local political figures recorded in these tapes include Paul Harris, Jane Maddux, Ed Robb, Al Weed, and Phyllis A. Whitney. One tape contains a campaign appearance by an unidentified candidate after Emily's death.
Repository/Collector:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Repository/Collector Type:
College or University
City:
Charlottesville
State:
Virginia
Country:
United States
Content types:
Sounds and Other
Supporting documentation:
The collection also contains computer disks of campaign artwork by Mary Parsons including letterheads, campaign handouts, "football program ad," "comparison" and "kickoff" postcards.
Historical relevance:
From Wikipedia: Emily Couric (June 5, 1947 – October 18, 2001) was a Virginia Democratic state senator from Charlottesville.Couric was born to Elinor (Hene) Couric, a homemaker and part-time writer, and John Martin Couric, a public relations executive and news editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and United Press International in Washington, D.C.. Although her mother was Jewish, Couric was raised as a Presbyterian. Couric's maternal grandparents, Bert Hene and Clara L. Froshin, were the children of Jewish immigrants from Germany. Couric is the sibling of Clara Couric Batchelor, John M. Couric, Jr., and former CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric.