Consists of about 3,900 tapes, mostly of Bresee's program Golden Days of Radio as it was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, 1967-1995, as well as source material for his program, including complete episodes of many radio series from the 1940s and 1950s. As of 2005, the collection is partially processed and papers are being added to the collection on an ongoing basis.
Repository/Collector:
American Radio Archives, Thousand Oaks Library Foundation
Russell Edward Brimhall of Hatch, New Mexico, entered the US Navy Training School (Radio), Company 17, on July 22, 1943. The US Navy Radio School was located at the University of Colorado in Boulder from 1942 to 1944 and trained 29 companies. The collection consists of Brimhall’s autobiography, entitled This is My Story: A Rocky Road. The 235 page manuscript deals with not only Brimhall’s World War II experiences, but those of his entire life.
Repository/Collector:
University of Colorado, Boulder Libraries, Special Collections & Archives
Tribute to 50-year career of Walter "Salty" Brine, who retired in 1992 after 50 years on WPRO-AM in Providence. Clips contained within date back to the 1940's, and include programs and show bits from the '40's through the '80's. Other RI Radio Hall of Fame broadcasters included in this compilation include Larry Kruger, Sherm Strickhouser, John Colletto, Bud Toevs
Consists mostly of mail from television viewers and radio listeners. Contains reactions to particular broadcasts of the Huntley-Brinkley Report, David Brinkley's Journal and other programs. Also includes papers relating to two radio programs: Emphasis and On The Hour.
The collection contains acetate and radio transcription disc recordings primarily of Taylor's spoken word radio programs dating from 1935 to 1954. Included are samples of his work on shows such as Information Please, Coronet, Swift's Studio Party, as well as special radio shows such as the ASCAP Cavalcade of Music, and memorial tributes to Stephen Vincent Benet and Jerome Kern.
Content types:
Sounds
Formats:
Disc (Commercial, Homemade, Transcription)
Extent:
90 recordings
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
The collection consists of excerpts of twenty-five consecutive programs, broadcast weekly from April 28, 1946 to September 13, 1946. Thomas Scherman served as conductor for the entire series. Noteworthy singers include Natalie Bodanya, John Brownlee, Eugene Conley, Norman Cordon, Todd Duncan, Dorothy Kirsten, Charles Kullman, Brenda Lewis, Martha Lipton, Ann McKnight, Ray Middleton, Mona Paulee, Eleanor Steber, Lawrence Tibbett, Richard Tucker, and Claramae Turner.
Content types:
Sounds
Extent:
77 recordings
Repository/Collector:
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center