The Arthur B. Church KMBC Radio Collection contains multiple episodes of The Brush Creek Follies featuring the Rhythm Riders, Oklahoma Wranglers, and Midland Minstrels. Most of the collection is related to the events of WWII, FDR, and Harry Truman, D-Day invasion coverage, reports on the signing of treaties, the dropping of the atomic bomb, coverage of the activities of President Roosevelt and Eisenhower. Other highlights include broadcast about the Cold War, Harry Truman's speeches to a multitude of different groups, events at the White House, some of Roosevelt's fireside chats, national news coverage, film footage of KMBC's dedication as well as a segment of the Microphone Personalities, recordings of Pun and Punishment (9/22/60), coverage of Truman and Churchill at Fulton, MO, Churchill's famed "Iron Curtain" speech, recordings of the Texas Rangers. Also included are W.S. Hedge interviews Arthur B. Clarke (6/22/66), KMBC's 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (3/24//48), Church's last KMBC broadcast (1/15/51).
Content types:
Performed music, Sounds (Other than music & language), Spoken word, and Two-dimensional moving image
Formats:
Pressed LP disc, Lacquer disc, Metal disc, and Motion picture film
The Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) was established by the War Department on May 26, 1942 to entertain, inform and connect troops to back home. The broadcast were also intended to counter propaganda broadcasts by Tokyo Rose, Axis Sally and other radio personalities supported by the Axis alliance. The AFRS network was launched with a five hour broadcast on July 4, 1943. The network quickly grew and by the end of World War II included 300 stations, broadcasting to troops around the world. Programs were distributed to stations on 16" polyvinyl discs that contained fifteen minutes of information. Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra and other major stars of the day performed on the network free of charge as their contribution to the war effort. Radio networks and record labels provided free access their programming and recordings to help develop programming for the network. In addition to bringing the troops programming from networks and the record labels, the service also created original programs like Jubilee which featured African American bands and entertainers. The AFRS network continued broadcasting through Korea, Vietnam and other subsequent wars and conflicts. Now known as the Armed Forces Network, the service continues to entertain servicemen and servicewomen stationed around the world.
The J. David Goldin Collection includes nearly 10,000 radio programs on 16" discs broadcast from the 1930s through the 1950s. The programs include variety shows, radio plays, political speeches, news programs, documentary programs, advertisements, and music programs.
Contains story scripts for most of the 15 minute programs which were for children plus sample opening and closing scripts for each of the 52 programs, buttons and blank certificates of membership and possibly some unprocessed 16" transcription discs.
Includes extensive correspondence, brochures, sermon scripts, choir recordings, choir tour itineraries and 16" transcription discs. The first year's programs featuring C.M. Ward and Dan Betzer are available on CD. Reel-to-reel tapes of the broadcasts are also available.
Includes only articles about the program in "The Pentecostal Evangel" and a few historical articles about the program and possibly some unprocessed 16" transcription discs. Featured on the 15 minute program which received the "Best All-around Religion Broadcast" from the National Religious Broadcasters in 1947 were E.S. Williams and Wesley R. Steelberg.
For a more detailed listing of radio material relating to Truman and other members of his administration, check online catalog. The Library is one of several Presidential Libraries operated by of the National Archives.
Contains a large volume of scripts and other papers relating to the Sacred Heart Program dating back to about 1942. Also includes sound recordings (in different formats), some from 1940s, then from 1960s to the present and material on the television version of the program.
Contains personal papers and business records of the co-founder of the FleishmanHillard public relations firm, including material on his KMOX radio program.
The first At Your Service program aired February 29, 1960 on KMOX with Paul Wills, announcer, Bob Holt, character voices, and Jack Buck, host. Other recordings include the first anniversary program, February 28, 1961, its twentieth anniversary show, February 29, 1980 and the 28th anniversary show in 1989.
Contains scripts, speeches, notes, correspondence and other material related to Eschen's career as Director of Special News Events, an announcer and reporter on KSD. Also includes audio tapes and photographs.
Contains photographs, books, theater programs, clippings, correspondence, audio and videotapes and memorabilia covering Fender's various careers. Includes correspondence from well-known entertainers, including Florenz Ziegfeld, Eddie Cantor and Max Morath, some 500 photographs of Fender with celebrities he interviewed for KXOK and KMOX and an autograph book with hundreds of signatures from celebrities. Fender hosted an interview show on KXOX and KMOK from 1947 to the 1970s.
Includes photographs, clippings, awards and certificates and memorabilia covering Burks's radio disc jockey career beginning in 1947 at KXLW and later with KSTL , KATZ and KADI. Also includes material on his TV career.
Rodel was a staff announcer and newsman at KSD, 1947-1975. Collection includes five recordings of his auditions, ca. 1947, and additional post-1960 radio and television material.
Contains recordings of programs, 1930s-1940s, including Barnyard Follies, newscasts, interviews, sports and other programming with station favorites such as France Laux, Jack Buck, Harry Caray, Bob Hardy, Rex Davis, John McCormick, Jack Camey, Anne Keefe and others. Also includes publications, reports, advertisements, clippings and a variety of other material.
Contains over 200 audio tapes of KSD local programming, newscasts and specials. Includes more than 100 photographs showing scenes from KSD studios and KSD/NBC personalities, scripts, public relations releases, pamphlets, clippings and other printed materials. Also includes recordings of Russ David's program, St. Louis Serenade, that was fed to NBC.
Interviews with theSoldan High School basketball team taped before a game, 1940. Includes Harry Caray's broadcast on the sale of the St. Louis Cardinals, 1947.
Scripts of 380 shows sponsored by the Union Electric Company of Missouri and broadcast first on KSD and later on KMOX. The shows present the history of the St. Louis area. Also includes photographs and recordings.
Includes biographical information on Munsch who hosted Just For Women on WEW, 1940s-1950s, and Alva Dopking who was chief of the St. Louis bureau of the Associated Press.
Recording of Just for Women on WEW, January 22, 1953, with interview of Dr. Lillian Gilbreth, efficiency engineer and author of "Cheaper By the Dozen" on "Managing Minutes in Your Kitchen." Also interviews with Betty Furness, CBS television personality and home economist Nancy Haven as well as other programs, 1955-1956.
Includes interviews of Ed Bench, KSTL, KATZ and KCFM; Joan Colegrove; Don Corey, KSHE, KADI-FM and KIRL; John Craddock; Rex Davis, KMOX; Harry Eidelman, KCFM; Harry Fender, KXOK and KMOX; Dick and Nancy Friedman, KRCH; Robert Hille, KXOK; Gene Hirsch, WIL; Tim Lyons; Kay Morton; Chuck Norman; Ellie Ohrn; Roy Queen, KMOX; Ollie Raymand, KMOX; Sibley Smith, KCFM.
Includes a variety of promotional items from St. Louis radio stations, including coffee mugs, T-shirts bags, bumper stickers, posters, pens and pencils, postcards, buttons, patches, frisbees, visors, key chains, magnets, balloons, coupons, posters and more. Among the more unusual items is a KATZ license plate.
Includes 30 photographs showing Farrell and guests on his television show and videocassette interviews of celebrities. Collection may not have material on Farrell's earlier career in radio in the mid-1950s on KWK, WIL, KSD and KMOX.
Contains biographical information, scripts, promotional and advertising materials for Davis's broadcasts and 160 photographs of Davis and other KMOX personnel. Also includes Davis's interviews and other audio of his broadcasts. Davis began his career at KMOX in 1946 and served as newscaster, news director and director of community relations.
Includes letters of congratulations, proclamations, photographs and biographical information of the country music star who had a program on KMOX from 1929 to early 1950s and later on other St. Louis stations.
Audio recordings of radio airchecks, station IDs, and broadcasts collected by the Missouri Broadcasters Association as part of a pilot program for the Library of Congress’ Radio Preservation Task Force. The collection contains audio digitized by Missouri radio stations, along with a small amount of original recordings and other material.
Content types:
Performed music and Spoken word
Formats:
Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.), Analog audiocassette, Open reel tape (unknown material), and Optical disc (including CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, VCD)
Extent:
8.34 GB of digital files, 2 audio cassettes, 7 audio tapes, 17 CDs
Approximately 3,000 transcription discs, 1940-1950, featuring variety and musical shows broadcast over the Armed Forces Radio Service and other government sponsored programs.
Repository/Collector:
Marr Sound Archives, University of Missouri-Kansas City