Describes 27,000 broadcasts of news and public affairs programs, 1943-1971. The catalog is arranged chronologically by date of broadcast and thereunder by program series, title, keyword or personal name reference.
Repository/Collector:
Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Unit (Special Media Archives Services Division)
Consists of over 2,000 discs containing radio commercials for products representing the entire scope of American industry in the 1950s and 1960s and illustrating the work of dozens of advertising agencies. The discs are sorted into product categories ranging from Airlines to Wine. Items of special interest include commercials written by and featuring Stan Freberg and his troupe and some Piel's Beer advertisements with comedians Bob and Ray.
Repository/Collector:
Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture, University of Maryland
American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT), now called the Alliance of Women in Media (AWM), is the preeminent organization for women in the broadcasting industries. AWRT was founded in 1951 in response to the National Association of Broadcasters' decision to dissolve its women's division. Today, AWRT has over 2,000 members and is a powerful advocate, educator and supporter of women in communications. The AWRT records, which span the years 1947 to 1999, mainly document the organization's yearly national conventions.
Repository/Collector:
Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture, University of Maryland
Contains NAB publications and memos, meeting minutes, photographs, convention programs and public service campaigns for use by member stations to promote radio and television. The association's library of broadcast-related books is now part of the LAB library.
Repository/Collector:
Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture, University of Maryland
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company was the broadcasting division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation, which owned several TV and radio stations in the U.S. They began their own radio news bureau, based in Washington, D.C., in 1957. The 2,300 audiotapes in the Group W collection provide a comprehensive look at worldwide events delivered over the radio from 1957-1982. The content of the tapes consists of national news feeds, programs and interviews produced by and for Group W Communications stations from their Washington bureau. It also includes voice cuts and speeches from politicians and activists during events of national and international significance spanning the 1960s and 1970s – the Civil Rights movement, the Cold War and the Space Race, the Vietnam War, the anti-war movement, political figures and events, (including the Watergate crisis).
Repository/Collector:
Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture, University of Maryland
Edwin B. Dooley (1930-1998) was an engineer at both WLW radio and WLWT television, and remained active in radio, music and theatre after his retirement. A staunch advocate of radio history, Dooley worked to preserve "The Nation's Station" legacy by salvaging materials discarded by station management, resulting in a vast collection of over 5,000 discs spanning several decades of radio broadcasting.
Repository/Collector:
Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture, University of Maryland
Irene Beasley (1904-1980) was a composer, singer, and radio personality nicknamed "the long, tall gal from Dixie." Beasley is best known for Grand Slam, her long-running musical quiz show which was broadcast from 1943 to 1953. Grand Slam was conceived, written, designed, produced, and emceed by Beasley. The collection documents Irene Beasley's broadcasting and singing career.
Repository/Collector:
Special Collections in Mass Media & Culture, University of Maryland