Mostly undigitized, but contains interviews with musicians such as Sun Ra, James Brown, and 12 reels collected by an attendee at the Woodstock music festival, among other recordings
The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) sponsored the Memory Lane program, asking senior citizens to come be interviewed on KRMD radio and discuss their early memories of Shreveport and North Louisiana in the "good old days." Topics include Shreveport buildings, social life, politics, etc. Interviews were conducted by Alma Wiley, Maurie Wayne, and Goodloe Stuck.
Content types:
Sounds
Formats:
Audiocassette
Extent:
19 audio tapes of the original KRMD radio station collection of recordings.
"I have numerous air checks of old stations . . . these would be anywhere from 30 seconds to several minutes long but they usually capture important programming elements such as cell letters, jingles, newscasts, countdowns, bulletins, etc."
A variety of recorded interviews across multiple collections, as aired on a variety of radio stations, including WHYY and (possibly) WEXP, which took to the air in 1972. Online catalog needs further exploration.
From radio broadcast titled "Manhattan at Large," originating station unknown. Stanley Michaels, host; guests include Dr. Edmund Carpenter, Pamela Mann, Herman D. Farrell, Jr, Randle Borshi,
News + public affairs shows (including coverage of Vietnam War protests + student takeover of campus administration building), freeform music shows, and "Film" and video interviews with former station workers. Additional documentation includes runs of station program guides. Dates pick up in 60s and run through 70s and beyond.
Content types:
Sounds and Other
Formats:
Disc (Commercial, Homemade, Transcription), Reel-to-reel, Audiocassette, Film, Videotape, Digital tape (DAT, DCC), and CD
Campaign spots, "H-Bomb Radio Spots," WNEW, Clifton Utley, Mrs. Edison Dick, Edward R. Murrow ("This I Believe"), "The National Purpose," Billy Graham, Jack Webster, Carl Sandburg, John Gardner, Clinton Rossiter, Albert Wohlstetter, Walter Lippmann
Content types:
Sounds and Other
Formats:
Disc (Commercial, Homemade, Transcription), Reel-to-reel, and Audiocassette
Repository/Collector:
Princeton University Libraries, Rare Books and Special Collections
The records of WDCR contain approximately 377 tape recordings of lectures, interviews, press conferences and other programs broadcast over WDCR. The recordings document events at Dartmouth College and the discussion of campus issues, concerns and protests, as well as national and world news. Among the recordings are interviews with Malcolm X, Alger Hiss, Dartmouth presidents Dickey and Kemeny, and lectures by politicians, entertainers and scholars; battle lectures by history professor Lewis Stilwell; "Noon Hour" programs hosted by Cliff Ennico; and one tape of broadcasts from WDCR's predecessor WDBS.