Personal collection of original 16" radio transcriptions and lacquers primarily documenting lesser-known radio programs, spanning the period from the late 1920s through 1960. Collection is primarily pressed 16" transcriptions, but also includes lacquers, some pressed 78 rpm discs and open reel audio tape, and examples of pressing plates used to manufacture 16" radio transcriptions. Programs are in a wide variety of genres. Collection also includes high-quality digital encodes of program material and high-resolution scans of disc labels.
Content types:
Sounds (Other than music & language)
Formats:
Pressed 78rpm disc, Lacquer disc, Metal disc, Open reel tape (unknown material), Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.), and Pressed 16 inch Transcription Disc
Collection comprises 135 15-minute episodes of Freedom Story, a radio program produced by Spiritual Mobilization, Inc., from 1951 to 1956. The programs feature dramatizations on conservative and libertarian themes and commentary.
Content types:
Spoken word
Formats:
Analog audiocassette and Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.)
Extent:
135 digital audio files
Repository/Collector:
University of Oregon Special Collections and University Archives
Recordings of a San Francisco Bay Area independent radio news program from 1984-1987 covering labor issues with a primary focus on California. Includes numerous interviews with local labor leaders regarding significant strikes and labor struggles such as the historic Latina-led Watsonville Cannery Strike, United Farm Workers' (UFW) "Wrath of Grapes" campaign, and the month-long SEIU Local 250 Kaiser healthcare workers strike; as well as issues regarding AIDS, plant closures, and other workplace concerns.
Content types:
Spoken word
Formats:
Analog audiocassette and Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.)
Extent:
27 audiocassette tapes
Repository/Collector:
Labor Archive and Research Center, J. Paul Leonard Library