Includes personal and business papers. Papers relating to KPRC are in Hobby's personal office files and range from early architectural drawings to licenses to instructions on how to run the switchboard. Also includes files from FCC hearings, 1955-1959, and a history of the station.
Repository/Collector:
Woodson Research Center Special Collections & Archives, Fondren Library
Consists largely of photographs and newspaper articles but also includes some personal correspondence and memorabilia. The bulk of the material relates to Camille Brown Waggaman and focuses on her radio career, 1932-1963, and the years after her retirement. Waggaman hosted a radio talk show in Alabama, Around the Town, for 31 years.
Repository/Collector:
Woodson Research Center Special Collections & Archives, Fondren Library
The KTRU Rice Radio archive includes audio created by the student radio station from 1969 - 2005, covering a variety of searchable topics, such as: news, sports, interviews, musician interviews, and speeches and lectures. To learn more about the Rice University KTRU Radio records and their complete contents, please visit our detailed inventory.
Content types:
Performed music, Sounds (Other than music & language), and Spoken word
Formats:
Analog audiocassette, Digital Audio Tape (DAT), Polyester open reel tape, and Digital audio file (including MP3, WAV, AIFF, etc.)
Extent:
25 lin. ft.
Repository/Collector:
Woodson Research Center Special Collections & Archives, Fondren Library