Jones owned four stations in Washington: KXKO, Aberdeen, KGMI, Bellingham, KPQ, Wenatchee and KPCB, Seattle. Subject files include materials relating to the legal case, KVOS vs Associated Press concerning broadcasters' rights to access and present news information to their audience and Jones's conflicts with bodies such the American Society of Composers, Artists and Performers regarding the management, licensing and operation of his stations. In addition to business related papers, the collection contains a group of radio and oral history interviews that Jones and others recorded. Also includes a sound recording of KGMI's 40th anniversary show, November 15, 1967.
Repository/Collector:
Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Washington University
Contains correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, secondary material about Crosby, materials from Crosby societies and fan clubs and an extensive collection of sound recordings of Crosby radio programs, including The Bing Crosby Show, 1949-1954, Kraft Music Hall, 1943-1946, Minute Maid Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice, 1949-1950, Philco Radio Time, 1946-1949 and miscellaneous programs, 1936-1960.
Repository/Collector:
Gonzaga University Archives and Special Collections