Compilation of 50 discs containing educational programs produced under the auspices of the Portland Public Schools as well as programming produced by KGW or released from other affiliates. Programs include The American Challenge, a U.S. history series, Their Name was Courage, historical dramas about Washington state, Bill Scott, Forest Ranger, a conservation program sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service, live coverage of the 1941 Benson High School dance and a drama from Reed College, 1939.
Collection of 25 recordings containing local and national news programs (NBC and ABC), including World War II and Korean War news and the historical series Mr. President. Local programs include the sports news program Radio Box Score and the country music program Neath Western Skies.
Collection of 400 discs containing local and national news programs (CBS), including reports on World War II, the Korean War and the Cold War as well as the speeches of Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Winston Churchill and others. Local programs include documentaries on the Tillamook Burn, 1943 and 1953, live reports on Kaiser shipyard launchings, 1941-1945, reports on the Vanport Flood, 1948, the Northwest Neighbors talk show, the historical drama "Song of the Columbia," the award-winning documentary on African-American physician Dr. Charles Drew entitled "Who Killed Dr. Drew," Kid Critics, featuring Portland area grade school children reviewing books, Pacific Power and Light and Northwest Electric commercials, 1941-1947, and a live concert with Jane Powell from Portland's South Park Blocks.
Compilation of 31 cassettes of numerous short advertisements for local, regional and national companies which aired on Portland area stations. Includes spots for the Oregon Shakespearean Festival, 1959, Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Co. and the U.S. National Bank.
Twentyeight cassettes of different programs, including a promotional spot for a performance by the United States Air Force Band at the Astoria Armory, the Douglas Grader Show broadcast from the Clatsop County Fair and a number of commercials for various Astoria area merchants, including Garcia Ford, Bjorklund's and the Owl Drug Store.
Three audio cassettes of numerous short public service announcements which aired on Portland area stations. Includes spots for the Oregon Junior Symphony, 1958, the Odd Fellows, 1970, and the Oregon State Game Commission.
Compilation of 40 recordings of advertisements promoting the purchase of U.S. savings bonds which aired on Portland area stations. The spots often featured celebrity guest stars, including Mel Torme, Maureen O'Hara, "Tennessee" Ernie Ford and others.
Collection of 150 discs containing local and national programs on World War II and the early Cold War. Highlights include: D-Day invasion news, a translation of a Hitler speech from Danzig, live coverage of an atomic bomb detonation, speeches by presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower, British prime minister Winston Churchill and New York governor Thomas Dewey. National entertainment programs include soap operas such as Lora Lawton and musical variety shows. Local highlights include Roosevelt's speech from Bremerton, WA, local news programs, Mayor Earl Riley's blackout order for Portland following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, coverage of the last run of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway's train to Seaside, OR, educational programs such as Reading is Fun and the local variety show, Grandpappy and Pals.
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