Consists of correspondence, subject files, transcripts of radio broadcasts on KDKA and WWSW, 1937-1969, manuscripts, case files, family papers, audio tapes and a film of the Pittsburgh Catholic priest who was active in labor relations and social causes.
Programs and musical scores used by Voorhees for the Bell Telephone Hour radio and television programs. A sound recording of a special May 16, 1955 program, the "Birthday Broadcast," is also available in a separate collection.
Contains materials gathered by Dr. Dale Landon and used in the class, History of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, including scripts for the program Keystone of Democracy, 1942.
Repository/Collector:
Stapleton Library, Special Collections & University Archives
A 98% complete collection of all radio broadcasts by Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians, 1933-1949. Collection includes audio tapes, scripts, production notes, promotional items, scrapbooks, photographs and posters. As of 2005, the archive is processing a list of celebrity personalities who were guests on the programs plus noted musicians who performed as part of the organization.
An assemblage of materials collected by Hiteshew which document Irish music in Philadelphia. The materials include the personal papers of area musicians and broadcasters such as Thomas Caulfield, Seamus McGill, Owen B. Hunt and William Regan as well as scripts, sheet music, scrap books and phonograph records. The collection also contains a quantity of printed ephemera such as flyers, posters and programs from events sponsored by area musical organizations, including the Irish Musician's Union and fraternal organizations such as the Donegal Society, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Galway Society. Within the Hiteshew Collection, personal papers are grouped under individuals' names.
Interviews conducted on WHRC, Haverford's college radio station. Includes appearances by William Buckley, George Kennan, J. Wood Krutch, Bruce Reeves, Edward Weeks, and Bishop Oxnam.