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Radio Broadcasting Collection

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Consists of typescripts of scripts for "The Cavalcade of America" and "The Bookman" as well as promotional material for the major radio networks, such as ABC, CBS, NBC, the Mutual Broadcasting System, and the Municipal Broadcasting System (WNYC). Included is material regarding the coverage of news during the latter years of World War II and copies of clippings about the Orson Welles broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" in 1938.

Arranged in this order: "The Cavalcade of America," National Broadcasting Company, Mutual Broadcasting Company, foreign material, oversize, miscellaneous.

A card index is available.

Publisher
Rare Book Collection
Finding Aid Date
2002
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Cavalcade of America, 1945-1947. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Cavalcade of America, 1947. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Cavalcade of America, 1948. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

NBC, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

NBC Cavalcade of America, 1947. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

NBC, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

A - M, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Municipal Broadcasting System, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Oversize Film - Radio - TV, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Foreign, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

World Peaceways, Inc.: script no. 422-479, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

The Bookman Radio Program: script no. 170-184, 202-233, dates not examined. 1 box.
Physical Description

1 box

Print, Suggest