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Mystery/Suspense, 1937 - 1962

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ACC-MSS 019-1-6

Scope and Contents

Consists of material classified as mystery, thriller, and suspense, from both specific dramatic programs and mystery anthologies.

Dates

  • 1937 - 1962

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Series:

Records in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers. No materials may be taken out of or borrowed from the Emerson College Archives & Special Collections.

Biographical / Historical

After studying broadcasting in college, Aaron Mintz spent twenty years working part time for local Western Massachusetts radio stations WMUA, WHAI, and WDRC, playing songs for a weekly program called "Rock and Roll Memory Time." These programming blocks consisted of themed lineups, focusing on hits of the 1950s and 1960s with featured "sound bites" of current events, news, and pop culture facts of the time. To amass content for the show, Mintz developed a strong network of contacts among his fellow broadcasters and began collecting. Former classmates also contributed to his findings, and he was inspired to digitize many of these rare materials after discovering a keen community for radio content on the Internet.

Extent

55 cassette tapes, 20 compact discs

Arrangement

Items within subseries are arranged alphabetically according to title on commercial packaging.

Physical Location

4L

Repository Details

Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository

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