Comedy
Scope and Contents
Items in subseries exclusively contain episodes or material that is considered comedic, including sitcoms, variety or musical/comedy variety programs, and vaudeville. See partial inventory in Series 3 for further information about episode titles contained on CDs.
Dates
- 1926 - 1993
Creator
- From the Collection: Mintz, Aaron (Person)
Language of Materials
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
26 compact discs, 1 cassette tape
Arrangement
Items within the subseries are arranged alphanumerically according to identifying labels reflective of donor's own system of arrangement.
Physical Location
4L
Repository Details
Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Walker Building, Room 223
120 Boylston Street
Boston Massachusetts 02116 United States
(617) 824-8301
archives@emerson.edu