Radio
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Aaron Mintz Radio Program Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ACC-MSS 019
Scope and Contents
The materials donated by Aaron Mintz contain audio cassette tapes and compact discs featuring both rare and popular radio programs, most of which were originally broadcast between the 1930s and 1960s. While some material extends beyond this date range, the mid-20th century was known as the "Golden Age of Radio," when the medium became the dominant medium for news and entertainment in the United States. While some shows began as adaptations of well-known motion pictures or vaudeville routines...
Dates:
1925 - 1993
Florence Shapiro Markoff Papers
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Identifier: MSS 048
Scope and Contents
The Florence Markoff Collection consists of materials that span over 70 years, dating between 1937 and 2015. Over half of the collection consists of radio scripts for Markoff's three radio programs: There's a Word for It, Rhode Island Portraits in Sound, and You've Said a Mouthful. Other scripts included in the collection are advertisements and assorted radio programs narrated by Markoff. The collection also contains several drafts of, and the manuscript for, her 2015 book You Said a...
Dates:
1937 - 2015
Variety Protected Materials Department Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 017
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials submitted in sealed envelopes for copyright protection by the Variety Protected Materials Department between 1912 and 1938. The bulk of the material consists of scripts for Vaudeville, radio, and other creative productions, and photographs and drawings of set designs and costumes. The materials also often include illustrations or photographs of a skit concept, trick, or performance props and apparatuses. Also included are musical scores and lyrics. Some...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1916-1924; 1912 - 1938