Guide to the Public Radio Oral History Project Papers 1977-1978
Cage 481

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Creator
Harrison, Burt
Title
Public Radio Oral History Project Papers
ID
Cage 481
Date [inclusive]
1977-1978
Extent
2 containers., 1 linear feet of shelf space., 42 items.
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
1 ft. Summary Transcripts and interviews with pioneers of public radio broadcasting in the United States, conducted by Burt Harrison.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 481, Public Radio Oral History Project Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Scope and Content

The Public Radio Oral History Project papers consist of a series of interviews of pioneers of public radio. The interviews were conducted by Burt Harrison, former manager of KWSU radio, during the period 1977-1978 under a contract from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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Arrangement

The records of the Public Radio Oral History Project are arranged alphabetically by the interviewee's last name in a single series. The collection is made up of 42 typed transcripts from recorded interviews with the subjects concerning their careers in broadcasting.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2012

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Acquisition Information

The papers of the Public Radio Oral History Project (MS 79-57) were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by Burt Harrison in November of 1979.

Alternative Form Available

The original tapes were sent to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting headquarters in Washington D.C. as part of the grant agreement.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Creator(s) :
  • Public Radio Oral History Project--Archives

Occupation(s)

  • Radio broadcasting--Biography

Personal Name(s)

Creator(s) :
  • Harrison, Burton Dwight, 1917-

Subject(s)

  • National Public Radio (U.S.)
  • Public radio--History--Archives
  • Radio programs, Public service--History
  • Oral Histories
  • Journalism
  • Washington (State)

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Detailed Description of Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Jack Burke 1978 

 1 1

Martin P. Busch 1978 

 1 2

Hugh Cordier 1978 

 1 3

John C. Crabbe 1978 

 1 4

John DeCamp 1978 

 1 5

Richard Estell 1978 

 1 6

Albert P. Fredette 1978 

 1 7

Lee Frischknecht 1978 

 1 8

Lawrence Frymire 1978 

 1 9

Betty T. Girling 1978 

 1 10

John Gregory 1978 

 1 11

William Harley 1978 

 1 12

Ruane B. Hill 1978 

 1 13

Robert L. Hilliard 1978 

 1 14

Robert C. Hinz 1978 

 1 15

Richard B. Hull 1978 

 1 16

Albert Hulsen 1978 

 1 17

Kenneth Kager 1978 

 1 18

Lucinda (Landreth) Kindred 1978 

 1 19

Harold B. McCarty 1978 

 1 20

Carl Menzer 1978 

 1 21

James S. Miles 1978 

 1 22

Allen Miller 1977 

 2 23

James M. Morris 1978 

 2 24

Robert A. Mott 1978 

 2 25

Frank W. Norwood 1978 

 2 26

Morris S. Novik 1978 

 2 27

Burton Paulu 1978 

 2 28

Donald R. Quayle 1978 

 2 29

John A. Regnell 1978 

 2 30

James Robertson 1978 

 2 31

Jerrold Sandler 1978 

 2 32

Frank Schooley 1978 

 2 33

Sam Scott 1978 

 2 34

Martha and Walter Sheppard 1978 

 2 35

John D. ("Jack") Summerfield 1978 

 2 36

Patricia L. Swenson 1978 

 2 37

Ralph Titus 1978 

 2 38

I. Keith Tyler 1978 

 2 39

Robert E. Underwood 1978 

 2 40

John Witherspoon 1978 

 2 41

Elizabeth Young 1978 

 2 42