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Re: [ARSCLIST] Fishing expedition -- WNBC show from 1953 or 1954
Though the show in question doesn't seem to be in our collection, the
Wisconsin Historical Society does have over 3,000 NBC transcription
discs on deposit in our National Broadcasting Collection, along with
scripts and business records. Though incomplete, these range from the
1920's through the late 1960's, with the discs mostly ranging from the
1930's through 1950's and some 1960's programs on tape. Some of this
collection is duplicated elsewhere, but some of it is unique. Audio can
only be listened to in house unless you get NBC permission for purchase
and/or use. See below
Robert Wasserman
Robert.Wasserman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sound Archives Proj. Asst./Lead Tech.
Wisconsin Historical Society
608-264-6473
http://arcat.library.wisc.edu/
Author/Creator: National Broadcasting Company, inc.
Title: Records, 1921-1969.
Quantity: 445.0 c.f. (604 boxes and cartons),
3197 disc recordings, and
72 reels of microfilm (35mm); plus
additions of 4.8 c.f.,
162 tape recordings,
disc recordings,
679 photographs, and
14 negatives.
Summary: Selected records of the nation's oldest broadcasting network,
which was founded in 1926 as a programming service and which continues
to operate as a subsidiary of RCA. Although incomplete at the highest
levels, the collection offers representative coverage of day-to-day
operations in advertising, public relations, research, sales, and news
and public affairs broadcasting from the 1930's through the 1950's.
Included are correspondence, memoranda, reports, logs, scripts,
promotional material and publications, scenic designs, photographs, and
a few production files; legal and financial records are scarce. There
are partial indexes of prominent correspondents, NBC employees, and
program titles.
The collection is arranged into three groups: integrated central files,
primarily 1926-1942; more recent functionally-arranged office files; and
a library of scripts and recordings. The central files contain
correspondence, primarily with individuals and organizations outside
NBC; internal exchanges between departments, affiliates, and owned and
operated stations; and files on the early development of television.
Many subjects are treated including programming; relations with
sponsors, advertising agencies, radio personalities and foreign
broadcasters; governmental regulation; competition with CBS; and news,
educational, and religious broadcasting.
Office files relate to the Advisory Council, which reviewed network
policy and standards; several corporate-level executives; and the public
relations, corporate relations, operations, public affairs, radio,
television, and owned-and-operated stations and spot sales divisions.
Corporate executives represented include John F. Royal, vice-president
for programming, international relations, and television during the
1930's and 1940's, and Niles Trammell and Sylvester L. Weaver, Jr., each
of whom was president and chairman of the board. Several other
executives who rose to prominence are represented by papers filed with
the departments with which they were affiliated.
Public relations records include papers of William F. Brooks,
vice-president in charge; Richard A.R. Pinkham, vice-president for
advertising; and Sidney H. Eiges, vice-president for press and
publicity; and records generated in the advertising, continuity
acceptance, and press and publicity subdivisions. Topics treated include
audience, broadcast, and station promotion; newspaper and magazine
advertising; censorship; and relations with advertising agencies and
affiliates. Numerous advertising kits and samples of publicity materials
are included.
Corporate relations files consist chiefly of information on various
studies and reports on television audience characteristics and sales
effectiveness prepared or commissioned by the research and planning
section of the division.
The processed portion is summarized above and is described in the
register. Additional accessions are described below.
Notes: Some of the original disc recordings now are also available on
tape.
Finding aid: Register to the processed portion.
Internet Links: Register available on-line here
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/ead-idx?type=simple&c=shs&a
mp;start=1&view=reslist&subview=title&q1=national+broadcasti
ng+company&rgn1=Collection+Title&size=10
Access Restrictions: Restricted: Permission to use Continuity Acceptance
CART Reports (Box 153 and M95-105) must be requested in writing from the
director of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Use Restrictions: Paper records may be photocopied for private study
only; copying for publication or distribution and/or the publication of
material from the NBC records requires the written permission of NBC.
Any copying of NBC audio materials requires the written permission of
NBC.
-----Original Message-----
From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
[mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sam Brylawski
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 12:02 AM
To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Fishing expedition -- WNBC show from 1953 or
1954
Write to the reference librarians at RSRC@xxxxxxxx Only the
re-formatted NBC discs are in Sonic. Yet-to-be preserved discs are
inventoried but not in a public db. Good luck, Sam
On 11/11/06, Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Andy:
>
> I'm no database expert but I didn't get any luck. I tried Music
Through the Night title and got 3
> records, two were duplicates of maybe the first show in 1952. No way
to listen to any of it.
> Searched name Harry Fleetwood and keyword same and got no love.
>
> LOC guys, anybody able to help with this?
>
> -- Tom Fine
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Lanset" <alanset@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 6:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Fishing expedition -- WNBC show from 1953 or
1954
>
>
> Tom,
>
> Most of the NBC radio material is at the Library of Congress. You can
search it on-line using their
> SONIC database.
>
> Andy Lanset
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List on behalf of Tom
Fine
> Sent: Sat 11/11/2006 6:28 PM
> To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc:
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Fishing expedition -- WNBC show from 1953 or 1954
> This is a deep fishing expedition, but I figure if anyone can get me
pointed where I need to go,
> they might be on this list. Ideally, someone who knows if NBC Radio
archives exist and if so, where
> they might be ...
>
> I'm looking for a broadcast from either 1953 or 1954. It is an episode
of "Music Through the Night"
> with Harry Fleetwood. Mr. Fleetwood did a series of interviews with
heads of classical recording of
> all the major record companies at that time, and one of those
interviews was with my mother. Alas,
> our tape of that interview is recorded over but for the last 5
minutes. Why/how -- who knows, but
> the net result is, most of the recording is lost. In case anyone is
interested, I do have the
> complete interview with Israel Horowitz of Decca Records. In that
interview, Fleetwood mentions that
> he had already done RCA and London, so those interviews may exist,
too.
>
> I have a creeping doubt that systematic archiving of this program was
done, but maybe something
> special like these interviews were recorded and kept. Or, maybe
someone knows an aircheck bug who
> happened to be fascinated with the classical music business during the
heyday of hifi and who was a
> night owl. OK, it's a stretch but maybe I'll get lucky.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -- Tom Fine
>