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Series 10. Catalog File, 1941-1969 (continued)
Personal bills paid, 1948-1968 (continued)
BOX 362 FOLDER 20 TV brochure, 1957 October-1958 December
Series 11. Sound Recordings, 1938-1987 and undated
Location: IDB 45706-45708; NCPB 08616; RAA 53177-53178, 53180-53190, 53192-53211; RXF 8601-8625, 8627-8640, 8642-8673; RYM 4627-4738, 4820-4821; RYN 2246-2255
The collection contains approximately 107 7-inch and 10-inch Mylar and acetate sound tape reels; 124 analog audiocassettes; 1 12-inch and 2 10-inch aluminum-based lacquer discs; and 1 12-inch vinyl transcription disc. The recordings consist mainly of episodes from Oboler radio series such as Lights Out, Plays for Americans, Everything for the Boys, and Everyman's Theater, but there are also announcements, sound effects, and music from some of his motion pictures, as well as radio compilations, demos, and outtakes.
Also included in the collection but not yet processed are approximately 785 unpublished flexi discs (sound sheets) of various sizes and colors, including Edison Voicewriter and Gray Audograph discs; 20 audiocassettes that are as yet unidentified; and 12 commercial 8-track tape cartridges.
For more information about the sound recordings and their availability for listening purposes, please contact the Recorded Sound Research Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833; http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/mbrsrs.contact.

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