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1. Manfred F. DeMartino collection of CBS radio scripts, 1943-1945

   .42 linear feet (1 box). -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Scripts and a photograph acquired by Manfred F. DeMartino while working backstage at CBS radio during the mid-1940s. Includes scripts for the Frank Sinatra Show, Philip Morris Playhouse, and Your Hit Parade.

2. General Foods Corporation radio script collection, 1932-1949

   150 items. 8 containers. 3.5 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Scripts for radio series sponsored by General Foods Corporation. Some scripts include annotations for sound effects or voice emphases; others contain commercials for sponsoring products. Programs represented include The Adventures of the Thin Man, The Adventures of Topper, and Portia Faces Life.

3. National Broadcasting Company press releases. Part I, 1924-1950

   128 volumes. 128 items. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Library holds press releases issued by NBC from 1924 to1939 and from 1942 to 1989, and also special releases issued by AT&T (WEAF) from 1924 to 1926 in two looseleaf binders.

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   Access restrictions apply.

4. National Broadcasting Company history files, 1922-1986

   1966 folders of manuscript and published papers. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The National Broadcasting Company History files document the activities of the first national broadcasting network in the United States. The collection includes memoranda, correspondence, speeches, reports, policy statements, and pamphlets covering the creation of the network, its growth in the field of radio, and its subsequent expansion into television broadcasting.