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71. David Martin Freedman papers from the WWOZ collection, 1971-2007

    approximately 1,750 items. 5 containers. 2.1 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The collection consists principally of David Martin Freedman's papers during his tenure at KUSP and other radio stations in the 1970's, including a nearly complete set of daily program logs for KUSP from April 1972 to April 1974.

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72. John D. Reid papers, 1908-1993

    approximately 24,457 items. 27 containers. 20.45 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    John D. Reid was a collector of early jazz sound recordings and memorabilia. The collection highlights jazz recordings and musicians in the 1930s and 1940s, with Sidney Bechet prominently featured.

73. WOR oral history interview transcripts, 1979-1982

    approximately 100 items. 2 containers. 0.8 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Marianne Macy conducted interviews of former WOR employees and talent ca. 1980-1982 for the Columbia University Center for Oral History's WOR oral history project. The textual materials consists of transcripts from the interview, as well as schedules, publicity, and other materials related to the 30th anniversary celebration of WOR-TV.

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74. Firesign Theatre Collection, 1918-2015

    approximately 38,950 items. 120 containers. 50.4 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Counterculture comedy group. Press clippings, scripts, photos, and flyers illustrating the career of Firesign Theatre. Included are personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera pertaining to individual members and their lives outside the group.

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75. Concert programs from the National Men's Chorus collection, 1999-2018

    56 items ; 0.4 linear feet (1 box). -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The collection consists of programs for 56 concerts performed by the National Men's Chorus

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76. Glenda Abdoo and Ken Crawford papers from the Kurt Weisbecker collection, 1931-2006

    0.8 linear feet (3 boxes, approximately 350 items). -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Glenda Abdoo and Ken Crawford papers from the Kurt Weisbecker collection consists of correspondence, greeting cards, photographs, and other material highlighting the relationship between Pittsburgh-area jazz fans/collectors Glenda Abdoo and Ken Crawford, and notable jazz performers from the 1950's and 1960s.

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77. Armed Forces Radio and Television Service Collection, 1943-1997

    approximately 55,300 items. 159 containers. 66.28 linear feet. -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    This collection is primarily comprised of scripts, newsletters, packing lists, and other programming information. Other materials relate to the operations of the AFRTS in America and abroad, and the organization’s efforts to document and preserve its history.

78. Bob Hope collection, circa 1900-2009

    559,400 items ; 773 linear feet (1965 boxes). 71,300 items ; 100 linear feet (194 boxes). -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Bob Hope Collection consists of scripts, jokes, monologues, correspondence, manuscripts, promotional materials, photographs, and clippings documenting Hope's work as an entertainer, actor, comedian, and philanthropist, across multiple mediums and disciplines including radio, television, film, and live performance.

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79. Oral history audiocassettes from the Stuart Eizenstat papers, 1979, 1989-2001

    683 audiocassettes (670 microcassettes, 11 minicassettes, 2 standard audiocassettes). -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Recorded oral history and research interviews, conducted by Stuart Eizenstat, concerning: the presidency of Jimmy Carter; attempts to seek restitution for confiscations of Jewish property in Europe during World War II.

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80. Joe Smith collection, 1986-1988

    263 sound cassettes. 3.6 linear feet (9 boxes, approximately 3,150 items). -- Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Oral history interviews conducted by recording industry executive Joe Smith with more than two hundred recording artists and executives from 1986 through 1988. Printed transcripts accompany most of the recorded interviews.

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