Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Arch Oboler collection, 1916-1992 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1916-1992 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1936-1989) |
| Creator | Oboler, Arch, 1909-1987 |
| Extent (Textual, visual materials) | 161.6 linear feet (364 boxes, 1 negative folder, 11 map case folders, approximately 127,075 items) |
| Extent (Sound tape reels) | 107 sound tape reels : |
| Extent (Sound cassettes) | 124 sound cassettes : |
| Extent (Sound discs) | 4 sound discs : |
| Extent (Artifact) | 1 microphone |
| Language | Collection materials are in English |
| Location | Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Location of Textual and Graphic Materials:: RPA 00470-00831 (boxes 1-362); RPB 00110-00111 (boxes OS 3-4); RPC 00083 (box OS 2); RPE 00005 (box OS 1); RPU 00020 (box 363), 00033 (box OSU 5/1), 00034-00035 (boxes 364-365) Map case: RPM 00015-00025 (map folders 1-11) Location of Sound Recordings:: 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 |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsrs/eadmbrs.rs009001 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2011622952 |
| Summary | Nearly the entirety of the prolific output of radio playwright and independent film maker Arch Oboler (1909-1987) in radio, motion pictures, television, theater, and print is contained in the Arch Oboler Collection. Featured are his radio plays from the 1930s and 1940s and the first three-dimensional feature film, Bwana Devil. |