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Custodial History
In 1952, WOR Radio was sold to General Tire & Rubber, of which RKO General, Inc. became a subsidiary. In 1953, Phillips H. Lord sold his production company to RKO General, Inc. In 1984, the Library of Congress purchased from RKO General, Inc. the WOR Radio Collection, which had incorporated the Phillips H. Lord papers.