Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Agency Sketch
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1934 April | First radio broadcast of Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour on WHN, New York |
| 1935 | William Edward Maguiness (stage name Ted Mack) joined Bowes as emcee and talent scout |
| 1935 March 24 | Coast to coast broadcast on NBC radio with Chase & Sanborn as sponsor |
| 1935 June | Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour named the most listened to radio program in the United States |
| 1935 September 8 | Performance by the Hoboken Four, featuring Frank Sinatra |
| 1936 September 17 | Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour moved to CBS radio, with Chrysler Corporation as sponsor |
| 1944 | Bowes retired for health reasons |
| 1945 | Radio broadcast of Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour suspended |
| 1946 June 13 | Bowes died in Rumson, New Jersey |
| 1948 January 18 | Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour revived on television by Dumont Studios, with Ted Mack as emcee |
| 1948 October 29 | P. Lorillard Company became a sponsor |
| 1949 October 4 | First national television broadcast of Original Amateur Hour, on NBC |
| 1952 | Final radio broadcast |
| 1953 April 25 | Pet Milk became a sponsor |
| 1955 October 30 | First broadcast on ABC under the name Ted Mack and the Original Amateur Hour |
| 1957 January 19 | First broadcast of La hora internacional del aficionado, a Mexican version of the program |
| 1957 July 1 | Program returned to NBC |
| 1959 May 1 | Program broadcast on CBS |
| 1960 March 7 | Program returned to ABC |
| 1960 October 2 | Program returned to CBS |
| 1970 September 20 | Final broadcast |