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Collection Overview
Title: WHAS Radio Listening Center Reference Collection, 1930-1998
Extent: 3.0 Boxes (General)
Arrangement: The collection is arranged by series: (1) print matter and photographs, (2) transcripts of interviews, and (3) recordings of interviews.
Languages: English
Abstract
In 1929 WHAS (Louisville) joined with the University of Kentucky to broadcast university programming and to create “listening centers” throughout eastern Kentucky. Broadcasted programs were educational in nature and included music and agricultural news. Utilizing donated battery-powered radios, the centers enabled citizens of remote areas in eastern Kentucky to receive radio service.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The records in this collection document the history of radio broadcasting in Kentucky—in particular the delivery of radios and the expansion of radio service and radio programming to communities in Eastern Kentucky through the establishment of Listening Centers by the University of Kentucky, WHAS (Louisville), and other Kentucky radio stations. Records in the collection include unedited transcripts of interviews of individuals discussing the listening centers, the role of radio in the 1937 flood of the Ohio River, WHAS radio (Louisville) programs, and other topics. Also included in the collection are numerous photographs of performers and programming, print materials related to programs, radio promotional materials, news clippings, and correspondence regarding the listening centers and programming.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Berea College Special Collections and Archives Catalog
Access Restrictions:
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Use Restrictions:
There are no restrictions on use of this material other than federal copyright regulations.
Preferred Citation:
[Object identification], University of Kentucky/WHAS Listening Centers Reference Collection, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Berea, KY.
Processing Information:
The collection was processed by Harry Rice, Sound Archivist. The finding aid updated by Harry Rice and Lori Myers-Steele, Collections Archivist, in August 2015.
Other Note:
Collection Number: BCA 0131 SAA 131
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Print Matter and Photographs],
[
Series 2: Transcripts of Interviews],
[
Series 3: Recordings of Interviews],
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All]
- Series 1: Print Matter and Photographs
- Box 1
- Folder 1: WHAS History
- Folder 2: WHAS News Clippings, General Programming
- Folder 3: WHAS News Clippings, Country Music
- Folder 4: WHAS Promotional and Program Listings, 1930
- Folder 5: WHAS Promotional Material, 1930s-1950s
- Folder 6: WHAS 1937 Flood Commemorative, print material
- Folder 7: WHAS Coverage Area, 1940 to 1948
- Folder 8: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Correspondence
- Folder 9: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Sites and Programs
- Folder 10: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Press Releases and Other
- Folder 11: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Clippings
- Folder 12: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Recent Articles
- Folder 13: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Photocopies of Photographs
- Folder 14: Photographs, Technical
- Folder 15: Harris, Credo. WHAS. Photograph
- Folder 16: Flood, 1937, WHAS. Photograph
- Folder 17: UK/WHAS Listening Centers, Photographs
- Folder 18: Abbott, Frank James "Bud"
- Box 2
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Print Matter and Photographs],
[
Series 2: Transcripts of Interviews],
[
Series 3: Recordings of Interviews],
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All]
