Collection Summary
Records from the Transco collection,
ca. 1931-1952
(bulk 1932-1938, 1950-1952)
ca. 1931-1952
(bulk 1932-1938, 1950-1952)
Transco Program Corporation
approximately 13,370 items
40 containers
16.95 linear feet
English
Collection material in English
Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
The Transco Collection consists of paper
records from the Radio Transcription Company, Transco, which includes correspondence,
business records, advertising and marketing materials, scripts, cue sheets, and other
production documents.
RPA 00292-00322 (boxes 1-31), RPA
03319-03324 (boxes 35-40); RPC 00004-00006 (oversize boxes 32-34)
Provenance
Purchase; Wally Heider; 1978.
The records were part of a larger collection purchased by the Library of Congress in
1978, totaling over three thousand 16-inch program discs, and two thousand disc mothers
and stampers.
Accruals
No further additions to the records are expected.
Processing History
The records were processed by Karen Fishman and Jennifer Lewis in 2005. An addition was
processed by Karen Fishman and Marsha Maguire in 2009.
Materials Cataloged Separately
Sound recordings from the Transco Collection have been incorporated into the general
commercial disc collections of the Library of Congress Recorded Sound Section. For
additional information, contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Research
Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC,
20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.
Copyright Status
Restrictions may exist on copying, quoting, or publishing materials included in the
collection. For additional information, contact a reference librarian in the Recorded
Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress,
Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202) 707-7833.
Access and Restrictions
The Records from the Transco Collection are open to research. Advance notice is
required; contact a reference librarian in the Recorded Sound Research Center, National
Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540-4690; (202)
707-7833.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
[Container number, eg., Box 3], Records from the Transco Collection, National
Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress
Administrative History
During radio’s early years, many stations provided their own programming by hiring
musicians, actors, and comedians to produce daily programs. Smaller stations, with
limited production funds and access to performers, found they could provide listeners
with a wider variety of radio programs by contracting with transcription companies,
whose programs were syndicated and sold or rented to local stations around the country.
Syndication also made it possible for smaller stations to become less dependent on major
networks for their programming.
Transco, the Radio Transcription Company of America, Ltd., was started in 1931 by
Charles C. Pyle, (1882-1939), a sports promoter known as “Cash and Carry” Pyle and his
partner, radio engineer, Freeman Lang. They supplied non-network radio stations with
programs through a leasing operation of 16" transcription discs. Stations aired these
programs under their own schedules and returned the discs to Transco when finished. This
arrangement continued until the 1950s when Transco went out of business.
Transco, with offices were in Hollywood, California, and Chicago, Illinois, initially
entered the radio transcription market with “band remote” music programs featuring West
Coast bandleaders. Later, Transco produced comedy, variety and dramatic programs, such
as “The Country Church of Hollywood,” The Laff Parade,” “World Adventurer’s Club, ”and
many others. They also ventured into children’s programing, with “Speed Gibson,” and “
Jerry at Fair Oaks,” and was known for their special Christmas series, “The Cinnamon
Bear.”
Transco did not own a production studio but relied on local stock companies of actors
and musicians for talent, hiring many of the staff of Los Angeles radio station KHJ as
performers.
In 1942, Transco was sold to Broadcasters Program Syndicate, part of Bruce Eells &
Associates of Hollywood, California, which re-released much of Transco’s programming
onto their own original discs. Distribution continued into the 1950s but by the end of
the decade, syndicated programs were considered out-date and were mostly dropped from
programming schedules.
Scope and Content Note
The Transco Collection consists of paper records from the Radio Transcription Company,
Transco, which includes correspondence, business records, advertising and marketing
materials, scripts, cue sheets, and other production documents. The papers were part of
a larger collection the Library purchased in 1978, totaling over three thousand 16"
program discs, and two thousand mothers and stampers.
This collection dates from 1931 to 1952 with the bulk of materials dating from 1932 to
1938 and 1950 to 1952. The collection has been arranged in four series: Advertising and
Marketing, Business and Legal Documents, Correspondence and Production Materials. The
collection totals approximately 2,000 wax cylinders, 4,000 discs, and 50 antique
phonographs and related equipment, and assorted objects such as statues of the Victor
dog, Edison banks and old needle tins. Some publications, especially record catalogs,
donated with the Sayers Collection have been cataloged and added to the Library’s
general collections.
[Series 1](ead10001) consists of
materials designed to market or advertise radio programs. Catalogs and brief advertising
flyers or sheets make up the bulk of this series. Materials are arranged alphabetically
by program title. Materials not specific to one program are filed by company. There is
one folder of miscellaneous material at the end of the series.
[Series 2](ead10084) consists of
business and legal documents. Included are such items as talent releases, contracts,
cancelled checks, cost sheets, affadavits, licences, shipping records, and copyright
materials. The series is divided into two subseries: Program files and Subject/Genre
files.
[Series 3](ead10226) contains
correspondence relating primarily to shows, companies, or individuals. Materials date
from 1936 through 1952, with most materials dating from 1936-38 and 1951-52. A large set
of miscellaneous queries from 1951 are filed at the end of the series.
[Series 4](ead10330) contains
documents relating to the production of radio programs. Included are scripts, synopses,
program notes, cue sheets, proposals, music lists, talent lists and recording data. The
series is arranged alphabetically by program title. Materials which relate to more than
one program are filed at the end of the series under the heading “Multiple shows” and
thereunder by subject.
[Series 5](ead10432) consists of
oversize materials removed from series 1 and 2.
Arrangement
The Records from the Transco Collection are organized in 5 series:
-
[Series 1. Advertising /
Marketing, 1936-1940, n.d.](ead10001)
-
[Series 2. Business / Legal
Documents, 1932-1951, n.d.](ead10084)
-
[Series 3. Correspondence,
1933-1952](ead10226)
-
[Series 4. Production
Materials, ca. 1931-1949, n.d.](ead10330)
-
[Series 5. Oversize
Materials](ead10432)
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC
Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and
by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Eells, Bruce G.
Eells, Bruce G.--Archives.
Pyle, Charles C., 1882-1939.
Organizations
Bruce Eells and Associates.
Transco Program Corporation, creator.
Transco Program Corporation--Archives.
Subjects
Radio programs.
Titles
Transco / Bruce G. Eells papers
Container List
Series 1. Advertising / Marketing,
1936-1940, n.d.
1936-1940
n.d.
Series 1 consists of materials designed to market or advertise radio programs.
Catalogs and brief advertising flyers or sheets make up the bulk of this series.
Materials are arranged alphabetically by program title. Materials not specific to
one program are filed by company. There is one folder of miscellaneous material at
the end of the series.
Advertising and marketing materials in this series are arranged alphabetically by
title of show. Materials not specific to one show are filed by company. There is
one folder of miscellaneous material at the end of the series.
Individual Shows
1/1
Album of Life, n.d.
n.d.
35/1
All-Americans, n.d.
n.d.
1/2
Ambassadors of Music, n.d.
n.d.
1/3
Birds of a Feather, n.d.
n.d.
1/4
Bits of Life, n.d.
n.d.
1/5
Can You Imagine That, n.d.
n.d.
1/6
Captains of Industry, n.d.
n.d.
35/2
Charles Frederick Lindsley
1/7
Cinnamon Bear, 1939, ca.
1939
1939
ca.
1939
1/8
Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors, n.d.
n.d.
35/3
Comedy Capers, n.d.
n.d.
1/9-10
Country Church of Hollywood, 1936-1940
1936-1940
35/4
Family Doctor
1/11
Famous Romances of History, n.d.
n.d.
1/12
Front Page Headlines, n.d.
n.d.
1/13
Frontier Fighters, n.d.
n.d.
1/14
Frontier Town, n.d.
n.d.
1/15
Funfest, n.d.
n.d.
35/5
Gardening the Luther Burbank Way, n.d.
n.d.
1/16
General Store, n.d.
n.d.
1/17
Ghost Corps, n.d.
n.d.
1/18
Green Joker, n.d.
n.d.
Guess What
[See also: Oversize Box 32.](ead10434)
1/19
Guilty or Not Guilty, n.d.
n.d.
1/20
Happy Valley Folks, n.d.
n.d.
1/21
Hawaiian Fantasies, n.d.
n.d.
1/22
Heart Songs, n.d.
n.d.
1/23
Henry Busse and His Montmartre Orchestra, n.d.
n.d.
1/24
Hollywood Casting Office, n.d.
n.d.
1/25
Home Sweet Home, n.d.
n.d.
1/26
House of Dreams, n.d.
n.d.
1/27
It Might Have Been, n.d.
n.d.
1/28
Jerry at Fairoaks, n.d.
n.d.
[See also: Oversize Box 32.](ead10435)
1/29-30
Jerry of the Circus, 1940, ca. 1940
1940
ca.
1940
[See also: Oversize Box 32.](ead10436)
35/6
Jerry of the Circus and Jerry at Fairoaks
1/31
Laff Parade, n.d.
n.d.
1/32
Layman's Call to Prayer, n.d.
n.d.
35/7
Leather Stocking Tales, n.d.
n.d.
1/33
Love Tales, n.d.
n.d.
1/34
Magic Island, 1937, n.d.
1937
n.d.
35/8
Mama Bloom's Brood
35/9
The Master's Music Room, n.d.
n.d.
1/35
Melody Lane, n.d.
n.d.
35/10
Memories, n.d.
n.d.
35/11
The Mirth Parade, n.d.
n.d.
35/12
Montmartre Series, n.d.
n.d.
1/36
Moon Over Africa, n.d.
n.d.
35/13
Murder Mysteries, n.d.
n.d.
35/14
Nonsense and Melody, n.d.
n.d.
35/15
Pat O'Brien "From Inside Hollywood", n.d.
n.d.
35/16
Pinto Pete and His Ranch Boys, n.d.
n.d.
35/17
Pinto Pete in Arizona, n.d.
n.d.
35/18
Police Headquarters, n.d.
n.d.
2/1
Ports of Call, 1937, n.d.
1937
n.d.
2/2
Rhapsody in Rhythm, n.d.
n.d.
2/3
Romance of Music, n.d.
n.d.
35/19
Short Short Stories, n.d.
n.d.
2/4
Songs of the West, n.d.
n.d.
2/5
Songs of Yesteryear, n.d.
n.d.
2/6
Songs Without Words, n.d.
n.d.
35/20
Speed ad Double Speed, n.d.
n.d.
2/7
Speed Gibson, n.d.
n.d.
[See also: Oversize Box 32.](ead10437)
35/21
The Story Behind the Song, n.d.
n.d.
35/22
Strange Adventures in Strange Lands, n.d.
n.d.
2/8
That Was the Year, n.d.
n.d.
2/9
Thrills from the Great Operas, 1937-1938, n.d.
1937-1938
n.d.
2/10
The Van Teeters, n.d.
n.d.
2/11
Wings of the Dragon, n.d.
n.d.
2/12
Your Hymns and Mine, n.d.
n.d.
Multiple Shows
2/13
Atlas Radio Corporation
(catalog), 1937-1938
1937-1938
35/23
Bonus Program
Service
2/14
Broadcasters Program Syndicate,
n.d.
n.d.
2/15
Bruce Eells Program Library
Service, n.d.
n.d.
35/24
Bruce Eells Program Library
Service
35/25
Educational Division, n.d.
n.d.
2/16
Florito, Ted, n.d.
n.d.
35/26
Press Releases
2/17
Radio Producers of Hollywood,
1939
1939
2/18
Recorded Mood Music Library,
n.d.
n.d.
2/19-20
Miscellaneous, n.d.
n.d.
Series 2. Business / Legal Documents,
1932-1951, n.d.
1932-1951
n.d.
Series 2 consists of business and legal documents. Included are such items as
talent releases, contracts, cancelled checks, cost sheets, affadavits, licences,
shipping records, and copyright materials. The series is divided into two
subseries: Program files and Subject/Genre files.
Series 2 is divided into two subseries: Program files and Subject/Genre files.
Thereunder materials are arranged alphabetically.
Program Files
35/27
The Adventures of Frank
Race
3/1
All American, n.d.
n.d.
Sheet with episode numbers.
3/2
Can You Imagine That, 1938-1939
1938-1939
Talent releases, cost sheets.
[See also: Oversize Box 33.](ead10439)
35/28
Captains of Industry, 1951
1951
35/29
Cinnamon Bear
3/2
Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors, 1932-1934
1932-1934
Cancelled checks, cost sheets.
3/4
Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors, 1933-1936
1933-1936
Talent releases.
[See also: Oversize Box 33.](ead10440)
3/5
Comedy Capers, 1933-1936
1933-1936
Talents releases, cost sheets, receipts.
[See also: Oversize Box 33.](ead10444)
3/6
Country Church of Hollywood, n.d.
n.d.
Program lists.
3/7
Country Church of Hollywood, 1936-1937
1936-1937
Contracts, licenses.
3/8
Country Church of Hollywood, 1935-1936
1935-1936
Talent releases, cost sheets.
3/9
Family Doctor, 1936-1937
1936-1937
Talent releases, cost sheets.
3/10
Front Page Headlines, June 1932
June
1932
Talent releases.
3/11
Frontier Fighters, 1937-1938
1937-1938
Talent releases, cost sheets.
35/30
Frontier Town, 1949
1949
Audition mailing records.
3/12
Funfest, 1932-1933
1932-1933
Talent releases, cost sheets, cancelled checks.
3/13
Guess What?, 1936-1937
1936-1937
Talent releases, cost sheets.
3/14
Guilty or Not Guilty, 1932-1933
1932-1933
Talent releases.
3/15
Happy Valley Folks, 1932-1936
1932-1936
Cost sheets, affidavits, talent releases.
3/16
Hawaiian Fantasies, 1934-1935
1934-1935
Cost sheets.
3/17
Hills of Hollywood, 1938
1938
Talent releases.
35/31
Hollywood Brown Derby, 1949-1950
1949-1950
3/18-20
Hollywood Casting Office, 1937-1938
1937-1938
Licenses, cost sheets, talent releases, affidavits.
[See also: Oversize Box 33.](ead10445)
4/1
Hollywood Spotlight, 1936-1937
1936-1937
Cost sheets, licenses, talent releases.
[See also: Oversize Box 33.](ead10446)
4/2
Home Sweet Home, 1935-1936
1935-1936
Talent releases, cost sheets.
4/3
House of Dreams, 1936-1940
1936-1940
Cost sheets, affidavits, talent releases.
4/4
House of Dreams, 1936-1938
1936-1938
Licenses, contracts.
4/5
Jerry at Fairoaks, 1938-1939
1938-1939
Talent releases, cost sheets.
See also: Oversize Box 33.
4/6
Jerry of the Circus, 1937-1939
1937-1939
Contracts, licenses, copyright.
[See also: Oversize Box 33.](ead10447)
4/7
Jerry of the Circus, 1937-1938
1937-1938
Talent releases, cost sheets.
35/32
Jerry of the Circus
4/8-9
Komedy Kingdom, 1936-1937
1936-1937
Talent releases, cost sheets, contracts.
4/10
Laff Parade, 1935-1937
1935-1937
Cost sheets, talent releases, affidavits.
[See also: Oversize Box 33.](ead10448)
4/11
Layman's Call to Prayer, 1948-1949
1948-1949
Finance, shipping records.
35/33
Layman's Call to Prayer
5/1
Love Tales, 1935-1936
1935-1936
Talent releases, cost sheets.
[See also: Oversize Box 33.](ead10449)
5/2
Mama Bloom's Brood, 1932, 1937-1938
1932
1937-1938
Talent releases, cost sheets.
5/3
Master's Music Room, 1932-1934
1932-1934
Contracts.
[See also: Oversize Box 33.](ead10450)
5/4
Melody Lane, 1935-1936
1935-1936
Talent releases, cost sheets.
[See also: Oversize Box 34.](ead10451)
5/5
Memories, 1932
1932
Talent releases.
[See also: Oversize Box 34.](ead10452)
5/6
Mirth Parade, 1932
1932
Licenses.
5/7
Mirth Parade, 1933
1933
Talent releases, cost sheets, cancelled checks.
5/8
Murder Mysteries, 1934-1938
1934-1938
Talent releases, cost sheets, sheet music.
5/9
Nonsense and Melody, 1934-1937
1934-1937
Talent releases, cost sheets.
[See also: Oversize Box 34.](ead10453)
35/34
Origin of Superstitions
5/10
Our Orchestra, n.d.
n.d.
Brief episode number sheet.
35/35
Pat O'Brien "From Inside Hollywood"
35/36
Pinto Pete
5/11
Police Headquarters, 1934-1935
1934-1935
Talent releases, cost sheets.
5/12
Rhapsody in Rhythm, 1936-1938
1936-1938
Talent releases, contracts, cost sheets, affidavits.
[See also: Oversize Box 34.](ead10454)
5/13
Romance of Music, 1932, 1937
1932
1937
Talent releases, cost sheets.
[See also: Oversize Box 34.](ead10455)
5/14
Songs of Yesteryear, 1935-1937
1935-1937
Talent releases, cost sheets.
5/15
Songs of Yesteryear, 1937
1937
Licenses.
5/16
Story Behind the Song, 1936-1937
1936-1937
Talent releases, cost sheets.
5/17
Story Behind the Song, 1936
1936
Licenses.
5/18
Strange Adventures in Strange Lands, 1932-1933
1932-1933
Talent releases, cost sheets.
[See also: Oversize Box 34.](ead10457)
5/19
That Was the Year, 1937-1938
1937-1938
Talent releases, cost sheets.
[See also: Oversize Box 34.](ead10458)
35/37
Thrills from Great Operas
Talent releases, cost sheets.
5/20
True Confessions, 1932-1936
1932-1936
Talent releases.
Subject/Genre files
36/1-2
Accounting, 1950-1951
1950-1951
36/3
Actor-Announcers, 1948-1950
1948-1950
36/4
Advertising agencies and
services
6/1
Affidavits, miscellaneous,
1932-1936
1932-1936
36/5
American Federation of Radio
Artists (AFRA), 1950
1950
36/6
Audition discs and subscriber
shipments, miscellaneous, 1949
1949
36/7
Available and deleted program
lists, 1937, n.d.
1937
n.d.
36/8
Bank accounts, deposits, loans,
1949-1950
1949-1950
36/9
Bankruptcy, 1951
1951
36/10
Board of Directors, 1948-1951
1948-1951
6/2
Bruce Eells & Associates,
1949-1950, n.d.
1949-1950
n.d.
Contracts, receipts, forms.
36/11
Business cards and contact
information
6/3-6
Century Shipping, 1951
1951
Shipping records.
36/12
Contacts and forms
6/7
Contracts, miscellaneous, 1931-1936
1931-1936
6/8
Cost sheets for old programs,
1937-1938
1937-1938
6/9
Educational, 1950-1951
1950-1951
Dealer and association lists.
Employees
36/13
Bruce Eells, president and
general manager
36/14
Jean Armand, salesman, field
representative, 1950-1951
1950-1951
36/15
Jim Eells,
salesman
36/16
E. Lloyd Jones, business
manager
36/17
Parker Stough
36/18
Forrest Wallace, 1950
1950
36/19
Employees,
miscellaneous
36/20
Engraving [and
printing?]
36/21
Equipment
Fees and taxes
36/22
Forms and
letters
36/23
Insurance
36/24
State of
California
36/25
Los Angeles (city and
county)
6/10
Greene, J.A. account, 1932, 1934
1932
1934
Cost sheets.
Invoices, bills,
receipts
36/26
AA Photo Engravers, 1949-03--1949-06
1949-03--1949-06
36/27
Alexander Stationary Company
invoices, 1949-1950
1949-1950
36/28
Bekins Van and Storage,
1949-1950
1949-1950
37/1
Frank Ford, 1948-01--1949-08
1948-01--1949-08
37/2
Rowley
Reproductions
37/3-4
Miscellaneous invoices and
receipts
Legal
correspondence
37/5
Harry Fox royalty claim,
1949-1951
1949-1951
37/6
Julius Leetham,
attorney
37/7
Norman Nesbitt
lawsuit
37/8
Samuel Pop, 1950-1952
1950-1952
37/9-10
Stanton, Stanton &
Welbourn
37/11
Zagon, Aaron and Sandler,
1948-1952
1948-1952
37/12
Law firms and lawsuits,
Universal Recorders
37/13
Miscellaneous legal
correspondence
37/14
Letterhead
7/1
Lindsley, Charles Frederick,
1932-1933
1932-1933
Cost sheets, talent releases.
38/1
Memos, interoffice, 1949-1950
1949-1950
7/2
Merrick, Mahlon, 1936-1938
1936-1938
Contracts, copyright releases.
38/2
Music and musicians, 1948
1948
38/3
Music Publishers' Protective
Association (M.P.P.A.), 1937-1938
1937-1938
7/3-4
Music, miscellaneous, 1936
1936
Lists, releases.
38/4
National Association of Radio
and Television Broadcasters, 1951, n.d.
1951
n.d.
38/5
Newsletters
38/6
Photographs
38/7
Pressings, shipping and
billing
38/8
Program lists
Proposals
38/9
Capitol distribution, 1950
1950
38/10-11
Film/television syndication
plan, 1950-1952
1950-1952
38/12
Emil Frank
7/5-8
Radio station contacts, n.d.
n.d.
Lists.
38/13
Radio station
information
38/14
Receivership, 1949
1949
7/9-12
Santaella, Salvatore, 1933-1939
1933-1939
Music-related affidavits, contracts, music for copyright, etc.
[See also: Oversize Box 34.](ead10456)
38/15
Shipping
38/16
Stockholders
7/13
Talent releases, miscellaneous,
1932
1932
38/17
Tax documents
38/18
Television production, 1951
1951
7/14
Transco Symphony Orchestra,
1932
1932
Talent releases.
[See also: Oversize Box 34.](ead10460)
Travel
38/19
Bruce Eells travel, 1949-1950
1949-1950
38/20
B. G. Eells tour, Hawaiian
stations, 1951
1951
7/15
Winston, Lou R., 1935-1937
1935-1937
Agreements, talent releases.
38/21-22
Miscellaneous business
documents
Series 3. Correspondence, 1933-1952
1933-1952
Program
Series 3 contains correspondence relating primarily to shows, companies, or
individuals. Materials date from 1936 through 1952, with most materials dating
from 1936-38 and 1951-52. A large set of miscellaneous queries from 1951 are
filed at the end of the series.
Series 3 is arranged by subject, with program-related correspondence first and
then other subjects following alphabetically. Miscellaneous correspondence is
filed at the end of the series.
39/1
Captains of Industry, 1951
1951
39/2-5
Cinnamon Bear
39/6
Cinnamon Bear (Yankee Network), 1949-1951
1949-1951
8/1
Country Church of Hollywood, 1936
1936
39/7
Country Church of Hollywood
39/8
Family Doctor
8/2
Frontier Town, 1939, 1946
1939
1946
39/9
Frontier Town
8/3
Happy Valley Folks, 1938
1938
39/10
Hollywood Brown Derby
8/4
Hollywood Spot Light, 1937
1937
8/5
House of Dreams, 1936-1938
1936-1938
8/6
Jerry of the Circus, 1938
1938
8/7
Komedy Kingdom, 1936-1937
1936-1937
8/8
Laff Parade, 1936-1937
1936-1937
8/9-20
Layman's Call to Prayer, 1936-1937
1936-1937
39/11
Layman's Call to Prayer
9/1
Love Tales, 1938-1939
1938-1939
39/12
Pat O'Brien "From Inside Hollywood", 1949
1949
39/13
Ports of Call, 1950
1950
9/2
Rhapsody in Rhythm, 1936-1937
1936-1937
39/14
Speed Gibson
9/3
Story Behind the Song, 1936-1937
1936-1937
9/4
Thrills from the Great Operas, 1937-1938
1937-1938
Company
39/15
American Federation of Radio
Artists (AFRA)
39/16
Audio and Video Products
Corporation
9/5
Audio-Video, Inc., 1951
1951
9/6
Audio-Visual Services, 1951-1952
1951-1952
9/7
Calhoun Company, 1951
1951
9/8
Capital Film Service, 1951
1951
39/17
Capitol Records
9/9
Christian Film Service, 1951
1951
39/18
Register of Copyrights, 1951
1951
9/10
Craig Movie Supply Company,
1951-1952
1951-1952
9/11
The Dobson-Evans Company, 1951
1951
9/12
Dowling's Inc., 1951-1952
1951-1952
9/13
Frank Bangs Company, 1951
1951
9/14
Garrett-Buchanan Company, 1951
1951
9/15
Hadden Films, Inc., Cincinnati,
1951
1951
9/16
Hadden Films, Inc., Louisville,
1951
1951
9/17
Howard W. Boise, Inc., 1951
1951
9/18
Johnson's Inc. (Wenatchee, WA),
1951
1951
9/19
Levy's Film and Projection
Service, 1951
1951
9/20
Long Filmslide Service, 1951
1951
39/19
Longworth Feature Programs,
1948-1950
1948-1950
9/21
McCurry Foto Company, 1951-1952
1951-1952
9/22
Merkle Film Library, 1951
1951
9/23
Motion Picture Supply Company,
1951
1951
9/24
Newman Visual Education
Company, 1951
1951
9/25
Northern School Supply Company,
1951
1951
10/1
Office Equipment Company, 1951
1951
10/2
PBSW Supply and Equipment
Company, 1951-1952
1951-1952
10/3
Photoart Visual Services, 1951
1951
10/4
Ryan Visual Aids Service, 1951
1951
10/5
Snap Shot Inc., 1951
1951
10/6
Sound-Photo Equipment Company,
1951
1951
10/7
Sunray Films, Inc., 1951
1951
10/8
S.W. Caldwell, Ltd., 1950-1951
1950-1951
10/9
Tidewater Audio-Visual Center,
1951
1951
10/10
Vaseco, Inc., 1951
1951
10/11
Visual Education Company, Inc.,
1951
1951
10/12
Watland Brothers, 1951
1951
10/13
Wilber Visual Service, 1951
1951
Education
10/14
Army, 1951-1952
1951-1952
10/16
Audio-Visual Dealers: albums
returned, 1951
1951
10/16
Audio-Visual Dealers:
Alabama-Georgia, 1951
1951
10/17
Audio-Visual Dealers:
Hawaii-Missouri, 1951-1952
1951-1952
10/18
Audio-Visual Dealers:
Nebraska-Oregon, 1951-1952
1951-1952
10/19
Audio-Visual Dealers:
Pennsylvania-Wisconsin, and Canada (Manitoba), 1951
1951
11/1
Dealerships, 1951
1951
11/2
Individual, 1951-1952
1951-1952
11/3-4
Miscellaneous, 1933-1936, n.d.
1933-1936
n.d.
Individuals
11/5
Abernathy, Lee Roy, 1951
1951
39/20
Booraem, Hendrik (Hank),
Jr.
11/6
Christianson, David, 1951
1951
11/7-13
Harper, Annette, 1950-1951
1950-1951
11/14-16
Jones, E. Lloyd, Jan.-Mar. 1950
Jan.-Mar. 1950
12/1-16
Jones, E. Lloyd, Apr. 1950-Feb. 1951
Apr. 1950-Feb. 1951
13/1-10
Jones, E. Lloyd, Mar. 1951-Apr. 1952
Mar. 1951-Apr. 1952
13/11
Plummer, Jacqueline, Jul.-Aug. 1950
Jul.-Aug. 1950
13/12
Wilson, John (correspondence
about), 1943
1943
39/21
Winston, Lou (Radio Producers
of Hollywood)
39/22
Writers
Radio Stations
39/23-24
Audition album
returns
13/13-15
Radio stations, miscellaneous,
1948-1949
1948-1949
39/25
Radio stations, miscellaneous,
1949
1949
40/1-2
Radio stations, miscellaneous,
1950
1950
40/3
Radio stations, miscellaneous,
1951
1951
40/4
Radio stations, miscellaneous,
n.d.
n.d.
14/1
Radio station WNAX, 1950-1952
1950-1952
Miscellaneous
14/2
Miscellaneous - general, 1950-1951
1950-1951
14/3-12
Miscellaneous new queries,
1951
1951
15/1-13
Miscellaneous new queries,
1951
1951
16/1-13
Miscellaneous new queries,
1951
1951
17/1-8
Miscellaneous new queries,
1951
1951
40/5-6
Miscellaneous - program
properties and ideas
40/7-18
miscellaneous,
alphabetical
Series 4. Production Materials, ca. 1931-1949, n.d.
ca.
1931-1949
n.d.
Series 4 contains documents relating to the production of radio programs. Included
are scripts, synopses, program notes, cue sheets, proposals, music lists, talent
lists and recording data. The series is arranged alphabetically by program title.
Materials which relate to more than one program are filed at the end of the series
under the heading “Multiple shows” and thereunder by subject.
Series 4 is arranged alphabetically by show title. Production documents relating
to multiple shows are filed at the end of the series.
Individual Shows
18/1
The Adventures of Frank Race, n.d.
n.d.
Announcements, press statements.
18/2
Album of Life, 1936, n.d.
1936
n.d.
Synopses, program notes, schedules.
18/3
American Ambassador Orchestra's, n.d.
n.d.
Master recording lists.
18/4
American Trails, [ca. 1937-1938]
[ca. 1937-1938]
Brochure / show proposal, synopses, script.
18/5
Birthday Party, n.d.
n.d.
Presentation.
18/6
Bits of Life, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets.
18/7-9
Can You Imagine That?, 1938-1939
1938-1939
Cue sheets, synopses.
18/10
Captains of Industry, n.d.
n.d.
Music lists.
18/11
Catch That Criminal!, n.d.
n.d.
Brochure / show proposal.
18/12
Charles Frederick Lindsley, n.d.
n.d.
Program lists, misc.
18/13
Cinnamon Bear, n.d.
n.d.
Synopses.
18/14-24
Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors, series B-H, J-L,
[ca. 1931-1935
[ca. 1931-1935
Cue sheets, scripts for announcements.
18/25
Comedy Capers, series J-L, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets.
18/26
Confessions of a Racketeer, n.d.
n.d.
Master lists.
18/27-28
Country Church of Hollywood, [ca. 1936-1942]
[ca. 1936-1942]
Cue sheets, continuities, miscellaneous.
19/1-9
Country Church of Hollywood, [ca. 1936-1942]
[ca. 1936-1942]
Cue sheets, scripts, synopses, miscellaneous.
20/1
Desfile de Melodias de Hollywood, 1937
1937
Cue sheets.
20/2-4
Family Doctor, [ca. 1935-1940]
[ca. 1935-1940]
Cue sheets - original and printed, synopses.
20/5
Famous Romances of History, 1935
1935
Recording data, episode list.
20/6
Front Page Headlines, n.d.
n.d.
Episode / master lists.
20/7-15
Frontier Fighters, [ca. 1935-1940]
[ca. 1935-1940]
Cue sheets, original and printed.
21/1
Frontier Town, 1949
1949
Audition mailing records, master lists, miscellaneous.
21/2
Frontier Town, episodes 2-4, 1949-01
1949-01
Scripts, masters.
21/3
Frontier Town, episodes 5-8, 1949-02
1949-02
Scripts, masters.
21/4
Frontier Town, episodes 9-12, 1949-03
1949-03
Scripts, masters.
21/5
Frontier Town, miscellaneous, circa 1949
circa
1949
Announcement text, biography, promotional material.
21/6
Funfest, series F and G, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets.
21/7
General Store, 1935-1936
1935-1936
Recording data.
21/8
Green Joker, 1936, n.d.
1936
n.d.
Recording data, music lists, description.
21/9-10
Guess What, [ca. 1936-1937]
[ca. 1936-1937]
Cue sheets, talent list.
21/11-13
Guilty or Not Guilty, series J-L, n.d.
n.d.
Episode / master list, synopses, episode 4 trailer script.
21/14-15
Happy Valley Folks, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets.
21/16
Hard Cash, n.d.
n.d.
Synopses, label/matrix lists, mother plate lists.
21/17
Hawaiian Fantasies, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets.
21/18
Heart Songs, 1935-1936
1935-1936
Song and master lists, recording data sheets, script draft, cue sheets.
40/19
Hollywood Brown Derby, n.d.
n.d.
21/19
Hollywood Casting Office, 1937-1938
1937-1938
Cue sheets, talent list.
21/20
Hollywood Spotlight, 1937, ca. 1937
1937
ca.
1937
Cue sheets.
22/1
Home Sweet Home, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets, music lists.
22/2
House of Dreams, 1936-1938
1936-1938
Cue sheets, continuity.
22/3
Hunchback of Notre Dame, ca. 1940
ca.
1940
Matrix / label lists, synopses.
22/4-5
Incidental Music, 1936-1938
1936-1938
Music lists, cue sheets.
22/6-9
Jerry at Fairoaks, 1938-1939
1938-1939
Cue sheets, synopses.
22/10-13
Jerry of the Circus, 1937-1938
1937-1938
Cue sheets.
23/1-10
Jerry of the Circus, ca. 1937-1940
ca. 1937-1940
Cue sheets, scripts.
24/1-8
Jerry of the Circus, ca. 1937-1940
ca. 1937-1940
Scripts, synopses.
24/9
Joe and Cynthia, 1935-1936
1935-1936
Recording data sheets, master lists.
24/10-11
Komedy Kingdom, 1935-1936
1935-1936
Cue sheets, cancelled checks, misc.
24/12
Laff Parade, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets.
25/1
Last of the Mohicans, n.d.
n.d.
Scripts.
25/2-4
Layman's Call to Prayer, n.d.
n.d.
Scripts, miscellaneous.
25/5
Leatherstocking, n.d.
n.d.
Master lists.
25/6
Love Tales, ca. 1938
ca.
1938
Music lists, master lists, cue sheets.
25/7
Magic Island, 1936-1937
1936-1937
Script #85, recording data, misc.
25/8-11
Mama Bloom's Brood, 1937-1938, ca. 1937-1939
1937-1938
ca. 1937-1939
Cue sheets, synopses, misc.
25/12
Marion and Regie, Mar. 9, 1936
Mar. 9, 1936
Recording data sheets.
25/13-18
Master's Music Room, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets, continuities, music lists.
26/1
Melody Lane, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets, music lists.
26/2
Memories, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets, music lists.
26/3
Metropolis, n.d.
n.d.
Recording data music lists, synopses.
26/4
Mirth Parade, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets.
26/5
Moon Over Africa, n.d.
n.d.
Recording data sheets, timings, master lists.
26/6
Moving Stories of Life, 1935-1936
1935-1936
Recording data sheets, master lists, music lists, miscellaneous.
26/7
Nemesis Incorporated, 1935-1936
1935-1936
Recording data sheets, music lists, master lists.
26/8
Netty Needle Nurt, 1936
1936
Recording data sheets.
26/9
Nonsense and Melody, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets.
26/10
Origin of Superstition, n.d.
n.d.
Master lists.
40/20
Pat O'Brien "From Inside Hollywood", n.d.
n.d.
26/11
Pinto Pete and His Ranch Boys, n.d.
n.d.
Music/master lists.
26/12
Police Headquarters, ca. 1937
ca.
1937
Master lists, announcement text.
26/13-16
Ports of Call, ca. 1935-1940
ca. 1935-1940
Cue sheets, country lists, music lists, recording data sheets, synopses.
26/17-18
Rhapsody in Rhythm, ca. 1936-1937
ca. 1936-1937
Cue sheets, notes, music lists.
27/1
Rhumba Rhythms and Tango Tunes, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets.
27/2-3
Romance of Music, ca. 1935-1940
ca. 1935-1940
Cue sheets, miscellaneous.
27/4
Shamrocks, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets.
27/5
Short Short Stories, n.d.
n.d.
Master list.
27/6
Songs of the West, n.d.
n.d.
Presentation.
27/7
Songs of Yesteryear, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets.
27/8
Songs Without Words, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets.
27/9
Speed Gibson, n.d.
n.d.
Biographies, cue sheets.
27/10-13
Story Behind the Song, 1937, ca. 1937
1937
ca.
1937
Cue sheets, synopses, misc.
27/14
Strange Adventures in Strange Lands, n.d.
n.d.
Cue sheets, synopses.
27/15-18
That Was the Year, ca. 1937-1940
ca. 1937-1940
Cue sheets, music lists, synopses, sponsor lists.
27/19
Thrills from Great Operas, 1937-1938
1937-1938
Cue sheets.
27/20
Van Teeters, 1937-1938
1937-1938
Recording data sheets, cast lists, music lists.
27/21
Vanity Fair, n.d.
n.d.
Synopses, matrix lists.
27/22
You Bet Your Life (with Groucho Marx), n.d.
n.d.
Description.
Multiple Shows
28/1
Multiple shows: Cast lists,
n.d.
n.d.
28/2-11
Multiple shows: Cue sheet sets,
n.d.
n.d.
29/1-8
Multiple shows: Cue sheet sets,
n.d.
n.d.
30/1-4
Multiple shows: Music programs,
n.d.
n.d.
30/5
Multiple shows: Mystery
programs, n.d.
n.d.
30/6-15
Multiple shows: Recording data
books (1-10), 1935-1937
1935-1937
31/1-2
Multiple shows: Recording data
books (11-12), 1937-1938
1937-1938
31/3
Multiple shows: Scripts,
miscellaneous and audition, n.d.
n.d.
31/4
Multiple shows: Show profiles,
n.d.
n.d.
31/5-6
Multiple shows: Sponsorship and
sales, n.d.
n.d.
31/7-9
Multiple shows: Synopses, n.d.
n.d.
31/10
Miscellaneous and unidentified
production documents, n.d.
n.d.
Series 5. Oversize
Materials
Series 5 consists of oversize material removed from [Series 1](ead10001) and [Series
2](ead10084).
Advertising /
Marketing
32/1
Guess What?, n.d.
n.d.
[See also: Box 1.](ead10025)
32/2
Jerry at Fairoaks, n.d.
n.d.
[See also: Box 1.](ead10035)
32/3
Jerry of the Circus, n.d.
n.d.
[See also: Box 1.](ead10036)
32/4-5
Speed Gibson, n.d.
n.d.
[See also: Box 2.](ead10064)
Business / Legal
Documents
33/1
Can You Imagine That?, 1938-1939
1938-1939
Licenses, communication.
[See also: Box 3.](ead10088)
33/2
Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors - Jimmie Greer,
1934
1934
Talent releases.
[See also: Box 3.](ead10092)
33/3
Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors - George Hamilton,
1934
1934
Talent releases.
[See also: Box 3.](ead10092)
33/4
Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors - Carol Lofner,
1934
1934
Talent releases.
[See also: Box 3.](ead10092)
33/5
Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors - Music, 1934
1934
Ted Florito, releases.
[See also: Box 3.](ead10092)
33/6
Comedy Capers, 1934
1934
Licenses, contracts.
[See also: Box 3.](ead10093)
33/7
Hollywood Casting Office, 1938
1938
Licenses, contracts.
[See also: Box 3.](ead10108)
33/8
Hollywood Spotlight, 1937
1937
Licenses.
[See also: Box 4.](ead10109)
33/9
Jerry of the Circus, n.d.
n.d.
Sheet music.
[See also: Box 4.](ead10113)
33/10
Laff Parade, 1936-1937
1936-1937
Licenses, contracts.
[See also: Box 4.](ead10118)
33/11
Love Tales, 1938
1938
Talent releases.
[See also: Box 5.](ead10121)
33/12
Master's Music Room, 1931-1933
1931-1933
Talent releases.
[See also: Box 5.](ead10123)
34/1
Melody Lane, 1939
1939
Talent releases.
[See also: Box 5.](ead10124)
34/2
Memories, 1932
1932
Talent releases.
[See also: Box 5.](ead10125)
34/3
Nonsense and Melody, 1935
1935
Licenses, contracts.
[See also: Box 5.](ead10129)
34/4
Rhapsody in Rhythm, 1936-1937
1936-1937
Contracts, licenses.
[See also: Box 5.](ead10135)
34/5
Romance of Music - Donald Novis, 1932-1933, 1937
1932-1933
1937
Talent releases.
[See also: Box 5.](ead10136)
34/6
Santaella lead sheets, 1936
1936
Sheet music.
[See also: Box 7.](ead10214)
34/7
Strange Adventures, 1936
1936
Licenses.
[See also: Box 5.](ead10141)
34/8
That Was the Year, 1937-1938
1937-1938
Contracts, licenses.
[See also: Box 5.](ead10142)
34/9
Thrills from the Great Operas, 1937-1938
1937-1938
Contracts, licenses.
34/10
Transco Symphony Orchestra,
1932
1932
Licenses.
[See also: Box 7.](ead10220)
34/11-12
Miscellaneous contracts, 1935, ca. 1950, n.d.
1935
ca.
1950
n.d.
34/13
Inventory, 1950
1950