Collection Summary
WOR oral history interview transcripts
1979-1982
1979-1982
Macy, Marianne
approximately 100 items
2 containers
0.8 linear feet
English
Collection material in English
Recorded Sound Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Marianne Macy conducted interviews of
former WOR employees and talent ca. 1980-1982 for the Columbia University Center for
Oral History's WOR oral history project. The textual materials consists of transcripts
from the interview, as well as schedules, publicity, and other materials related to the
30th anniversary celebration of WOR-TV.
RPA 03614-03615 (boxes 1-2)
Provenance
Gift; Marianne Macy, 2003.
Processing History
The WOR Oral History Interview Transcripts were processed by Karen Fishman.
The accompanying sound recordings were processed by Nancy Seeger in 2005.
Other Repositories
Columbia University Libraries' Columbia Center for Oral History holds transcripts of the
interviews with George Brown, Morton Gould, Henry Morgan, and Jack Poppele.
[WOR oral history project : oral
history, 1981-1982].
Related Material
WOR Collection, in the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation
Center.
Materials Cataloged Separately
Select sound recordings of the WOR Oral History Interviews were cataloged in 2005 and
appear in the table below. Additional sound recordings received under the same
acquisition remain unprocessed. 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.
Interview
Container
Transcript
Interview with Barney Beck
[RYL 1690]
[available](ead10002)
Interview with Jackson Beck
[RYL 2546]
[available](ead10003)
Interview with George Brown
[RYL 2548]
[available](ead10004)
Interview with Rick Devlin
[RYL 2605-2606]
[available](ead10005)
Interview with Pegeen Fitzgerald
[RYL 2607-2609]
Interview with John B. Gambling
[RYL 2610-2611]
[available](ead10007)
Interview with Henry Gladstone
[RYL 2612-2613]
[available](ead10008)
Interview with Morton Gould
[RYL 2614]
[available](ead10009)
Interview with Joseph Nathan Kane
[RYL 2615-2616]
[available](ead10010)
Interview with Stan Lomax
[RYL 2617-2618]
[available](ead10011)
Interview with Patricia McCann
[RYL 2619-2620]
Interview with Edythe Meserand
[RYL 1691-1692, 2451-2452]
[available](ead10012)
Interview with Henry Morgan
[RYL 2621, 2459]
[available](ead10013)
Interview with Tom O'Neill
[RYL 2622]
Interview with Jack Poppele
[RYL 2623]
[available](ead10014)
Interview with Ali Reynolds
[RYL 2624]
Interview with Lester Smith
[RYL 2471]
[available](ead10015)
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 WOR Oral History Interview Transcripts 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 2], WOR Oral History Interview Transcripts, National
Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Library of Congress.
Bibliography
Macy, Marianne.
WOR Radio: The First Sixty Years.
WOR Radio, New York, 1982.
Biographical Note
Marianne Macy conducted interviews of former WOR employees and talent in the early
1980s. She published the book WOR Radio: The First Sixty
Years in 1982.
Scope and Content Note
Marianne Macy conducted interviews of former WOR employees and talent ca. 1980-1982 for
the Columbia University Center for Oral History's WOR oral history project. The textual
materials consists of transcripts from the interview, as well as schedules, publicity,
and other materials related to the 30th anniversary celebration of WOR-TV.
Arrangement
The WOR Oral History Interview Trascripts are organized in 2 series:
-
[Series I: Transcripts of
WOR Oral History Interviews](ead10001)
-
[Series II: WOR Anniversary
Materials](ead10016)
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
Beck, Barney--Interviews.
Beck, Jackson--Interviews.
Brown, George--Interviews.
Devlin, Rick--Interviews.
Gambling, John B.--Interviews.
Gladstone, Henry--Interviews.
Gould, Morton, 1913-1996--Interviews.
Kane, Joseph Nathan, 1899-2002--Interviews.
Lomax, Stan--Interviews.
Macy, Marianne.
Meserand, Edythe, 1908-1997--Interviews.
Morgan, Henry, 1915-1994--Interviews.
Poppele, Jack--Interviews.
Smith, Lester--Interviews.
Organizations
WOR (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
WOR Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
Subjects
Radio--United States--History.
Form/Genre
Transcripts.
Container List
Transcripts of WOR Oral History
Interviews, ca. 1980-1982
ca.
1980-1982
1/1
Oral history interview with Barney
Beck
1/2
Oral history interview with
Jackson Beck
1/3
Oral history interview with George
Brown
1/4
Oral history interview with Rick
Devlin
1/5
Oral history interview with Bruce
Elliott, 1980-03-24
1980-03-24
1/6
Oral history interview with John
B. Gambling
1/7
Oral history interview with Henry
Gladstone
1/8
Oral history interview with Morton
Gould
2/1
Oral history interview with Joseph
Nathan Kane
2/2
Oral history interview with Stan
Lomax
2/3
Oral history interview with Edythe
Meserand, 1981-02-24
1981-02-24
2/4
Oral history interview with Henry
Morgan
2/5
Oral history interview with Jack
Poppele
2/6
Oral history interview with Lester
Smith
WOR Anniversary Materials, ca. 1979-1982
ca.
1979-1982
2/7
Backstage - WOR-TV 30 year anniversary salute,
1979-10-05
1979-10-05
2/8
Famous First Facts
2/9
Monday-Friday schedules for
"Jubilee"