[adsw-announce] Tour the Library of American Broadcasting
Programs (programs@adsw.org)
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:21:16 -0400
Tour the Library of American Broadcasting
Saturday, July 12, 2008
12:30 - 2:30 PM
Library of American Broadcasting
Hornbake Library, University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
Members: $10; Nonmembers $15
Reservations Required
Space is limited, so reserve your spot today!
Founded in 1967, the Library of American Broadcasting (originally the
Broadcast Pioneers Library) holds major collections of historic
documents, professional papers, oral and video histories, books,
scripts, and photographs described as the nation’s most extensive
collection relating to radio and television. Its collections include
more than 1,000 oral histories and 200,000 photographs.
The tour will begin in the reading room, where tour guide Mike Henry
will discuss the history of the library and its resources. He will
display some of those resources, including books, magazines,
photographs, pamphlets and other material from the 1920's, 1930's,
1940's. Included will be resources relating to the New York World's Fair
and the design and construction of radio studios of the period, many of
which incorporated designs by John Vassos. Radio broadcasts and short
films from the period will also be played.
A guided tour of the collection will follow the presentation, providing
a glimpse at how the collections are organized and managed.
Directions: http://www.lib.umd.edu/LAB/directions.html
Rervations required. Space is limited.
For more information about this event or to RSVP, send email to Karyn
Jarboe, kjarboe@adsw.org, or call 703-864-7070.
This announcement is also on our website:
http://www.adsw.org/event/2008/AmericanBroadcasting/index.html
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