Land-Grant College Radio Hour
Collection
Identifier: AC 0110
Scope and Contents
The Land-Grant College Radio Hour contains the script, six phonograph recordings of the program, a scrapbook containing a copy of the script, letters of congratulations, and photographs of participants who performed. In many of the letters included comments about hearing the bell in Morrill Hall.
Audio cassette copies were made of the phonograph records for use by researchers.
Audio cassette copies were made of the phonograph records for use by researchers.
Dates
- 1987-1938
- Majority of material found within 1937-1938
Creator
- Higginbotham, Alfred L., 1895-1967 (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to research. Materials used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Historical Note
The Land-Grant College Radio Hour was presented by students, alumni, and faculty of the University of Nevada for the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Broadcasting Company of the NBC National Blue Network, on July 20, 1938. The theme, How the Land-Grant College Aids in Meeting Changing Conditions, was written and directed by Alfred L. Higginbotham, professor of Journalism.
Opening the program was university regent, Silas Ross. Acting as announcer was Jennings Pierce, Director of Agriculture, Western Division National Broadcasting Company, who conducted interviews with J. A. Carpenter, Director, Mackay School of Mines, and Cecil W. Creel, President of the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities and Director of the University of Nevada Extension Service. Skits were presented by students on the history and development of the state and the university. Music was presented by university students and faculty, and included University of Nevada songs, and a group of songs identified as typical tunes of the livestock and mining industries, and other native songs. Theodore Post conducted the music and William C. Miller directed the historical sketches.
Opening the program was university regent, Silas Ross. Acting as announcer was Jennings Pierce, Director of Agriculture, Western Division National Broadcasting Company, who conducted interviews with J. A. Carpenter, Director, Mackay School of Mines, and Cecil W. Creel, President of the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities and Director of the University of Nevada Extension Service. Skits were presented by students on the history and development of the state and the university. Music was presented by university students and faculty, and included University of Nevada songs, and a group of songs identified as typical tunes of the livestock and mining industries, and other native songs. Theodore Post conducted the music and William C. Miller directed the historical sketches.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
The Land-Grant College Radio Hour was performed at the University of Nevada for the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), on July 20, 1938. Alfred L. Higginbotham, journalism professor, wrote the script and directed the production. The collection contains the script, six phonograph recordings of the program, including the sound of the Morrill Hall bell, a scrapbook which contains a second copy of the script, letters of congratulations and other comments, and photographs taken during the production.
Arrangement
Arranged into the following series: 1) Script; 2) Scrapbook Sections; 3) Planning Material and Correspondence; 4) Audio Recordings
Separated Materials
Photographs transferred to the University Archives photo archive as collection number UNRA-P3440.
- Carpenter, Jay A., 1883-1965
- Creel, Cecil Willis, 1889-1968
- Higginbotham, Alfred L., 1895-1967
- Miller, William C., 1908-1987
- Morrill Hall (Reno, Nev.)
- National Broadcasting Company (Creator)
- Pierce, Jennings
- Post, Theodore H.
- Radio broadcasting -- Nevada -- Reno
- Ross, Silas Earl
- University of Nevada, Reno -- History
Creator
- Higginbotham, Alfred L., 1895-1967 (Creator, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Land-Grant College Radio Hour
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Betty Glass
- Date
- June 17, 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives Repository
Contact:
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu