Land-Grant College Radio Hour
Collection
Identifier: AC 0110
The collection consists of 1.0 cubic feet and 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
- 1938
Creator
- Higginbotham, Alfred L. (Creator, Person)
Restrictions
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.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Abstract
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. Audio-cassette copies were made of the phonograph records for use by researchers.
Administrative History Note
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. Opening the program was university regent, Silas Ross. Acting as announcer was Jennings Pierce for NBC, who conducted interviews with J.A. Carpenter, Director, Mackay School of Mines, and Cecil W. Creel, director of the Extension Service and President of the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities. Skits were presented by students on the history and development of the state and university, and music, identified as typical tunes of the state and university, was provided by students, faculty and alumni. University faculty members Theodore Post conducted the music and William C. Miller directed the historical sketches.
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.
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.
Arrangement
The University of Nevada Land-Grant College Radio Hour Collection is divided into the following series:
Series 1: Script
Series 2: Scrapbook Sections
Series 3: Planning Material and Correspondence
Series 4: Audio Recordings
Series 1: Script
Series 2: Scrapbook Sections
Series 3: Planning Material and Correspondence
Series 4: Audio Recordings
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Audio, computer files, and/or video items may not be available for listening/viewing on demand due to their older genre formats.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to University Archives Photograph Collection as UNRA-P3440.
Creator
- Higginbotham, Alfred L. (Creator, Person)
- Title
- A Guide to the Records of the Land-Grant College Radio Hour
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Betty Glass
- Date
- June 17, 2011
- Description rules
- dacs
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