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The March of time

Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1937-09-23.
Publication
1937.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Barlow, Howard, 1892-1972
  • Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968
  • Nichols, Ora Daigle
  • Time, Inc., producer.
  • Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., broadcaster.
  • CBS Symphony Orchestra, performer.
Found In
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Description
2 streaming audio files (29:46) : digital, mono.
Summary
Radio program of dramatized real news stories and current events re-enacted in a newsreel format.
Uniform Title
March of time (Radio program)
Alternative Title
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Subject
  • Hitler, Alois > Drama
  • American Legion. Annual National Convention > Drama
  • Folsom Prison > Drama
  • Radio programs > United States
  • History, Modern > 20th century
  • Escapes > California > Drama
  • Forced labor > United States > Drama
  • Industrial efficiency > Soviet Union > Drama
  • Children > Surgery > Drama
  • Restaurants > Germany > Berlin > Drama
  • Famines > China
  • Starvation > Drama
Genre/Form
  • Historical radio programs.
  • Radio docudramas.
  • Nonfiction radio programs.
  • Radio serials.
  • Radio commercials.
Note
  • Title and date from original disc label; contents from disc label and audition.
  • Streaming audio transferred from original audio disc.
Access (note)
  • Access to original items restricted. Streaming audio is not accessible to patrons at this time.
Credits (note)
  • Time, inc., producer.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Contents
  • [Part 1]: Opening signature & announcements [Life: a magazine in pictures] -- (Legion) N. Y. C.: American Legion takes over city -- (Loyal workers) U. S. Cotton Belt: Forced labor illegal -- (Yusim-Fordism) Moscow: Newshawk comments on efficiency in Soviet factorys [factories] -- (Prison break) Sacramento, Cal.: Attempted outbreak in Folson Prison [ends abruptly]
  • [Part 2]: Concluding episode re Folson Prison outbreak -- (Dr. Jarrett) Atlantic Ocean: Young Dr. Jarrett performs unusual operation on heavy seas -- (Little Adolph's big brother) Berlin, Germany: Hitler's brother [Alois] opens restaurant -- (Bread in China) China: Starving thousands demand food -- Closing annoucements & signature [Life: a magazine in pictures].
Call Number
*LJ-16 8659--8660
OCLC
956540349
Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1937-09-23.
Production
1937.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
001344 001602
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Credits
Time, inc., producer.
Performer
[Westbrook Van Voorhis, narrator ; Howard Barlow, music conductor ; CBS Symphony Orchestra (?) ; Ora Daigle Nichols, sound effects chief engineer ; with unidentified actors]
Event
Original radio broadcast on CBS New York, New York 1937 September 23.
Access
Access to original items restricted. Streaming audio is not accessible to patrons at this time.
Original Version
Archival originals: (2 one-sided audio discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, microrogroove, aluminum, mono ; 16 in.) in *LJ-16 8659--8660.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Local Note
Preservation files: (2 audio files : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_lj168659_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 1) and myh_lj168660_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 2)].
Added Author
Barlow, Howard, 1892-1972, conductor.
Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968, narrator.
Nichols, Ora Daigle, sound effects engineer.
Time, Inc., producer.
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., broadcaster.
CBS Symphony Orchestra, performer.
Added Title
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Found In:
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Research Call Number
*LJ-16 8659--8660
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