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The March of time

Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1937-12-23.
Publication
1937.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Voorhees, Donald
  • Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968
  • Nichols, Ora Daigle
  • Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer.
  • Time, Inc., producer.
  • National Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
  • WJZ (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
Found In
March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Description
2 streaming audio files (29:37) : 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, Adolf, 1889-1945 > Drama
  • Hutton, Barbara, 1912-1979 > Drama
  • Kellogg, Frank B. 1856-1937 > Death > Drama
  • Bingham, Robert Worth, 1871-1937 > Death > Drama
  • Ludendorff, Erich, 1865-1937 > Death > Drama
  • United States. Congress House 1937) > Drama
  • Panay (Gunboat) > Drama
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, Japanese > Drama
  • Gunboats > History > 20th century > Drama
  • Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937 > Drama
  • Married women > Nationality > Drama
  • Expatriation > United States > Drama
  • Children's Crusade, 1212 > Drama
  • Boy bishops > Drama
  • Radio programs > United States
  • History, Modern > 20th century
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 of pictures] Nanking, China: Japanese domination ; "Panay's" sinking & outcome puzzles U. S. -- Washington, D. C.: Congress goes home for Xmas, shelves bills ; V. P. Garner helping -- Deaths of Frank Billings Kellogg [& Robert Worth Bingham] (U. S.) ; Erich Ludendorff (Germany) & others [ends abruptly].
  • [Part 2]: Concluding episode re Death of Erich Ludendorff [featuring visit from Adolf Hitler] -- Barbara Hutton Haugwitz[-]Reventlow renounces U. S. citizenship -- Chartres, France: Children revive ancient Christmas tradition ; Children's Crusade -- Closing announcements & signature [Life: a magazine of pictures].
Call Number
*LJ-16 8685--8686
OCLC
957348882
Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1937-12-23.
Production
1937.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
001511 001426
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Credits
Time, inc., producer.
Performer
[Westbrook Van Voorhis, narrator ; Donald Voorhees, music conductor ; with his orchestra ; Ora Daigle Nichols, sound effects chief engineer ; with unidentified actors]
Event
Original radio broadcast on NBC [(Blue Network), WJZ] New York, New York 1937 December 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 8685--8686.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Local Note
Preservation files: (2 audio file : digital, WAV file, 96 kHz, 24 bit), in long term storage, Digital Library Processing server [myh_lj168685_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 1) and myh_lj168686_v01f01_em.WAV].
Added Author
Voorhees, Donald, conductor.
Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968, narrator.
Nichols, Ora Daigle, sound effects engineer.
Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer.
Time, Inc., producer.
National Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
WJZ (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
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 8685--8686
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