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The March of time

Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-03-31.
Publication
1938.

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 (29:13) : 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
  • Pius XI, Pope, 1857-1939 > Drama
  • Franco, Francisco, 1892-1975 > Drama
  • Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945 > Drama
  • Jones, Everett (Prisoner) > Drama
  • House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938 > Death > Drama
  • William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941 > Drama
  • Clemenceau, Georges, 1841-1929 > Drama
  • Chamberlain, Neville, 1869-1940 > Drama
  • United States. Congress 1938) > Drama
  • Electrocution > Ohio > Drama
  • Administrative agencies > United States > Reorganization > Drama
  • Radio programs > United States
  • History, Modern > 20th century
  • Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939 > 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 of pictures] [Vatican City, Rome: Pope begs Franco spare innocents] ; [Barcelona, Spain: Loyalists losing] ; Europe: France & Russia send Loyalists belated aid; Mussolini prepared for war -- Washington, D. C.: F. D. R.'s Reorganization Bill passes Senate; House of Representatives? [ends abruptly]
  • Columbus, Ohio: Everett Jones gets chair; leaves unique document condemning society -- U. S.: Death of Col. Edward Mandell House [featuring Kaiser Wilhelm, Georges Clemenceau and Neville Chamberlain] -- Closing announcements & signature [Life: a magazine of pictures] [audio slightly erratic].
Call Number
*LJ-16 8705--8706
OCLC
958071308
Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-03-31.
Production
1938.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
001423 001450
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 1938 March 31.
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 8705--8706.
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_lj168705_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 1) and myh_lj168706_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 8705--8706
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