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The March of time

Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-06-16.
Publication
1938.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Voorhees, Donald
  • Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968
  • Nichols, Ora Daigle
  • Don Voorhees Orchestra, performer.
  • Time, Inc., producer.
  • Electrolux Group, sponsor.
  • 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 (29:36) : 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
  • Franklin Roosevelt, the brave engineer.
  • March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete).
Subjects
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 ; episode presented by Servel, Inc., makers of the Servel Electrolux [Gas] Refridgerators.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: March of time collection: radio broadcasts, 1935-1943 (incomplete), *L(Special) 91-25.
Contents
  • [Part 1]: Opening signature & [Servel] announcements U. S.: Mrs. Roosevelt buys new gown for wedding day of John Roosevelt and Anne Lindsay Clark [; Couple's photo shoot] -- China: The Hwang Ho, Yellow River, China's sorrow; Flood [featuring Madame Chiang Kai-Shek] -- Russian Crimea: Yalta gives up seismology due to local "Third floor earthquakes".
  • [Part 2]: Newark, N. J.: "I am the law" Mayor Frank Hague ; on witness stand -- [Ashland, K. Y.: New folk song "Franklin Roosevelt, the brave engineer" honoring F. D. R. at the Folk Music Festival] -- Washington, D. C.: "Wages & Hours Bill" passed ; 75th Congress adjourns -- Closing announcements & signature [Servel Electrolux Gas Refridgerators].
Call Number
*LJ-16 8721--8722
OCLC
958836295
Title
The March of time : radio broadcast, 1938-06-16.
Production
1938.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
001456 001437
Type of Content
spoken word
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Credits
Time, inc., producer ; episode presented by Servel, Inc., makers of the Servel Electrolux [Gas] Refridgerators.
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 June 16.
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 8721--8722.
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_lj168721_v01f01_em.WAV (Part 1) and myh_lj168722_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.
Electrolux Group, sponsor.
National Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
WJZ (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), broadcaster.
Added Title
Franklin Roosevelt, the brave engineer.
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 8721--8722
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