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American Radio Archives is located at the Grant R. Brimhall Library
American Radio Archives
34°11′58.53″N118°51′11.78″W / 34.1995917°N 118.8532722°W / 34.1995917; -118.8532722
Location1401 E Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Established1984
Affiliation Thousand Oaks Library
Website www.americanradioarchives.com

American Radio Archives is located within the Thousand Oaks Library in Thousand Oaks, California and contains one of the largest collections of radio broadcasting in the United States [1] and in the world. [2] [3] [4] [5] The archives was established in 1984 by the Thousand Oaks Library Foundation. The collections include 23,000 radio and TV scripts, 10,000 photographs, 10,000 books on radio history, and 5,000 audio recordings. [1] The archives also house manuscripts, sound recordings, scripts, books, photographs and other materials related to the history of radio and radio broadcasting. [6]

Contents

The American Radio Archives are part of the Special Collections Department at Grant R. Brimhall Library. The purpose of the archives is to collect, preserve, and share materials related to the history of the radio in perpetuity. The Archives has collected materials since the 1990s. [7] They now also house materials from the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters, an organization of people working in radio or related fields. The addition of the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters materials greatly expanded the collection in both size and scope. [8]

Radio collections include TV material, as actors and writers often crossed into the other medium. The development of television is therefore a large part of radio’s history, and well represented at the Broadcasting Collection. The TV scripts of ARA belong to two groups: the general Broadcasting Collection and a number of smaller collections. The Broadcasting Collection consists of scripts purchased over the years from various sources. Smaller collections contain material compiled by institutions and individuals. The scripts span more than 40 years of American TV history, including live broadcasting in the 1940s through the 1980s. The ARA covers the spectrum of TV entertainment programming, from soap opera to comedy, westerns, dramas, crime series, and more. [9] [10]

Thousand Oaks Library

The Thousand Oaks Library system was created in 1982. The American Radio Archives are part of the Thousand Oaks Library's special collections, which also include information on the early history of Conejo Valley, including manuscripts, oral histories, photographs, and maps. [11] Not all finding aids are currently online, but the library is making a slow push to publicize finding aids and indexes of materials. [12] American Radio Archives is located in the main branch location of the Thousand Oaks Library system.

Collections

American Radio Archives and Museum offers one of the largest collections of radio broadcasting in the United States and in the world. [12] It has a collection of 23,000 radio and TV scripts, 10,000 photographs, 10,000 books on radio history, and 5,000 audio recordings. Notable collections include the Bob Crosby, Norman Corwin, Carlton E. Morse, Monty Masters, Rudy Vallée, and KNX AM collections. The Radio Series Scripts Collections contains scripts from 1930-1990, while the Radio Sound Records Collection contains recordings from 1932-1994. [1] [5]

The collections include scripts, books, personal papers, sound records, photographs, correspondence, and other material reflecting the history of radio- and TV broadcasting. [6] Collections at the American Radio Archives tend to be named for the person who compiled the material. Oftentimes this is the script authors, but may also be a producer, actor, an institution, etc. [13]

List of collections

Fletcher Markle directing CBS Radio's Studio One (1948). Fletcher Markle 1948.jpg
Fletcher Markle directing CBS Radio's Studio One (1948).

A full list of all collections held by the American Radio archives can be found on the website of the Thousand Oaks Library. [14] There are forty-four collections listed on their website, though not all are searchable online. Just over half of the collections have online finding aids. Some of the most notable collections and resources include: [15] [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ Nancy Kinsey Needham (January 31, 2001). "Radio Archives Will Be Housed in Thousand Oaks". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Radio artifacts earmarked for library face uncertain future in Hollywood". Thousand Oaks Acorn. August 28, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Welcome". American Radio Archives. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "American Radio Archives | Thousand Oaks, CA". www.tolibrary.org.
  6. 1 2 "Collections". American Radio Archives. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ "American Radio Archives | Thousand Oaks Library Foundation". www.americanradioarchives.com. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  8. ↑ "Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters". www.ppbwebsite.org. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  9. ↑ Berard, Jeanette M. and Klaudia Englund (2009). Television Series and Specials Scripts, 1946-1992: A Catalog of the American Radio Archives Collection. McFarland. Page 1. ISBN   978-0786433483.
  10. ↑ Berard, Jeanette M. and Klaudia Englund (2006). Radio Series Scripts, 1930-2001: A Catalog of the American Radio Archives Collection. McFarland. Page 1. ISBN   9780786424696.
  11. ↑ "About Us | Thousand Oaks, CA". www.tolibrary.org. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  12. 1 2 "American Radio Archives | Thousand Oaks, CA". www.tolibrary.org. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  13. ↑ Berard, Jeanette M. and Klaudia Englund (2009). Television Series and Specials Scripts, 1946-1992: A Catalog of the American Radio Archives Collection. McFarland. Page 4. ISBN   978-0786433483.
  14. ↑ "List of Collections | Thousand Oaks, CA". www.tolibrary.org. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  15. ↑ Berard, Jeanette M. and Klaudia Englund (2009). Television Series and Specials Scripts, 1946-1992: A Catalog of the American Radio Archives Collection. McFarland. Pages 4-5. ISBN   978-0786433483.
  16. ↑ Berard, Jeanette M. and Klaudia Englund (2006). Radio Series Scripts, 1930-2001: A Catalog of the American Radio Archives Collection. McFarland. Pages 3-6. ISBN   9780786424696.
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