Patricia Kurland collection of radio programs [sound recording] 1961-1979

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Patricia Kurland collection of radio programs [sound recording] 1961-1979

The collection consists of various radio series from the 1960's and 1970's in which host Patricia Kurland blends interviews, quotes from literature, comments on popular culture, and recorded music. It includes radio programs such as The Exchange, Potpourri, Something Special, and The Human Touch, all of which are dedicated to interviews with popular personalities. Two series, The Meliorist and Voices in the Night, consist of music and quotes from classic and popular literature.

119 sound tape reels

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SNAC Resource ID: 6316745

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Angoff, Charles, 1902-1979

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American author, editor, lecturer, and professor; editor of H.L. Mencken's periodical The American Mercury (1925-1935, 1943-1950); b. in Russia; d. 1979. From the description of Charles Angoff collection, 1927-1978. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 79379637 ...

Picon, Molly

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Levitan, Ruth

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Thayer, Jane

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Kurland, Patricia

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Patricia Kurland was a published writer and associated with the Meliorists, an adjunct of the Foundation for Arts and Letters, as well as a radio personality. She originally moved into communications as the Woman's Director of WNBC, and from there to The Herald Tribune Radio Network in New York where she was an independent radio and television producer. She is a member of both AWRT (American Women in Radio and Television) and NATAS (The National Academy of Television Arts and Scienc...

Schneebaum, Tobias

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Tobias Schneebaum was born in 1922 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He graduated from the City College of New York (1943) and during World War II he served in the Army as a radar mechanic, and after the war he studied art under Tamayo, under whose suggestion he went to Mexico for three and a half years-painting, teaching and developing an increasing interest in archaeology and anthropology. In 1955 he was granted a Fulbright Fellowship to study painting in Peru, and ...

Silverman, Al

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Al Silverman, a noted sports writer, is author of 10 books and numerous essays published in, among other publications, Playboy, Saga, and Sport Magazine . Among his publications is I am Third, written with Gale Sayers, which became the acclaimed movie, "Brian's Song." In addition to his writing, Silverman also worked as an editor and publisher. He was editor of Sport Magazine from 1951 to 1963 and was CEO and chairman of Book of the Month Club from 1972 to 1988. Most rec...

Centrul de Studii Internaţionale (Bucharest, Romania)

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Steloff, Frances

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Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972

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Mahalia Jackson (b. Oct. 26, 1911, New Orleans, LA–d. Jan. 27, 1972, Evergreen Park, IL) was one of the most well-known gospel singers of the 20th century. She began singing in church and when she moved to Chicago at age 16 she continued that. In fact, she refused to sing secular music. In 1947 Jackson signed with the Apollo record label and recorded many hits. She was the first gospel singer to perform at Carnegie Hall in 1950. She also performed gospel at the Newport Jazz Festival and sang at ...

Foundation for Arts and Letters.

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