John F. White papers

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John F. White papers

1955-1982 and undated (majority 1955-1965)

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John Francis White (1917-2005) started his public broadcasting career in 1955 at WQED-Pittsburgh as its general manager. Then, from 1958 to 1963, White was president of the National Educational Television and Radio Center (NETRC). During those years, he tried unsuccessfully to bring educational television to the New York City area. In pursuit of this goal, he helped create the Educational Television for the Metropolitan Area, Inc. and served as its secretary and board member in 1961. In 1963, NETRC started to focus on cultural and public affairs programming, changing its name to National Educational Television. After eleven years in public broadcasting, White returned to education as president of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1969. The collection documents White's work as general manager of WQED-Pittsburgh, his presidencies of the National Educational Television and the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and his continuing interest in the history of public broadcasting.

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.)

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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

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Peter Cooper (1791-1883) was a manufacturer, inventor, philanthropist, and founder of Cooper Union. Cooper's son-in-law Abram S. Hewitt (1822-1903) was a manufacturer, philanthropist, U.S. Representative from New York, and mayor of New York. From the description of Cooper-Hewitt collection, [ca. 1783-1953] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155472943 Art museum, N.Y., N.Y. Founded 1897. Name changed to Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Housed in the Carnegie Mansion...

White, John F. (John Francis), 1917-2005

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Broadcasting executive. General manager, WQED, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; president, National Educational Television; president, Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. From the description of Papers. 1955-1982. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 31905124 John F. White was born on October 11, 1917 in Waukegan, Illinois to the Reverend Edward Sydney and Lilah McCormick White. He was educated at the Harvard...

National Educational Television and Radio Center.

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National Educational Television and Radio Center (NETRC) was established in 1952 as Educational Television and Radio Center, and renamed in 1958. NETRC was located in New York City, New York. Most of their operations were taken over by the newly established Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 1970, and the organization was renamed WNET. From the description of National Educational Television and Radio Center publicity photographs, circa 1950s-1960s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: ...