Corporation for Public Broadcasting records

ArchivalResource

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Records: John W. Macy Files, 1965-1972, 1968-1972

Corporation for Public Broadcasting records

circa 1967-12005

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42145

Founded in 1967, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is the steward of the U.S. federal government’s investment in public broadcasting and the nation’s largest single source of funding for public radio, television, and related services. CPB distributes funding to locally-owned public radio and television stations and ensures universal access to non-commercial-high quality content and telecommunications services. The CPB does not own or operate any television or radio broadcasting networks or produce programs; its function is funding educational stations, networks, systems, and programs for public dissemination. CPB is known for providing funding to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), as well as funding major technological and cultural innovations in the field of public broadcasting. This collection consists of administrative records of the CPB, documenting its efforts to expand public broadcasting in the United States, its grant programs for local radio and television broadcasting stations, and its partnerships with external foundations. The collection also includes audiovisual recordings of programs funded through CPB grants in audio cassette, audio CD, VHS, and U-Matic formats. Documents include memoranda, correspondence, meeting minutes, publicity materials, grant applications, and Congressional testimony.

520.85 Linear Feet (record storage containers, Hollinger boxes, and half-Hollingers); 4,006 Items (audio cassettes, videocassettes, sound discs, audio discs, and floppy discs); 57 Items (57 bound volumes of legislative history)

eng, Latn

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