Indiana University Dept. of Radio and Television Chair's records, 1939-1963, bulk 1945-1952.

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Indiana University Dept. of Radio and Television Chair's records, 1939-1963, bulk 1945-1952.

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This collection contains the department chair's records from 1939-1963 and is comprised of correspondence, budgetary information, annual reports, and information on various radio and television stations, and subject files. Records span the tenures of chairs Harry Skornia (1942-1953) and Elmer Sulzer (1954-1964).

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Sulzer, Elmer Griffith

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Elmer Griffith Sulzer had a distinguished career as a college professor at the University of Kentucky and Indiana University. He was a multifaceted individual with interests from jazz to geology. As he grew older his writing more and more reflected his life-long love of trains and their history. Sulzer collected railroadiana everywhere he went, both domestically and internationally, and wrote five books and more than fifty articles on rail topics for railroad specialized journals. He was a leadi...

Skornia, Harry J. (Harry Jay), 1910-1991

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Indiana University. Dept. of Radio

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Indiana University. Dept. of Radio and Television.

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In 1938, Indiana University began to engage in radio activities. A room was set aside for use as a studio and control room, and a radio director and program director were hired. For years, radio classes were taught through several already established departments such as Speech and Journalism. At the Board of Trustees September 20, 1945 meeting, they approved the establishment of a Dept. of Radio as an "unattached" department under the Dean of Faculties. In 1953 it became the Department of Radio ...