Radio and Television Correspondence and Questionnaires 1952-1963 / Office of the Commissioner.

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Radio and Television Correspondence and Questionnaires 1952-1963 / Office of the Commissioner.

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This is a collection of correspondence from August - September 1952 from the NY Yankees Press and Promotions department to a few teams relating to the effects of television on gate receipts. One letter with pamphlet explaining the Telemeter system, pay-as-you-go method of subscription television. This folder also contains responses from most American and National League teams to a questionnaire sent out by the Commissioner's office in 1963 regarding radio and television.

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